Director’s Forum Matt & Bryan

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Session Agenda A session for directors to discuss the present and future states of career services and recruiting and consider strategies/opportunities for proactive collaboration  2013 Career Insights Survey  Review and discuss results & takeaways  Consider opportunities for proactive collaboration How can we work together to make a positive impact the state of career services now and in the future

2013 Career Services Insights Survey We surveyed career services professionals from across the US and around the world, seeking their insights and opinions on the current state of career services and recruiting. The full 2013 Career Services Insights Report will be available for free download from the CSO Research website in June About insights, opinions and perceptions. Not about benchmark data.

Who responded? 653 Career Services Professionals 481 College and Universities!  77% were from institutions with <15,000 students  84% of respondents were from 4-year institutions  16% were from 2-year institutions  60% of respondents were from public institutions  40% were from private institutions  80% of respondents were from centralized offices  20% were from decentralized offices

Directors (270 respondents)  47% of Director-level respondents has 11+ years of experience  Largest single group (24%) of the 270 director level respondents has years of experience Others (384 respondents)  Largest single group (37%) has less than 5 years of career services experience  66% has <10 years of experience  34% has >10 years experience Who responded?

Student Demand for Services

Student & Employer Participation Students: Employers:

Posting Volume

Inside the minds of Seniors 71% agree that graduating seniors appear very concerned about their ability to find employment after graduation 51% agree that graduating seniors are taking greater advantage of career services

Parents and Underclassmen 44% indicated they get a significant number of inquiries from parents of prospective students 58% believe Freshmen and Sophomores are taking greater advantage of career services than in the past 50% believe Juniors are taking greater advantages of services

The Role of Career Services 34% believe faculty on their campus understand the role of career services 46% believe staff on their campus understand it 56% believe senior administration on their campus understands it 74% indicated they are expected to gather outcomes data on employment and graduate school admissions

Budget and Staff 52% indicated they had an insufficient budget 59% indicated their office had insufficient staff 56% believe senior administration on their campus understands the role of career services 74% indicated they are expected to gather outcomes data on employment and graduate school admissions

Public vs. Private Respondents from public and private institutions followed generally similar patterns of response, with the following exceptions: Public institutions were less likely to offer unpaid internships than private institutions, but were more likely to offer co-ops and volunteer opportunities 87% of respondents from private, non-profit institutions reported that their administration expected them to collect outcomes data Versus 65% from public institutions

Large vs. Small Respondents from institutions with 25,000+ students were most likely to indicate that seniors were very concerned about finding employment with 80% agreeing compared to the average of 68% among smaller schools Small schools (<5,000) were more likely to indicate that they are expected to gather outcomes data (83%) compared to mid-size (69%), large (64%), and very large (66%) institutions. 67% of respondents from institutions with over 25,000 students indicated seniors were taking increased advantage of career services compared to the average among smaller schools of 49%.

Staff vs. Management While 25% of director level respondents felt that their staff was sufficient to meet expectations, only 16% of career counseling/advising staff agreed 78% of directors reported that administration expects them to gather outcomes data, however, only 59% of career counseling/advising staff agreed (the lowest of all career services positions) Career counseling/advising staff was most likely to indicate that the role of career services is not well understood by faculty (48%). This is higher than those in all other positions (35%) and those in director level positions only (32%)

The 10 most visionary and forward-thinking leaders in career services and recruiting 1 Andy Chan, Vice President for Personal & Career Development - Wake Forest University Michael True, Director, Internship Center - Messiah College 3 O. Ray Angle, Director, University Career Services- UNC- Chapel Hill Manny Contomanolis, Associate Vice President and Director - Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services – Rochester Institute of Technology 5 Matt Berndt, Director of Communication and Career Services - CSO Research, Inc. 6 Katharine Brooks, Director of Liberal Arts Career Services – The University of Texas at Austin Lindsey Pollak, Career & Workplace Expert / LinkedIn Ambassador - LinkedIn 8 Andy Ceperley, Project Director, Careers & Employment - University of Melbourne Phil Gardner, Director Collegiate Employment Research Institute - Michigan State University Sam Ratcliffe, Director, Career Services - Virginia Military Institute “In your opinion, who are the most visionary and forward-thinking leaders in career services and recruiting today?” 223 people responded to this question, naming a total of 194 different career services and recruiting professionals. The following ten individuals, in rank order, were mentioned most frequently.

Opportunity Knocks! 80% agree this is a time of great opportunity for career centers on colleges campuses

How can we work together to answer when opportunity knocks?

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