The summer is finally upon us and it’s only a couple of months until the new academic year. We can’t believe how fast it’s approaching either!
To assist you in preparing for your busiest period, we’ve put together three considerations to think about to ensure you have competent and effective staff in place for a successful recruitment season.
Three considerations regarding recruitment for the new academic year:
Seamless Student Services Support
Assisting new students transition to higher education during registration can be overwhelming for both staff and students. Having friendly and knowledgeable staff who are highly organised and experienced in customer service to direct new students around campus and answer questions is invaluable for students. It creates a strong, unified first impression of your institution.
Hosting Impactful Welcome Events
Welcome events are a brilliant way to introduce new students to your institution, but they don’t happen by themselves! Appointing highly skilled Events and Marketing Coordinators, Assistants and Managers who strike the perfect balance of creativity, efficiency and productivity is the foundation of any welcome event to ensure it’s a success and provides value for all those attending.
Managing Clearing with Efficiency
Every student wants to ensure the subject their signing up to feeds their passions and sets them up for a bright future. Last year nearly 68,000 students found their dream course through Clearing. Your staff supporting them through this process should be capable, understanding, and efficient. Effective management of phones and inboxes is undoubtedly the key to success.
We know that the beginning of each new academic year can feel hectic. With nearly 70 years of higher education recruitment experience, we’re confident that with highly capable and talented staff, you can bring the new year in with ease.
Don’t forget, members of the SUPC and LUPC frameworks can benefit from heavily discounted rates for our services!
At Prospectus, we specialise in connecting people with purpose. Within the Higher Education Recruitment Team, we pride ourselves on supporting Universities and Educational Institutions across London to access a diverse pool of temporary and permanent talent holding the specific skills and experience needed to work in Higher Education. We’re here to support you in providing highly skilled staff, whilst you focus on supporting your new students. Whether it’s someone to assist student services during registration, support hosting welcome events, or manage enquiries during Clearing.
If you would like support with your recruitment in the lead-up to the new academic year, do contact us here.
