PathwayU in Action:
Career Guidance Testimonials
From advising appointments to freshman orientation, our clients implement PathwayU across their campuses to improve student retention, career confidence, and job placement.
“It has generated excitement among our admissions staff and has become one of the primary systems our coaches use”
“The students, faculty, and advisors can truly help students navigate their entire education and career journey”
PathwayU’s single sign on integrations with MCCC’s LMS makes it simple for students to use and easy for administrators to control.
“Their unique focus on guiding students by the predictive measures of where they find joy, purpose, and meaning is very important to us.”
“I have used multiple career assessment softwares in the past and PathwayU is one of the easiest for students to understand.”
Overall, students within the two sections of the Life Calling I course at Ashland University found great value in jobZology®.
“PathwayU provides students and alumni with confidence in decisions by providing them with knowledge and clarity.”
Across both semesters, 100% of business students
surveyed recommend jobZology® tool for further use.
Calvin College
How PathwayU Helped
Calvin College has integrated PathwayU into advising appointments and their innovative LifeWork Program – designed to help students identify their calling and prepare for life after college.
PathwayU helps guide students through identifying their interests and values and ultimately connecting them to their unique calling.
What They Had to Say
“After listening to Bryan (PathwayU Co-founder) and seeing the reliability and validity of the methods, I added PathwayU as a tool we now utilize in the Career Center. As a result, it has generated excitement among our admissions staff and has become one of the primary systems our coaches use in helping students shape their unique vocational identities.”
Tarita Johnson,
Director of Career Development
Oral Roberts University
How PathwayU Helped
Oral Roberts University (ORU) has embedded PathwayU directly into their custom student profiles, providing easy access to life changing career guidance all in one place.
What They Had to Say
“By collaborating with PathwayU, we can display the potential of an ORU degree. Whether it be through showcasing career options that fit the student's individual needs, how earning potential rises with higher education, or solidifying the fact that a college education is worth it. This information is powerful.
By showing the rate of return early, you get students placed in highly desirable fields post-graduation and increase student retention within the University. For 2021 ORU currently holds a 90% student retention rate and is on track to break a 99.1% career outcomes rate.”
Ken Henderson,
Director of Career Services
Montgomery County
Community College
How PathwayU Helped
Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) used funding from EDUCAUSE, thanks to an IPASS grant, to make PathwayU part of the admission’s process in order to increase student retention and degree completion. PathwayU’s single sign on integrations with MCCC’s LMS makes it simple for students to use and easy for administrators to control.
Initial analyses have shown that PathwayU users at MCCC have higher GPAs and greater persistence within their programs.
University of
the Southwest
What They Had to Say
“PathwayU provides us the ability to offer a very easy-to-use online platform to augment the career development services we offer. Their unique focus on guiding students by the predictive measures of where they find joy, purpose, and meaning is very important to us. Living out one’s calling is integral to a sustainable and meaningful life. ”
Danny Kirkpatrick, Ph.D.,
Director of the Calling and Servant Leadership Education Center
Western Kentucky
University (WKU)
How PathwayU Helped
Some schools choose to provide PathwayU as part of certain colleges within a larger institution. For example, at Western Kentucky University (WKU), PathwayU is currently available for Gordon Ford College of Business students and is being used within the “University Experience for Business Majors” course.
What They Had to Say
“Giving students the opportunity to learn more about themselves and match them to careers that fit their personality, values, and workplace preferences is amazing. I have used multiple career assessment softwares in the past and PathwayU is one of the easiest for students to understand.”
Bethany Smith,
Academic Coordinator, Educational Enhancement Programs
Spartanburg
Methodist College
How PathwayU Helped
As a two-year college focused on preparing students for the next step – whether that is pursuing a four-year degree at another university or entering the work force – Spartanburg Methodist College gives students PathwayU to quickly hone in on their educational paths.
What They Had to Say
“I can’t say enough about the value PathwayU has brought to our campus career services… PathwayU allows us to seamlessly help students discover careers of interest, explore transfer institutions, and possible majors. It is a user-friendly tool with tons of added resources to help students prepare for their future careers.”
Courtney Shelton,
Vice President of Professional Development and Design
Ashland University
How PathwayU Helped
Students generally indicated that jobZology® encouraged them to rethink their career direction and showed them additional paths they could consider. Students thought more deeply about the alignment between their personal characteristics and potential vocational pathways.
What They Had to Say
“I learned that my personality and values would fit me in multiple careers. I thought I would only thrive in the medical field but I think my personality and values would help me thrive in Public Relations, Communications, and maybe Business.”
Student,
Ashland University
Malone University
What They Had to Say
“PathwayU provides a solution that aligns closely with our mission and the pledge we make with each student to help them imagine their calling and career path. Supporting our brand, PathwayU delivers a powerful platform for student self-discovery, vocational match, and guidance to an educational pathway filled with a sense of meaning. For Malone, PathwayU is much more than a career assessment. It’s an integrated and easily accessible platform that allows us to advise students at every stage, from their first year to graduation and beyond.”
Scott Waalkes,
Director of General Education
Greenville University
How PathwayU Helped
Some students evaluated the impact of jobZology® on student feelings and reactions to the major and vocational discernment process before and after the implementation of the software.
What They Had to Say
“jobZology® has influenced me in [many] ways, it knew my like and dislikes, from my interests to my least favorite things to do. It explain[s] each key value that I never really understood.”
Student,
Greenville University
Aquinas College
What They Had to Say
"What I love to see is that PathwayU is not just a classroom experience and then forgotten after students have that tassel. It is something you can bring with you, so when you are in the workplace and having those difficult conversations, you can reflect on my PathwayU assessments and think about how I might handle this situation."
Dana Hebreard,
Director of Career Services
University of Hawai'i
How PathwayU Helped
Business students were required to take the career assessments, complete multiple online exercises and complete two brief assignments requiring exploration of careers and personal reflection.
What They Had to Say
"Some of it told me what I already knew, but it helped to see how some of my interests were not compatible with accounting, and to think about how I could satisfy those outside of work.”
Student,
Hawai'i University
University of Washington (UW)
What They Had to Say
“PathwayU helps us scale our career discernment work, which is incredibly important since we have just 5 coaches serving 24,000 students. When students engage with PathwayU prior to appointments, discussions are deeper and more productive.”
Briana Randall,
Executive Director, Career & Internship Center
Benedictine University
What They Had to Say
"You are the most reliable, brilliant, and inspiring company and team [that I have worked with] in my past 30 years... innovative, genius, creative, fun, and generous."
Dr. Sandra Gill,
Professor of Management
Saint Mary's College
What They Had to Say
"At Saint Mary's College, we use the PathywaU assessment and it is by far one of the best assessments available for students discerning interests, values, personality, and workplace preferences! The reports and language of the assessment speak well to the mission of a liberal arts college. We appreciate the ease of interpretation of assessment results, ability to explore majors and careers aligned with interests, and the job board for finding internships and full-time positions. It is an all-around great resource and I highly recommend PathwayU for other colleges and universities!”
Stacie Jeffirs,
Career Development Leader
Radford University
What They Had to Say
“PathwayU has been great to work with. We began onboarding with PathwayU back in January 2020. I can not say enough about their support staff and documentation provided during our onboarding. Their step-by-step process in getting started was great. Any time we have questions, the staff is very quick to get back to us. We introduced PathwayU to students, staff and faculty mid-August during this crazy pandemic. So far the response has been great. Thank you PathwayU team for a great product.”
Dr. Angela Joyner,
Interim Chief of Staff
Le Moyne College
What They Had to Say
“I find that having results of four assessments in one tool is a huge benefit. In the past, if I was working with a student to interpret their scores on one assessment and found that it produced results that weren't resonating with them, the Strong Interest Inventory, for example, the experience was very disappointing for both of us. With PathwayU, there is always at least one piece that inspires conversation and reflection.”
RJ Rapoza,
Associate Director of Career Advising
Trinity Education Foundation
What They Had to Say
“My team and the professional coaches I work with LOVE PathwayU! We find it to be an excellent mix of psychology, self-understanding, and linking to the kinds of careers that will give our scholars long-term fulfillment. I tell EVERYONE I know about PathwayU.”
Jenny Lockwald-Stewart,
Executive Director
Seattle Pacific University
What They Had to Say
“I love the way it moves students from assessment tools (which are refined and shortened) through occupational information and to actual organizations and then jobs in your geographic area. To my knowledge, no other online program does this full-scope process. Also it's very user-friendly and attractive for students - we love it and use it all the time.”
Lori Christenson Brown,
Director
University of Delaware
What They Had to Say
“PathwayU’s ability to connect with our other platforms and websites is very useful and provides information that connects the ‘dots’ and encourages reflection. It also empowers them to take action, helping students get one step closer to purposeful living.”
Rachel Coppola,
Senior Associate Director
University of South Carolina - Aiken
What They Had to Say
“While many students here at UofSC come to pursue an education for professional vocations, others enter with uncertainty of career direction and struggle to find a major. PathwayU gives us an innovative approach to empower career fit knowledge. This enables deeper and a more meaningful dialog with each student. Our mission is to ensure all learners make the best and informed decisions with a focus on a return, on their education investment.”
Corey Feraldi,
Director of Career Services
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
What They Had to Say
“Student feedback has been very positive and overall really appreciate the ability to take the assessment and receive their results immediately. In the Career Center, we appreciate the encouragement in the system which provides a framework for starting their exploration while also encouraging a visit to the office if they desire extra assistance in reviewing their results.”
Patrick Madsen,
Director of the University Career Center
