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Great Culture in the Career Center! - Career Resources Specialist Missouri State University Employee Review

4.0
Jul 30, 2025
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Pros

The Career Center has a great work culture and they all work hard to support students from every college in the University! The Center's leadership is supportive and adaptable to the varying needs of their staff and the students they serve. The job has high variability; a single day could consist of a mixture of student appointments covering multiple aspects of career development (what do to with their major, career assessments, self exploration, resume writing, navigating a tough job search, the list goes on), giving class presentations, and interacting with student organizations.

Cons

The University itself underfunds such a valuable career resource. There is a single full time staff member for every college except the College of Business, so student loads are very large. There are support staff who assist the full time CRS's, like some part time students and GA's. However, with communities and students having such a large focus on post-graduate outcomes (you know, landing a good job during or after college - the whole purpose) and their ROI, you would think career services would be more valued and more properly resourced from such a large university. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) suggests a recommended ratio of 1 career advisor per 1,000 students for effective services, and that is wildly exceeded at this institution.

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