Kalen Decant

Associate Director, Shah Center for Engineering Career Development @The University Of Toledo College Of Engineering

Toledo, OH, US

Generate reports on a consistent basis on GradLeaders and Excel/Surveys to conduct statistical analysis to track and record growth for employer and student recruitment content to scale events, salary, job placements, etc. This identifies niche markets and optimizes organic reach with marketing materials increasing vision from 20% to 90% in a span of 4 years. • Use interpersonal communication skills by collaborating with senior management, students, parents, industry, and collegiate professionals on recruitment strategies including marketing to grow program awareness, implementing website and program content which resulted in 800+ employers recruiting in-person and virtually with student placements over 4 years. • Network consistently with employers and provide career coaching recommendations to employers and students for recruitment strategies, culture, career tips, conducting market research on Google Forms/Survey Monkey from co-op evaluations. • Utilize CRM platforms including GradLeaders and Banner to service 500+ students per academic year, networking with companies’ human resources team to identify employment strategy points and marketing opportunities for job placements. • Lead professional development course of 165+ mechanical engineering students. Use case studies, leadership skills and design thinking associated with coaching job search methods such as interviewing, career fairs, career networking, resumes, LinkedIn, and career discovery, resulting in 85% job placement. Encouraging students to pay attention to detail and be resilient in the job search. • Implement coaching techniques empowering students to identifying transferable and employable skills to attain career and professional success • Work with company recruiters (Talent Scouts, Sourcers, and Coordinators) to develop, implement, and execute hiring strategy across all engineering disciplines *Hired in as an Assistant Director, promoted to Associate Director*

Owens Community College

Associate’s Degree

Lourdes University

Bachelor’s Degree

Lourdes University

Master’s Degree, Business Administration

Harvard University

Certificate, Introduction to Computer Science