Strategic Directions for Career Services Within the University Setting -- CONTENTS -- EDITOR'S NOTES -- Reference -- 1 Evolution of Career Services in Higher Education -- Historical Overview -- Vocational Guidance and Teachers Guidance -- Job Placement -- Career Counseling -- Professional Networking -- Connected Communities -- Emerging Trends -- Elevation of Career Services -- Customized Connections and Communities -- Outcomes and Accountability -- Branding -- New Breed of College Career Services Staff -- The Future: Connected Communities -- Implications -- References -- 2 Value-Added Career Services: Creating College/University-Wide Systems -- Core Career Programs -- Alumni Career Program and Systems -- Career Day Systems -- Career Development Credit Courses Systems -- Career Information Resource Systems -- Career Services Recruiting and Administrative Support Software Systems -- Employer Relations Systems -- Engaged Student Learning Programs and Systems -- Graduating Student First-Destination Survey Systems -- On-Campus Interviewing System -- Part-Time/Summer Employment Systems -- Professional Development Systems -- Résumé Writing Systems -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Back to the Basics: Career Counseling -- Career Counseling Training -- Components of Ongoing Training -- Motivating Staff Investment -- Knowledge and Practice -- Skill Development -- Practice, Practice, and More Practice -- Learning by Observation -- Multicultural Competencies -- Assessment -- Sustaining Career Counseling Training -- Resource Development -- Self-Guided Education -- Informal Topical Discussions -- Building a Team Culture -- Final Thoughts -- Note -- References -- 4 Academic Advising and Career Services: A Collaborative Approach -- Historical Origins of Advising -- Advising Today -- Current Contextual View of Collaboration -- Institutional Type -- Reporting Lines.

Organizational Structure -- Foundations of Collaborative Success -- Examine Advising Structure -- Discuss Student Readiness -- Clarify Advising Roles -- Improving Communication -- Liaisons -- Referrals -- Cross-Training -- Shared Programming, Resources, and Interventions -- Career Courses -- Events -- Resources -- Case Study: Partnering for Exploratory Students -- Background -- Workshops -- Student Conferences -- Panels -- Tools -- Summary -- References -- Appendix A: Sample Liaison Activities -- Appendix B: Top Ten Ways -- 5 Framing Assessment for Career Services: Telling Our Story -- Framing Assessment for Career Interventions -- Elements of Assessment -- Differentiating Assessment -- Why Assess? -- What to Assess? -- Needs -- Participation -- Satisfaction -- Outcomes -- Seeking Balance -- Motivating Assessment -- Leaders Create Safe Spaces -- Assess Winners First -- Use Results -- How to Get Started -- References -- 6 Career Services in University External Relations -- External Relations -- On-Campus Partners -- Faculty -- Academic Advising -- Civic Engagement -- Alumni -- Educational Institutions -- Employers -- Local Employers, Organizations, and Civic Engagement Departments -- Community Members -- Service Delivery -- Advising and Counseling -- Programming -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Globalization of Career Services -- The Globalization of Career Services -- Recommendations for Practitioners -- Conclusion -- References -- INDEX -- EULA.