Joe Giffen

About Joe Giffen

Experienced Career Services professional and Army Veteran with a demonstrated history of…

Experience

1. Associate Director of Career Exploration & Development

   Kent State University

   Mar 2023 — Present · Kent, OH, US

   Develop, implement, and oversee individual career intervention strategies and process improvement for department and students of all majors at Kent State University• Advise students in STEM fields through career decisions utilizing various career theories such as Stanford Life Design, CCI, MBTI, Holland Code, and NACE Coaching Models • Utilize PowerBI to create and update live interactive dashboard detailing services provided and outcomes for college Deans• Oversee and update FLASHternship program to provide better guidance and reasonable expectations of service for students• Administer and modify Handshake backend services and data collection methods to better understand student needs and engagement levels to make data informed decisions• Manage process and implement improvement changes for applications for two departmental scholarships annually totaling Chair search committee during hiring process of new Career Advisor and train additional departmental search Chairs for subsequent hiring cycles• Teach, facilitate, modify, and advise changes for a variety of career focused courses designed for students of differing levels of career readiness including Life Beyond KSU, Career Confirmation, Career Navigation, and all university registered Co-Ops• Facilitate and update award winning Veteran Career Initiative Micro-Credential program to better meet students’ developmental needs• Taught first ever section of Career Confirmation internationally in-person in Curitiba, Brazil in August of 2024 as part of the KSU American Academy program with partner school PUCPR• Act as a departmental liaison for various Kent State University offices and international government and university officials from Brazil and El Salvador• Panelist speaker for Inter-University Connected Symposium for State of Ohio Legislature and senior leadership members of state universities in Ohio • Directly supervise a multi-generational team of diverse professional staff

Skills

• Communication
• Event Management
• Sports Management
• Ticketmaster
• Management
• Data Entry
• Security
• Facilities Management
• Problem Solving
• Sports
• Sales
• Ticket Sales
• Organizational Structure
• Customer Service