Chapter 5: The Practice of Career Development in Private and Public Colleges and Universities

Career services professionals in public and private colleges and universities have the tremendous potential to become significant allies for students as they transition from college to career life. They design creative and innovative ways to deliver their courses, internships, personal counseling, and other services. In their quest to provide quality support to as many students as possible, these professionals face common challenges: engaging students to become active participants in their own career development journey and encouraging them to enlist the assistance of their institution’s career services. The career counseling and development literature and the best practices in the field clearly demonstrate the positive impact that career services professionals are having in the lives of their students.