This document summarizes information about career counseling services at a university campus. It discusses the types of clients served, including traditional undergraduates and adult students, and their differing motivations for visiting career services. Common reasons for visits include resume help, job searching, internships, and graduate school planning. The document outlines the expertise of career counselors and challenges of the role, such as helping students plan early and manage expectations in a changing job market.

1. Career Counseling:
University Campus
Presented by: Emily Salazar, Career Services
Moody Hall 134, Ph. (512)448-8530, think.stedwards.edu/careerservices

2. Who Are the Clients?
• Traditional undergraduate, from high school
 Teens to mid 20’s
 Little/no work experience
 Seeking 1 career “for life”
 1 appointment consumer
 Don’t always see the need for career services
 If they do see a need; think they can wait until
senior year to use the service

3. Who Are the Clients?
• Adult students, recent Bachelor’s degree; some
with extensive work and life experience
 Older/more mature adult, maybe married, children
 Work experience
 Self-assessing, reflective, exploring, soul-searching
 Long-term consumer
 Do see a need for career services

4. Diversity at St. Edward’s
• Wide range of ages
• Increasing # intnl.
students
• Diverse socio-economic
backgrounds
• First generation college
students
• Veterans

5. Client Motivation
(Compared to Private Practice)
• Private practice: often self-referred; seeking
counseling
• University: sent by parent or advisor, required to
attend session, may be on academic probation,
and don’t usually understand the purpose

6. Reasons for Visiting
Career Services
• Traditional Undergraduate:
Looking for a job, applying to graduate/prof.
school, seeking internship
• Adult with experience:
Seeking new career with better pay, seeking
promotion at current workplace, self-assessment:
am I on the right path, learn more about
themselves

7. Reasons –Annual Statistics
• In order of highest # visits:
Resume (Highest percentage!)
Job search and interviews
Internships
Self-Assessment, major/career
Graduate/Professional school planning

8. Facts
• Students come to college for an education
• Visiting a career office is secondary and not often
on their “radar screen”
• Near graduation: reality sets in – need a job and
need $ to pay off loans

9. Our Areas of Expertise
 Resume writing, interview strategies, networking, graduate/
professional school admission process, networking strategies
 Job market, career trends, job outlook
 Information regarding specific careers and majors
 Internet resources and how to search
 Internships and experiential activities
 Administration of career assessments
 Long-term career planning
 Business etiquette
 Employer relations
 Event planning
 Marketing
 Social Media/Technology: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube,
Ustream, Skype, Google+ Hangouts, Tumblr, Flickr

10. Topics We Don’t Address
• Psychological counseling
• Academic advising and degree planning
• Family and life counseling

11. More About University Career
Departments
• Marketing, Social media, Events, CPAM class
• Education, degrees, job titles
• Career resources
• Professional associations
• Career Assessments

12. Challenges & Fulfillment
 Reaching students early in education
 Dealing with unrealistic expectations
 Trying to find specific jobs in a down economy
 University politics
 University is fun place to work
 You stay updated on recent trends and technology
 Always learning something new
 Rewarding to match students to internships and jobs
and graduate/professional studies