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

Emily.kravetz@wayne.edu

313-577-4781