Episode 78: College Career Advising with Jeffrey B. Harrington

<p>Hey!  Here's the second repeat guest in the history of my show - not counting like panels and stuff.  And I'm glad it's Jeff because he's just one of my favorite people in the world.</p> <p>Remember, I'm a "Recovering Campus Housing Professional," and spent about 20 years living in and managing college residence halls.  Jeff was one of my staff members at my very last housing job and was part of what I consider to be my BEST, STRONGEST, and MOST FUN professional staff EVER.  I loved each and every one of these amazing people.  </p> <p>Fast Forward 7 years later, I'm still working at my post-housing gig which is a HUGE deal for me, and Jeff is a Career Advisor at Chico State University.  That's right, I'm still on this Careers-During-Covid-19 thing, but hey - it's absolutely just messing up people's careers right now and I feel the need to talk about it.  I think there are definitely things we could all be doing to help people get back to work, and I'm so grateful that Jeff is out there spreading the word.</p> <p>In this episode we talk about the positive soft skills that students (well, anyone for that matter) need to get into the workforce.  Jeff shares his theory about how students can get connected into a job right out of college.  And he offers three suggestions on how people can keep their heads up high during this time of uncertainty.  </p> <p>Now we just need to get Mark Brice and Shawn Brackett on this show, too!</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While some of the US is reopening and people are going back to work, many of you are still unemployed.  If this is you, I have a solution! </span> <a href="https://www.krismcpeak.com/layoff"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The Leverage Your Layoff Mastermind Group</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">is a six week program where we discuss career change, pivoting, and figuring how to get back to work ASAP.  True to the mastermind format,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">first you create a goal, then design a plan to achieve it. The group helps