Manage successful students
Find Success with Students
Whether you are a large or small organization, learning how to support students to ensure they are meeting your organizations goals, working hard, or bringing innovative ideas to your projects, will build a culture of learning for both you and your students.
Here are some tips to help your student succeed in the workplace:
- Be clear with the student about who is their supervisor
- On-board your students – the work experience, culture, and expectations are all important to establish early on to help students immerse themselves in the organization
- Meet regularity to discuss their projects and help problem solve when problems arise
- Discuss any changes to their schedule, role, and projects in advance
- If there are repetitive activities, provide reasons for this role and try to offer opportunities outside of them
- Set clear expectations from the start for your students – this is an industry that the students are interested, let them know how it works and what they need to do to excel
- Be a mentor by creating a supportive atmosphere where students feel confident to ask questions and can offer new ideas and creative thinking
Students offer
- Are academically strong and bring enthusiasm to advance projects and initiatives within your organization
- They are looking for skills and a network to help them grow professionally as they pursue their academic goals
- Students with successful experiences with organizations will create awareness for future recruits and employees
- Students are willing to work with employers locally, nationally and internationally from our Lethbridge and Calgary campuses