What University Personnel Should Know: Student Career Confidence, Help-Seeking Stigmas, and Use of Career Center Services
Submission Type
Event
Expected Graduation Date
2013
Location
Room C101, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University
Start Date
4-20-2013 11:00 AM
End Date
4-20-2013 12:00 PM
Disciplines
Psychology
Abstract
Research showed that many career centers are underutilized by students because of unawareness of services or help-seeking stigmas. Further, gender and ethnicity may affect utilization and perceptions. A pair of studies was conducted to investigate student perceptions of college career center services. In the first study, undergraduates completed questionnaires evaluating their awareness and use of career center services, stigma related to career counseling, and career decision self-efficacy. In the second study, students evaluated individual career center counseling and workshops, while identifying any changes in confidence to face future career decisions. The results showed that students rated the career center very highly. However, there were a few significant gender differences, with females offering more approval towards the career center than males. Additionally, students who held higher stigmas of help-seeking were less likely to value career center services.
What University Personnel Should Know: Student Career Confidence, Help-Seeking Stigmas, and Use of Career Center Services
Room C101, Center for Natural Sciences, Illinois Wesleyan University
Research showed that many career centers are underutilized by students because of unawareness of services or help-seeking stigmas. Further, gender and ethnicity may affect utilization and perceptions. A pair of studies was conducted to investigate student perceptions of college career center services. In the first study, undergraduates completed questionnaires evaluating their awareness and use of career center services, stigma related to career counseling, and career decision self-efficacy. In the second study, students evaluated individual career center counseling and workshops, while identifying any changes in confidence to face future career decisions. The results showed that students rated the career center very highly. However, there were a few significant gender differences, with females offering more approval towards the career center than males. Additionally, students who held higher stigmas of help-seeking were less likely to value career center services.