The Student Affairs Job Search Tracker provides you a unified way to log all applications you’ve submitted, your interview schedule, and important information for on-campus interviews.
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Sometimes when you’re in between jobs, currently looking, or about to graduate from your grad program it’s hard to answer the question “what do you do?” Of course this is easier when you’re in the company of friends or other student affairs professionals. These are colleagues that you can relate and emote with. However answering this question for those outside of higher education can be a bit challenging.
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“When I left you, I was but the leMany student affairs professionals think that they need to keep jumping from job to job to move up in their careers.arner; now I am the master.”
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Shotgun Theory: It’s the theory that I’ve relied on to get as many student affairs interview opportunities as I can. Shotgun Theory is: the more shots you take, the more likely you are to hit. But this isn’t the best, or only way, to approach the student affairs job search. Sometimes just making a meaningful follow up with the hiring manager or search committee chair is enough to get your candidacy re-started.
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In A Deep Dive into 1st Round Interviews for Student Affairs Professionals I cover the major topics that most entry level student affairs professionals face in this situation.
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Let’s face it: no one wants to be rejected. Rejection has all of those really negative icky feelings: remorse, jealously, and anger to name a few. But rejection is a part of the student affairs job search. There are just too few positions out and too many qualified professionals to fill them.
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Many student affairs professionals prepare for setting up and succeeding at the interview. But not many spend time actually preparing to close out an interview. So, I am often asked “What do I do at the end?”
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But negotiating a salary? You haven’t been here before. That’s why salary negotiations can be such a pain point for the student affairs professional. Many have little to no experience with them.
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The on-campus interview for student affairs professionals can be a tough one. The entire interview process is already long. But now you’re tasked with making sure that you are the best candidate that sticks out from their list of on-campus finalists. Much preparation goes into what you should do to prepare for the on-campus interview. But, not many people talk about WHAT you should bring to your on-campus interview.
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Student affairs is both a pretty large and pretty small world. Most student affairs professionals in the job search succeed best when they can leverage their network to help them at the right time. Professional conferences are one of the most ideal places for networking. Here you can meet other liked minded student affairs professionals. Conferences provide opportunities to demonstrate your relevance and memorablity. The hard part comes when you have to pitch yourself. When to sell… YOU at the conference. Luckily you have a few options.
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Phone & Video vs. On Campus Interview My presentations on the student affairs job search have been taking off! I’ve created this online class to help as many student affairs professionals as possible. This class will tackle one of the first hurdles of the job search: the phone & video interview.
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People use LinkedIn! But what is it? How can you set yourself up to use this powerful tool? LinkedIn is a professional networking site that your future colleagues will review to learn more about you and your background. How important is LinkedIn? With a properly created profile you are most likely to show up in the top results for any search with your name. And with 62% of clicks going to your LinkedIn profile, you had better be prepared to show them the best side of yourself.
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So…. Why do you want to work here? For many job seekers this is going to be the inevitable first question. Seems pretty simple right? You should just respond “Because you have an opening and I need a job.” Right? Wrong. The thing to remember about the job interview is…. that it’s that: an interview. An interview is supposed to be a two way conversation. So at this point the interviewer is still sizing you up; still comparing you against the rest of the pool. Of course you want the job. But at this point you have to show the institution how you would be a benefit to them.
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The Job Hakr: Student Affairs Job Search: Got Ghosted? Can you hear the silence? It’s deafening. You’ve been ghosted. You completed the phone interview, the web interview, and the campus interview. They said that they’d get back to you in one week. It’s been three. You’ve. Heard. Nothing.
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“We’ve gone with the internal candidate.” The nerve! Can you believe this? You just spent the last month carefully researching this role, the institution, and the responsibilities of the job and they just selected someone who already works there! What a waste!
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The Job Hakr: Student Affairs Job Search: Why does the Student Affairs Job Search take so long? Millennia? Years? Months? If you haven’t been there before, then brace yourself for the dreaded LENGTH of the student affairs job search! This search (like many job searches in academia) is a long one. On average the student affairs job search takes about 119 days.
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Announcing the Job Hakr: Student Affairs Job Search: The Job Hakr provides career advice, services, and insight to student affairs professionals in their career development process. Our featured product is the Briefing Book: a bespoke and customized guide that provides all of the relevant information, questions, and answers that these professionals need to ace their on-campus interview.
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