Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Office of Career Services records
- Dates:
- 1970-2014
- Creators:
- University of San Diego Office of Career Services
- Abstract:
- These records document the activities and resources offered by the Office of Career Services from the 1970s through 2014. The annual activities conducted by department Director, Linda Scales, are documented along with calendars, fliers, brochures, and job search resources offered to students. Planning materials for campus interview events are also included.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
-
[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Office of Career Services records, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These records document Career Services activities from the 1970s through 2014 along with resources offered to students and alumni. These materials were retained by Office of Career Services Director, Linda Scales. In addition to materials published by Career Services, Scales recorded her annual departmental accomplishments. Calendars, fliers, and brochures cover the variety of activities offered by Career Services, along with job search resources offered to students. Campus interview event planning materials include position descriptions and information about companies participating in the campus interview events. These records document changes in how job searches were conducted from the 1970s through the 2010s. Newspaper articles, primarily from the University of San Diego Vista and the San Diego Union Tribune , document the challenges faced by new graduates throughout the 1970s to the 2010s.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Career Counseling and Placement office was organized in 1974 to assist students with career planning. The office was headed by Brother Thomas Kane. By 1992, the Career Counseling and Placement Center was headed by two co-directors and one counselor. Among the functions of the Center were to publish an Alumni Career Network Directory, provide handouts of career information, and hold frequent workshops in resume writing, interviewing skills, and job search strategies. Additionally, the center offered an on-campus recruiting program to bring employers from different industries to interview students on campus.
Linda Scales was one of the co-directors of the Center. Later, she became the sole Director of Career Services. In August 2013, she retired after more than 35 years in Career Services. Scales then took the role of special projects assistant until her full retirement from USD in December 2013. Scales grew Career Services into an office that provided activities and support for USD students regarding their career options, job search assistance, and action plan development.
In 2014, the office changed to the Career Development Center, with Robin Darmon as the director. The aim was to serve as a campus hub for the professional and career development of students.
- Acquisition information:
- These records were distributed by the Linda Scales, Director of the Office of Career Services.
- Processing information:
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Initial processing of this collection was conducted by Tessie Camina in 2014. Additional processing was conducted by Ashley Toutain in 2017.
- Arrangement:
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This collection is arranged into one series of Administrative Records. These records are organized in chronological order.
- Physical description:
- 6 boxes, (6 linear feet)
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- career development
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2017
- Date Encoded:
Access and use
- Restrictions:
-
These records are open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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[Folder Title], Box # Folder #, Office of Career Services records, Copley Library, University of San Diego, Archives and Special Collections.
- Location of this collection:
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5998 Alcalá ParkSan Diego, CA 92110 2492, US
- Contact:
- (619) 260-2730