Career 365

 

MTSU’s Career Development Center has embarked on an initiative to establish a campus and community-wide culture of career education and promotion called Career 365. This model is rooted in the understanding that students often do not visit the Career Center, but get Career advice from faculty, staff, alumni, and industry partners. The idea of Career 365 is to ensure that people who are interacting with students and having career conversations are equipped with the tools and resources needed to create consistent messaging for all our students! In support of Career 365, the Career Development Center is sponsoring a Career Influencer program that identifies faculty, staff, alumni, and industry partners who are engaged in assisting students in their career journey. 

 

Why Is Career 365 Important?

With the rising cost of higher education, the emphasis on return of investment for a degree is increasing. In addition, 64% of students state that a professor was a mentor to them during college and an additional 10% identified a university staff member as a mentor. The need to have the Career Development Center work closely with faculty and staff to provide the most up to date resources, trends, data and information is becoming more and more apparent. 

Career 365 spreads awareness about career competencies and the career development process throughout campus in a way that ensures consistent messaging to students. It also provides an opportunity to bring those members of the Career Influencer community together for training, discussions and brainstorming around career issues as they relate to MTSU students in an effort to continue learning from one another and providing more comprehensive and specific information to our students.

 

The Career Influencer Network

In support of Career 365, the Career Development Center sponsors a Career Influencer Network that that connects and engages faculty, staff, alumni, and employer partners who are actively assisting students in becoming career ready to achieve post degree success in the ever-evolving world of work.  

The goals of the Network include:
    • Engagement with the Career Development Center to provide the most current best practices in the career management discipline which include information about resources, trends, and data to share with students.
    • Development and sharing of consistent language to use when discussing career-related