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NJCORE Planning Your Ascent!

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PLANNING YOUR ASCENT!

NJCORE 2015, Michael Robbins
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Welcome!

  • Planning to go quickly
  • Handouts, no need to scribble madly
  • Not a big "reading off the slide" fan
  • Q&A at end, but if I say something that makes no sense, please stop me!
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Me in 15 seconds

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING TO HISTORY TO GRAD TO RD TO AD TO DIRECTOR
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Quick Show of Hands

GRAD, NEW PRO, MID LEVEL, OR CHO?
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Is it time?

THINGS TO CONSIDER BEFORE YOU START YOUR CHO SEARCH PROCESS
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THE "BUCK STOPS HERE"

Being ready for a CHO role
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Positioning Yourself

CAN YOU CHECK OFF THE JOB DESCRIPTION LIST?
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Long Term Thinking

Larry Gage: A new hire is like someone running into the surf...
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Can you Embrace their mission?

VALUES, MISSION, CAMPUS CULTURE, INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE, SIZE, ETC.
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Personal Life
1st Home
Commuting
Kids
Aging Parents
Partner

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WHEN TO START?

THE HIGHER YOU GO, THE LESS ROOM THERE IS
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I FOUND A JOB POSTING!

So...what do I do now?
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TIME INTENSIVE
Remember that 1st RD search with 25 interviews in 3 days?

Yeah...this won't be like that

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Finding the Posting

JOB SITES, INSTITUTION SITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, PROF ORGS, COLLEAGUES
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Research I

Start with the Job Description Itself
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Job Description

  • Education/Experience requirements
  • Staffing/Supervision
  • Keywords
  • Budget
  • What is There vs. What is Not
  • Compensation/Housing?
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RESEARCH II

Using your Networks
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Who You Gonna Call?

  • People you know at the institution?
  • People you know in the region?
  • Check in with colleagues, small field
  • Grad program cohort or faculty?
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Research III

REMEMBER MY HISTORY BACKGROUND?...LOTS OF RESEARCH
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Online Research

  • Institutional Website
  • College Newspaper, Radio, TV
  • Mainstream Media
  • College Ratings Sites
  • Salary Info
  • Social Media
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Research IV

THE FINE ART OF WALKING AND TALKING BACKWARDS
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On Site Research

  • Admissions Tour
  • Campus interview...the night before
  • Campus interview...the morning of
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Resume & Cover Letter

KEYWORDS, JOB DESCR, ONLINE RESEARCH...LINK IT ALL
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Crafting Your ?'s

HAVE SOME FOR EVERYONE, WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO LEARN?
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What do students/parents like about on-campus living? What do they complain about?
(General question, can be asked of different groups, get different answers)

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Are there programs or initiatives from your area that you wish you could better connect to ResLife for?
(Interview process will include people from other offices, get insight from them about goals)

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Is the graduate pool at "AnyU" sufficient to create a competitive applicant pool for the "Grad RD title" positions?
(Only for campuses with grad RDs, but good to know about potential future issues you may cope with)

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"Previous CHO's Name" had been in the position for "X time if you know it". What would you like to see stay on track/not change, and what are things you might like the new CHO to focus on?
(Assess the status quo)

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Is there an anticipated timeline/plan for any residence hall renovation or construction in the next 5 years?
(Opens the door for various comments on existing plans, things they know need work but have no plan for, what kind of funding situation they are facing, etc.)

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Basic Rule of Thumb:
Think about why you are really asking a question. Would the answer impact your decision to accept a position there one way or the other? If not, then it is probably not an important question to ask if time is limited

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Closing Q&A

DRAMATIZATION: CANDLES NOT ALLOWED IN THE RESIDENCE HALLS
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