Career Services Consulting
Successful career services programs achieve results consistently and reliably. Achieving the expectations of students and employers each year requires an accurate and realistic assessment of your career services program and its strengths and weaknesses, an effective plan with the right strategies, and a talented, dedicated highly trained staff to execute the plan effectively.
Williams Consulting can help you evaluate your career services program and address any or all of your opportunities for greater success. The functions of a comprehensive enrollment program, regardless of your organizational structure, include:
- Mission & Program Outcomes
- Leadership, Staffing, Organization and Management
- Ethics, Legal Responsibilities & Access
- Campus and External Relations
- Financial Resources, Facilities & Technology
- Ongoing Assessment and Evaluation
The functions supporting career services goals are even more complex and even less likely to be centralized under one specific senior administrator on campus. The formal structure for career services can vary significantly from institution to institution. However you are organized, the structure of your program either supports or hinders effective plan implementation and the consistent achievement of goals.
Career Services Assessment
The transition of students to the world of work has become one of the most important challenges facing higher education today. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the percent of young people in the workforce has seen a steady decline since 2000. This trend has made the role of career services on college campuses increasingly difficult and its impact can be felt throughout the enrollment funnel with more and more students and parents questioning the value of higher education.
If you are concerned about:
- recruiting the best and brightest students to your campus.
- the effective retention of students on your campus to degree completion.
- the number of employers coming to your campus to hire students.
- transitioning your students to life after college?
Successful career services programs achieve results in the aforementioned areas through the effective service to both students making the transition to the world of work and employers seeking the next generation of leaders for their organizations. Achieving these goals each year requires an accurate and realistic assessment of your career services program and its strengths and weaknesses, an effective plan with the right strategies, and a talented, dedicated, highly trained staff to execute that plan effectively.
Williams Consulting can help evaluate your career services programs and initiatives to address opportunities for greater success in effectively transitioning your students to life after college and bringing more employers to recruit on your campus. A comprehensive career services program according to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education includes;
- Mission & Program Outcomes
- Leadership, Staffing, Organization and Management
- Ethics, Legal Responsibilities & Access
- Campus and External Relations
- Financial Resources, Facilities & Technology
- Ongoing Assessment and Evaluation
Our consultants are uniquely positioned to assist your institution in effectively assessing your career services delivery through a dedicated on-site analysis. Through a blend of data review, observation, interviews and focus groups, our expert consulting team will provide a detailed analysis of your career services programs, services and overall effectiveness in meeting the needs of its constituents – students, alumni, employer partners and faculty.
If you have concerns about your students effectively transitioning to life after college and the impact of career services initiatives on your campus, we’d like to talk with you. Together, we can design a service that meets your specific needs and ensures your continued institutional health.
Career Services Leadership Search Services
Evaluating a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and character and matching them with the unique needs of your institution are the core of our executive search services. Finding that person who “fits best” is the key to achieving long-term success – especially in today’s highly competitive and rapidly changing environment.
Our process
Williams & Company search consultants combine more than 55 years spent assessing enrollment programs and evaluating talent at hundreds of colleges and universities throughout North America.
Add to that experience an extensive network of professional contacts, and your search will be conducted thoroughly and expediently.
1. Every search begins with a visit to the campus and ends with your selection of the successful candidate. We use the campus visit to:
- clarify your goals
- assess current strategies, systems, and structure
- evaluate the chemistry of the current leadership and staff
All of this information helps us to draft the position announcement and develop a profile of the ideal candidate.
2. Then, we launch the search. Williams & Company actively solicits nominations and recruits professionals from its national network, screens applicants, and checks references before presenting you with a short list of top candidates for your consideration.
3. You select the candidates to invite to campus for interviews. We help in every way we can to recruit and hire the candidate you choose to fill the position.
For more information about our services or to schedule a time to talk, please use our contact form or call us at (303) 902-7250. You can also email us at tom@williamscompany.net.