How to Engage Employers
[vc_row equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” el_class=”ai-row-wrapper ai-clear-padding ai-banner-section”][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”ai-content-col ai-pr-0 pt-5″][vc_custom_heading source=”post_title” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”ai-pb-2 ai-text-title-5″][vc_column_text el_class=”mb-5″]Building a network of employers and organizations is an essential foundation of building a career support center. The process of doing this is gradual and may not even yield results in the short term. Employer relationships often result in job and internship placement opportunities, mentors for students and even help universities better shape their curriculum to help students cultivate the skillsets they will need in their professional fields of interest.
Engaging employers is a deliberate process and rooted in the practice of building mutually beneficial relationships. However the first few steps can seem daunting and unclear. To start, you will need to have a good scope of what organizations you want to initiate a relationship with and the best means to approach that. The attached document “Employer Engagement Toolkit” provides a guide on how to do that. When you begin to have those conversations and need ideas of different ways to engage “ACN guide to engaging employers” details steps and strategies to further engagements with employers.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Employer Engagement Toolkit” el_class=”ai-btn-md mt-3″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.careernetworks.africa%2Fcareer-center-toolkit-employer-engagement%2F|title:Career%20Center%20Toolkit%3A%20Employer%20Engagement|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”ACN guide to engaging employers” el_class=”ai-btn-md mt-3″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fstaging.careernetworks.africa%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F03%2FACN-How-to-Engage-Employers.pdf|target:_blank”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ el_class=”ai-clear-col-padding”][vc_single_image image=”3183″ img_size=”full” alignment=”right” el_class=”ai-full-card-image”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”2/12″][vc_custom_heading text=”Share this article” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left” use_theme_fonts=”yes” el_class=”ai-pb-2 ai-share-link”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”linkedin” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”twitter” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”facebook” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][ai-ext-vc-share-icon-shortcode ai_share_type=”mail” ai_custom_classes=”ai-events-social-icon”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”10/12″ el_class=”ai-pr-5″][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
