Policy No. SA- 1462.1
TITLE: STUDENT
EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 27, 1996
CANCELLATION: none
OFFICE: Student Affairs (SA)
POLICY & PROCEDURES MEMORANDUM
POLICY STATEMENT
The College's student employment services offices help individuals in their transition into the job market by providing a variety of opportunities before, during, and after their enrollment at Delgado. The offices serve currently enrolled students, as well as alumni. Support is also provided to faculty and staff through classroom presentations and staff development activities.
SPECIFIC INFORMATION
1. Purpose
To establish the role of the College's student employment services offices.
2. Scope and Applicability
This policy and procedures memorandum applies to the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of Delgado Community College.
3. Background
The basic philosophy of these offices is to offer assistance to candidates for employment in their search for the right job--not just the next job. In the mobile corporate community of the 1990's, employees will continue to move from job to job in hopes of upgrading their employment status. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the College's student employment services offices to educate individuals in essential job readiness skills that will enhance their potential as they seek to advance in their chosen career. Although student employment services offices frequently provide the initial introduction into the job market, the offices cannot measure success solely in the number of placements that are rendered.
Moreover, while a quantity of high paying jobs is listed with the student employment services offices, a large portion of the listings seeks entry level, part-time, and temporary employees.
As a result, student employment services offices must provide training as the core of its mission. The complement of additional services offered helps individuals assimilate aspects necessary to become well-rounded candidates for employment. Following trends in the profession, the College's student employment services offices were renamed in 1994 to emphasize the service nature of the offices and to remove the connotation that they only serve the function of placing students in specific positions.
4. Services
The work of the student employment services offices complements and carries through to fruition the career development services offered by the College. Prospective employers channel direct job listings through student employment services offices and conduct on-campus interviewing/recruiting through the offices. Job fairs are held annually on each campus. Both the career development services offices and the student employment services offices require employers to provide a policy statement to the College attesting to their nondiscriminatory employment and hiring policies and practices. Resume preparation, customer service training for student employees working on campus, interviewing skills development workshops, and job search strategies assistance are among the other services available.
The offices use integrated computer software (which includes numerous databases, job matching functions, placement tracking capabilities, electronic resume storage and transmission, and speedy access to current employment information) to enable itself to better serve a larger group of students in their job searches.
5. Data Collection
For one month each semester, the student employment services offices collect data on the status of each individual who is using the services of the office and is actively seeking employment. This information serves as a random sample of the number of positions filled and students placed in positions for the semester.
SIGNATURE
Ione H. Elioff
President
Policy Reference:
Criteria for Accreditation Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools, 1992-1993
Rules of the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, August 1993
Review Process:
Student Affairs Council 11/16/95
Executive Council 2/27/96
Distribution:*
President, Vice Presidents and Assistant to the President (SDL A)
Campus Deans (SDL B)
Associate Deans/Assistant Deans (SDL C)
Division Chairs (SDL D)
College Directors/Coordinators (SDL E)
Department Heads (SDL F)
Faculty and Unclassified Staff Members (SDL G)
Classified Staff (SDL H)
President, Faculty Senate
*SDL = Standard Distribution List