Comparing Rayman’s Ten Imperatives to My College Experience

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How does Rayman’s ten imperatives compare to my experience in college? This is a very good question! I will discuss each imperative and how I felt my undergraduate career development experience was addressed with each imperative.

Imperative 1 – The acknowledgement of life long career development and the initiative taken to help students take ownership of their career destiny. The undergraduate institution I attended was really lacking in this area. There was an emphasis on job search and preparation. However, it was a program that was basically geared to help you get a job after college and that was it. Granted that was over 10 years ago and I am optimistic that paradigm as changed.

Imperative 2 – The embracing of technology to reallocate time and resources for those who need face-to-face contact. I really do not remember much technology being used at the time. I do remember making an appointment with a career counselor to help my job search. Her main emphasis during the session was to review my resume and to educate me on job websites and career fairs. Again, this was 10 years ago and I hope that the methodology has changed. However, I do remember technology was limited and that we were to rely on our own resources for job searching.

Imperative 3 – The strengthening of the career services identity with the institution. The career services depart was very small! I do not feel it was advertised enough around campus to what services were offered. I learned of the career center by the recommendation of someone that did not attend the university. They had advised they visited their career center and urged me to do the same.

Imperative 4 – The embracing that individual career counseling is intertwined to ...

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...pare their students to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and competitive job market (2009 p. 4). However, my research of Western Illinois University reveals that today it seems to have embraced the needed changes. According to the 2014 U.S News, their college ranking report has Western Illinois has a high ranking for a regional university. It accolades now include a diverse students population and it now bolters a raking of #13 has among the best Midwestern colleges (U.S. News, 2014)

References

Garver, M., Spralls III, S., & Divine, R. (2009). Need-based segmentation analysis of university career services: Implications for increasing student participation. Research in Higher Education Journal, 3(May), 1-27.

U.s. news college compass. (2014). Retrieved from http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/western-illinois- university-1780

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