TopSchool Analyzes Career Services Drivers for Students, Employers and Institutions

White Paper and Webinar Help Colleges Understand and Develop a Successful Approach to Career Services

Denver, CO - September 28, 2011 - TopSchool, a leading SaaS provider of Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) solutions for higher education, has published part two in its white paper series, "Taking Career Services to the Next Level in Higher Education." The white paper highlights the different steps students, employers and institutions themselves need to go through in order to achieve higher placement rates.

"Colleges and universities need to be thinking about each stakeholder in the career services process - the economic and regulatory factors affecting our industry make it clear that career services must be a priority for everyone involved," said Justin McMorrow, Chief Customer Officer and co-founder of TopSchool, and author of the white paper.

McMorrow continued, "By implementing student self-service capabilities, strengthening ties within the employer community, and tracking opportunities and outcomes, institutions can successfully place more students in jobs in their fields of study."

There are specific things that students, employers and schools need to do, and information they need to access in order to make the career services process work effectively.

  • Students: often before graduation, students need to begin marketing themselves to employers through online profiles and resume postings; they also need to be able to search employer profiles and job postings. 
  • Employers: as companies look to build a strong and productive employee base, they need to be able to create company profiles to promote their organizations, post job openings, search databases of qualified candidates, and generate resume books to assess and compare applicants.
  • Institutions: in order to reach placement goals, colleges need to manage information critical to both students and employers.  On the student side, they need to track each student through the job search, as well as the outcomes and placement data.  On the employer side, colleges need to communicate with and manage employer postings, as well as the alumni network that exists within any one company.

McMorrow's white paper, Taking Career Services to the Next Level in Higher Education, Part II," is available in the resources section on the company's website.  Additionally, Part I of the series, which discusses the five trends in career services that colleges and universities must address, is also available on the company's website.

Career College Central and TopSchool will be hosting a webinar further discussing this topic on October 12, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. MDT. Interested parties can participate in "Advancing Career Services to Meet Compliance and Support Students" by registering here.

About TopSchool

TopSchool (www.topschoolinc.com) built the first SaaS student administrative system in higher education to address the key aspects of the student lifecycle.  The company's Student Lifecycle Management (SLM) system goes beyond the capabilities of traditional college student information systems, and includes a customizable student portal, easy-to-use CRM and SIS components, and an intelligent reporting suite.   Schools can easily manage all student information from recruiting through retention in a central location, and they can deliver more student services more efficiently.  The TopSchool system gives student-centric institutions the power to direct their own administrative tools, empowering them to drive growth, reduce costs and meet accountability requirements.

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