The new TPE job board has successfully launched. This new platform will be known as Jobs@TPE (jobs.theplacementexchange.org).
Read MoreTPE Virtual is providing the platform for our field to be more. Be more visionary. Be more deliberate. Be more willing to share our narratives, take up space, and reclaim what is often taken advantage of or spoken on without permission. Be more committed to the work. Be more innovative. Be more courageous. Be more willing to understand the importance of developing and engaging with a critical consciousness of our past, present, and future.
We understand the weight that placement events and choices carry and the pressures that come with them. We have also taken notice of the changing landscape of the workforce and job market in our field. That’s why The Placement Exchange will continue to push forward in its effort to create the definitive student affairs job placement experience by going virtual.
TPE has been evolving over the past few years with an emphasis on leveraging technology to create more opportunities to enhance both the employer (recruitment) experience as well as the candidate (job search) experience. We have simultaneously been intentional in thinking about the limitations around access that coincide with a place-based in-person interview event. While the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated our timeline, we are at a point in time where we are ready - and excited - to make this leap to a virtual offering.
Job seekers today, especially our graduating grad students, are searching in an unprecedented time. Higher Education institutions and student affairs divisions are reimagining how to continue to serve students and staff-up appropriately during both a global pandemic and time of financial uncertainty. With so many hiring freezes, the availability of open positions is far less than what any of us could have anticipated a few months ago. Justin Reynolds, Director of Research Initiatives at ACUHO-I (and former senior economics research analysts) reflects on his job search during the last economic recession offering wisdom, practical advice, and encouragement to current job seekers.
So it’s been two weeks since TPE Onsite, and you STILL haven’t heard anything. Don’t fret! Here are some reasons why you may not have heard back.
The costs associated with participating in a career placement event can increase the anxiety of the job search. Fortunately, financial wellness is attainable—no matter how much money you may have. It’s all about feeling confident in reaching your goals.
Read pieces of advice from members of the Loyola University Chicago Department of Residence Life as they share the things they learned while attending TPE Onsite.
Financial wellness is not simply about how much money you have. Instead, think about it in a different way.
There are a number of ways for a job search to be conducted, but it often boils down to a few simple “ingredients”, preparation, and execution.
A much lesser known role at TPE Onsite is that of the volunteer, also known as the individual in the blue vest who looks like a Walmart greeter. What few candidates and employers know is that the role of a volunteer offers great benefits to anyone.
