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Career Services and Curriculum Integration
1. Career Services and Faculty
Building Partnerships for Student Success
Created by Christine Shine – Career Counselor – christineshine@gmail.com
May 2016
2. Why Collaborate?
Impacted Majors
Undeclared Students
Retention
Graduation Rates
Timely Exit
Paradigm Shift in Higher Education
• Student Debt
• Living Wage
Return on Investment
• Liberal Arts - ROI
• Career Services - ROI
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
3. Faculty Roles
Faculty Influence
• Choosing a Major
• Choosing Classes
• Involvement in Research
• Internships
• Choosing a graduate school
Advisor
Mentor
Teacher
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
4. What Students Want
83% of first time freshman
- To get training for a specific career was
the number one reason for attending
college
88% of first time freshman
- Getting a better job was a very important
reason why they chose to attend college
Reasons For
Attending
College
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
5. How Can We Collaborate?
• Customized Presentations
• Employer and Alumni Visits
• E-Learning Career Modules
• Career Assessments
• Academic and Career Events
• Job and Internship Leads
• Resume and Graduate Essay Reviews
• Mock Interviews
Career Services
Can Offer…
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
6. When Should We Collaborate?
Module 1
Freshman - Sophomore
Module 2
Freshman - Junior
Module 3
Junior - Senior
Module 4
Junior - Senior
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
8. Module 1: Learn About Yourself
Students can complete an assessment and write a paper
How their results on the Strengths Finder relate to leadership and their leadership style.
How their Myers Briggs Type relates to how they work in groups
Career Presentation
Students can complete an assessment and a Career Advisor will come in and facilitate a
workshop or discussion on the results and how they apply to careers
Online Career Modules
Students can be receive credit as part of their grade for watching E-Learning Career
Modules
E-Learning Career Modules:
• Discovering Your Authentic Self
• What Do I Value?
• What Am I Interested In?
Career Assessments:
• Strong Interest Inventory
• Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Strengths Finder
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
9. Module 2: Explore Majors & Careers
Alumni Panels & Presentations
• Intro Sociology or English 101 Class: 3-4 Alumni with degrees in
Sociology or English can discuss what careers they pursued and give
advice to students
Employer Presentations
• Recruiter for the CIA and FBI come to speak to students in a Criminal
Justice Class
E-Learning Career Modules
• What can I do with a major in…Humanities, Biology, French
• Using ONET to find Careers
Career Services Website
• Students can search the website for careers and write a paper on a
career of interest
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
10. Module 3: Gain Relevant Experience
Graduate Student Panels & Presentations
Invite graduate students to discuss what experience will help in getting into a program
Community Service
Add community service to a biology class where students can talk to high school
students about life as a biology major
Resume Writing & Mock Interviews
Have students take part in a taped mock interview or get a resume review in getting
ready to apply for internships
Networking Presentation
Invite a Career Advisor to give a presentation on how to network and conduct
informational interviews during their internships
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
11. Module 4: Implement Your Plan
Resume Writing
Have students search for jobs on the Career Services website and write a resume and
cover letter for that job
Networking Night
Collaborate with our department to run a networking event where students wear
business clothing and meet with employers and alumni
Employer Presentations
Invite local employers to give class presentations or set up a panel presentation
Resume Critiques
Invite employers to meet with students to discuss their resumes and give a mock
interview
Personal Essays or Mission/Vision Statements
Have students write personal essays they can use for applying to graduate programs or
mission statements with objectives to follow their personal mission and vision for the
future
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
12. Moving Forward
• Contact our office to request presentations, panel
presentations, employer visits
• Help us organize career events for your class or for your
academic department
• Try out assessments, e-learning modules, let us know what
you think
• Invite us to individual, academic, or faculty meetings
• Join the Career Interdisciplinary Committee
• Attend one of our monthly faculty coffee talk sessions
Created & Presented by Christine Shine May 2016
Editor's Notes
Faculty’s influence over student success...
As a faculty member you have significant influence over students college and career choices. Students look up to faculty whether it is in the classroom, in the research lab, or in a faculty advising session. With this comes opportunity, an opportunity to link academics to careers, to link their classes, their majors to careers to ensure students are successful not only during their time at the university but in the world of work when they graduate.
In 2013 and 2014, The Office of Institutional Research conducted the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshmen Survey with that year's cohort of incoming freshmen.