Why Higher Ed Should Invest More in Career Services (feat. David Kozhuk)

Career Everywhere

David Kozhuk, founder and CEO of uConnect, talks about why he thinks higher ed should be investing more in career services.

In this episode, David shares:

• His thoughts on recent criticism surrounding career services
• Why he thinks higher should be investing more in career services (not less)
• What the evolution of career services has looked like over the last 10 years
• What the future of career services looks like
• Why he started uConnect
• And more

“[Career services] is what students are motivated by. It's what they ultimately need to lead more meaningful lives and careers. The career path you embark on immediately after college, the first job, has such a significant impact on a person's long-term career path and quality of life,” Kozhuk said.

“So if you're a higher ed institution and you're thinking about students as your customers, and students are telling you that's the reason they're enrolling in higher education, that’s why you should be investing in career services.

There's lots of value in making sure all of your students, or as many students as possible, are walking away from their experience feeling like they benefited tremendously and they got the outcome that they were looking for.”

Resources from the episode:

• David’s LinkedIn profile
• David’s email: [email protected]
• Ryan Craig’s “Abolish Career Services” article
• David’s rebuttal to the “Abolish Career Services” article
• Michael Horn’s podcast episode: “Goodbye College Career Services & Hello 1-on-1 Coaching with Real Talk to Get a Job”
• Whitepaper: “Peeling The ‘College Career Services Office Onion’: Why They Are Terrible* What To Do About It “
• David’s article about the evolution of career services

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