Moore School of Business at USC & Lee Hecht Harrison Partnership Offers
First Career Management Program in the US
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Both organizations are leaders in their industries—LHH focuses on global career and leadership development management and the Moore School of Business International MBA and undergraduate international business programs are ranked number two and number one respectively by US News and World Report. This partnership will break new ground in university career counseling, including services such as interviewing, job search techniques, resume review, networking and negotiating. The first portion of the program will be tailored to graduate students in early fall 2004, closely followed by undergraduate students in the spring.
The primary goals of the program
include:
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Increasing placement rates for
students
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Increasing the quality and targeting of job leads for
students
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Teaching the student to create a job search marketing plan and strategy
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Preparing graduating students to enter the job market more
effectively
• Providing the student with the life skills needed for effective career management.
“The LHH services are already being
conveniently offered on-site and the business school sees LHH as an extension of
the
According to the Moore School of Business and national statistical trends, managing a career from cradle to grave is very different than it was 10 years ago. The employer/employee relationship is much more transient, hence the individual must take total ownership over his/her career. Today’s graduate will likely work for 10-plus companies and have seven-plus careers over his/her work life span. Less than half of MBA graduates receive jobs from on-campus interviews. Through the LHH/Moore partnership, however, career management tactics proven in the post-graduate and corporate world will allow students to be much more effective and competitive
“With a more competitive global climate for jobs, this program is meeting a major need driven by students as well as the economy,” said LHH General Manager Gail DePriest. “Not only does career management need to begin in college, it should be an ongoing discipline--for individuals to adjust their training and skills based on their chosen industry and related market fluctuations.”
The Moore School of Business and LHH will also be offering career services to alumni in fall 2004.
Lee Hecht Harrison is the preeminent global career management services company specializing in providing outplacement, leadership development, executive coaching and career development services. With more than180 offices worldwide, the company’s focus is helping organizations and their employees deal with career transitions, career management and the effect of change on careers, work and employability.
Founded in 1919, Moore School of Business of the University of South Carolina is a comprehensive business school in Columbia SC, recognized internationally for its innovative program development—emphasizing internships, consulting projects, study abroad programs and entrepreneurial opportunities—and the quality research of its talented faculty and students.
For more information, contact:
Gail DePriest, Lee Hecht Harrison, 864. 232.5780
Holly Matheson, 10-x Group, 864.420.1127
Steve Meadows, Executive Director of Business and External Relations, Moore School of Business, 803.777.1569
Janet Katz, Director of Communication and Public Relations, Moore School of Business, 803.777.2727
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