A great employee experience equals a great student experience.
I Wanna Work There! takes a look at how colleges and universities can develop competitive, compelling employer brands. Hosted by Eddie Francis, a brand strategy consultant with backgrounds in higher education marketing and communications and talent acquisition, each episode is packed with information and insights about how our institutions of higher learning can develop strategies for talent attraction, talent experience and talent retention to deliver what all colleges and universities want to deliver – a great student experience.
Episodes feature interviews with experts from talent recruitment and retention, human resources, and marketing and communications in and outside of higher ed. Listeners get an honest and solutions-based look at the issues that surround institutions positioning themselves as employers of choice.
I Wanna Work There is hosted by Eddie Francis and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.
Through the past 19 episodes of “I Wanna Work There!,” we have taken a more involved look at how talent attraction, talent experience and talent retention impact colleges and universities as employer…
“I Wanna Work There!” has been dedicated to helping colleges and universities boost their employer brands by examining talent attraction, talent experience, and talent retention. On this episode, Edd…
Throughout the season, one focus of “I Wanna Work There!” has been talent attraction–making colleges and universities places that people truly want to work. This episode adds a layer by looking close…
What if your institution had a program that helped faculty promote themselves? What would that possibly mean for your employer brand? Maya Demishkevich has been working on such a program to boost bot…
Is the higher ed workplace ready for Generation Z? While the mention of Gen Z (like with any generation in its youth) may draw out audible groans from Baby Boomers, Generation Xers and Millennials, t…
In higher ed, faculty and staff feel the constant crush of research, student enrollment goals, teaching loads, projects that need to be managed, fundraising goals, and more. We know, all too well, th…
For Lisa Nichols, there are three Cs that inspire employee engagement: compassion, connection, and communication. However, the obstacles to achieving employee engagement in an organization can be si…
Burnout has become one of higher education’s worst kept human resources secrets. We only have to go as far as an off-campus conversation to find out that some colleagues who seem to have it all toget…
With the enrollment cliff looming, conversations about enhancing nontraditional student recruitment efforts have increased among colleges and universities that historically serve traditional students…
“We work in silos!” It’s a common complaint in higher education, among other industries. It’s such a point of emphasis that Shane Baglini has dedicated an Enrollify podcast to “Breaking Silos.” Shane…
On Episode 17, we heard from Kin Sejpal about the international employee experience. This episode continues that conversation with Dayana Kibilds, host of Enrollify’s “Talking Tactics.”
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In this Bonus announcement, join Mallory, Chief Strategist of Enrollify, as she introduces the newly relaunched Enrollify.org. This episode highlights the fresh features and content now available on …
It’s the episode that you’ve been asking for–an employer branding campaign from a university. On this episode of “I Wanna Work There!” we’ll learn about efforts at the University of Massachusetts Amh…
Student affairs is, without a doubt, one of the most critical areas of any educational institution. Because of that, “I Wanna Work There!” decided to take a good look at the talent experience in this…
Television shows and movies have a tendency to make faculty life look glamorous. Ask any faculty member, however, and they will fill you in on the challenges of juggling teaching, research, publishin…
It can be a lonely world in the workplace for those who have invisible or hidden disabilities, that is conditions that are mostly neurological in nature such as: ADHD, autism, epilepsy, anxiety diso…
The conversation about social media and employer branding continues with a look at social intelligence. Like potential students, higher ed job seekers are investigating campuses while current employe…
On episode 13, Emmalee Amthor, touched on her use of social media as part of her employer branding strategy at Saginaw Valley State University. This episode furthers the social media conversation by …
Today’s college or university president is expected to be highly influential and effective in their leadership. These higher ed CEOs are expected to positively impact every aspect of their institutio…
In this special bonus episode of I Wanna Work There, Enrollify host Eddie Francis chats with Jaime Hunt about her LinkedIn post calling attention to the low salary range of a marketing and communicat…