Career Services Mission Statement
Class presentations
We are dedicated to helping students choose inspiring majors, gain meaningful experience and competitively prepare for their professional futures.
Number of students reached in class presentations
Services and Programs
122
165
5,291
4,868
Placement files activated:
353
318
Career theme workshops:
8
13
340
540
Information sessions and presentations to student groups, clubs, etc.
19
23
“Work it!” Career conference attendance
230
210
Networking and etiquette event attendance 105
315
Majors Fair participation (now includes graduate and undergraduate)
75
250
473
228
38
30
253
144
12,719
30,000
Student participants in career workshops
• Career Planning – to assist students with selfassessment, majors research and career exploration • Internship and Volunteer Programs (Experiential Learning) – to engage the students in meaningful experiential learning that will assist in their career exploration, enrich their resume and develop critical professional networks • Professional Development – to prepare students to be competitive through résumé and job search preparation, informational interviewing and connecting with employers through fairs, recruiting and social media
Annual career fair attendance Community engagement – Neighbor Festival – community partners
• Placement File Services – Professional portfolios for education majors
Employer relations – employers contacted Career Wiki usage-hits
Unit Achievements
Student Learning Outcomes
• Hired a full-time employer relations manager. • Completed Itron Career Planning Library and hosted grand opening.
• Students will be able to articulate career choices based on assessment of personality traits, values, skills and abilities. (Career Planning – CRSV 210)
• Directed Portal to Your Future Grad and Majors Fair.
Domain: cognitive complexity
• Increased presence in student newspaper – more than 10 articles directly related to Career Services and events.
• Students will be able to evaluate what they have learned in their internship experience in light of their major coursework to form their career plans. (Internships)
• Conducted Partnership Preview, a networking event the evening before the Partnership in Employment Career Fair.
Domain: knowledge acquisition, integration and application
Goals
• Expanded corporate partners for Bellevue College/ Seattle recruiting trips (Clark Nuber, Verizon Wireless and Nordstrom partnerships).
Service Indicators Individual career planning appointments (1 on 1 visits with staff )
In 2010-11 Career Services will: • collaborate with SAIL to integrate student leadership conference with WorkIT! and be able to provide a credit option for students
10-11 11-12 1,168
1,172
92
81
Students in CRSV 210
104
90
Students that participated in internships
636
607
Students in CRSV 298 – professional preparation (second year offered) 15
16
Career counseling appointments ( career assessment or testing)
Walk-in visits to Itron Career Planning Library
86
• continue to visit Bellevue College once per quarter and incorporate west side business recruiting into the trips. Work with academic departments to target key employers • increase career advisor presence at Riverpoint Campus • provide regular career advising presence in Learning Commons and Veterans Resource Center
111
37