Grab your lunch from the expo hall, and come join us for a lunch & learn session!
To facilitate meaningful discussions on the rapidly changing national environment and impact of recent executive orders on college recruiting and career services, here are several roundtable topics designed to explore the multifaceted challenges and opportunities these policies present:
1. What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Career Centers and Employers Let’s talk about how new hiring rules and employers transition to skills-based hiring are putting more focus on skills ahead of college degrees. How can career centers and employers engage students to show off what they can do—not just what degree they have?
2. What Happens to DEI in a Changing Policy World Recent executive orders have made it harder to run DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) programs. What can we do to keep hiring fair and support students from all backgrounds?
3. Helping International Students Through Policy Shifts New rules are making things harder for international students. How can we support these students and keep our campuses and workplaces globally inclusive?
4. Preparing Students for Changes in Government Hiring The government workforce is being downsized, and opportunities are scarce. How can career services update their advice and resources to help students get government jobs that are still available? How can employers and colleges collaborate to provide career pathways to similar jobs in industry?
6. Making Sure Career Services and College Recruiting Stay Legal With so many policy changes, it’s important to stay on the right side of the law. How can colleges and employers collaborate to navigate these changes to stay within the law?
7. Planning Ahead for an Uncertain Future When Policies Keep Changing How do we prepare for the future when policies keep changing and we don’t know what changes are coming next? Let’s share ideas on how to stay flexible and ready our support of students.
These discussion topics are meant to help everyone share their experiences, ask questions, and come up with smart, student-focused strategies for working in a time of rapid change and shifting federal policies.
