Higher Ed Pulse

Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 4

Episode Summary

Dayana Kibilds gives her personal and professional perspectives on navigating international recruitment. As a former international student and staff, and now advising institutions on best practices in enrollment marketing.

Episode Notes

Dayana Kibilds gives her personal and professional perspectives on navigating international recruitment. As a former international student and staff, and now advising institutions on best practices in enrollment marketing, Dayana provides insightful takeaways, including:

• The importance of clear and accessible information on application requirements for international students.
• A need for better, more personalized communication and support throughout the entire higher education journey.
• Consideration for communicating outcomes and career opportunities for F1 students and H1-seeking graduates.
• The imperative to build bridges and assume the best intentions of international students.

Guest Name: Dayana Kibilds

Social Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dayanakibilds/

Guest Bio: Day is a strategy director at Ologie, an employee-owned marketing and branding agency built for education. For over a decade, Day has been leading innovative, digital marketing work with universities worldwide, pushing institutions to use their communications as tools for equity and access. She is an international keynote speaker on enrollment marketing, email strategy, productivity, and stakeholder management. Day is the host of Enrollify's Talking Tactics podcast, and co-author of Mailed It! a book about email coming in August 2024.
As a lifelong immigrant who has lived in six different countries, Day is happy to have made Canada her home. She lives with her son, Romeo, and her husband, Bruno.