BE-EDGE Center for Global Talents

Universities

Prepare your students for the demands of the future workforce.

“Each university project must serve as a stepping-stone for students in getting ready for the next chapter in their life. Each of them.”

Jeff, MBA student, US Army Veteran

WHO the Center is for

Universities with International Students

Integrate their diverse backgrounds and multidimensional skill sets into a competitive edge.

Universities Gen Z Students

Engage Gen Z students with a new career approach.

Universities Supporting Mid-life Career Changers

Sync their skills with the evolving demands of employers.

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Here's why

For the students who wish to differentiate themselves

Employers who need multidimensional talents

Faculty interested in industry-focused research and publications

University board that focuses on competitiveness and employability measures

THE SO-WHAT

There are four major reasons why your college should consider the BE-EDGE method

CURRENT STUDENTS:

Enhances students’ ownership of a strategic investment in their employability through academic targeted investment in their human capital.

POTENTIAL STUDENTS:

Attracts career change groups (ie. Military veterans) with the opportunity for them to capitalize on their already invested personal, social, and professional capital.

COLLEGE COMPETITIVENESS:

Investment in the employability rate of your college

EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT:

Low-budget approach to establish a sustainable system for employer engagement.

THE HOW

We offer a range of options, customized on the needs and situation in your college. Your college can apply BE-EDGE into an existing practice or create a new program with us. See below our currently existing programs. Your college can use any of these packages, or construct your own

College-wide “Investing in Employability“ Program

with a focus on traditional undergraduate students

A sequence of BE-EDGE instruments applied:

[Juniors]: Personal assessment and group coaching on students’ Personal Strategy: “Elucidating Your Multidimensional CORE”
[Before internships]: Personal assessment and group coaching on students’ Social Strategy: “Developing TRUST in a Professional World”
[Juniors or seniors]: Problem-solving and career crafting internships
[Capstone]: Assessment and course on Professional Strategy: Generating VALUE “Making Your Case” Consulting Case
[Alumni]: BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon engagement and invitation to graduate programs

“Boutique Employability“ Program for a selected group of undergraduate students

(e.g., Dean’s list, honors students, professional fraternity or sorority)

[Gateway]: Access to BE-EDGE assessments and coaching on “Your Boutique Employability”, “Your Personal Strategy”,
[Through the program]: Access to BE-EDGE assessments and coaching on “Your Social Strategy”, “Your Professional Strategy”, “Your Impression & Empowerment Strategy.”
[Through the program]: BeEDGE “Becoming EDGE” club for employment flexibility goals and actions. Access to BE-EDGE retreats, mentors, and goal-centered support groups.
[Through the program]: BE-EDGE “Employability” Consult-a-thons to explore and support each dimension of their boutique talents.
[Capstone]: Building a portfolio. Graduating Consulting Case for the industry of their choice. Case publication.
[Alumni]: BE-EDGE “Masters” Consult-a-thons as university-run business incubators

“Transforming Your EDGE” Program

for adult learners, including market changers (e.g., international students) and career changers (e.g., veterans)

[Enrollment and engagement]: BE-EDGE Consult-a-thon
[Gateway]: “Your Personal Strategy” assessment and coaching. Masters as stepping-stones pathway
[Throughout the course]: Exploration of New Dimensions of Your Core” Consulting Cases.
[Capstone]: Portfolio for the “what’s next?” personal strategy career choice.

Community Engagement “Making Your Impact Case” Program

for investing in an inclusive economy

Dialogue & workshops on ‘impact as a pathway to employability freedom”
A series of “BE-EDGE “Impact” Consult-a-thons
“Investing in an Inclusive Economy” series of real-life stories of student connection with unlikely partners

Frequently Asked Questions

What is BE-EDGE Center for Global Talents (CGT)?

BE-EDGE Center for Global Talents is an ecosystem of edge-crafting students that involves employers and educators, driven by the challenges of the “future of work.” It provides educational institutions, government organizations, and nonprofit organizations with a 2.0 generation of career services by synchronizing edge-crafting individuals with forward-looking companies.

How can your university cooperate with BE-EDGE CGT?

The center can be integrated across campuses/programs or within colleges/programs in one of three ways, illustrated above the light, the focused, and the integration. For details, please find “How can my university cooperate with BE-EDGE?”

Why should your university give it a try?

There are four reasons why your organization should give it a try- your students, faculty, employers, and the university administration, board, and donors. Please find “It’s time for universities to explore the employability-crafting BE-EDGE Center for Global Talents,” as an opportunity for students’ integration into the “future of work.”

THE SOURCE:

The programs are personally managed by Dr. Julia Ivy, PhD Psych, PhD Mgmt, is a researcher, practitioner and expert on crafting Boutique Employability.

An executive professor at Northeastern University, she works with both graduates and executives facing their “What’s next?” challenge.

Her book Crafting Your Edge for Today’s Job Market: Using the BE-EDGE Method for Consulting Cases and Capstone Projects gained wide coverage in media, received strong reviews and has been been applied to projects for employers in 22 countries.

LET’S DO THIS!

If you believe that BE-EDGE would be good for your college, please first choose the package that fits your college’s needs best. We will be also glad to design a customized package for your college.

Then, engage a relevant decision maker in your college. Most often these are deans, program directors, career center directors, or community engagement leaders.

Next, contact us!