Roundtable Discussions & Affinity Groups
10:15am-11:45am: Keynote Speaker Phil D. Gardner
Presentation Topic: College to Careers: Recruiting, Hiring, & Retaining Emerging Talent in 2024
11:45am-12:00pm: Transition & Break
12:50pm-1:00pm: Closing
DESCRIPTION OF PRESENTATION:
College to Careers: Recruiting, Hiring, & Retaining Emerging Talent in 2024
A brief review of the 2023-24 college hiring cycle: focusing on the BA/S degree level, which will be followed by factors that are shaping the hiring outlook for 2024-25. Specifically, how employers are engaging with AI technologies in their recruiting process and how these technologies could change the realities of the transition from college to the workplace. Furthermore, what roles best serve career services in light of rapid technology adoption? Using the latest information from models and large data sets, we will consider the role of career/professional engagement in student success and further emphasize the role of talent acquisition specialists and recruiters.
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Philip D. Gardner is Director of the Collegiate Employment Research Institute at Michigan State University. Dr. Gardner has been with MSU for more than 30 years after receiving degrees from Whitman College (BA in Chemistry) and Michigan State University (Ph.D. in Resource & Development Economics/Public Policy). His major areas of research include the transition from college to work, early socialization and career progression in the workplace, workforce readiness, and other areas related to college student studies. MSU’s nationally recognized annual college labor market study is done under his direction each fall. He also served as senior editor of the Journal of Cooperative Education and Internships, and in 2019, he was inducted into the NACE Academy of Fellows for his advancement of knowledge, leadership and excellence in his profession. His research interests include:
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