Leslie Rand-Pickett, M.Ed., Cmcs Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, Nc, Us

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

Create a coordinated set of strategies and processes for delivery of career services to over 1000 masters and PhD level Computer Science (CSC) students. • Develop relationships with employers & alumni that lead to internship and employment opportunities for CSC graduate students.• Plan & coordinate recruitment activities and events including CSC ePartners Career Fair, Decoding Graduate School in CS, Navigating Networking Events, Technical Mock Interviews, and Career Fair & Interview Preparation Panel Discussion.• Initiate new programs including the Byte Sized Career Convos podcast, Progressive Undergraduate Recruitment Dinner, Student and Alumni panels. • Prepare internship and post graduate employment reports, demonstrating 95-98% employment within 6 months for MR/MS grads.• Recognized with the CSC Person of Exceptional Performance Award, Outstanding Graduate Computer Science Staff Member, CSC Carla Savage Awards- Most Awesome Administrative Person, College of Engineering Award for Excellence nominee 2023. • Create career development content (web, podcast, video, and in-person workshops) on topics such as resume writing, career fair prep, and job/internship searching.• Develop and implement strategies to coach CSC graduate students including job search strategies, networking, resume writing, cover letters, follow-up, social media, self-marketing plans, mock interviews, ethics, and salary negotiations.• Recruited and managed virtual Google Cloud skills boost training cohort.• Advise Women in Computer Science organization: train & guide student leaders to produce DiamondHacks hackathon, coordinate sponsorship activities for the Grace Hopper Celebration.• Supervise master's level clinical counseling interns, and provide training in career services.• Represent CSC Graduate Career Services by making presentations to current & potential industry partners, Strategic Advisory Board, and other such groups and organizations.• Sponsor CSC Senior Design Project.

Raleigh, Nc

• Offer strategic guidance to employers seeking to hire NC State students & alumni specific to their needs. Provide event support, marketing assistance, and advice for connecting with targeted student population.• Provided leadership for the 2015 Sciences, Sustainability & Environmental Career Fair, a combined event for a college, department and academic program.• Coordinate employer logistics for multiple recruiting events including: Professional Women in the Workplace Symposium, Co-op Networking Night, Co-op Job Fair, Mock Interview Day, and others.• Conduct regular meetings with new & existing employers of NC State students/graduates. Interact daily with corporate contacts to ensure a satisfactory recruiting experience at NC State and promote university engagement.• Provide leadership for on-campus recruiting activities including over 10,000 job approvals per year, more than 4,000 on-campus interviews coordinated through the CDC, and 100+ information sessions per year.• Collaborate with departments on campus to provide support for recruiting programs including Golden Opportunities, Wolfpack 1st & Goal, NC Health Careers Expo, Engineering Career Fair, College of Design career fair and interviews. • Advise/consult colleagues regarding best practices with career services management software.• Provide yearly presentations to the Raleigh Engineer’s Club on the job market for new engineering graduates based on national and NC State surveys. • Represent NC State in economic development meetings where expertise is needed regarding destination of graduates and plans for campus recruitment.

Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Area

EMPLOYER RELATIONS• Implemented the Sciences Career Fair in 2013 & 2014 including developing leads for potential registrants from recruiting contacts, and working with development staff to leverage existing partnerships.• Collaborated with employers, faculty and staff to provide specialized programming for students by department/industry interest. CAREER COUNSELING• Served as career counseling liaison to students in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Nuclear Engineering, Operations Research and Integrated Manufacturing Systems Engineering.• Worked with undergraduate through doctoral students to support their career planning, and job/internship searches.• Coached students through the writing/editing process for their resumes, cover letters, CV’s, and personal statements.• Created and directed the Career Ambassador program, including the recruitment and selection of students who provide outreach presentations across campus, as well as coordination of weekly training.TECHNOLOGY• Administered the ePACK career management system database, including customization, reporting, and developing campus partnerships for use of the system. ePACK is a campus-wide resource that was once used only by the CDC, but now supports no fewer than 12 departments/colleges.• Twice led the transition of ePACK into new vendor software, which included consensus building between multiple campus departments for system customization, and migration of employer, job & student data. • Regularly contributed content for virtual outreach by recording online workshops/tutorials for students and employers, and participating in a video webcast for parents.

- Provided individual counseling appointments to students and alumni on topics ranging from choosing a major or career, to preparing for an interview. Serve as liaison counselor for 11 different majors.- Presented workshops on a variety of topics including major and career decision making, resume writing, interviewing, job searching, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and 15+ others. Classroom presentations given in all liaison departments.- Hired, supervised, and provided on-going training to 5-8 student paraprofessionals.- Co-developed a pre-internship course for undergraduate students with Therapeutic Recreation faculty.- Connected with pre-law advisor to organize and implement annual Law School Panel for students.- Created and implemented the annual Nursing Career Fair and the Nursing Recruitment Luncheon Series, allowing 30+ nurse recruiters opportunities to meet with 50+ new graduate nurses. - Collaborated with student leaders of the Health Professions Club to organize the Health Careers Fair.- Served as host to employers participating in on-campus recruiting, and connect one-on-one with recruiters relevant to liaison students.

- Developed resume/letters and internship workshops to be presented by the center counselors, also created internship information materials, including a resource and website list.- Provided individual and group career counseling to students across academic disciplines.- Created and presented an internship workshop for students, as well as providing presentations on summer job hunting, resumes and cover letters, and center orientation.

Master Of Education, Counselor Education

Student Development in Higher Education focus

Bachelor Of Arts, Psychology

Associate Of Arts