Year in Review

July 2008Career & Employment Services

Kansas State University

Career and Employment ServicesGuiding You from College to Career

Kansas State University

Vision

K-State Career and Employment Servicesis an essential partner with employers

and the K-State community

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

CES Program Goals

1. To assist students with decision-makingand 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.

#1 Assisting Students

• Hosted Backyard BBQ for over 2,000 students with support from ALDI

#1 Assisting Students

• Provided over 500 presentations for more than 12,000 individuals

#1 Assisting Students

• Stayed up late for Midnight Resume Review with nearly 150 students

#1 Assisting Students

• Provided over 500 drop-in appointments during Walk-In Wednesdays

#1 Assisting Students

• “Overall, rate your CES advisor meeting” 4.7 / 5.0

A+

#2 Linking Employers

• Activated a “My CES Account” for over9,000 K-Staters

#2 Linking Employers

• Held K-State’s largest All University Career Fair ever with 324 employers and 3,000 students

#2 Linking Employers

• Managed nearly 6,000 on-campus interviews for over 500 employers

#2 Linking Employers

• Offered new “Common Good Career Fair” for a total of 8 annual career fairs

#3 Collaborating on Campus

• Created Alumni Career Services in partnership with the Alumni Association

#3 Collaborating on Campus

• Offered after hours services with ACIC in the DARC satellite career center

#3 Collaborating on Campus

• Partnered with Colleges on new hires to serve Business, Education and Engineering

#3 Collaborating on Campus

• Re-aligned within the University to enhance student recruitment and retention

#4 Offering our Knowledge

• Offered StrengthsFinder for free to students with support of ConocoPhillips

#4 Offering Our Knowledge

• Published monthly “CES Navigator” newsletter for campus community

#4 Offering Our Knowledge

• Led the launch of state-wide “Hire Kansas Talent “ consortium

#4 Offering Our Knowledge

• Collected post-graduate survey data from84% of 2006-07 grads

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

Career and Employment ServicesGuiding You from College to Career

Kansas State University