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Career Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityThe Power of StoryThis episode is the launch of a series of episodes about story telling.
I was inspired to think more deeply about storytelling during one of my previous episodes. In the episode on Leadership in season 1, I spoke with Dr. Christi Garst- Santos and she mentioned a core component of good leadership involves storytelling. Telling the stories of your staff, your group, community, your mission. The story of what you are trying to accomplish.
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Contact: kevin.f...2025-08-0605 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityInternships, South Dakota State University - The Employer (Part 2)Are you an employer curious about how to design an internship program?
Or perhaps you are a student interested in an internship in finance, budgeting, or accounting?
Internships and experiential learning are vital to student success and career satisfaction. Therefore, I thought it would be wise to explore the topic of internships.
In Part 2 of my 2-part series on South Dakota State University as an employer I talk with Kaci Richard. She is the Director of Finance and Budget oversees a very successful internship program here on campus. We get into the details...2025-07-0139 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversitySouth Dakota State University - The Employer (Part 1)This episode is Part 1 in my look at South Dakota State University as an employer. So much goes into keeping this university functioning which requires a multitude of people with different skill sets and expertise.
Carissa Redenius is the Assistant Director of Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment. She attends all our career fairs we host for students throughout the year as well as helps recruit out in the community. She joined me for the episode to provides details on this work and the benefits of working for South Dakota State University.
2025-06-0918 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityTechnology - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyAll of us hold a range of comfort with different technologies. Some of us love to engage with new technologies while others continue to struggle with simple tasks such as converting a word document to a pdf. Alas, we don’t have a choice. Every kind of work utilizes different kinds of technology. From barbers to bankers, farmers to educators, technology is a key part of our world. Parts of our lives have improved because of technological advancements, but in my opinion, the use of technology can become a distraction.
This episode on technology, is the final ep...2025-06-0242 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityLeadership - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyHow do people become leaders? What does it take? Is there a manual? Leadership is cited as one of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies and I understand why. Learning how to be a leader is a process that can take a while, and I want college students to start the process while they’re still on campus. There are many ways students can develop as leaders and I highlight a few in this episode.
One of my colleagues on campus joined me to discuss leadership and her perspective is really helpful. Dr. Christi Garst-Santos is the Director an...2025-05-2735 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityCritical Thinking - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyIn this episode, I continue my coverage of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies. The focus here is Critical Thinking, which is a very broad topic so conversations can cover a wide range. To help me with this conversation, I needed someone who oversees something that is also broad in scope, which caused me to look at the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. At South Dakota State University, the college encompasses 7 different schools with a wide range of disciplines and degrees. Who better to help me discuss critical thinking than the person who oversees this college? Dr. David...2025-05-0935 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityTeamwork - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyIn this episode we continue our exploration of the NACE Career Readiness Competencies. In 2022, the National Association of Colleges and Employers developed a list of competencies that illustrate whether someone is career ready. For more information on how they came up with their list of competencies, I have shared a link to their report in the show notes. The competencies illustrate different aspects of ourselves that need focus as we become professionals and maintain a professional career. The competencies are very intertwined, but they each have their own individual characteristics. In this episode, we are going to discuss the...2025-04-2149 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityCommunication - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyThe National Association of Colleges and Employers developed the list of competencies that illustrate whether someone is career ready. The competencies illustrate different aspects of ourselves that need focus as we become professionals and maintain a professional career. The competencies are very intertwined, but they each have their own individual characteristics.
In this episode, we're going to focus on competency communication. My guest for this episode is Erin Pederson. Erin is one of my colleagues in the Office of Career Development, and I enjoyed discussing this topic with her because she has a wealth of experience...2025-04-0143 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityProfessionalism - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyThis episode is the second episode in my series on the NACE Career Readiness Competencies.
In 2022, the National Association of Colleges and Employers developed a list of competencies that illustrate whether someone is career ready. For more information on how they came up with their list of competencies, I have shared a link to their report in the show notes.
The competencies illustrate different aspects of ourselves that need focus as we become professionals and maintain a professional career. The competencies are very intertwined and connected, but they each have their own individual characteristics.
2025-03-0108 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversitySelf and Career Development - NACE Career Readiness CompetencyThis episode is the first of eight in a series devoted to career readiness competencies.
In 2022, the result of many of years of work, The National Association of Colleges and Employers developed a list of competencies that illustrate whether someone is career ready. For more information on how they came up with their list of competencies, I have shared a link to their report in the show notes.
The competencies illustrate different aspects of ourselves that need focus as we become professionals and maintain a professional career. Each competency has its own individual characteristics but...2025-02-2434 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityEmbedding Career Development Topics in CoursesIn this episode, I have an informative conversation with Nicole Poff, the Founder of Edcarta. Throughout the conversation we dig into different ways faculty can embed career development topics in their courses to better help students develop awareness of their skill development during their time as students.
Additional Information:
https://careers.sdstate.edu/
https://www.edcarta.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolepoff/
2025-01-0156 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityCareer Transitions RebroadcastIn this episode, we get to do two things. First, we get to amplify some work that is happening in another area on campus. The State of Wellbeing podcast is hosted by Caitlyn Walters, who is one of our wellbeing specialists on campus here. Her podcast contains a multitude of topics that I'm confident you can learn from, so please check out State of Wellbeing however you listen to podcasts.
Second, we get to showcase a member of my staff earlier this spring on the state of wellbeing. Stephen Miedema was featured in an episode titled Career...2024-12-0230 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityWorking for the State Department with Sara StealyIn this episode, we get to learn from Sarah Veldhuizen Stealy, who is currently the diplomat in residence for the Central Region of the United States. She shares a bit about her background, as well as how to apply for federal positions and great details about working for the State Department. Our conversation provides a glimpse into the variety of opportunities available for multiple career paths within the federal government.
Web resources:
usajobs.gov
careers.state.gov
Sara Veldhuizen Stealy, Diplomat in Residence StealySV@state.gov
South Dakota State University Office of Career Development:
...2024-11-0126 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityThe Concrete Industry Management DegreeAre you a student undecided on your major? This episode might help.
In this episode we learn more about the Concrete Industry Management (CIM) degree program at South Dakota State University. This is a relatively new program to this university and it is one of the only CIM programs in the country. Listeners will learn about the opportunities provided within this degree and career path.
Learn more:
Jennifer Manatt's contact information
Concrete Industry Management at SD State
Office of Career Development at South Dakota State University
For questions and topic suggestions, contact Kevin...2024-10-0122 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityThe Career FairOn this episode, we are covering the topic of career fairs. The career fair is one of the staple events hosted by university and college career centers. The actual art of preparing for a career fair can be hard for students, so this episode features 2 student perspectives on preparing for career fairs.
Learn more: careers.sdstate.edu
For show topics/questions, contact me: kevin.fullerton@sdstate.edu
2024-08-1630 minCareer Connections, a podcast from South Dakota State UniversityIntroductionsWelcome to the Career Connections podcast. I’m your host, Kevin Fullerton, the Director of Career Development at South Dakota State University.
This podcast is a space I’m going to use to explore career development topics. Some of the topics discussed will be specific to South Dakota State University, but I will also have content that will be useful for off campus folks too. Whether you’re a current SD State student, faculty or staff, alumni, parent of a college student, prospective student or a career development professional, I think you will find these conversat...2024-08-1608 min