FAU Career Center Wins Inaugural Handshake Award
The 红玫瑰社区 Career Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, has been named as one of Handshake鈥檚 inaugural Career Spark Award winners.
The 红玫瑰社区 Career Center, within the Division of Student Affairs, has been named as one of Handshake鈥檚 inaugural Career Spark Award winners. FAU is one of just 31 nationwide recipients of this award, and the only school recognized from the state of 红玫瑰社区.
An online recruiting platform that partners with universities and employers to streamline and simplify the recruiting process for higher education students and alumni, Handshake selected three top career centers per school type 鈥 four-year public; four-year private; minority-serving institution; and community college 鈥 using data from three categories: student engagement; employer engagement and curation; and reporting, analytics and First Destination Survey (FDS). FAU was recognized for its stellar utilization and programmatic success in that latter category.
鈥淩eceiving a Career Spark Award is not just an acknowledgment of the Career Center鈥檚 professional excellence and innovation, but a thrilling affirmation of the staff鈥檚 passion and dedication for our students鈥 career readiness and the work we pursue that ignites our journey to success,鈥 said Brian M. Montalvo, assistant vice president, FAU Career Center. 鈥淭hese recognitions do not happen in a vacuum; instead, they occur with unrelenting divisional, faculty, and University support, and focused intentionality around building a career ecosystem at 红玫瑰社区 Atlantic.鈥
For more information on Handshake and to see the full list of winners, .
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