Career Services Division of Student Services Year in Review, 2008-2009 Mission Statement Career Services supports the mission and goals of Utah State University by assisting students and alumni in exploring and pursuing meaningful careers over a lifetime. This is accomplished by providing a broad range of developmental programs, services, and events which are delivered in a state-of-the-art, studentcentered environment. This mission is met through:
Career Exploration & Counseling Co-op/Internship Opportunities Graduate School Prep & Testing Career Employment/Recruitment
The combination of highly trained staff, extensive online systems, and programs allows Career Services to serve the needs of our on-campus/regional campus students and alumni. In order to develop lifelong career search skills in students and alumni, Career Services provides one-on-one career coaching; customized workshops and panels; alumni mentors; virtual mock interviews; on-campus recruiting; fairs/expos; “satellite” advising locations; and a computer lab in the career café/library. Additionally, a variety of online career exploration and search tools are available.
1,483 additional assessments being Division of Student Services given using the Strong Interest Year in Re Inventory, Myers-Briggs, Skill Scan, and DISCOVER.
Co-op/Internship Program Formal co-op/internship programs exist in all seven colleges on campus and involve over 50 faculty co-op/internship coordinators working to support the academic and “real-world” experiences of students. A total of 1,760 students participated in formal co-op/internship experiences for a total of 7,095 credit hours.
Career Exploration Career Exploration programming includes: assessment instruments, oneon-one interpretations with specially trained career coaches, workshops in small and large class settings, and a career exploration course (PSY 1220). A total of 176 students enrolled in the Career and Life Planning course, with 1
Career Services Division of Student Services Year in Review, 2008-2009 Career Employment From on-campus recruiting to Career Fairs, the majority of career employment preparation takes place in the form of one-on-one career coaching and customized workshops to a variety of students.
Career AGGIE Division of Student Services Career AGGIE is Utah State’s premier Year in Re online job posting and networking system. In addition, jobs are posted through Rocky Jobs, a consortium of Intermountain Career Services Centers and those numbers are included in the graphic below.
On-Campus Recruiting During the 2008-2009 recruiting year, 150 employers conducted 1,238 interviews. The decrease in the number of employers interviewing on campus can be attributed to the economic downturn.
Fairs/Expos Career Services continues to host the state’s largest Career Fair, in addition to four other targeted events including: Career Fair Grad Fair Tech Expo MBA Fair Teacher Fair
Grad School Prep & Testing Beginning with the Graduate School Fair in the fall, Career Services supports students continuing their education by providing information about grad school with particular emphasis on graduate school applications and essays. There were 3,468 tests were given in the areas of admissions, placement, and certificate exams.
2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 177 185 132 2500 2800 2800 49 83 95 300 300 300 83 96 89 550 650 650 21 15 14 23 18 36 136 127 94 104 84 714 Red= Organizations Blue= Students
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Career Services Division of Student Services Year in Review, 2008-2009 Students Served & Delivery Methods The staff at Career Services is a group of highly trained advisors, counselors, support staff, and students. Specific college assignments allow career coaches to facilitate the career development of students by maintaining relationships with faculty, employers, and alumni for co-op/internship and career positions. A total of 14,153 students and alumni received one-on-one assistance at Career Services. Over 73% of students were very satisfied or satisfied with overall services received. The following graphic illustrates the number of students served and the variety of delivery methods offered.
Assessment and Division ofEvaluation Student Services To continue improving services offered, Year in Re a comprehensive program of assessment and evaluation is undertaken throughout the year. Each major program/event is evaluated by attendees, and an overall satisfaction survey is conducted each semester. Annually, this and other data is reviewed by the staff to create specific goals for making improvements to programming. Additionally, Career Services’ staff is involved in regional/national associations and user groups in addition to benchmarking with other centers to assess programming trends.
“Career Services continuously fosters positive partnerships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, administrators, employers, and the greater community. These partnerships are critical in helping students and alumni discover their career potential.” --Donna Crow, Career Services Director
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On-Campus Recruiting* Organization’s Co-op/Internship Program* Employee Referrals Career Fairs* Faculty Contacts* Job Postings on Career Services Websites* Job Postings on Organization’s Website Internet Job Postings (commercial website) Resume Requests from Career Services* Job Postings to Career Services*
*All coordinated through Career Services at USU Source: Job Outlook 2010, National Association of Colleges & Employers
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