Florida State University Career Center

ANNUAL
REPORT
2016
 DIRECTOR’S PERSPECTIVE
A Year in Review
2016 was a year characterized by many positive changes at the FSU Career Center! These changes included
the addition of critically needed staff and the implementation of university-wide initiatives that support The
Career Center’s array of comprehensive, innovative, and inclusive career services and the University’s goal of
supporting the graduate success of our students.
FSU’s increase in U.S. News & World Report rankings among public institutions from 43rd to 38th, and
a new strategic plan that emphasizes career and graduate school readiness, shows the university’s commitment
to prepare our graduates for 21st century careers. The need to prepare students to meet the demands of both
a career and/or attending graduate school requires The Career Center to continue to engage students in high-
impact experiential learning programs and skills development while providing them sound career advice. In
addition to our robust career programs and services, The Career Center launched several new initiatives this
year to further support the graduate success of FSU students.
The FSUshadow Program, a structured matching process that connects students with one-day shadowing
opportunities for career exploration and an introduction to the world of work, connected over 50 students to
employers in its first semester. We anticipate this program’s growth to expand to hundreds of experiences for
students each semester to “try out” a career field and identify the skills needed to be successful.
To meet the demands of online and distance students, The Career Center launched an online hub for
employability skill building called The Career Platform. Available 24/7, this system allows students and alumni
to view videos on important career topics such as today’s critical career soft skills, personal branding, job
search strategies, networking, and more. The Career Platform reviews the seven key competencies that support
career readiness as identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers: critical thinking, oral
and written communication, teamwork, information technology application, leadership, professionalism, and
career management skills.
The Career Center also expanded its career liaison model by embedding career staff within underserved
academic units to increase students’ career readiness via increasing experiential learning opportunities and
employability skills training. The Colleges of Music, Fine Arts, and Communication and Information are now
supported by an embedded career liaison. In addition, a career liaison was hired to support students planning
to enroll in a graduate or professional program and current graduate students seeking employment within and
beyond the academy.
In addition to the new career liaisons, The Career Center hired a staff person to support Career Center
outreach and assessment. Last year, The Career Center provided 1,048 outreach programs to over 40,393
participants. By providing quality career programing, information on employment trends and employer needs,
and assessing effectiveness in our programs and services, The Career Center can effectively meet the career
preparation needs of FSU students.
The number of career advising engagements continued to increase from 19,520 to 20,242 during 2016.
Students who met with Career Center staff during the 2015-2016 academic year expressed satisfaction with
these services as more than 70% of students receiving drop-in career advising felt more confident about their
future career plans.
The Career Center, with support from the Professional Fraternity Council and the Dean of Students
Department, launched the Professional Clothing Closet to provide a way for FSU students to access business
professional attire appropriate for career fairs, interviews, and the workplace. Kohl’s was a generous sponsor of
this effort.
Employers continued to source their talent at FSU with notable new employers including Google, Chewy,
Champs Sports, Northrup Grumman, E&Y Service Delivery, and Space-X. Partnerships with The Greater
Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, CareerSource, Office of Economic Vitality, and Domi Station not only
create internships and part and full-time employment, but they also provide local and state employers with
qualified college graduates.
To support both accreditation and success metrics, The Career Center continues to partner with Student
Affairs and Institutional Research to conduct a graduating senior survey. Data gathered from the last four years
of the graduating senior survey indicated that the No. 1 way students found employment opportunities was
through FSU Career Center services.
The Career Center continues to be a leader in our profession. Contributions in 2016 included hosting the
12th Biennial Society for Vocational Psychology Conference on “Integrating Theory, Research, & Practice in
Vocational Psychology,” producing the 5th edition of the career planning textbook, Career Development &
Planning: A Comprehensive Approach, publishing numerous scholarly articles and presenting at national,
regional, and state conferences. In addition to these contributions, The Career Center hosted international and
national visitors from the Philippines, Florida Board of Governors, and SEC/ACC Career Center Directors.
As The Career Center embarks on 2017, we stay focused on our mission! We are confident of the positive
impact we have preparing FSU students for career success.
Myrna P. Hoover

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Vision and Mission.............................................................4
Executive Summary...........................................................5
Core Programs...................................................................6
Graduating Senior Survey.................................................15
Accomplishments.............................................................17
Partnerships....................................................................24
Publications and Presentations........................................33
2017 Goals and Priorities.................................................39
List of Partners...............................................................41

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 VISION AND MISSION
Vision
The Florida State University Career Center strives to be
the preeminent career center model for designing and
delivering comprehensive, innovative, and inclusive career
and employment services.

Mission
• Provide comprehensive career services
• Train career service practitioners
• Conduct life/career development research
• Disseminate information about life/career services
and issues to the University community, the nation,
and the world

Strategic Priorities
SP 1.0 Promote students’ career preparedness through
career advising, counseling, programming, and
instruction

SP 2.0 Provide and expand experiential learning

opportunities for students

SP 3.0 Create collaboration between The Career Center,

division, academic colleges, University, and
community organizations to support students’
career success

SP 4.0 Increase employment, graduate and

professional school opportunities for students

SP 5.0 Provide opportunities to enhance students’

employability skills and professional development

SP 6.0 Provide accountability for career services and

student outcomes

SP 7.0 Contribute to the career development profession

worldwide

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 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Career Advising/ 20,242 clients
Counseling/
Career Library

Career Outreach 1,048 programs;

Programs 40,393 participants

Career Planning Class, 12 sections;

SDS 3340 390 students

Cooperative Education, 7,105 co-ops/internships

Internships, and self-reported and academic
Part-Time Jobs internships; 3,937
experiential learning
opportunities listed in
SeminoleLink; 2,174 student
employment positions listed

Mock Interviews 569 interviews conducted

Career Fairs 19 fairs; 1,579 employers;

10,529 students

On-Campus Recruiting 231 employers;

1,149 interview schedules;
4,403 interviews

Job Listings and 11,003 job listings referred to

Résumé Referrals SeminoleLink for web-based
listing; 11,424 résumés via
Seminole Profiles sent to
employers

Career Portfolio 1,879 new Career Portfolios

created

Garnet & Gold 258 inductees

Scholar Society

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 CORE PROGRAMS
Career Advising, Counseling,
and Career Library

Career Advising Contacts

Visit Spring ’16 Summer ’16 Fall ’16 Total
Career Advising* 8,535 2,554 8,565 19,654
Individual Career 341 62 185 588
Counseling
Total 8,876 2,616 8,750 20,242

*Includes career advising in The Career Center, academic units,

and by Career Center staff.

Career Advising Contacts: Three-Year Comparison

21,000

18,000

15,000

12,000

9,000

6,000

3,000

0
2016 2015 2014

Career Advising Individual Career Counseling

Distance Critiqued Documents

Critiqued Docs Spring ’16 Summer ’16 Fall ’16 Total
Résumé/CV 43 117 75 235
Cover Letter 2 5 9 16
Personal 4 3 10 17
Statement
Total 49 125 94 268

During 2016, The Career Center has been increasingly involved

in providing critiquing services for distance students/alumni.

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 Career Outreach Programs
Calendar Year Number of Workshops Attendees
2016 1,048 40,393
2015 941 39,374
2014 658 25,806

Career Center staff were invited to present an overview of Career

Center services and programs to 4,654 students in 215 first-year
English composition classes (included in the numbers above).

Workshops Attendees
1,050 42,000

900 36,000

750 30,000

600 24,000

450 18,000

300 12,000

150 6,000

0 0
6 5 4 6 5 4
201 201 201 201 201 201

Career Planning Class, SDS 3340

Semester Enrollments
210
Year Spring Summer Fall Total
2016 164 62 164 390 180
2015 163 54 162 379
150
2014 161 47 159 367
120

90

60

30

0
2016 2015 2014

Spring Summer Fall

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 Career Planning Class, SDS 3340

Class Levels 105

Class Level Spring Summer Fall Total %

90
Freshman 17 3 23 43 11
Sophomore 29 4 37 70 23 75

Junior 24 11 35 70 23
60
Senior 94 44 69 207 69
Semester 164 62 164 390 100 45
Total
30
Spring 2016 Summer 2016 Fall 2016
15

0
Freshman Sophomore Junior Senior

Enrollment Levels, Fall 2007 to Fall 2016

Term 07 - 08 08 - 09 09 - 10 10 - 11 11 - 12 12 - 13 13 - 14 14 - 15 15 - 16 16 - 17

Fall 151 163 165 164 164 161 158 159 162 164
5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections
Spring 142 169 165 168 162 159 161 163 164 TBD
5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections 5 sections
Summer 56 64 66 63 65 47 47 54 62 TBD
2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections 2 sections
Total 349 396 396 395 391 367 366 376 388 TBD
12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections 12 sections

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 Cooperative Education, Internships, and Part-Time Jobs
Engagement
January - December 2016 Spring Summer Fall Total
Co-ops/Internships Self-Reported 141 275 163 579
(Includes ERP, ECP, GGSS)*
Academic Internships** 2,283 2,215 2,028 6,526
(Students registered for academic course credit)
Experiential Learning Opportunities in 1,222 694 2,021 3,937
SeminoleLink
(Internships, Co-ops, Volunteer, Externships,
Fellowships, Call for Auditions/Exhibitions/
Submissions, and Research Opportunities)
Student Employment Program (SEP) Listings*** 616 510 1,048 2,174
(Part-Time, Temporary, Seasonal Jobs, and Paid
Part-Time Internships)
Job Shadow Participants**** 53 53

*ERP (Experiential Recognition Program); ECP (Experiential Certificate Program); GGSS (Garnet & Gold Scholar Society).
**Data compiled from FSU’s OMNI Business Intelligence (OBI) reflecting both required and elective academic internships.
***2016 and 2015 numbers reflect new reporting processes following National Association of Colleges and Employers guidelines.
****The matched FSUshadow program launched during the Fall 2016 semester

Co-op/Internships Self-Reported Experiential Learning Student Employment

& Academic Internships Opportunities in SeminoleLink Program (SEP)
8,050 4,200 2,800
6,900 3,600 2,400
5,750 3,000 2,000
4,600 2,400 1,600
3,450 1,800 1,200
2,300 1,200 800
1,150 600 400
0 0 0
2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014

Mock Interview Program

Mock Interview Participants 800

Year Spring Summer Fall Total 700

2016 307 27 235 569 600

2015 331 46 330 707 500

2014 181 N/A 292 473 400
300
200
100
0
2016 2015 2014

2016 Annual Report 9

Event
Career Fairs Students Organizations

Part-Time Job Fair (Spring) 1,447 47

Engineering Day (Spring) 739 68

Seminole Success Night: A Celebration of Leadership and Diversity (Spring) 152 116

Seminole Futures (Spring) 2,010 179

College of Communication & Information Career Fair (Spring)* 252 45

Government & Social Services Career Fair (Spring) 262 51

Health Professions Career Fair 106 11

Education and Library Career Fair (Spring) 146 60

Tallahassee Engineers Networking Night (Spring) 113 16

SEC-ACC Virtual Career Fair (Spring) 238 (FSU) 138

Statewide Job Fair (Summer) 1,120 197

Part-Time Job Fair (Fall)** Event Cancelled 67

Engineering Day (Fall) 1,135 104

Veterans Networking Night (Fall) 43 49

Seminole Futures (Fall) 2,354 209

College of Communication & Information Career Fair (Fall)* 216 45

Graduate School Fair (Fall) 37 79

Law School Fair (Fall) 43 79

Criminology Internship Fair (Fall)* 116 19

Total 10,529 1,579

*Partnership events with academic units

**Event cancelled due to severe weather

Students Employers
12,500 1,625
10,000 1,300
Career Fair Attendance: 7,500 975
Three-Year Comparison
5,000 650
2,500 325
0 0
2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014
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 On-Campus Recruiting

Unique Employers:
231
Employer Visits:
484
Schedules:
1,149
Phone/Skype Interviews:
338
Total Interviews:
4,403

On-Campus Recruiting: Student Interviews

4,900

4,200

3,500

2,800

2,100

1,400

700

0
2016 2015 2014

Job Listings and Résumé Referrals

Job Listings: Symplicity/NACELink Total Job Postings: Symplicity/NACELink
11,150
Full-Time Job Postings:
5,546 9,000
Total Job Postings:
7,500
11,003
6,000
Seminole Profiles: Résumé Referrals 4,500

Number of Employer Requests: 3,000

82
1,500
Number of Résumés Sent:
11,424 0
2016 2015 2014

ProfessioNole

The ProfessioNole program offers students the New Volunteers:

opportunity to connect with a network of professionals 307
throughout the community, country, and world to gain Total Active Volunteers:
information about career fields and employment. 1,624

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 Career Portfolio Program

Spring Summer Fall

New Career Portfolios Created 1,750

Spring Summer Fall Total

1,500

2016 593 197 773 1,563

1,250

2015 1,558 270 730 2,555

1,000

2014 1,417 997 1,574 3,988

750

500

250

0
2016 2015 2014

Career Portfolio Contest

Year # of Contest Submissions Percent Increase/Decrease

2016 75 34%

2015 56 51%
Unique Users 2014 37 -31%

2013 54 20%
Since the Career Portfolio’s inception, there have
been 93,567 total unique users, and in 2016, 2012 45 56%
there were 1,879 unique users.
2011 25 -58%

Career Portfolio winners pictured from left to right: Devin Bedgio, Erin Morpeth, Ke’Von Harris Not pictured: Daniela Carbajal

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 Garnet & Gold Scholar Society

Student Engagement Completions by Engagement Area

2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Total 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Total

Intents 356 554 448 449 334 2,141 Leadership 196 158 114 71 63 602
Submitted Internship 194 151 104 63 64 576
Intents 352 545 441 414 283 2,035 Service 203 149 119 66 76 613
Approved
International 98 68 48 32 40 286
Total 258 200 145 85 89 777
Research 83 74 50 23 24 254
Inducted

2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014

560 210

480 180

400 150

320 120

240 90

160 60

80 30

0 0
Intents Intents Total
ershi
p ship ce al arch
Lead Inter
n Servi nation Rese
Submitted Approved Inducted Inter

2016 2015 2014

Promotion/Marketing 3,000
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 Total
2,500
Student Outreach* 984 2,562 2,468 1,541 2,081 9,652
2,000
Advising** 1,556 951 721 364 528 4,120
1,500
*Presentations, Tabling Events, Workshops
1,000
**Phone, Email, Drop-In, and Appointments
500

0
Student Outreach

1,800

1,500

1,200

900

600

300

0
Advising
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 Marketing and Social Media Engagement

Engagement with Students and Employers

Outlets 2016 2015 2014

Facebook (Total Likes) 4,386 3,849 3,324

LinkedIn (Members in Group) 1,790 1,783 1,616

Twitter (Total Follows) 2,315 1,619 855

Instagram (Total Follows) 1,101 560 136

Pinterest (Total Follows) 91 67 22

Career Center Website Views
35,409 27,026* 32,164
(Per Month)
Student Newsletters 39 newsletters; 34 newsletters; 37 newsletters;
Reach 41,473 students 42,014 students 47,521 students

Faculty/Staff Newsletters 8 newsletters; 16 colleges;

N/A N/A
Reach 14 departments

*The Career Center transitioned to a new website platform in 2015. The number reported represents an average of website views in November and
December 2015.

Facebook LinkedIn
4,500 2,000
3,600 1,600
2,700 1,200
1,800 800
900 400
0 0
2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014

Twitter Instagram
2,500 1,250
2,000 1,000
1,500 750
1,000 500
500 250
0 0
2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014

Pinterest Website Views*

100 37,500
80 30,000
60 22,500
40 15,000
20 7,500
0 0
2016 2015 2014 2016 2015 2014

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 GRADUATING SENIOR SURVEY
General Information for All Colleges
Graduating seniors were asked to complete an online survey regarding their post-graduate plans during April 2015. 7,846 graduating
seniors from summer 2015, fall 2015, and spring 2016 completed the survey, which represents over 93% of all graduates. Also included in
these findings are the results of a six-month follow-up survey. A brief summary of the findings follows:

FSU Experiences % Employment Status %

Participated in a student organization 63.8 Seeking employment 61.3

Participated in community service 62.3 Have one or more job offers 70.6
Completed an internship, practicum, field
53.9
experience, or clinical assignment
Employed part-time, off campus 53.5
Classification of Employed Students %

Participated in intramural sports 35.6 Full-time employment 86

Employment related directly to major 73.1

Primary Plans after Graduation
Employment requires a college degree 68.7
1%
2% 0%
Employed in Florida 71.1

4%
Employed out of state 25.4

Self-employed 1.5

Graduate School Status %

29% Pursuing further education 24.3

64% Have one or more admission offers 70.3

Degrees that FSU Graduates are Pursuing

600

500

400

Employment Military service 300

Continued education Community service/volunteer work
Taking time off Starting or raising a family 200

100
Top 5 Graduate or Professional Schools
1 Florida State University 4 University of South Florida 0
’s r’s l ine y
elor ste ctora dic Law init cate
2 University of Florida 5 University of Central Florida Bac
h Ma Do Me Div Certifi
3 Nova Southeastern

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Full-Time Position Salary Summary Top 5 Employment Industries
40% 175

35% 150

30% 125

25% 100

20% 75

15% 50

10% 25

5% 0
etin
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Ma Edu ve r Fin
0 Go
$20,000 - $30,000 - $50,000 - $70,000
$24,999 $39,999 $59,999 or more
less than $25,000 - $40,000 - $60,000 -
$20,000 $29,999 $49,999 $69,999

Summer 2015 Fall 2015 Spring 2016

less than $20,000 - $25,000 - $30,000 - $40,000 - $50,000 - $60,000 - $70,000

$20,000 $24,999 $29,999 $39,999 $49,999 $59,999 $69,999 or more
9% 13% 12% 32% 16% 12% 4% 3%
10% 10% 10% 28% 17% 12% 8% 5%
8% 8% 8% 26% 20% 16% 8% 5%

How Seniors Found Employment Opportunities % How Seniors Found Employment Opportunities
40%
Career Center services 39.4
32%
Family/friends 29.8
24%
Internship 15.2
16%
Professional contacts 9.7
8%
Internet 8.6
0
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ent end ship tact rne
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Car ser Fam Pro

Graduate Employment and Education by State

Florida State graduates work and study all over the world, and the latest Noles are following suit. While over 2,100 of FSU’s
graduates are staying in Florida, members of the class will be living in 27 different countries and 47 states.

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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2016 Society for Vocational Psychology
Biennial Conference
The Center for the Study of Technology in Counseling
and Career Development (Tech Center), a joint
partnership between the Department of Educational
Psychology and Learning Systems in the College of
Education and the FSU Career Center, hosted the 2016
Society for Vocational Psychology Biennial Conference in
May.

FSUshadow
The Career Center launched the FSUshadow program
this fall to connect students with employers, community
partners, alumni, and friends of the university for one-
day job shadowing opportunities in a wide variety of
career fields and industries. FSUshadow occurs during
winter and spring break and is for FSU undergraduate
and graduate students. During the inaugural session, over
50 students were matched with organizations.

Professional Clothing Closet

The Career Center, in partnership with the Professional
Fraternity Council student organization, launched the
Professional Clothing Closet that provides a way for
students to access FREE professional and business casual
attire appropriate for career fairs, interviews, and the
workplace.

SEACnet Annual Meeting

The Career Center hosted Career Center leadership
from the Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast
Conference schools in July 2016. Best practices,
innovations, and future initiatives were discussed.

Graduating Senior Survey

The Career Center, in conjunction with the Division of
Student Affairs and Institutional Research, conducted
another successful graduating senior survey and a six-
month follow-up survey that resulted in a 93% and
31% response rate respectively. For the 4th year in a row,
students reported that the number one way they found
employment was through Career Center services.

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Advisory Board Career Center staff continued a partnership with
Southwestern Advantage hosting recruiters on-campus
The Career Center hosted local and national employers at a
for multiple information sessions regarding their summer
day-long annual Advisory Board meeting. Members received
internship program.
a University update by Provost Sally McRorie, learned about
the new liberal studies curriculum from Director of Liberal
Career Center staff partnered with the following local
Studies Dr. Annette Schwabe, toured campus landmarks
organizations to increase part-time job opportunities for FSU
including the President’s House and Heritage Museum, and
students: The Centre of Tallahassee, the Greater Tallahassee
attended a discussion on insights and strategies for recruiting
Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Tallahassee Business
and retaining the best talent across generations by Dan Black,
Association, the Big Bend Minority Chamber of Commerce,
Americas Director of Recruiting for Ernst & Young LLP.
and the FSU Student Government Association.

Embedded Career Liaison Scale-Up In partnership with Undergraduate Studies, Career Center
Due to continued success of the embedded Career Liaison staff coordinated Pre-Law Advising for 552 undergraduate
service delivery model, The Career Center was awarded students. Nine workshops were conducted by The Career
positions to serve the College of Business, College of Center, Undergraduate Studies, and the Law School. Career
Center staff managed the Pre-Law listserv, creating a new
Communication & Information, College of Fine Arts, and
email address ([email protected]) to serve as a central point
College of Music.
of communication for student questions and relevant
communications.
FCC Annual Meeting
The Career Center hosted representatives from the Board Business Partnerships
of Governors (BOG) at the Florida Career Centers’ (FCC) Career Center staff attended two College of Business Board
annual meeting held at the FSU Career Center. FCC and of Governors meetings and presented pertinent career
BOG website links and flyers were created to promote the information specific to the college in addition to the new
Florida Career Centers as the source for talent in Florida. online Career Platform.

Student Employee of the Year Career Center staff hosted the following employers on
campus for meetings to discuss building internship programs
The Florida State University Career Center hosted the second and successful intern recruitment strategies: Amazon, Apple,
annual Student Employee of the Year award ceremony. Around Campus Recruiting, Blue Fox Entertainment, Domi
Departments and divisions across campus nominated 150 Station, Dream Careers, FanNav, the Greater Tallahassee
students for their vital contributions to campus work. Chamber of Commerce, Syn-Tecc Systems, and Tyndall
Federal Credit Union.
Successful Partnerships
Career Center staff conducted employer visits to create
Career Center staff met with Division of Student Affairs successful internship programs with Chabad, GloFX, Institute
Directors to discuss recognition of student interns through for Intergovernmental Research, Sanitation Products of
the Experiential Certificate Program including Campus America, and the James Madison Institute.
Recreation, Dean of Students, Student Government
Association, and the Oglesby Student Union. Career Center staff consulted with Oxford Exchange (Tampa,
FL) to develop their social media marketing internship
Career Center staff hosted FSU Deputy Legal Counsel Mike program for summer 2016.
Cramer to train staff on policies regarding student privacy/
confidentiality, intellectual property, and higher education Career Center staff partnered with FSU Alumna and Board of
cases of interest. Trustees Member Nancy McKay (CEO of NEST Fragrances)
to host two information sessions promoting the YMA Fashion
Career Center staff hosted Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Scholarship Fund and Internship Program to students
Commerce representatives to collaborate on programs and interested in a career in the fashion retail industry.
resources offered by both organizations.

Career Center staff hosted Dream Careers for two on-campus

visits resulting in the highest number of FSU applicants for
their summer internship program.

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Career Center staff partnered with Enterprise Holdings
to offer the Enterprise Veteran Scholarship to a currently
enrolled student veteran. The winner, Michael Bryan,
was awarded $1,000 at the 5th Annual Student Veterans
Networking Night.

Technology
The Career Center partnered with Purposely to customize and
launch The Career Platform, an online career employability
and readiness hub for FSU students and alumni.

The Career Center partnered with LinkedIn to launch the

LinkedIn Students App. Using insights from LinkedIn’s
database of over 400 million professionals, the App helps FSU
students discover jobs that are a best fit for graduates with Student veteran, Michael Bryan, wins $1,000 scholarship.
their major, organizations that tend to hire from FSU, and the
careers paths of recent alumni with similar degrees.

SeminoleLink (Symplicity CSM system) was upgraded Workshops and Outreach

with a new staff and employer interface, modern student The Career Center increased student participation in the
engagement dashboards and employer registration review Nole to ProfessioNole professional development workshop
enhancement. These enhancements provided a new look and series by implementing the series in the College of Business
graphic user interface capable of integrating with the new and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. The Nole to
LinkedIn application. ProfessioNole series provides students across campus with
resources, insight, and advice on employability skills, job
Training search strategies, financial goal-setting, and more. During
2016, 471 students participated in 59 Nole to ProfessioNole
Lauren Kume and Melissa Forges participated in the Advance
workshops.
Leadership Development program sponsored by the FSU’s
Human Resources Office of Training and Organizational
Career Center staff continued outreach and follow-up with
Development.
alumni, families, and employers interested in becoming a
ProfessioNole volunteer resulting in a current database of
Career Center staff participated in a Relational Sales Training
over 1,600 volunteers - an increase of 328 new ProfessioNole
session sponsored by City Furniture. The training was
volunteers.
designed to highlight effective ways to establish and maintain
relationships to enhance overall career center interactions with
The Career Center continued its Student Ambassador
students, faculty, staff, and employers.
program with 25 FSU students providing outreach support
services for The Career Center.
Open Houses
The Career Center held an Open House for faculty, staff, and
students in September.

Grants or Financial Awards

• Awarded $5,000 to assess critical thinking initiatives as part of Florida State’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).
• Received a $9,000 grant from Enterprise Holdings to enhance FSU students’ career development.

• Received $250 from Kohl’s for the newly implemented Professional Clothing Closet.

• Received $10,000 in funding for support and implementation of the FSUshadow program.

• Received $50,000 to support the newly established internship fund.

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 DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Career Center staff have become very proactive in creating a • Victor Martinez and Calvin Williams served on the
welcoming environment for students of diverse backgrounds. DSA Diversity and Inclusion committee.
In an effort to increase both diversity awareness and training,
staff members have participated in a number of professional • Katie Dean Moore served as a facilitator for the Center
development trainings and activities. for Leadership & Social Change’s Social Justice Ally
Training.
• Career Center staff attended the NACE Diversity and
• Leah Sibbitt represented FSU as the liaison for the
Inclusion Webinar.
Workforce Recruitment Program that connects federal
• Career Center staff attended a webinar on “Educating employers to students with disabilities.
Students about Professional Dress in a Gender Inclusive
• Calvin Williams served on the Enterprise Holdings
Manner.”
Veterans scholarship committee, awarding a $1,000
• Jackie Belle, Jami Lynn Cook, Carey Fee, Melissa scholarship to a student veteran.
Forges, and Kaela Frank attended the Allies & Safe Zone
101 Workshop, a three-hour training in allyship and
current issues that impact the LGBTQ+ community. The Career Center supports and promotes diversity and
inclusion in numerous ways, some of which include:
• Jami Lynn Cook, Michelle Futo, Vanessa Freeman, and
Adam Miller attended the Social Justice ALLY training. • Providing Seminole Success Night: A Celebration of
• Kaela Frank, Michelle Futo, V’Rhaniku Haynes, Leadership & Diversity;
Victor Martinez, Adam Miller, and Kristin Zaideman • Hosting Veterans Networking Night in partnership with
served on the Career Center’s Diversity and Inclusion the FSU Student Veterans Center;
Committee.
• Increasing career information resources for the following
• V’Rhaniku Haynes and Calvin Williams became populations: LGBTQ+, women, students with
mentors for the Black Male Initiative (BMI). disabilities, veterans, minorities;
• Victor Martinez completed the FSU Human Resources • Connecting career services and employment
Diversity & Inclusion Certificate. opportunities to students with disabilities.

20 The Career Center

ADDITIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
The FSU Career Center Career Liaison Model was
selected as the NASPA-Student Affairs Professionals in
Higher Education National Silver Award Winner for the
Careers, Academic Advising and Support category.

The FSU Career Center Career Liaison Model was

chosen as the Cooperative Education & Internship
Association’s (CEIA) Best Practices winner.

Career Center staff participated in the CARE Summer

Bridge Program Faculty & Staff Welcome Luncheon
Event welcoming in the new Summer Bridge students.

Career Center staff participated in the 2016 Statewide

Job Fair in Orlando to network with employment
partners and employer relations colleagues from around
the state.

Career Center staff attended the Tally Tech Tour to

increase knowledge of and to cultivate relationships
within Tallahassee’s emerging technical landscape.

Lauren Apgar, Lauren Haynes, and Shelby Young were

inducted as Seminole Torchbearers.

Tracey Dowling served as the Vice-President of the

Cooperative Education Network for the Cooperative
Education & Internship Association.

Tracey Dowling completed the National Association

of Colleges & Employer’s Leadership Advancement
Program (LAP).

Tracey Dowling served as a Judge for the Greater

Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce’s Best & Brightest
Award – Career category.

Tracey Dowling served on the inaugural FSU GAP Year

Committee.

Tracey Dowling and Geneva Scott served on the FSU

New Student & Family Programs Orientation Leader
Selection Committee.

Casey Dozier, Melissa Forges, Lauren Kume, and

Kristin Zaideman represented the Career Center at the
Capitol for “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work
Day.”

Carey Fee served on an alumni panel “Life After

Graduation” for FSU’s College of Fine Arts.

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Melissa Forges served as a Board Member to L3 (Ladies Lauren Kume was featured in an article about the Editing,
Learning to Lead), a non-profit organization that provides Writing, and Media major as the Career Liaison in the
professional leadership development training and life skills to College of Arts and Sciences Magazine, Across the Spectrum.
young ladies in middle and high school.
Janet Lenz, Program Director for Instruction, Research,
Melissa Forges attended two Fred Pryor Trainings, “Making and Evaluation and Senior Research Associate, received
the Transition from Staff to Supervisor” and “You’ve Just been the 2016 Eminent Career Award from the National Career
Promoted…Now What?” Development Association (NCDA).

Melissa Forges, Emily Kennelly, Lauren Kume, Megan Janet Lenz and Amanda Sargent served as judges for the
Hollis, and Heather Scarboro attended the Fred Pryor FSU 3-Minute Thesis Competition.
Training: Management & Leadership Skills to gain day to day
tips/tricks for being a leader within the workplace. Victor Martinez served as the inaugural chair for the Student
Career Development Knowledge Community with NASPA
Laura Gayle, a junior majoring in Human Resource Florida.
Management major, was awarded the Cooperative Education
& Internship Association’s 2016 Internship Student Victor Martinez was asked to serve on the Advisor Task Force
Achievement Award. of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, a national
honors society with over 300 chapters.
V’Rhaniku Haynes, Lauren Kume, Amanda Sargent, and
Geneva Scott attended the Noles Professional Institute, a Victor Martinez served as cohort facilitator for the FSU
program for leadership development among new professionals Greek Leadership Summit.
in student affairs at FSU.

Megan Hollis and Heather Scarboro completed the

Advanced Leadership Development Program through the
Office of Training and Organizational Development.

Megan Hollis was featured as The Career Center

representative and Veterans Liaison in a video filmed by the
Student Veterans Center.

Megan Hollis continued to serve as the Secretary for the

Florida Association of Colleges & Employers.

Myrna Hoover was asked to serve on the Board of Directors

of Symplicity, the largest Career Services Management system
provider for colleges and universities.

Myrna Hoover served on the Graduate Student Membership

Task force for the National Association of Colleges and
Employers.

Myrna Hoover served on the Human Resource Management

Board of Directors for the College of Business.

Julia Kronholz was awarded an NCDA Mentor Research

Grant for her research proposal “The Relationship among
Dysfunctional Career Thoughts, Interest Profile Elevation,
and Ability Self-Estimates” by the National Career
Development Association Research Committee.

Lauren Kume served as the program coordinator for the

Experiential Education Knowledge Group with SoACE.

Lauren Kume and Leslie Mille served on the FSU Faculty/

Staff Campaign Committee.

22 The Career Center

Victor Martinez served as the faculty/staff advisor for the Kelvin Rutledge served as cohort facilitator for the FSU
National Society of Collegiate Scholars and the Dominican Greek Leadership Summit.
Student Association.
James P. Sampson Jr. was awarded an honorary doctorate
Leslie Mille served as co-chair of the University’s Faculty/ by The University of Jyväskylä, Finland in August 2016.
Staff Campaign Committee, which encourages Florida State The faculties of the University award honorary doctorates to
University employees to become involved in fundraising persons with meritorious work for the benefit of society or
efforts to support initiatives that will elevate Florida State into science.
the top 25 rankings among all public universities.
Amanda Sargent and Kristin Zaideman served on the
Leslie Mille worked with the Office of Admissions to include Program Committee for the National Career Development
The Career Center in the Visitor Center’s virtual campus tour, Association (NCDA) National Conference in Chicago,
including photos and a video. Illinois.

Leslie Mille served as a small-group facilitator for the Amanda Sargent was invited to serve as a reviewer for the
Division of Student Affairs Noles Professional Institute (NPI) Career Planning and Adult Development Journal.
that helps professionals integrate the roles of Professional,
Manager, and Leader with Self while encouraging participants Heather Scarboro served on the Southern Association of
to think critically about complex issues, discover and respect College and Employers (SoACE) Marketing Committee and
new perspectives, and enhance their overall effectiveness as was the lead for the Career Center CSM Taskforce.
professionals. Geneva Scott served on the FSU Division of Student Affairs
Kelvin Rutledge was awarded the New Member of the Year Professional Development Committee.
and Peter Milios (BS ’16) was awarded a Student of the Year Calvin Williams served on the Career Pathways Council.
award by the Florida Association of Colleges and Education.

Kelvin Rutledge served on the Graduate, Entry-Level, &

New Professional Programs Career Central Team at ACPA.

Kelvin Rutledge served as the faculty/staff advisor for Omega

Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Kappa Alpha Order Fraternity, and
the FSU Professional Fraternity Council.

FSU Division of Student Affairs Award Ceremony Winners

Albert Einstein Award –

Katie Finney
Lauren Haynes
Community Service Award –
Lisa Francis
Hardee Research Award –
Casey Dozier
30 Years of Service –
Myrna Hoover
Janet Lenz

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 PARTNERSHIPS
College of Applied Studies
(FSU Panama City)
Liaison: Myrna Hoover, Emily Kennelly

An overview of Career Center services and programs were

presented to Dr. Randy Hanna, the new Dean of Florida
State University Panama City.

Career Center staff coordinated the “Fast to the Future

Career Networking Event” that provided students
opportunities to network with professionals in their
chosen field.

College of Arts and Sciences

Liaisons updated College faculty and staff about Career
Center news and events via weekly liaison reports,
faculty/staff updates, internship opportunity emails,
Career Guides, and other correspondence as necessary/
available.

Career Center staff continued to host the College of Arts

and Sciences Nole to ProfessioNole Workshop Series
on employability skillsets including Résumé and Cover
Letters, Conquering the Career Fair, Exploring Graduate
School and Gap Year Options, Ace the Interview, Job
Search Strategies, and more.

Anthropology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Computer

Science, Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science,
Mathematics, Physics, Scientific Computing, Statistics
Liaison: Krystle Graham

Career Center staff partnered with faculty and student

organizations to conduct 38 career-focused presentations
and tabling events for the departments of Chemistry;
Computer Science; Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric
Science; Information Technology; Mathematics; and
Statistics. Scheduled and conducted outreach workshops
pertaining to Experiential Learning programs, Career
Center services, and employability skills.

FSU was selected by Microsoft Dynamics as one of

three Universities targeted for internship and full-time
recruiting. The Career Center hosted the Microsoft
Dynamics Campus Event on March 23rd providing
57 students an overview of the Microsoft Dynamics

24 The Career Center

global community; information regarding the available roles Classics, English, History, Modern Languages &
and career opportunities available; insight into the IT and/ Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion
or technical interview process; and an introduction and Liaison: Lauren Kume, Jackie Belle
connection to Microsoft Dynamics’ employers.
Career Center staff collaborated with Dr. Molly Hand in the
Career Center staff developed the Résumé Writing Worksheet English Department to launch a Pre-Departure Internship
to assist STM students in the creation of a résumé. The Orientation and provide an employability workshop series
Résumé Writing Worksheet was designed to help students for students enrolled in the Editing, Writing, and Media
who experienced difficulty in demonstrating previous internship course.
experience on their resume.
Career Center staff partnered with the FSU Digital Studio
Career Center staff partnered with student organizations and the English Department to offer a digital portfolio
(IABA-Mathematics) to present workshops on Dress for workshop providing tips for students to use portfolios in the
Success, Elevator Speeches, and Career Center services. job search.

Biology, Psychology Career Center staff partnered with Dr. Maxine Montgomery
in the English Department and Janeia Daniels Ingram
Liaison: Megan Hollis, Kaela Frank from the FSU Law School to present a panel for students
Career Center staff partnered with Psi Chi (Psychology considering graduate or professional school.
Honors Society) and the Psychology Academic Advising Career Center staff partnered with Dr. Kurt Piehler, Director
Office to co-host the 5th annual Career Exploration event. of the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience,
Participating members included FSU faculty and staff in the History Department to present a workshop on career
representing 21 graduate programs and 121 student attendees. options and engagement opportunities for history majors.
Career Center staff partnered with student organizations (Psi Career Center staff partnered with Dr. Reinier Leushuis in the
Chi, Tri Beta, and FORCE) to present workshops on résumés Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics to provide
and C.V.s, graduate school preparation, and Career Center a graduate student professional seminar to help students learn
services. about career options outside academia.
Career Center staff partnered with Dr. James Sullivan in Career Center staff collaborated with Dr. Lisa Wakamiya and
the Psychology Department to support the application, the Department of Modern Languages and Linguistics to host
preparation, reflection, and evaluation of 79 students former U.S. Ambassador, David Swartz, as part of an alumni
participating in PSY 4944: Psychology Internship through lecture series entitled “Languages as a Pathway to Global
The Career Center’s Experiential Certificate Program (ECP). Citizenship.”
Career Center staff supported Melissa Fox, instructor for PSY Career Center staff partnered with FSU alumnus Peter Burke
2023: Careers in Psychology, through the provision of résumé to host a Journalism Meet and Greet for students interested
preparation materials for Blackboard and résumé critiques for in the field including tips for “breaking into” this competitive
over 800 enrolled students. industry through internships and networking.
Career Center staff supported Barbara Shoplock, instructor
for BSC 3938: Careers in the Biological Sciences, through the College of Business
provision of résumé preparation materials for Blackboard and
Liaison: Calvin Williams, Melissa Forges
résumé critiques for the 165 enrolled students.
Career Center staff hosted 13 sections (403 students) of
Career Center staff collaborated with Dr. George Bates and
Business Communication classes at The Career Center during
faculty from the Department of Biological Science to present
the spring, summer, and fall semesters. This workshop was
on Career Center resources to the four largest courses for
specifically designed to help students successfully navigate
upper-division majors.
Career Center services.
Career Center staff participated in the Spring 2016
Career Center staff participated in Insurance Days hosted
Quality Enhancement Review meeting for the Psychology
by RMI faculty and staff attended by 42 employers and 166
Department.
students.

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Career Center staff participated in the Real Estate Trends Career Center staff partnered with the College of
Conference and assisted in the facilitation of the Speed Communication & Information in their first “Annual Prof
Connections portion of the event to help employers and Hop.” This event, created in partnership with Ebe Randeree
students network prior to the conference. Twenty employers (CCI) and the Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce, increased
and 175 students were in attendance. faculty’s/Career Center staff’s awareness of internship
and career opportunities in Tallahassee for their students.
Career Center staff attended the Retail Roundtable to discuss Attendees toured local, innovative companies with the culture
recruiting initiatives with faculty/staff and employment of Silicon Valley start-ups.
partners.
Career Center staff collaborated with 3 IT Faculty (Dr.
Career Center staff participated in the Fall 2016 College of Anderson, Dr. Park, and Dr. Coleman) within the College of
Business Welcome to the Major networking event. Communication & Information, teaching the IT Capstone
Career Center staff partnered with Advising First to host a Course and facilitated 17 tailored employability skills
“Business Related” employer panel and STEM employer workshops to 643 students.
panel.
College of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Career Center staff conducted multiple classroom Liaison: Katie Dean Moore
presentations and partnered with Kawana Johnson, Director,
Internships and Career Services, College of Business in Fall Career Center staff coordinated a panel with FSU alumni
2016 to increase student knowledge on career services and from the College of Criminology: CCDI, ATF, Department
programs. of Justice, and Target (Security Analyst Division) in Spring
2016.

College of Communication and Information Career Center staff collaborated with the College of
Communication, Communication Disorders Criminology & Criminal Justice to co-host the Criminology
Internship Fair that was attended by 18 employers and 116
Liaison: Kelvin Rutledge
students.
Information Technology
Career Center staff created new career information handouts
Liaison: Krystle Graham to be included in the College of Criminology packets
Information Studies given away to parents/families and prospective students at
Orientation Sessions and Preview sessions.
Liaison: Sarah Pearson
Career Center staff hosted the Nole to ProfessioNole
Career Center staff coordinated and moderated a
workshop series for Criminology students. Topics included
communications panel for exploratory majors and lower-
Résumés and Cover Letters, Conquer the Career Fair, Job &
division non-admitted students.
Internship Checklist, Build Your Brand, Interviewing & Job
Career Center staff worked with the School of Negotiation, How to Survive and Thrive in your First Year on
Communication in providing transitional programming for the Job, and Goal Setting.
students who did not gain admission to the College.
Career Center staff collaborated with the School of Career Center staff collaborated with the College’s Social
Communication in providing activities for Preview Day Media Manager to increase visibility of career development
students. and networking opportunities for students.

Career Center staff collaborated with the School of

Communication to provide on the spot LinkedIn critiques at College of Education
the annual LinkedIn Headshot Photo event. Liaison: Megan Hollis, Lauren Kume
Career Center staff collaborated with the College of
Career Center staff met with Dr. James Klein and Dr.
Communication and Information to present at new student
Kim Barber to discuss career opportunities for students in
and transfer orientation during the “Get to Know Your
Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies.
College” session.
Career Center staff worked with the Higher Education
Program to critique résumés for graduating Master’s-level
students.

26 The Career Center

Career Center staff organized two workshops for students Career Center staff partnered with Dr. Emmanuel Collins,
prior to the Education & Library Career Fair focusing on Department Chair of Mechanical Engineering at the
Teacher Certification and Employment in Florida, and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, to produce professional
Becoming a Teacher. development initiatives to serve the professional needs of the
department’s students.
Career Center staff worked with Dr. Patrick Malone to host
school district information sessions. Career Center staff presented on using electronic Career
Portfolios to the Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board,
Career Center staff partnered with the College of Education faculty and staff. The Mechanical Engineering Department
to host the Spring 2016 Education & Library Career is now working toward the inclusion of a Career Portfolio in
Fair with 60 school districts, charter schools, and non- their curricula.
profit educational organizations as well as 146 students in
attendance. Career Center staff coordinated the Spring 2016 Engineering
Day career fair to provide employment opportunities for
Career Center staff partnered with the School of Teacher 739 engineering students and 68 employers, and Engineers
Education to provide a Résumé Writing workshop for Networking Night to connect 113 engineering students with
students in EEC 4907. 16 local and Big Bend employers.
Career Center staff partnered with Dr. Jason Pappas in the Career Center staff collaborated with Dr. Charmane
Department of Sport Management to provide Career Center Caldwell, Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the
Overview, Résumé Writing, and Career Portfolio workshops FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, to implement an extra
for 110 students in the Professional Development in Sport credit assignment to FAMU Engineering Living Learning
class. Community students to attend Engineers Networking Night
Career Center staff partnered with the Sport Management in an effort to increase attendance.
Student Association to provide a Résumé Writing workshop Staff partnered with the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
for 55 students. Dean and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Career Center staff tabled during the 2016 Sport Department Chairs, Dr. Collins and Dr. Okoli to build a
Management Conference providing an overview of Career cooperative education partnership with Heatcraft Worldwide
Center resources to over 300 students. Refrigeration.

The Career Center provided graduate assistantships to sixteen Career Center staff worked in partnership with Craig Bullock,
master’s and doctoral students from the Career Counseling Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU)
Combined Master’s/Specialist Program and Combined Career Center Career Coordinator, to assist in FAMU’s
Program in Counseling Psychology and School Psychology familiarity and understanding of the Florida State University
within the Department of Educational Psychology & Career Center’s career counseling model, the embedded
Learning Systems. liaison model, experiential learning opportunities, and on-
campus recruiting opportunities.

College of Engineering Career Center staff partnered with the Mechanical

Engineering Department (Dr. Emmanuel Collins and Nikhil
Liaison: Melissa Forges, Jami Lynn Cook
Gupta) for the inaugural Engineering Design Day where all
Career Center staff partnered with The FAMU-FSU College five departments jointly held a Senior Design Open House.
of Engineering, First Year Engineering Professors, Dr. Melody
Moore, Dr. Reginald Perry, and Dr. Charmane Caldwell to College of Fine Arts
create a workshop specifically designed to help Engineering
students navigate Career Center services. Liaison: Carey Fee

Career Center staff partnered with The Career Center’s Career Center staff presented an overview of The Career
Experiential Learning team to model the Nole to Center to the deans of the College of Fine Arts at their annual
ProfessioNole Workshop Series to cater to the political and meeting in August.
educational needs of FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Career Center staff attended a Department of Art faculty
populations. Four workshops were held covering topics of meeting to discuss ways in which the new position could best
Résumé and Cover Letter Writing, Navigating a Career Fair, complement the current professional development workshops.
Researching Graduate School and Gap Years, and Acing an
Interview.

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 Career Center staff met with staff and faculty members at
FSU’s Museum of Fine Arts to consider ways to expand their
internship program.

Career Center staff worked with the Leadership Council

of the College of Fine Arts to promote sponsored events,
including “Pizza with the Profs.”

Career Center staff worked with the Undergraduate Art

History Association to develop and promote sponsored events
such as “Meet the Majors” and “Life After Graduation,” an
alumni panel.

Career Center staff hosted a “Meet & Greet” designed to

introduce students to key features of SeminoleLink.

Career Center staff presented eight workshops on topics

including résumés, CVs, cover letters, and interviews to 164
undergraduate and graduate students.

Career Center staff hosted two FSUshadow students whose

agendas included touring the Career Center and the College
of Fine Arts facilities and meeting with employees of The
Career Center and the College of Fine Arts.

College of Human Sciences

Liaison: Victor Martinez

Career Center staff, in partnership with the FSU Retail

Center, hosted information sessions presented by NEST
Fragrances CEO Nancy McKay to promote the YMA Fashion
Scholarship Fund. FSU had three 2016 YMA FSF scholarship
winners.

Career Center staff assisted the Florida Beta Chapter for

Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Pre-Professional Honor
Society in the 1st annual full-day medical school application
workshop and served as a resource and guest speaker on
the topics of writing Personal Statements and preparing for
Medical School Interviews.

Career Center staff were invited by the College of Human

Sciences Graduate Student Advisory Council to the Spring
Colloquium to speak to master’s and doctoral level students
on effective Curriculum Vitae writing and the job search
outside of academia.

Career Center staff held an “Update Your SeminoleLink

Profile” campaign to encourage SeminoleLink usage and to
teach new features of the software.

Career Center staff worked with the U.S. Army Medical

Recruiting Center to provide 60 students with a pre-health
career day-long shadowing experience.

28 The Career Center

Career Center staff participated in all 26 orientation sessions Career Center staff hosted two FSUshadow students whose
for Human Sciences students during the “Meet your College” agendas included touring The Career Center and the College
programming section. of Music facilities and meeting with other employees at the
Career Center and the College of Music.
College of Law and Pre-Law Advising Career Center staff completed site visits to Tallahassee’s
Liaison: Katie Dean Moore, Megan Hollis Spring House Institute, Quincy’s Gadsden Arts Center, and
New York’s Dream Careers campus to explore additional
Career Center staff coordinated with the Academic Center for experiential learning opportunities for students in the College
Excellence and the FSU Law School to host a series of nine of Music.
workshops for Pre-Law students in Spring and Fall 2016.

Pre-Law Advisors provided Pre-Law information for students College of Nursing

and their families attending orientation through the Campus Liaison: Casey Dozier
Networking sessions.
The Career Center hosted a Career Center scavenger hunt for
The Career Center hosted Jennifer Kessinger, Assistant Dean College of Nursing students in a living learning community.
for Admissions, for a staff professional development workshop
on “Demystifying the Law School Application Process.” Career Center staff collaborated with the junior and senior
class presidents to conduct workshops for nursing students on
résumé writing, interviewing, and job searching.
College of Medicine
Liaison: Kristin Zaideman
College of Social Sciences and Public Policy
Career Center staff, in partnership with the U.S. Army Liaison: Geneva Scott
Medical Recruiting Center and the FSU College of Medicine
Office of Advising & Outreach and Pre-College Program, Career Center staff planned an Alumni Career Panel
hosted two FSU Scholarship Night and Suture Clinics during comprised of five alumni from majors across the College who
the Fall 2016 semester with 60 student participants. shared their insight and advice with students from across
Career Center staff met with the Associate Dean and campus.
academic advisors to tour the college and discuss using SDS
3802 for the new Interdisciplinary Medical Sciences major. Career Center staff facilitated a number of Skype Alumni
sessions where students got to learn about potential career
paths from alumni working in foreign service, non-profits and
College of Motion Picture Arts large think tanks.
Liaison: Amanda Sargent, Michelle Futo, Kelli Gemmer
Career Center staff partnered with the Demography and
Students from the Motion Picture Arts Launch class visited International Affairs Master’s programs to facilitate a series of
The Career Center to develop a résumé and cover letter. workshops for their professional development course.

College of Music Career Center staff collaborated with the Student Leadership
Council within the College to plan their first internship fair.
Liaison: Amanda Sargent, Carey Fee

Career Center staff presented two workshops on varied Career Center staff partnered with Interdisciplinary Social
topics including résumés, cover letters, and interviews to Science to support in planning and implementation of
undergraduate and graduate students. networking event and related professional development
workshops.
Career Center staff hosted a tabling event in the College of
Music’s Breezeway reaching 57 undergraduate and graduate Career Center staff participated in all 26 orientation sessions
students as well as numerous staff and faculty. for Social Sciences and Public Policy students during the
“Meet your College” programming section.
Career Center staff hosted a “Meet & Greet” designed to
introduce students to key features of SeminoleLink.

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Career Center staff served on a panel for a session on The Career Center completed a comprehensive update and
intern best practices for undergraduate majors to record revision of The Career Center’s graduate student website
their internship experiences at the Florida Association of section to include career planning and decision making
Professional Lobbyists Annual Conference in Tampa, FL. information and resources tailored for advanced degree
students and alumni.
College of Social Work 157 graduate students conducted to a survey at the New
Liaison: Tracey Dowling Graduate Student Orientation to determine graduate student
career needs.
Career Center staff tabled at the Social Work Month
Kickoff Carnival promoting engagement in career services Career Center staff represented The Career Center at FSU
and professional dress displaying mannequins in business Graduate Enrollment Management Committee meetings and
professional dress. the Graduate Program Director’s Workshop.

Career Center staff tabled at the MSW New Student Career Center staff conducted meetings with the Dean of
Orientation Session as a campus resource. the Graduate School, in addition to leadership and faculty
across the university, to determine graduate student needs and
Career Center staff supported the Fall 2016 Field Expo opportunities for partnership to better serve graduate student
& Field Seminar to provide Career Fair Preparation talks career development and planning.
to all three student audiences, provide student check-in
support with technology and name tags, and staffed a table The Career Center partnered with the FSU Graduate School
encouraging future engagement in career services. to deliver programming for the Professional Development
Workshop series.
Career Center staff presented to Karen Cramer, Sharon Sykes
and Vicky Verano’s spring, summer, and fall sections of the The Career Center collaborated with the FSU Office of
MSW Advance Seminar on Ten Steps to Employability. Graduate Fellowships and Awards to create and deliver three
fellowship/award application preparation workshops.
Career Center staff contributed to roundtable discussions,
along with other campus student services offices, with Career Center staff met with leadership in the FSU Office
Keypath, the vendor selected to expand online MSW program of National Fellowships and Awards and the Center for
offerings. Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement to
discuss ways to support undergraduate students interested in
pursuing graduate education.
Graduate School
Liaison: Amanda Sargent Career Center staff delivered 40+ workshops to 1500+
students related to graduate student career planning/
The Career Center created five new print materials with employability skill-building or pursuing graduate education.
targeted career planning information for graduate students
and/or undergraduate students interested in pursuing Career Center staff met with graduate student leaders at the
graduate studies including the Graduate Roadmap to Career Congress of Graduate Students (COGS) to discuss Career
Success, the Graduate Student Services bookmark, the Center services and how The Career Center can support FSU
Searching for A Job in Academia guide, the Applying to graduate students.
Graduate School Timeline, and the Top 10 Tips for Applying
to Graduate School. Advising First/Undergraduate Studies
Liaisons: Emily Kennelly, Casey Dozier

The Career Center partnered with Advising First Center for

Exploratory Students and Career Center Career Liaisons
to coordinate eight career panels across the areas of STEM,
business, criminology, creative arts, communication and
information, health, liberal arts, and social sciences. More
than 185 students attended the career panels.

The Career Center sponsored the Advising First Center

for College Life Coaching “Living Unconquered: Student
Conference” and co-presented with a guest employer from
Target.
30 The Career Center
Career Center staff coordinated an interactive tour of The Career Center staff participated in the Athletic Department’s
Career Center Library, in collaboration with the Center for Senior Transition Night to share information on Career
Leadership and Social Change, for 130 students in the Bryan Center programs and services.
Hall Living Learning Community.
The Career Center hosted the Student Athlete Advisory
Career Center staff attended Advising First’s Academic Council (SAAC) in the Career Center. Student-athletes were
Engagement Expo to provide program support. given an overview of services and provided with a tour.

The Career Center partnered with the Advising First Center The Career Center continued to provide a second year career
for Exploratory Students to coordinate the “Pizza and a counseling intern to work with the Athletic Department.
Major” workshop series consisting of self-exploration, major-
exploration, and career-exploration workshops with more Career Center Staff represented the Career Center at the
than 190 students in attendance. Athletic Department’s Golden Nole Awards Banquet.

Career Center staff revised the Choosing a Major or The Career Center hosted Athletic Department Academic
Occupation guide. Support Staff members for an overview of the Center and a
tour.

Alumni Association
Center for Academic Retention and
Liaison: Leslie Mille
Enhancement
Career Center staff presented information to Alumni Liaisons: V’Rhaniku Haynes
Association staff and college alumni directors about
opportunities for alumni to participate in FSUshadow, Career Center staff hosted a TQL Lunch and Learn for CARE
serve as contacts in ProfessioNole, and recruit for their open students and faculty/staff.
internships and full-time opportunities via ProfessioNole.
Career Center staff participated in the CARE Summer
The Career Center worked with Alumni Association staff Bridge Program Faculty & Staff Welcome Luncheon Event
to provide Career Center information for the Alumni welcoming in the new Summer Bridge students.
Association website and for e-blasts to FSU Alumni
Association members. Career Center staff hosted recruiters from Gartner to
introduce them to CARE students as part of a diversity
Career Center staff spoke to members at the combined DSO recruiting program.
meeting that included individuals from the FSU Alumni
Association, Seminole Boosters, and the FSU Foundation.
Center for Global Engagement
Athletic Department Liaison: Carolyn Barringer, Heather Scarboro
Liaison: Janet Lenz, Calvin Williams Career Center staff gave a tour and resource demonstration to
Center for Global Engagement staff.
Career Center staff partnered with the FSU Athletics LYFE
program and BMI to conduct a ‘Speed Networking’ event for
the Men’s Basketball and Football teams.

Career Center staff partnered with FSU Athletics and BMI

to conduct a ‘Speed Networking’ event for the Women’s
Basketball team.

Career Center staff collected data from freshmen student

athletes during fall orientation regarding their career planning
needs, and compiled a summary report.

Career Center staff met with the Athletic Department’s

academic advising staff to update them on Career Center
programs and resources.

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Center for Leadership and Social Change Student Disability Resource Center
Liaison: Tracey Dowling, Austin Moser Liaisons: Heather Scarboro, Leah Sibbitt

Career Center staff presented to the Community Ambassador Career Center staff gave the Student Disability Resource
Program on résumé writing. Center’s new director a tour of the Dunlap Success Center
and an overview of Career Center services and programs.
Career Center staff presented to the Community Ambassador
Program on Career Center resources for use by their agencies. Career Center staff participated in the SDRC Campus
Partners Interview for their new Assistant Director position.
The Center for Leadership and Social Change Engagement
Cluster and The Career Center Experiential Learning Team Career Center staff represented FSU as the Liaison for the
Meeting was combined to foster student engagement. Workforce Recruitment Program, a recruitment program
that connects federal sector employers with students with
Career Center staff took part in the Women’s Leadership disabilities looking for summer internships or full-time jobs.
Institute, Allies and Safe Zones 101 class, Social Justice Ally
Training. Career Center staff attended the FSU Student Disability
Resource Center Open House and the 2016 Disability
Employment Awareness Celebration.
Dean of Students Department /
First Year Outreach / SGA Career Center staff hosted a Résumé Review Day at the
Student Disability Resource Center.
Liaison: Leslie Mille

Career Center staff presented to new students and their family Veterans Center
members at 90 Orientation sessions.
Liaison: Megan Hollis
The Career Center partnered with New Student and Family
Programs to include the Career Center’s Roadmap to Career The Career Center hosted the 5th Annual Student Veterans
Success guide in the Holopaw that is distributed to nearly Networking Night and a workshop to prepare students for the
7,000 undergraduate FTIC students at Orientation. event.

Career Center staff provided content for a “Career Corner” Career Center staff coordinated a Military Careers Panel to
in the New Student and Family Programs Family Connection complement Veterans’ Week activities.
newsletter. Career Center staff hosted students enrolled in the Military
Career Center staff partnered with SGA to recognize Experience class in the spring and fall for a Career Center
leadership positions through the Experiential Certificate overview and tour.
Program (ECP). Career Center staff attended 2016 Florida Chamber
Foundation’s Military, Defense, & Veterans Opportunities
International Programs Summit in Tampa, FL on behalf of the Student Veterans
Center.
Liaison: Carolyn Barringer, Kelvin Rutledge

Career Center staff presented to First Semester Abroad (FSA)

and First Year Abroad (FYA) students and parents on how to
apply their study abroad experience to their career.

Career Center staff attended the International Programs Study

Abroad Fair.

The Career Center collaborated with International Programs

to promote the international internships through The Career
Center Liaison Model to academic units.

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PUBLICATIONS AND
PRESENTATIONS
Publications
Dozier, V. C., Lenz, J. G., & Freeman, V. (2016,
Spring). Using theory-based career assessments to
connect career and mental health issues, Career
Planning and Adult Development Journal, 32(1), 99-109.

Kennelly, E. L., Osborn, D. S., Reardon, R. C., &

Shetty, B. (2016). Guidance for ePortfolio researchers:
A case study with implications for the ePortfolio
domain. International Journal of ePortfolio, 117-125.

Kronholz, J., & Osborn, D. (2016). The impact of study

abroad on vocational identity among college students.
Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad,
27, 70-84.

Lee, D., Peterson, G. W., Sampson, J. P., & Park,

M. (2016). Negative career thoughts in the U.S.
and South Korea: A cross-cultural comparison.
Journal of Career Assessment, 24, 685-700.
doi:10.1177/1069072715616112

Leierer, S., Wilde, C., Peterson, G. W., & Reardon,

R. C. (2016). The career decision state and
rehabilitation counselor education programs.
Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, 59, 133-
142. doi:10.1177/0034355215579278 Also
available at http://rcb.sagepub.com/content/
early/2015/03/27/0034355215579278.full.pdf

McClain, M. C., & Reardon, R. C. (2016). Counseling

in the information age: Using theory and art to analyze
labor market information. VISTAS 2016. Available
from http://www.counseling.org/knowledge-center/
vistas

Osborn, D., Belle, J., Gonzalez, A., & McCain, S.

(2016). Linking career and mental health concerns
through technology. Career Planning and Adult
Development Journal, 32, 151-160.

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Osborn, D., Hayden, S. C. W., Peterson, G. W., & Presentations
Sampson, J. P., Jr. (2016). Effect of brief staff-assisted
career service delivery on drop-in clients. The Career Casebonne, K., Hollis, M., & Podgorski, C. (2016, May).
Development Quarterly, 64, 181-187. doi:10.1002/ You have the whole work in your hands: How to maximize
cdq.12050 social media. Presentation given at United Partners for
Human Services Annual Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Osborn, D., Miller, A., McCain, S., & Belle, J. G.
(2016). Using social media for personal online reputation Dozier, V. C., Osborn, D., & Kronholz, J. (2016, May).
management. Career Planning and Adult Development The impact of a counselor-free career intervention using the
Journal, 32(2), 136-145. Self-Directed Search. Presentation at Society for Vocational
Psychology Biennial Conference, Tallahassee, FL.
Osborn, D. (2016). Teaching career development: A primer
for presenters and instructors. (2nd ed.) Broken Arrow, OK: Dozier, V. C., & Sargent, A. C. (2016, July). Incorporating
National Career Development Association. theory and creativity in career counseling supervision.
Roundtable presentation at the National Career
Osborn, D. S., & Zunker, V. (2016). Using assessment results Development Association National Conference in Chicago,
for career development. (9th ed.) Cengage Publishing. IL.

Osborn, D., McCain, S., & Miller, A. (2016, Fall). Careers Forges, M., & Haynes, V. (2016, June). Enhancing employer
& mental health. Career Developments, 6-10. relations: Meeting the needs of career centers and employers.
Presentation at the Florida Association of Colleges and
Reardon, R. C. (6/13/2016 published Online Employers (Florida ACE) Annual Conference, Miami, FL.
First). Enhancing self-help career planning using
theory-based tools. Journal of Career Assessment. Hayden, S. C. W., Osborn, D., Evans, K., Glavin, K. W.,
doi:10.1177/1069072716653376 Rehfuss, M. C., & Bruns, S. (2016, March). Linking
online resources to innovative teaching in career counseling.
Reardon, R. C., & Lenz, J. (January, 2016). Handbook for Presentation at the American Counseling Association
Using the Self-Directed Search: Integrating RIASEC and CIP Annual Conference, Montreal, CA.
theories in practice, Odessa, FL: PAR, Inc.
Hayden, S., & Belle, J. (2016, April). Major depressive
Sargent, A. C. (August, 2016). A GCDF project turned call disorder and career development: Link and implications.
to action: Supporting transfer students in four-year Poster presentation at American Counseling Association
institutions. Career Convergence. Retrieved from: http:// Annual Conference, Montreal, CA.
ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/sd/news_article/125474/_
PARENT/CC_layout_details/false Kume, L., & Hollis, M. (2016, June). Embracing the
Governor’s challenge. Roundtable presentation at
The Florida Association of Colleges and Employers (Florida
ACE) Annual Conference, Miami, FL.

Lenz, J. G. (2016, February). Designing and delivering

effective career services: The marriage of critical ingredients and
theory-based approaches. Webinar for the National Career
Development Association. http://ncda.org/aws/NCDA/pt/
sp/webinars

Lenz, J., Reardon, R. C., Peterson, G. W., Osborn, D.,

Sampson, J. P., & Dozier, C. (2016, May). Applying
cognitive information processing theory to career problem
solving and decision making. Plenary presentation at Society
for Vocational Psychology Biennial Conference, Tallahassee,
FL.

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Lenz, J. L., & Reardon, R. C. (2016, June). Integrating CIP
and RIASEC theories in career interventions and services.
Professional Development Institute, National Career
Development Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Lenz, J. G., Osborn, D. S., Freeman, V., Edralin, C.,

& Saunders, D. E. (2016, June). Fostering well-being by
connecting career and mental health in service delivery.
Presentation at National Career Development Association
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Martinez, V. (2016, October). Developing career options for

pre-professional students while engaging in career services.
Presentation at the NASPA Florida Drive-In Conference,
Miami, FL.

Osborn, D. (2016, February). Career and mental health: Sampson, J. P. (2016, May). A cognitive information processing
Beyond the connection. Presentation at Career Practitioner theory for career choices: Challenges and opportunities for
Institute, National Career Development Association, New integrating theory, research, and practice. Paper presented at
Orleans, LA. Society for Vocational Psychology Biennial Conference,
Tallahassee, FL.
Osborn, D., Belle, J., & McCain, S. (2016, March). Career
development and mental health. Presentation at American Sampson, J. P., Osborn, D. S., Kettunen, J., Hou, P. C., &
Counseling Association Annual Conference, Montreal, CA. Miller, A. K. (2016, July). The validity of socially constructed
career information. Presentation at Annual Conference,
Osborn, D., & Venable, M. (2016, June). Technology + National Career Development Association, Chicago, IL.
theory: Integration ideas and counseling scenarios. Presentation
at National Career Development Association Annual Sargent, A. C., & Kennelly, E. L. (2016, July). Examining
Conference, Chicago, IL. the influence of Holland’s theory as applied to diverse
populations. Roundtable presentation at the National Career
Osborn, D. (2016, October). Tech tools and tips for career Development Association National Conference in Chicago,
practitioners. Presentation at Career Practitioner Institute, IL.
National Career Development Association, Mystic, CT.
Sargent, A. C., & Kennelly, E. L. (2016, May). Examining
Peterson, G. W., Leierer, S., & Reardon, R. C. (2016, the influence of Holland’s theory in today’s vocational
May). Congruence of self-assessed and measured interests as a literature. Poster presentation at the Society for Vocational
function of career decision state. Presentation at the Society Psychology National Conference in Tallahassee, FL.
for Vocational Psychology Biennial Conference, Tallahassee,
FL. Scott, G. (2016, September). Interns: The good and the bad.
Presentation at the Florida Association of Professional
Lobbyists Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.

Scott, G. (2016, June). Alumni engagement: Strategies and best

practices to utilize alumni within career advising. Roundtable
presentation at The Florida Association of Colleges and
Employers (Florida ACE) Annual conference, Miami FL.

Williams, C. (2016, October). Personal development:

Authentic leadership. Presentation at National Association
of Colleges & Employers (NACE) personal development
webinar series.

Williams, C. (2016, November). Putting on the Ritz. Keynote

address at the Florida Association of Colleges & Employers
(FloridaACE) Drive-In, Orlando, FL.
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 VISITORS
Christine Kovach from the Washington Center Internship Career Center staff met with recruiters from Verizon Wireless
program presented on the program to Career Center staff. to discuss ways to increase hiring opportunities.

Lt. James Mardis, General Officer Programs Recruiter, US Talent Acquisitions Business Partner Northrop Grumman
Navy, visited The Career Center to learn more about on- recruiter, Brenda Fredricks, visited campus to discuss
campus recruiting initiatives and branding. revitalizing their recruitment initiatives for Florida State
University.
Craig Bullock, Career Coordinator, Florida Agricultural and
Mechanical University, visited The Career Center to learn Career Center staff held a consultation meeting on recruiting
more about on-campus recruiting initiatives and branding. opportunities with the Florida Department of Corrections
and their local/state prisons.
Harry Pasquale, Human Resources Director, Comanco,
visited The Career Center to learn more about on-campus Career Center staff met with the Ernst & Young Service
recruiting initiatives and branding. Delivery Center regarding their new facilities within
Jacksonville, FL and hiring initiatives with Florida State
Dan Paulus, Director of Communications, GFS University.
International Career Coordinator, visited The Career Center
to learn more about on-campus recruiting initiatives and Career Center staff met with the new PATLive/Tresta
branding. recruiter to discuss partnership and recruiting opportunities.

Guidance counseling staff from Maclay High School visited American Strategic Insurance visited campus for a Lunch
The Career Center to collaborate and share resources to and Learn presentation to help them connect with faculty and
enhance career planning for high school juniors and seniors in staff at FSU.
Tallahassee.
The new State Department recruiter visited campus for
Kevin Purvis from Cothrom Risk & Insurance Services eight information sessions to ensure the FSU on-campus
visited The Career Center to discuss hiring needs and FSU. community connected with the recruiter.

TQL visited campus to discuss new hiring trends. Gartner visited campus to connect with CARE students,
faculty, and staff.

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Southwestern Advantage Global Director of Campus Microsoft Dynamics, a parent company of Microsoft,
Relations Ralph Brigham visited The Career Center to follow- selected three Universities nationwide for targeted internship
up on partnership initiatives. and full-time hires recruitment - FSU had the pleasure of
being one.
Vitamin Shoppe visited The Career Center to discuss their
new hiring initiatives and needs. The Career Center hosted the Microsoft Dynamics Campus
Event on March 23, 2016 at the Dunlap Success Center.
Hikvision USA visited The Career Center to discuss their The event provided 57 students, whose majors ranged
new hiring initiatives and recruitment needs. from business to IT, with an overview of the Microsoft
and Microsoft Dynamics global community; information
Career Center staff connected Dannon Monroe from regarding roles and career opportunities available; insight
City Furniture to Business Communications classroom into the IT and/or technical interview process; and an
presentations and a Women in Business student organization introduction and connection to Microsoft Dynamics
presentation. partners (employers) interested in hiring interns and full-time
employees.
Dream Careers and the CIA visited campus to table outside
the College of Business for recruiting. Career Center staff worked closely with local community
partners, such as, 2-1-1 Big Bend, Big Bend Hospice,
2-1-1 Big Bend visited the Department of Psychology to Apalachee Center, St. Francis Wildlife, and NAMI-
recruit students as hotline crisis counselors. Tallahassee, to develop/promote internship and volunteer
opportunities.
The Ohio State University English Department visited The
Career Center to learn about the embedded liaison model, ACC & SEC Career Center leaders gathered on campus
graduate school and career preparation, and alumni relations for the annual SEACnet Business Meeting to brainstorm
at FSU. innovative career service initiatives.

NAMI Tallahassee met with the Psychology Career Liaison Career Center staff presented an overview of services
and the PSY 4944 Internship Course Coordinator to discuss to visiting professors from the Tianjin University of
partnership opportunities. Technology (China) for the FAMU-FSU College of
Engineering.

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Visited
Career Center staff visited the FSU Credit Union at their Career Center staff visited GloFX to assist with the
new Thomasville Road branch and discussed ways to improve development of GloFX’s inaugural internship program.
recruitment opportunities and build their campus brand.
Career Center staff visited the Belk headquarters in
Career Center staff completed site visits to Tallahassee’s Charlotte, NC to meet with recruiters and discuss hiring
Spring House Institute, Quincy’s Gadsden Arts Center, initiatives.
and New York’s Dream Careers campus to explore additional
experiential learning opportunities for students in the College Career Center staff visited State Farm in Atlanta, GA for the
of Fine Arts. State Farm Career Services Summit to meet with IT recruiters
and participate in a one-day event on April 12th in Atlanta,
College of Social Sciences & Public Policy Career Liaison GA to highlight State Farm’s hiring program and network
Geneva Scott visited the James Madison Institute and met with organizational leaders. The summit provided insight on
with leadership to discuss their internship program. She also effective on-campus recruiting initiatives for the 2016-2017
visited the Florida Division of Emergency Management academic year.
and spoke on effective presentations to their intern staff.
In addition, Geneva visited the Executive Office of the Career Center staff visited with recruiters from TQL,
Governor and discussed ways to improve their recruitment of Orlando Magic, Enterprise, Harris Corporation, and City
FSU students for their internship and fellowship programs. Furniture.

Career Center staff took part in the Tata Consultancy Career Center staff provided Career Center materials to
Discover Event in Cincinnati, OH, and learned about schools in Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Jacksonville, Fort
company culture, hiring trends, positions and training. Lauderdale, and Melbourne to enhance FSU’s reach with
guidance counselors and students interested in FSU.

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 2017 GOALS AND PRIORITIES
Strategic Priorities • Create a video showcasing The Career Center’s work with
exploratory students.
• Promote students’ career preparedness through career
• Develop plans for strategic communications and
advising, counseling, programming, and instruction.
marketing to students who previously dropped in; i.e.
• Provide and expand experiential learning opportunities sending emails to all students who dropped in within the
for students. past week or month to promote upcoming events and
• Create collaboration between The Career Center, additional resources.
division, academic colleges, University, and community
• Create a Career Center Internship Fund Donor
organizations to support students’ career success.
Campaign.
• Increase employment and graduate and professional
school opportunities for students. • Launch FSUshadow Pilot Program.
• Provide opportunities to enhance students’ employability
skills and professional development. Liaison Related
• Provide accountability for career services and student • Work with deans and other leadership in select colleges
outcomes. (e.g., Communication and Information, Social Sciences,
• Contribute to the career development profession Nursing, Social Work, Business) to embed Overall
worldwide. Program Advisor roles into the position descriptions of
key faculty and staff.

University-Wide Programs • Host a Lunch & Learn for Career Center staff focusing
on how to work with graduate students and students
• Showcase The Career Center via videos and other interested in graduate school.
electronic media that highlight the value of Career
Center services for the retention, graduation, and post- • Create a two-year roadmap for transfer students.
graduation success of Florida State University students.
• Discuss a plan for implementing an electronic ILP during
Work with campus partners (e.g., Orientation and
distance advising.
University Communications) to disseminate content to a
wide range of audiences. • Develop a marketing strategy for how to enhance distance
learners’ awareness of Career Center services.
• Evaluate the efficacy of The Career Center brand and
tagline. • Develop a plan for how to handle increased distance
advising/counseling requests.
• Invite campus partners to events (Lunch & Learns,
Information Sessions, Panels, Career Fairs, Open Houses, • Create a satisfaction survey for Career Mail; determine
etc.) to increase University involvement with Career means of consistently gathering data, and warehousing/
Center activities and Partnerships. utilizing data; circulate surveys to appropriate committees
including Research/Distance.
• Host Lunch & Learns for Career Center staff and
campus partners on Employer Relations topics (e.g., • Plan to assess how The Career Center could increase
SeminoleLink, Employer Development/Relations, video instruction for distance learners.
Putting on the Ritz, Networking).

• Create professional Employer Relations “Hire a Nole”

video to be used on the Career Center webpage during
Advisory Board and employer consultation visits.

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Technology Related Reporting and Evaluation Related
• Create a Career Center Assessment, Research, and • Increase completion rate of Garnet and Gold Scholar
Evaluation web page that highlights a variety of Career Society participants by introducing programming and/
Center evaluation, assessment, and research activities, and or networking opportunities, and facilitate more peer-to-
create links to web pages that already exist. peer interaction.
• Publish the 5th edition of the SDS 3340 career planning • Analyze/explore options for streamlining workshop
text and instruction manual. requests, delivery, and evaluation.
• Publish a digital edited book from the SVP conference • Create a satisfaction survey for individual career
plenary papers. counseling; determine means of consistently gathering
data, and warehousing/utilizing data; circulate surveys to
appropriate committees including Research/Distance.
Career Center Funding and Staffing Related
• Develop a plan to use Google Analytics to track online
• Market sponsorship and partnership opportunities to resources; pilot test the tracking system and revise plan
employers, alumni, and other potential donors. Secure at based on the pilot.
least one (1) room sponsorship in 2017. • Conduct research focused on critical thinking in support
• Collaborate with employment partners to enhance The of FSU’s QEP; pre-post data will be collected in the fall
Career Center staff training program on industry trends and spring SDS 3340 sections.
and techniques (e.g., sales, marketing, teambuilding,
networking, staff retention).

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 CAREER CENTER PARTNERS
Gold Level

Garnet Level
Aldi, Inc. Gartner, Inc.
A-LIGN IBM, Global Business Services
American Traveler Insight Global, Inc.
Amica Mutual Insurance Company Lanigan & Associates P.C.
Auto-Owners Insurance Otis Elevator Company
City Furniture PATLive
Cummins, Inc. ReliaQuest
Deutsche Bank ServiceMaster
E&J Gallo Winery Tyndall Federal Credit Union
Ferguson, A Woseley Company VR Systems, Inc.
Foresters Financial Services, Inc. Waffle House

Room Sponsors

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