US Job market trends are the best guide to market-ready curriculums
Every time a new trend, a new invention, some innovation, or some geopolitical turn of events occur, the job market gets recast. And each time the market recasts, the demand…
How universities are using predictive analytics for student retention
Student attrition rate is on a rise, indicating that it’s high time universities took concrete steps to fix the issue. Guesswork and predictions backed with no research cannot be relied…
Being good educators also means being good career guides
One-third of Americans regret major life decisions, which includes the university they chose, the career they ended up in, and the workplaces they joined. Even though universities in America have…
The role of educators in career development
Tighter the job market, tougher the competition amongst students. Ultimately, students who possess niche skills are hired by the top employers. To prepare for the competition outside, students are looking…
A Provost’s guide on how to use Predictive Analytics in Education
Holding the position of a provost, a chief academic officer, in a university has never been easy. The exhaustive responsibilities that a provost needs to handle, and handle well, may…
3 reasons your students are not getting the jobs they deserve
While the current job market in the US may look quite rosy, it actually isn’t an ‘all flowers and no thorns’ garden, mind you. Here’s why we say so: 63%…
Think staffing? Think predictive analytics in staffing
The real asset of any organization – its employees - play a significant role in making or breaking it. Turning a great business idea into an equally good reality requires…
Deans can guarantee student success with skill analysis
Considering the extensive overlap in the responsibilities, and areas of involvement, of deans and provosts, one can be excused for confusing the two roles. However, although it’s true that provosts…
The role of a provost in student success
The provost, while having minimal immediate involvement in student affairs, is responsible for the inception of the ‘big-picture initiatives’ that have got to do with academic affairs that ultimately impact…
Here’s what ‘Mindfulness’ for university career development teams looks like
The increasing significance of university career development teams is a clear indicator of the evolving role of educational institutions and their increasing obligations towards students. Universities, whose responsibilities, until…