College Advising:
An HR Solution for Employees who are Parents
Your team is your company's greatest asset. Today’s labor market is tight and competition for the best people is fierce. Demographics tell us this will not abate any time soon, so how can you give yourself a competitive advantage? Many people-first businesses are looking for new, exciting ways to add value to their employees’ experience, in order to increase satisfaction, and therefore strengthen recruitment and retention. Along with the compelling benefits packages you already offer, how else can you improve your employees’ lives and ensure they bring their best selves to work every day?
One of the greatest sources of anxiety for parents, especially as their children approach and enter high school, is postsecondary planning, including applying to and affording college. As this Reuters article highlights, college admission advising is a great way to attract, retain, and support employees and their families.
Our seminars can help demystify the process of planning and saving for college. Armed with this knowledge, parents and their children are better positioned to understand what they are looking for and what will serve their specific needs. They will be prepared to conduct a meaningful and targeted college search and approach the college application process with confidence and a strong strategy. With this burden eased, they will be less stressed, happier, more confident, and more focused and productive at work. Additionally, providing such a program communicates care, and employees who know their employers care for them are more dedicated and more committed to the success of the organization.
Everybody wins.
Support Your Employees Through One of Life’s Biggest Decisions
Our Services
On-Site Customizable College Presentation
Based on the results of your pre-engagement questionnaire, a custom, on-site presentation by experts on the college process and the college application landscape. Popular areas of focus include:
• Saving and paying for college
• Overview of the current college and university landscape
• Strategies for a successful college application process
• How to decide if college is right for my child or not, and which one?
One-on-One Consultations With a College Counseling Professional
Live and in-person on-on-one 30-minute consultations for interested employees. Our experts will help them understand how the complicated college landscape applies to their family in particular, and devise a plan for preparing for the future for their children.
Quarterly or Monthly Virtual Seminar Workshops on Topics of Employees’ Choice
Select from a menu of specific topics for seminars, following the initial presentation. Sample offerings include:
• Proactive College Planning: The Early High School Years
• Building a College List
• Essays And Supplements
• Return On Investment
• Parent/Student Partnership
• Financial Aid
• Case Studies
About
Lighthouse Futures
Lighthouse Futures is a collaboration born of the realization that for parents, supporting their children through the college exploration and application process can be one of the most stressful times in their relationship– for the whole family. The college landscape is complex and ever-evolving, and the insight and expertise of professional college advisors can significantly lower anxiety, clarify the process, and help make high-stakes decisions easier and less stressful. Happier and less stressed employees are more productive, more energized, more focused, and more committed to an employer who genuinely cares about them and their families.
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