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Connecting graduates to jobs, by Laura Baker
Four Essential Steps for a Succesful Project
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Connecting graduates to jobs
by Laura Baker
Laura Baker
Our employment facilitation team works hard to provide fantastic opportunities for students to find jobs in their trained field of study. We connect students early to manufacturing and aerospace employers through coordination of industry tours, guest speakers, job fairs, and hiring events. Our employment facilitators meet individually with students to tailor their resumes, research companies and jobs, and practice interview questions. They also provide job readiness workshops in the classroom about navigating the job market, using social media to network professionally, and transitioning from college to the workplace.
The comprehensive and individualized approach has been a successful strategy, resulting in
over 98% job placement in machining and
over 91% placement in composites in 2015. Even after graduation, graduates can return to meet with employment team members to discuss progressing in their careers and growing within their fields.
Now we are expanding our efforts to students enrolled in Corporate & Continuing Education Center (CCEC)
certificate programs. We've established a new
job opportunities page to help connect students in CCEC's professional certificate programs with related career opportunities. It is important to us to not only provide the training to students that we know is in-demand, but to also connect graduates with the employers who are in need of them.
What students say about EvCC employment solutions
"I'm working at Royell [as a machinist]. Thank you so much for all the help and getting me a job. I can't thank you enough. One day of talking with you, and I had an interview already!" - Aaron Lutz, 2016 Precision Machining Certificate Graduate
What employers say about EvCC employment solutions
"I just can't thank you enough for sending me great people!" - Jeanne Rogers, HR Generalist, Senior Aerospace AMT
"Thanks for putting the job fair together. I made three hires as a result of attending! Please keep us in mind the next time you host another one." - Kim Wohrley, SPHR, Senior Human Resources Manager, OSW Equipment & Repair, Inc.
Laura Baker is the Employment Solutions Manager at Everett Community College. She has office hours at both AMTEC and CCEC.
If you are a student seeking individual employment assistance, or are an employer that would like to hire EvCC graduates or share job opportunities, contact Laura at
lbaker@everettcc.edu or 425-267-0165.
Four Essential Steps for a Successful Project
Project Management
Have you ever been assigned to manage a project but you don't know where to start? Most of us have managed a project in some capacity, even without any
formal training. There are many processes, phases, and strategies used to manage successful projects. Below is the basic structure of managing a project broken into phases. If each phase is implemented, your project should be successful.
Initiation It is up to the project manager to engage stake holders and members of the team throughout each phase of the project. It allows the project manager to determine everyone's role and helps determine the needs and requirements of the project in measurable goals. Highly motivated teams combined with highly engaged stakeholders are more likely to achieve objectives within scope and budget and at a higher standard!
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