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________________________An Exciting Journey

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OverviewIntroductionTypical Work TasksSample Job TitlesWork Settings

Office SpaceHours and EarningsEducation and TrainingExperienceProfessional DevelopmentPersonal QualificationsSources of Additional Information

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Office of Career Services

The Office of Career Services offers a wealth of resources to assist you in your professionaldevelopment process.

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Career Services in Higher Education:An Introduction

Institutions of higher education enroll close to15 million students.Many of these students

will need help determiningtheir career path andfinding employment or pursuing further education.

Career servicesprofessionals have theopportunity to positivelyimpact key aspects of astudents life andcollegiate experience.

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Typical Work Tasks (continued)

Work with employers who participate in jobfairs, on-campus interviewing, resume referral,and related programs.

Directors take on additional responsibilitiesthat may include: providing leadership for development and implementation of

programs and services

managing operations:Budgets range from $1,000 to $2,000,000 and staffingfrom 1-60 depending on four year versus two year schools.While the average budget size is $90,706, 63% reportbudgets of $50,000 or less*.

* Source: State of the Profession: Results from NACEs 2004 Career Services Benchmarking Survey , August 2004

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Typical Work Tasks (continued)

Directors take on additionalresponsibilities (continued):

developing goals and policies, and strategic directions

serving as an advocate for the office internally andexternally

acting as a liaison between university offices,departments, alumni, students, and employers

fundraising

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Sample Job Titles

Account Manager Andy

Assistant Director Arnett

Keith Kristin Mark Racquel Sara

Associate Dean PatriciaAssociate Director

John

Kerry

Career Consultant Jessica JimCareer Counselor

Jack JoanCareer ResourceCenter Coordinator Anne NathanCareer ServicesSpecialist

http://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/profiles/Andy-account-manager.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Arnett-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Keith-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Kristin-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Mark-assistant-director-of-career-services.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Racquel-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Sara-assistant-director-career-development.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Patricia-associate-dean-university-life-and-cs.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/John-associate-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Kerry-associate-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jessica-career-consultant.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jim-career-consultant.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jack-career-counselor.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Joan-counseling-specialist.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Anne-career-resource-manager.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Nathan-career-resource-center-coordinator.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Nathan-career-resource-center-coordinator.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Anne-career-resource-manager.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Joan-counseling-specialist.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jack-career-counselor.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jim-career-consultant.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jessica-career-consultant.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Kerry-associate-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/John-associate-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Patricia-associate-dean-university-life-and-cs.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Sara-assistant-director-career-development.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Racquel-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Mark-assistant-director-of-career-services.htmhttp://www.naceweb.orgcommittee/whitepapers/Profiles/Kristin-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Keith-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Arnett-assistant-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/profiles/Andy-account-manager.htm

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Sample Job Titles

Coordinator, Career Development ServicesCooperative EducationCoordinator LauraDirector, Career Services Fred Dorothy

Irene Jennifer Joyce Kathy D. Lisa

Michelle

Employer RelationsCoordinator Melissa

Experiential Education

Coordinator Kathy W.Internship Coordinator Placement Director

Recruiting Coordinator

http://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Laura-co-op-coordinator.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Fred-director-of-career-dev.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Dorothy-director-of-career-planning.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Irene-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jennifer-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Joyce-executive-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/KathyD-director-career-services.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Lisa-director-graduate-student-career-development.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Michelle-executive-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Melissa-employer-relations-representative.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/KathyW-experiential-learning-coordinator.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/KathyW-experiential-learning-coordinator.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Melissa-employer-relations-representative.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Michelle-executive-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Lisa-director-graduate-student-career-development.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/KathyD-director-career-services.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Joyce-executive-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Jennifer-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Irene-director.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Dorothy-director-of-career-planning.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Fred-director-of-career-dev.htmhttp://www.naceweb.org/committee/whitepapers/Profiles/Laura-co-op-coordinator.htm

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Work Settings

Community Colleges

Vocational-Technical Schools

Two- and Four-Year Colleges

Universities

Graduate or Professional Programs

e.g. MBA or Law Schools

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Work Settings (continued)

In higher education settings, career services departments may be housedorganizationally in a variety of unitsincluding:

student affairs/services,

academic affairs (as part of academic advising or aspart of a specific school or college, especially ondecentralized campuses),

development/university advancement/alumnirelations, or

enrollment management.

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Office Space

Career Centers provide an in-door workenvironment.

In addition to staff offices, other Career Center space may include:

career resource library

computer lab/workstations

interview rooms for employers

seminar/workshop room

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Hours and Earnings

Most persons in career services work atypical 40-hour week; some evening andweekend work is required on occasion.

Entry-level positions may pay from themid to upper 20s to the low 30s.

Advanced positions may pay in the mid

30s to the high 40s.

Directors can earn upwards of $75,000 to$100,000 a year.

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Career Services Staff by Title, Experience, Salary

Title/Position AverageYears of Experience Average Salary

Assistant Director 7.4 $39,560

Associate Director 12.3 $49,371

Career Services Coordinator 7.1 $35,493Career Info/Librarian Specialist 7.7 $30,373

Counselor 6.4 $36,494

Director 14.7 $56,612

Experiential Ed Coordinator 6.9 $35,266

Recruiting Coordinator 7.4 $33,634

Technical Coordinator 7.0 $40,181Source: State of the Profession: Results from NACEs 2004 Career Services Benchmarking Survey , August 2004

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Education and TrainingPersons in career services in a college or university setting typically possess a mastersdegree in counseling or higher educationadministration, or in a related major such aspsychology, human resources, social work, or

sociology.Many directors in upper-level positions, especiallyat large scale universities, have a doctorate instudent personnel services, counseling, or a

related field.

Placement and recruiting coordinators, jobdevelopers, and computer/technical professionalsare most likely to have bachelors degrees.

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Experience

Career services candidates possess a widearray of experience in higher education,non-profit organizations, human services

and industry.

Graduate students should plan to obtain agraduate assistantship, internship or

practicum at a local college or universityCareer Center to gain relevant skills andexperiences.

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Professional Development

Professional Associations: - National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)- Regional Associations of Colleges and Employers

(EACE, MWACE, RMACE, SACE, SWACE, WACE)- American College Personnel Association (ACPA)

- Cooperative Education Internship Association (CEIA)- National Career Development Association (NCDA)- National Society of Experiential Education(NSEE)- and State Associations and Local Organizations

Certifications (i.e. MBTI)Licensure (NCC)Campus sponsored professionaldevelopment activities

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Personal Qualifications

Physical and emotionalenergyDesire to help othersPatience, empathy,objectivity and the ability to

listenEffectiveinterviewing/intake skillsOrganizational, planning,and administrative skills

Computer skillse.g.,using web-basedinterviewing and job listingsystems, computer career guidance systems, Internetresources, etc.; and

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Personal Qualifications (continued)

Ability to relate effectively with avariety of constituencies, e.g.,

employers, students, alumni, parents, faculty,

university administrators, vendors and consultants who produce

applications or products for client services, and community individuals.

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Sources of Additional Information

National Association of Colleges and Employers(NACE):

www.naceweb.orgsee also web sites for regional associations

National Career Development Association(NCDA):

www.ncda.org

American College Personnel Association (ACPA);

Commission VI-Career Development :www.acpa.nche.edu/comms/comm06/CommissionVI/

http://www.naceweb.org/http://www.naceweb.org/

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Acknowledgements

Thank you to Jon Shy, MS andJanet G. Lenz, Ph.D., Florida StateUniversity for creating the first

presentationThank you to NACEs Attracting NewProfessionals Action Team on updatingand promoting this presentationUpdated 10/14/04

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Career Resources

Career Counselling & Professional DevelopmentResumes and Cover Letter

Career and Self-Assessment Inventory

Career Library

Credential FilesInternships

Student Employment Program

Campus Recruiting

Job Fairs

Off Campus Resources

Assessments.

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Career Counseling and Professional Development

The Office of Career Services offers career counseling, planning, and job search assistance to allstudents at brmIIT. Our counseling and computer-

based assessments are also available to people.

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Rsums and Cover Letter

Rsums and cover letters create the first impressionthat an employer has of you. Having a dynamicrsum and cover letter is vital to the employment

process. They are the most important marketing

piece in your job search. Developing a wellorganized rsum and cover letter will also help you

prepare for interviews and enable you tocommunicate to the employer how your skills,accomplishments, and abilities fit their position. Resume Checklist

Resume Tips

Preparing a Scannable Resume

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Career and Self-Assessment Inventory

Meet with an Office of Career Services representative todiscuss interests, strengths, and options. You can also:Sit down with our computer-based assessment usingeducational and career-planning software.Browse through the career library for information aboutcurrent employment information, trends, salaries, options,and possible career interests.Enroll in Q294 Basic Career Planning, a 2-credit, eight-week course designed to get you thinking about career options. (Talk with your academic advisor if you areinterested in signing up for this class.)

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Students and alumni of brmIIT and Purdue UniversityCollege of Technology at Kokomo may activate a paper or online credential file. Our office has contracted with to be our online credential service. MonsterTrak specializes in listingentry-level professional opportunities.As a part of the credential file set-up, the Office of Career Services will keep copies of rsums and letters orecommendation on file. Copies of the letters will be sent to

prospective employers at the student's request.Contact the Office of Career Services at (674) - to learn moreabout setting up a credential file.

Credential Files

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The Career Library offers many sources of information tohelp in the career decision process, including:

books and magazines about careersannual reports from various companies and organizations

videos on career topics brmIIT information.tips on career changes, rsum building, and how to

interview

Career Library

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Internships provide a wealth of benefits, including:valuable work experienceconfirmation of major and career choicesexploration of career pathnetworking opportunities possible monetary compensation and academic creditincreased marketability on the job front

Students interested in an internship must contact the Office of Career Servicesat 674-- or by e-mail at dean@brm.edu.in to schedule an appointment.

Internships

mailto:caanorma@iuk.edumailto:caanorma@iuk.edu

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Student Employment Program

The Office of Career Services helps students find fullor part-time employment while attending school.

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Campus Recruiting

Our office actively recruits students for on-campus interviews with companies andorganizations that visit. Certain requirementsmust be met when scheduling an on-campusinterview. Contact our office at

to learn more.

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Job Fairs

brmIIT offers a variety of both on-campus andoff-campus job fairs that are both major specificand open to all majors. Please check back oftenfor the most up-to-date information.

Please contact us at xxxx or at carserv@iuk.edu with

any questions or to schedule a rsum critiqueappointment

mailto:carserv@iuk.edumailto:carserv@iuk.edu

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Off-Campus Resources

Career & College Planning Resources: . Plan your career goals and get a freeestimate on the amount of compensation that can be expected in the future for a particular job or position..

http://www.erieri.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=CareerPlanning.Mainhttp://www.erieri.com/index.cfm?FuseAction=CareerPlanning.Main

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Career Exploration Web SitesCareer Alternatives for Educators

Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Assessments