Dan Everson Email & Phone Number

Huddersfield, Gb

Main Deliverables:* Maintain excellent relationships with employers from Blue-chips to SMEs to facilitate recruitment of University students* Deliver careers development lectures to 200+ university students * Provide 1-2-1 advice, mentoring and coaching to students seeking their first positions in their chosen industry* Provide advice to academics and senior management in the field of employability and student recruitment* Specialises in training in… Show more Main Deliverables:* Maintain excellent relationships with employers from Blue-chips to SMEs to facilitate recruitment of University students* Deliver careers development lectures to 200+ university students * Provide 1-2-1 advice, mentoring and coaching to students seeking their first positions in their chosen industry* Provide advice to academics and senior management in the field of employability and student recruitment* Specialises in training in preparation of CVs, covering letters and completion of high quality application forms.* Delivers mock interviews and advice on improvement and giving answers that enable interviewers to recruit* Advises on using networks effectively, preparation for assessment centres, video interviews and psychometric testing.* Guide students on using appropriate online profiling, networking and marketing including: LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and web portfolios* Motivating students who are in a slump, or a difficult part of their job search. Provides encouragement, action planning and on-going supportKey Achievements* For the last two years have increased the number of students in placement* Last year drove the Placement team to a record number of students in placement* Identified that one particular cohort of students were not finding placements quickly enough. Worked closely with employers to increase the number of available placements, worked with students to increase the percentage of students gaining interviews and consequently successfully addressed the shortfall in numbers* Picked up a challenging and vital employer account from a colleague. Successfully worked with the employer (the most prestigious employer in the UK in their industry). Supported students to secure every placement the company offered ensuring that, for the first time, they only took students from one single University. Show less

Main Deliverables* Managed a team of colleagues to provide outstanding University student careers advice and placement service* Train new members of staff in outstanding practice and mentor colleagues in improving performance and standards* Manage complex academic administrative systems for assignment submission, grading and awards* Took a lead of managing University lecturers' work in the field of placements and employability. Providing correction and training… Show more Main Deliverables* Managed a team of colleagues to provide outstanding University student careers advice and placement service* Train new members of staff in outstanding practice and mentor colleagues in improving performance and standards* Manage complex academic administrative systems for assignment submission, grading and awards* Took a lead of managing University lecturers' work in the field of placements and employability. Providing correction and training when needed* The public face of the Placements Service at industry events both inside and outside the UniversityKey Attainments* Lead the team to a record number of students placed* Lead the team to a record number of students placed in international placements* Formed new links with major blue chip organisations - facilitating the placement of students at those organisations* Maintained record of the Placement Unit reaching the national finals of our industry awards - despite our relatively small size* Provided placement students to Buckingham Palace. Prepared and trained students to be ready to interview successfully Show less

United Kingdom

Ma Careers Guidance And Development

Post Graduate Certificate, Education: Guidance

Ba (Hons), Business Management