Raylea Rideau Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Tx, Us

• Drive expansion of SkillSurvey Career Readiness Project through collaboration with campus partners generating 9 active divisions and 300+ career readiness reports.• Build 3 new pre- and post-Career Readiness workshops to provide stakeholders with tailored presentations to better interpret SkillSurvey Career Readiness reports.• Oversee Access and Opportunity Portal (AOP) requests including coordination of virtual student discussion meetings with Executive Director; devise digital scoring rubric to streamline and improve awarding process.• Collaborate with counseling leadership team to arrange office wide strategic planning session resulting in new 3-year-plan with 4 key strategic goals; utilize digital whiteboard to foster collaboration and enhance idea sharing.• Coach 700+ students and alumni in job search strategy development, career decision-making, and expectation management; achieved positive reviews in post-appointment survey for approximately 4 consecutive years.• Coordinate various career development series, presentations, and diversity initiatives by building trust and cooperation amongst student leaders, alumni, staff, employers, and faculty each semester.• Teach two career development courses and consult Director for Employer Engagement and Learning Design when updating learning modules in Canvas; schedule progress meetings with students and grade assignments.• Embed career development into student experience while providing holistic care through role as mentor as Martel Associate, Philos Mentor, and Student Association and Senator Mentor.• Assist with the execution of multiple CCD events and programs including Career & Internship Expos, FirstLook, Peer Career Advisor (PCA) program, and career crawls.

Houston, Tx, Us

• Supervised graduate student intern, provided training on career advising, held regular 1:1 check-in meetings, and delivered feedback on performance.• Developed tailored programs and workshops for graduate students in partnership with Graduate Postdoctoral Studies and the Graduate Student Association concerning the job search for both academia and industry.• Interviewed 45+ new PCA student applicants and led training during PCA Orientation and Fall Retreat; implemented PCA accountability point system and end-of-the year awards initiative to increase engagement.• Created and led virtual “On-Campus Employment Workshop” to 18 campus partners addressing best practices for student employment and promoting the use of the SkillSurvey platform.• Managed Owl Mentor Nest experience, alumni volunteers, and collaboration with Rice Business Career Development Office during virtual career expos via Zoom.• Created new virtual programming during COVID-19 pandemic including an “Expo Preparation” workshop which had 130+ student attendees.• Collaborated on redesign and creation of 8 digital career guides for CCD website and introduced new resources to counseling team for advising appointments.

Houston, Tx, Us

-Presented to new students and parents at summer orientation sessions with the career counseling team-Created online informational videos about college work-study and career events using PowToons-Collaborated with team to facilitate summer employer drive-in workshop -Held appointments with undergraduate students and alumni about the job search process

Baton Rouge, La, Us

-Served as course instructor in addition to primary role as Career Coach on the LSU Job search team-Updated course curriculum with the support of graduate teaching assistant

Baton Rouge, La, Us

• Managed 2 graduate assistants and one practicum student and conducted performance evaluations.• Collaborated with Manager of Job Search team in implementing team goals, initiatives, and overall programming.• Liaised with faculty and senior administrators for the College of Human Sciences and Education to understand student career development needs and design specialized programs resulting in a kinesiology career fair.• Shared best practices and assessed coaching outcomes with Job Search team while advocating for more learning and professional development opportunities; led team in Career Thought Leaders certification program.

Baton Rouge, La, Us

-Supervised and trained 5 student workers and one incoming graduate assistant on office policies and procedures; managed biweekly payroll timesheets and front desk staffing work schedules-Counseled undergraduate and graduate students in budgeting, salary negotiation, and overall financial literacy through one on one appointments-Prepared and led financial literacy presentations during classes, seminars, student organization meetings, and summer orientation sessions-Developed marketing and outreach strategies including the redesign of the website and expansion of social media presence-Collaborated with the Louisiana Voluntary Income Tax Assistance Program to provide free, on-campus tax preparation for students and faculty-Served as SFMC representative for “Bank on Baton Rouge” to educate the unbanked population of the Baton Rouge community-Redesigned Financial Literacy Week and TRANSIT: LSU Financial Literacy Challenge to familiarize more than 5,000 first-year students with the office and resources-Developed SFMC ambassador program to expand office outreach into the LSU community

Houston, Tx, Us

-Observed and assisted Executive Director for Enrollment Services Communication and Marketing during daily meetings concerning internal and external communications to prospective and enrolled students-Attended division-wide planning meetings for the University of Houston-Brainstormed designs for advertisements and brochures promoting the Center for Diversity and Inclusion Achievement Initiative for Minority Males (AIMM) program-Spearheaded a social media preparedness workshop for the Division of Student Life and Enrollment

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Educational Leadership And Research: Higher Education Administration

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Journalism

Education record

Education record