Understanding your institution
It is important to understand what your institution offers and why. During an interview knowing everything that you institution does for a student is very beneficial. For example at my institution our career service department works very closely with our students. They start while they are in classes still by having workshops every month where the students come in dressed professional and they work on interviewing skills etc. Knowing that before hand can mean the world to someone.
LUIS,
It is also in the best interest of the student to provide them with resources where they can discover the information on their own.
Patty Aronoff
In these times of economic hardship, carrier services offered on institutions need to re-focus its services as more graduates will take on average more time to find a job it is important for the institution not to sell false dreams. Traditional carrier services (e.g. resume creation, interview preparation, professional projection, how to sell your skills etc.) are elements that always are necessary but it is the responsibility of the institution to advice students about the reality of the job market.
Catherine,
We should have involvement of career services from the beginning. They should be developing a relationship from day one.
Patty Aronoff
