1. One world, from two different perspectives ……
The value of moving between university’s and employers and the transferable skills employer engagement professionals need.
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2. Introductions

3. What we will cover
An overview of the world today from a university and from an employer perspective.
Highlight the complex worlds we operate in, but the core objectives that are common across universities and employers.
Demonstrate the value of knowledge and experience gained from working at a university and an employer.
Discuss the transferable skills today’s employer engagement professionals need.

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5. University and Business Collaboration
Graduate Recruitment
Intellectual Property
Consultancy
Contract Research
Facilities & Equipment Hire
Enterprise
Knowledge Transfer Partnerships1 1.

6. Key Challenges Facing the Higher Education Sector
Source:

7. What’s happening in the UK?
Destinations survey
What’s happening in the UK?

8. The metrics used to determine an institution’s TEF level will evolve over time…

9. Key Challenges Facing the Private Sector
Source:

10. What’s happening in the UK?
Destinations survey
What’s happening in the UK?

11. The metrics used to determine an institution’s TEF level will evolve over time…

12. FDM University Strategy
Data analytics
T1-2
T3-2
Basics:
Fair, Social, Advertising
Skills based workshops, networking events
Curriculum Projects
Sponsorship
Strategy Input

13. Myth busting! Employers on Universities Universities on Employers
Morale compass
Cynical gate keeper
Lack commercial thinking
Confuse partnership with cherry picking
Make unnecessary charges for basic services
Persist with activities that don’t engage students
Driven solely by commercial gain
Have unrealistic expectations on levels of campus activity
See careers services as an obstacle
Believe careers services should essentially do their job for them (for free)

14. Transferable skills
Commercial orientated & understanding of content operating in
Goal orientated
Highly tuned client management skills & collaborative approach
Data driven/Metrics/KPIs
Listening skills
Focus on excellence is all we do
Resilience
Sector knowledge & how to apply in context

15. In summary
Employers and universities view the world from different perspectives, but ultimately it is the same world.
Highlight the complex worlds we operate in, but the core objectives that are common across universities and employers.
Although different, both recruiters and careers professionals work within a pressurised and challenging environment
Demonstrated the value of knowledge and experience gained from an university and employer.
True collaboration is based on mutual respect and understanding, which benefits the people we are supporting.
Show-cased the transferable skills today’s employer engagement professionals need. KC

16. Questions? Kate Croucher Kate.croucher@fdmgroup.com Rob Fryer