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STRATEGIES FOR SMALL CAREER CENTERSEmily Kravetz
Director-Career Planning and Placement
Wayne State University-School of Business Administration
MWACE Experiential Education Committee-3-14-13
Then vs Now
30+ employees (plus PCAP, Grad Interns, etc)
2 employees (2 Student Assistants)
Resources/Money- no problem Paint!
Specialist- focus on what you do well (career fairs, advising, employer relations, marketing)
Generalist- Do it all
Entire University-many stakeholders One school only
Extras- Conferences, Social media manager, alumni networking, etc
All split between two people
Challenges
Staffing cuts
Work load
Long term projects sidetracked by day-to-day needs
Sometimes have to be in two places at once
Lack of staff development
Hard to define role
Benefits
Better broad skill development
Employer service levels
Closer connection to students
Ideas can be immediately implemented
Less politics
Understanding the Data• NACE 2011-12 Career Services Benchmark Survey
• 84.2% centralized (15.8% decentralized)• Median office space-1,200 square feet• 2 interview rooms
• Full Time Professional Staff (Overall)• Mean= 5.1, Median= 3.5• WSU(approximately 3600 students)
• Mean=5.3, Median=4.0• Employer relations staff-39 had one (8 had 2, and 16 had 0)
• Students Per Professional Staff (Overall)• Mean: 1644, Median= 859• WSU- Mean:1,179, Median= 918
• Clerical Staff (Overall)• Mean:4.4, Median=3.0
Group Discussion-Ideas/Challenges
Staffing
• How are you organized/Define roles?
Employer/
Student
Services
• Challenges/Success?
Programming
• Marketing?• Best Practices
Always happy to discuss!
Emily Kravetz
Director-Career Planning and Placement
Wayne State University School of Business Administration
313-577-4781