15:00 – 15:15

Registration and coffee

15:15 – 15:30

Setting the Scene
The INSTITUTE will kick off with an overview of the Career Services industry, covering key standards and performance frameworks, as well as important employment and general recruiting trends. You will obtain a foundation for the next five modules which cover leadership and the key focus areas of Career Services.

• Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Chief Innovation Officer, Highered EFMD Shared Career Services

15:30 – 17:00

Module 1: Leading Career Service Teams, Part 1
High-trust leadership – a key driver for motivation and impact
The purpose of this session is to provide participants with new insights and foster reflection helping them become more effective as leaders.
— Why and how high-trust leadership impacts motivation and performance

• Tron Kleivane, Partner of the Great Leadership Institute and Great Place to Work ® Norge

17:00 – 17:15

Coffee break

17:15 – 18:45

Module 1: Leading Career Service Teams, Part 2
High-trust leadership – a key driver for motivation and impact
The purpose of this session is to provide participants with new insights and foster reflection helping them become more effective as leaders.
— What are the core characteristics of high-trust leadership
— How to develop more effective high-trust leadership

• Tron Kleivane, Partner of the Great Leadership Institute and Great Place to Work ® Norge

20:00

Welcome dinner

08:30 – 09:00

Coffee

09:00 – 10:00

Module 2: Recruiter Expectations, Part 1
The Recruitment Landscape: The incorporation of highly advanced technologies for talent recruitment is a fundamental change that is taking place in global HR.
— Why are these new solutions spreading so fast?
— What are recruiters expecting from your students during the selection process?

Gain a solid understanding about talent placement from the recruiter perspective, ranging from global corporations to start-up practices.

• Eleonora Valenti, Head of Talent Acquisition, Mindvalley

10:00 – 11:00

Module 2: Recruiter Expectations, Part 2
The latest innovations: Game-based assessments are being used across all industries and video recording and interviewing are becoming the norm. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already dismantling traditional selection processes and sometimes it’s hard to distinguish a recruiter from a bot.
— Are you familiar with the latest innovations?
— What are the most common technology solutions in recruitment?

Learn how gamification, virtual reality and AI are revolutionising today’s candidate experience and understand the impact that this will have on your talent’s placement.

• Eleonora Valenti, Head of Talent Acquisition, Mindvalley

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15

Module 2: Recruiter Expectations, Part 3
Getting ready for the new technologies and techniques: Considering this new landscape, and the changes in recruitment worldwide, are you ready?
— Do you know how to prepare students for success in highly competitive selection processes?
— Do you have the tools and resources in place, as well as the expertise within the department, to support recruiters’ data-driven strategies?

Gain practical insight to incorporate these into your strategy and plans.

• Eleonora Valenti, Head of Talent Acquisition, Mindvalley

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 14:30

Module 3: Career Education, Part 1
Understanding Yourself: Creating Self-Awareness and Tools for a Faster and More Efficient Career Transformation
— What are the best tools, including existing and state-of-the-art personality and professional skills assessments, to help your students in their career transitions?
— How can you leverage simulations and live assessments through experiential learning?

• Laszlo Avramov, CEO and Co-Founder, iLovetobe

14:30 – 15:30

Module 3: Career Education, Part 2
Learning About the Best Matching Careers: Building a Career Curriculum
— How can students learn most effectively about different industries (Tech, Consulting, Finance and more) in order to make the best choice in terms of career change?
— How can you implement a coherent coaching and career road map to best identify your students’ fit to specific industries?

• Laszlo Avramov, CEO and Co-Founder, iLovetobe

15:30 – 15:45

Coffee break

15:45 – 16:45

Module 3: Career Education, Part 3
Landing the Job: Making the Impossible Possible – Innovative Solutions to Prepare Your Students for Any Job Anywhere Globally
— How can you prepare students for industry specific global interview and assessment centre processes (live vs. remote)?
— How can you prepare your talent to succeed in interviews and achieve the best possible job placements?

• Laszlo Avramov, CEO and Co-Founder, iLovetobe

16:45 – 17:00

Conclusion & Wrap Up

• Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Chief Innovation Officer, Highered EFMD Shared Career Services

19:30

Networking Dinner

08:30 – 09:00

Coffee

09:00 – 10:00

Module 4: Career Advising, Part 1
Designing a strong career advising strategy for your students in a changing market
— What are the career/market trends, what is changing and what are the key issues in career advising?
— Is there even a traditional roadmap anymore? Is it the journey or the destination that is important?

• Lisa Piguet, Founder of VerticaLeap
• Katty Ooms-Suter, Managing Director at La Ferme de la Praz Coaching

10:00 – 11:00

Module 4: Career Advising, Part 2
Identifying and solving key issues in career advising – interactive session to identify the most important challenges in career advising and finding solutions together.

• Lisa Piguet, Founder of VerticaLeap
• Katty Ooms-Suter, Managing Director at La Ferme de la Praz Coaching

11:00 – 11:15

Coffee break

11:15 – 12:15

Module 4: Career Advising, Part 3
Pulling it together – how to design the best career advising program to fit the different needs of your student population
— Individual vs group or class? Where do you put your focus (cost/benefit)?
— Skills for today’s career advisors

• Lisa Piguet, Founder of VerticaLeap
• Katty Ooms-Suter, Managing Director at La Ferme de la Praz Coaching

12:15 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Module 5: Recruiter Relations, Part 1
The Recruiter Relations module will train you for both on-campus and online activities in order to help you to support your recruiters’ hiring needs, while leveraging connections through your school’s corporate relations department.

Developing a Loyal Recruiter Network
— Reach out: How to Create an Effective Communication Strategy
— Promote talent: Partner with Recruiters for their Talent Management Needs
— Promote companies: Assist with Employer Branding
— Connect with Academics: Bring Recruiters to Class

• Maria Moragianis, Director of Career & Alumni, ALBA Graduate Business School

15:00 – 15:15

Coffee break

15:15 – 16:45

Module 5: Recruiter Relations, Part 2
Group exercise to share best practices

• Maria Moragianis, Director of Career & Alumni, ALBA Graduate Business School

16:45 – 17:00

Conclusion & Wrap Up

• Amber Wigmore Alvarez, Chief Innovation Officer, Highered EFMD Shared Career Services