Thursday Breakout Sessions

Session #1 (2:00pm - 3:00pm)

Ankit Shah

Supervisor, Talent Development

Columbus State Community College

Future of Career Development: Continuous Disruptions & Evolving Workforce

In this time of continuous disruptions in our workforce, it has become critical that students and employees understand importance of upskilling and reskilling in order to remain relevant in the current evolving workforce. Employers needs their entire workforce to accept and welcome change in a positive manner when it comes to learning. Due to hybrid and remote workforce, the way employees want to work is changing. Hence, it has become essential for our career development professionals to stay ahead in learning trends from employer perspective to help prepare the workforce effectively. Join me in a meaningful conversation, where we will discuss how to effectively prepare incoming and existing employees from various spaces about new ways to learn, adapt, and evolve in these times of change to stay ahead in learning and positive ways to contribute within their respective industries and organizations.

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Session #2 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)

Dr. Sharon Givens, LPC/S, LCMHC, NCC, CCC, ACS, BC-TMH, BCC, CCSP, GCDF
CEO & Director
Visions Counseling and Career Center, LLC

President
National Career Development Association

Career Development Services for African Americans: A Narrative From The Private Practice Perspective

Using a narrative approach, this session will share key insights and central themes regarding providing career development services for African Americans in a private and a university setting. The session will meaningfully include the voice of the client, successful interventions, as well as specific case studies.

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Session #3 (4:00pm - 5:00pm)

Gina Studer, CCMC
Career Coach
First Penguin Coaching

Skills for the Future: Helping Career Clients Identify and Plan

Given the speed at which technology is increasing in our world, skills required by employers are changing.  Job candidates need to possess both hard and soft skills that will prepare them for the future.  We will discuss some top skills that are important to hiring managers in 2022 as well as industry trends that can help predict important skills in the future. I will also share a career assessment tool that helps clients identify their top skills and allows them to explore possible paths linked to these skills.  We'll conclude the discussion with tips on resilience, and how people can manage their careers in the midst of uncertainty.

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Session #4 (5:00pm - 6:00pm)

Charles Lehman
Director
New Mexico Employment & Economic Information Center, LLC

Treasurer
National Career Development Association
New Mexico Career Development Association

Ohio Current and Future Job Opportunities and Career Trends

What do you know about the job market in Ohio? With my rich background in researching workforce data at state and national levels, this session will prepare you with information on the current and future trends of the Ohio job market, employability skills required, job search tips, and career counseling needs.

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Friday Breakout Sessions

Session #5 (10:15am - 11:15am)

Chelsea Donovan
Program Manager, Boler Professional Development
John Carroll University

BPD & Beyond: How to Create and Enhance A Curriculum Based Around Professional Development

The Boler College of Business at John Carroll University, rated #1 by Employers in the US by Bloomberg News for Workplace Readiness, possesses a unique program revolving around professional development for business students. Unlike other majors that will host one professional development course during the senior year, the Boler Professional Development (BPD) Program is a four-year comprehensive non-credit program with a curriculum that develops skills to prepare students for the workplace. This presentation will discuss the layout of the BPD program, its competencies, and its outcomes.

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Session #6 (11:30am - 12:30pm)

Taylor Slocum, LPC, CPRW
Career Counselor
Career Mentorship Program Coordinator
Columbus State Community College

Gameful Mentorship: Create Engaging Student-Employer Relations

Gamification is generally defined as the use of game-design elements in non-game concepts. The gameful mentorship program allows mentors to help students learn and apply career competencies and skills while networking with industry professionals. We will look at tools and resources used to create gameful activities with mentors. You’ll leave with ideas for immediate implementation into existing mentoring programs.