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How to Scale Career Services as a Team of One (feat. Nick Edwards)

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Nick Edwards, Guided Career Advisor at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, shares how he has scaled career services for Hardin-Simmons’ 1,100 students as a team of one.

Nick’s strategy relies heavily on the use of technology—in particular, uConnect’s virtual career center platform—to offer more resources to students and make them available whenever (and wherever) students need them.

“My approach is all about finding tools that will help me work with students smarter, not harder, and that will ultimately help serve the unique needs of all the different students we have,” Nick says.

Nick also prioritizes faculty partnerships to embed career resources and conversations into syllabi, curriculum, and more. As Nick says, faculty are “on the front lines” and know students’ aspirations, capabilities, and goals better than anyone.

Nick also networks and coordinates with career services professionals at other institutions in Abilene. As a team of one (and being relatively new to career services), he likes to be proactive about professional development and staying on top of trends and new ideas in higher education career services. Nick and the other teams also occasionally collaborate on regional career fairs that benefit all of their students.

In this episode, Nick shares:

  • How he uses technology to scale his reach and impact
  • How he decides what tech to invest in (given his limited time and resources)
  • How he partners with faculty, staff, and employers
  • How he balances all of his competing priorities and decides where to spend his time as a team of one
  • How he staves off the overwhelm and sets boundaries
  • And more

Resources from the episode:


Join us for the Career Everywhere Conference July 29-30 in Boston! Use promo code PODCAST to get $50 of your registration. Learn more and register: careereverywhere.com/boston

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Nick Edwards, Guided Career Advisor at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, shares how he has scaled career services for Hardin-Simmons’ 1,100 students as a team of one.

Nick’s strategy relies heavily on the use of technology—in particular, uConnect’s virtual career center platform—to offer more resources to students and make them available whenever (and wherever) students need them.

“My approach is all about finding tools that will help me work with students smarter, not harder, and that will ultimately help serve the unique needs of all the different students we have,” Nick says.

Nick also prioritizes faculty partnerships to embed career resources and conversations into syllabi, curriculum, and more. As Nick says, faculty are “on the front lines” and know students’ aspirations, capabilities, and goals better than anyone.

Nick also networks and coordinates with career services professionals at other institutions in Abilene. As a team of one (and being relatively new to career services), he likes to be proactive about professional development and staying on top of trends and new ideas in higher education career services. Nick and the other teams also occasionally collaborate on regional career fairs that benefit all of their students.

In this episode, Nick shares:

  • How he uses technology to scale his reach and impact
  • How he decides what tech to invest in (given his limited time and resources)
  • How he partners with faculty, staff, and employers
  • How he balances all of his competing priorities and decides where to spend his time as a team of one
  • How he staves off the overwhelm and sets boundaries
  • And more

Resources from the episode:


Join us for the Career Everywhere Conference July 29-30 in Boston! Use promo code PODCAST to get $50 of your registration. Learn more and register: careereverywhere.com/boston

  continue reading

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