1. Year in Review July 2008 Career & Employment Services Kansas State University Career and Employment Services Guiding You from College to Career Kansas State University

2. Vision K-State Career and Employment Services is an essential partner with employers and the K-State community

3. Mission Statement To provide career advising, training, employment connections, and resources to K-State students, alumni, faculty, administration, employers and members of the community which the university serves

4. CES Program Goals 1.To assist students with decision-making and skills development. 2.To link employers to K-State students and alumni. 3.To collaborate with the campus community. 4.To offer knowledge and resources to serve the campus and community.

5. #1 Assisting Students Hosted Backyard BBQ for over 2,000 students with support from ALDI

6. #1 Assisting Students Provided over 500 presentations for more than 12,000 individuals

7. #1 Assisting Students Stayed up late for Midnight Resume Review with nearly 150 students

8. #1 Assisting Students Provided over 500 drop-in appointments during Walk-In Wednesdays

9. #1 Assisting Students “Overall, rate your CES advisor meeting” 4.7 / 5.0 A+

10. #2 Linking Employers Activated a “My CES Account” for over 9,000 K-Staters

11. #2 Linking Employers Held K-State’s largest All University Career Fair ever with 324 employers and 3,000 students

12. #2 Linking Employers Managed nearly 6,000 on-campus interviews for over 500 employers

13. #2 Linking Employers Offered new “Common Good Career Fair” for a total of 8 annual career fairs

14. #3 Collaborating on Campus Created Alumni Career Services in partnership with the Alumni Association

15. #3 Collaborating on Campus Offered after hours services with ACIC in the DARC satellite career center

16. #3 Collaborating on Campus Partnered with Colleges on new hires to serve Business, Education and Engineering

17. #3 Collaborating on Campus Re-aligned within the University to enhance student recruitment and retention

18. #4 Offering our Knowledge Offered StrengthsFinder for free to students with support of ConocoPhillips

19. #4 Offering Our Knowledge Published monthly “CES Navigator” newsletter for campus community

20. #4 Offering Our Knowledge Led the launch of state-wide “Hire Kansas Talent “ consortium

21. #4 Offering Our Knowledge Collected post-graduate survey data from 84% of 2006-07 grads

22. The Year Ahead Manage increased student demand Maintain student awareness and outreach Enhance strategies for employer relations Support new CES team members Proceed with facility planning Assess CES impact

23. Career and Employment Services Guiding You from College to Career Kansas State University