Strategic Directions for Career Services Within the University Setting E-Book

Kelli K. Smith

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Bildung
• Serie: J-B SS Single Issue Student Services
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 204

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Beschreibung

Filled with strategic directions, practical advice and best practices, this volume delivers an overview of emerging trends for the career services profession. Hot topics include: * a blend of research, case studies, and personal experiences that are intended to stimulate a productive dialogue about career services * how career services professionals should be leaders in creating university-wide, innovative career programs and systems * discussions of assessment, collaboration with academic advising, external relations, and internationalization. This is the 148th volume of this Jossey-Bass higher education quarterly series. An indispensable resource for vice presidents of student affairs, deans of students, student counselors, and other student services professionals, New Directions for Student Services offers guidelines and programs for aiding students in their total development: emotional, social, physical, and intellectual.

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New Directions for Student Services

Elizabeth J. Whitt EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

John H. Schuh ASSOCIATE EDITOR

Strategic Directions for Career Services Within the University Setting

Kelli K. Smith

EDITOR

Number 148 • Winter 2014

Jossey-Bass

San Francisco

STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS FOR CAREER SERVICES WITHIN THE UNIVERSITY SETTING Kelli K. Smith (ed.) New Directions for Student Services, no. 148

Elizabeth J. Whitt, Editor-in-Chief John H. Schuh, Associate Editor

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Contents

Editor's Notes

Reference

1: Evolution of Career Services in Higher Education

Historical Overview

Emerging Trends

The Future: Connected Communities

Implications

References

2: Value-Added Career Services: Creating College/University-Wide Systems

Core Career Programs

Conclusion

References

3: Back to the Basics: Career Counseling

Career Counseling Training

Components of Ongoing Training

Multicultural Competencies

Assessment

Sustaining Career Counseling Training

Final Thoughts

Note

References

4: Academic Advising and Career Services: A Collaborative Approach

Historical Origins of Advising

Advising Today

Current Contextual View of Collaboration

Foundations of Collaborative Success

Improving Communication

Shared Programming, Resources, and Interventions

Case Study: Partnering for Exploratory Students

Summary

References

Appendix A: Sample Liaison Activities

Appendix B: Top Ten Ways

5: Framing Assessment for Career Services: Telling Our Story

Framing Assessment for Career Interventions

Why Assess?

What to Assess?

Motivating Assessment

How to Get Started

References

6: Career Services in University External Relations

External Relations

On-Campus Partners

Educational Institutions

Employers

Community Members

Service Delivery

Conclusion

References

7: The Globalization of Career Services

The Globalization of Career Services

Recommendations for Practitioners

Conclusion

References

Index

End User License Agreement

List of Tables

Chapter 1

Table 1.1

Table 1.2

Chapter 5

Table 5.1

Table 5.2

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1

Figure 1.1 Evolution of Career Services in Higher Education (Cruzvergara & Dey, 2014).

Chapter 2

Figure 2.1 Career Center Continua.

Figure 2.2 Alumni Career Program Continuum.

Figure 2.3 Career Fair Continuum.

Figure 2.4 Career Course for Credit Continuum.

Figure 2.5 Career Information Resources Continuum.

Figure 2.6 Recruiting and Other Software Systems Continuum.

Figure 2.7 Employer Relations Continuum.

Figure 2.8 Engaged Learning Programs Continuum.

Figure 2.9 First Destination Survey Continuum.

Figure 2.10 Campus Interview Continuum.

Figure 2.11 Part-Time/Summer Employment Continuum.

Figure 2.12 Professional Development Continuum.

Figure 2.13 Résumé Writing Service Continuum.

Chapter 3

Figure 3.1 Sample Career Counseling Feedback Form.

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Editor's Notes

Dr. Jack Rayman published the most recent New Directions for Student Services sourcebook on career services, The Changing Role of Career Services, over two decades ago. Our hope for this sourcebook is to provide a more current perspective reflective of a new context. While many of the imperatives presented in Rayman's (1993) publication are still relevant today, much has changed and the role of career services within higher education is not exactly the same. In fact, it is a fascinating time within our field. An expectation for transformation by campus leadership—often without the commitment of new resources—is the primary underlying theme when our career services colleagues gather. That was the case before the President's College Scorecard focus on college outcomes developed, and expectations have only heightened since then. More than ever before, university career centers play a key role in higher education. It is therefore critical for those within the profession and those making policy related to career services to understand its central importance. Part of the need for this particular volume is to help educate university decision makers on the current context and importance of career services.