Office of Academic Services
Adviser Guide

CPO Box 2205
110 Lincoln Hall
Berea, Kentucky 40404
Phone: 859-985-3208
Fax: 859-985-3918 or 3921

Office Hours:
M–F, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Contact:

Information and Knowledge Provided
 
  1. Maintain a Career Library with the following resources:
    1. Publications on Majors, “How To” Guides (resumes, cover letters, interviewing)
    2. Videos on interviewing, business etiquette, self assessment, skills, how to work job fairs, job searches, graduate school
    3. CD Rom for mock interviewing
    4. Federal job opportunities and various corporate overviews
    5. Career Development’s own Job Search Guide—free to all students, faculty, and staff
    6. Job Choice Publications for Seniors
    7. Publications/Videos for individuals with special needs
    8. Brochures on Resume Writing, Business Etiquette, Skills Identification
  2. Maintain a Career Development Web site (www.berea.edu/career), which includes:
    1. Self Assessment—System of Interactive Guidance and Information (SIGI Plus)
    2. NACElink, a comprehensive career search Web site that provides guides on writing resumes, preparing for interviews, uploading resumes for potential employers, and resources for finding jobs in your field and location of interest.
    3. Perfect Interview Online—an interactive program to enhance job interviewing skills
    4. Quizzes to alert students about illegal interview questions
    5. What Can I Do With My Major?—plus professional links
    6. Web sites for Internships/Positions
    7. Job Board listing internship and position postings received in office
    8. Index for Library Resources
    9. Web sites for Graduate Schools
  3. Provide Self Assessment Tools
    1. Campbell Interest and Skills Survey
    2. Sigi Plus—combines the unique capabilities of the computer with thoroughly researched information about occupations, value, interests, skills, educational programs and more.
    3. The Personality Tool Kit: Do What You Are—A modified Myers Briggs personality profile, which matches personalities to careers.
    4. Perfect Interview Online—an interactive program to enhance job interviewing skills
  4. Host Career Awareness Day—informational day for Graduate Schools and Employers; Career Fairs – summer employment; Commonwealth of Kentucky and federal opportunities, as well as internship and entry-level opportunities
  5. Facilitate Workshops, including these examples of the types of workshops we provide:
    1. How to Prepare a Resume
    2. How to Interview
    3. Etiquette—Manners, Dress, Dining
    4. Networking/Job Search
    5. Self Assessment
    6. Skills Identification
    7. Internships
    8. Dressing for Success
    9. A combination of all the above