Student Employee Skills

9 Outcomes for Students

How does OSU GROW connect to the skills student employees gain? The Division of Student Affairs has identified skills associated with the Division’s student learning domains that we expect students to gain as a result of being employed in Student Affairs. OSU Grow helps students track their progress as they work toward these outcomes. Student employee surveys include questions about the following nine skills.

 

• 1. Writing

  "My job has helped me improve my writing skills."

• 2. Verbal Communication

  "My job has helped me improve my verbal communication skills."

• 3. Diversity

  "Because of my job, I am able to work effectively with individuals with a variety of backgrounds, experiences and cultures."

• 4. Functioning Independently

  "My job has helped me develop more effective time management skills."

• 5. Conflict Negotiation

  "My job has helped me develop conflict negotiation skills."

• 6. Problem Solving

  "My job has helped me use critical thinking skills to form opinions and solve problems."

• 7. Preparation for Real-World Employment

  "My job has helped prepare me for the world of full-time employment."

• 8. Learn About Career Options

  "My job has helped me learn more about career options."

• 9. See Connections Between Work and Academics

  "I can see connections between my job and my academic major/coursework."

How can you use the outcomes? 

The nine outcomes of student employment listed above can be used in your conversations with students. You can use the outcomes to help prompt students when they are thinking about what they've learned in their job and how it connects to what they've learned in the classroom and vice versa. 

 

Example 1: 

Supervisor says, "What are you learning here that's helping you in school?"

Student says, "I don't know..."

Supervisor says, "Well, what about time management? What have you learned about time management working here that you have used outside of work?"

 

Example 2: 

Supervisor says, "What are you learning in class that you can apply here at work?" 

Student says, "Hmmm..."

Supervisor says, "You mentioned that you are taking a communications course. What have you learned about verbal communication in that course that you could use here?"

 

Example 3: 

Supervisor says, "Can you give me a couple of examples of things you've learned here that you think you'll use in your chosen profession?"

Student says, "I haven't learned anything here that will be useful in my career."

Supervisor says, "What about working effectively with individuals from a variety of backgrounds and experiences? What have you learned about working with diverse others here that you could use in your future career?"