Creating the Competitive Edge: Making Student Learning Experiences Valuable for the Job Market

CREATING THE COMPETITIVE EDGE:making student learning experiences valuable for the job market

Conny LieglRobert E. Kennedy Library

California Polytechnic State University

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

21,500 students.2,800 staff & faculty. $25,467 cost of attendance.

Learn by Doing.More than a Motto!

100+ student assistants work at Kennedy Library.

That’s twice the number of staff and faculty!

Earn by Doing at Kennedy Library.

Hire for Potential.

Ask: What do you want out of this job?

Empoweryour students.

Students are subject-matter experts.

Listen to student input.

Teach only what you’re good at.

Share what you know.

Make students part of any process.

3 web developers.2 graphic designers. 2 user experience designers.1 communications specialist.

Talk and sketch together.

Support peer-to-peer learning.

Find the right project management tools.

Create opportunities.

My team: 8 undergrad students.200+ design jobs in 2014-15.UX now part of library strategy.

Make students your brand evangelists.

Let students experiment.

Find collaborators.

Supervise students’ Senior Projects.

Get students out of their comfort zone.

Talk straight.

Show support and empathy.

Show students how much you appreciate them.

Be a team.

It’s not all about work.

@connyliegl

@REKLibrarylib.calpoly.edu

THANK YOU!