Evaluation of the Career and Employment Service in Deakin University
 
Executive Summary
The report has evaluated and analyzed the careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University in a comprehensive way especially on the key issues, weaknesses and strengths.
 
After browsing the website designed by the Deakin University, the report reveals a series of issues related to the careers and employment service. With regard to the key issues, it provides basic employment information which is related to the major and course, and some additional student service. With respect to the strengths of the service, students are quite easy to find related jobs which are in accordance with their major and course during the university. As to the weaknesses of the service, some comprehensive employment information is hard to find places in the model of the careers and employment service.
 
The recommendations provided by the report include two parts.
l  It should provide some comprehensive employment information not just limited to the specific major and course.
l  The additional student services need to be shortened according to the graduation needs of these graduates.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Table of Contents
1.    Introduction. 3
2.    Evaluation of Current Services. 3
2.1      Key Issues. 3
2.2      Strengths. 4
2.3      Weaknesses. 4
3.    Conclusion. 5
4.    Recommendations. 5
5.    Reference List 6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.      Introduction
The report has analyzed and evaluated the Deakin University services especially on the careers and employment in a comprehensive way. The careers and employment service is one of the most important services provided by the Deakin University and it provide a series of guidance to graduates to a large extent. In addition, the careers and employment service is one important index to evaluate the competitive power of the university in the whole society in a corresponding way. The purpose of the report is to evaluate the careers and employment service by the Deakin University comprehensively especially on the key issues, strengths and weaknesses of the website. In the end of the report, it will provide a series of recommendations for the Deakin University to improve its careers and employment service.
 
2.      Evaluation of Current Services
The careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University can be separated into two parts, basic course and career information, and additional student services related to the careers and employment service.
 
2.1  Key Issues
At first, the careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University tells students the basic function of the My Course My Career website, which is used to connect course-relevant information with potential career information in a systematic way. In general, the whole careers and employment service is separated into four parts, arts and education, business and law, engineering science and built environment, and health. Under each part of these careers and employment services, they are further separated in a detailed way. The common designed idea is that career information is related to the major and courses, and students can connect their major with their future career position to a large extent (Marija, 2011).
 
On the right side of the website, it designs a series of useful links which can help students to get other information related to the student service, and it is quite convenient for students to obtain other services in a corresponding way (Kozak, 2013). The additional student service is quite broad and it include study support, assessments, jobs, health, wellbeing, graduation, international students, university handbook, research degrees and other information. As to the additional information, they are quite broad and they involve a lot of different areas, which are related to the daily life of students in.
 
2.2  Strengths
The biggest strength of the careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University is that it connects the major information with the recruitment information in a logical way. For students, they are quite easy to find related jobs which are in accordance with their major and course during the university. At the same time, the careers and employment service also allows employers to have a comprehensive understanding about the basic skills and abilities of related candidates. On the basis, these employers can improve their recruitment efficiency to a large extent. In addition, these employers can know their competitors who also want to hire graduates from the Deakin University. With the design of such a system, the Deakin University establishes a bridge between graduates and employers in an effective and efficient way.
 
Also, the careers and employment service provides a series of related student services to these graduates because the graduation is largely related to other services in the Deakin University. Graduates can also find more information about the recruitment by the way of arranging an appointment with the job shop. As a result, graduates can save a lot of time and energy in the process of finding related employment information which is related to their major and courses (Anghel, 2011).
 
2.3  Weaknesses
The careers and employment service relates each employment information with specific majors in the Deakin University. One of the obvious weaknesses is that some comprehensive employment information is hard to find places in the model of the careers and employment service to a large extent. In the modern society, the career development might not go with the university major in a corresponding way. That is, some jobs might need other basic qualities from other majors in the university. When taking the situation into consideration, the design of the careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University is not that perfect to some extent. For many students, they would lose a series of job opportunities if they just search the employment information according to the guidance provided by the careers and employment service. For social employers, they also can lose some excellent talents from other majors in the Deakin University.
 
In addition, the additional information provided by the careers and employment service on the right side of the website is too broad and it will largely disturb students in the process of finding related employment information (Verbruggen, 2010). In some occasions, the additional information might not be useful at all for graduates.
 
3.      Conclusion
In the report, it analyzes the careers and employment service provided by the Deakin University in a comprehensive way. With regard to the key issues, it provides basic employment information which is related to the major and course, and some additional student service. With respect to the strengths of the service, students are quite easy to find related jobs which are in accordance with their major and course during the university. As to the weaknesses of the service, some comprehensive employment information is hard to find places in the model of the careers and employment service. So the Deakin University must take corresponding measures to improve the careers and employment service.
 
4.      Recommendations
The improvement of the careers and employment service can be implemented from two aspects. On one hand, it should provide some comprehensive employment information not just limited to the specific major and course. One job might be suitable for several majors in the Deakin University, so it should design a special model to deal with the comprehensive job information. On the other hand, the additional student services need to be shortened according to the graduation needs of these graduates. Correspondingly, the careers and employment service can largely focuses on providing detailed employment services to graduates in an effective and efficient way.
 
5.      Reference List
Anghel, D. 2011. Using Technology to Deliver Career Development Services. Lumen International Scientific Conference Logos Universality Mentality Education Novelty, vol.1, no.2, pp. 29-36.
 
Kozak, M. 2013. Career Perceptions Of New Graduates: Anadolu University Example. Anadolu University Journal of Social Sciences, vol.13, no.1, pp. 41-52.
 
Marija, B. 2011. Designing University Career Services Along the Bologna Process: Analysis of Liberal Arts Students' Needs in Transitioning Society. Apas Papers, NO. 346.
 
Verbruggen, M. 2010. Career Counseling in the New Career Era. Review of Business and Economics, vol.8, no.1, pp. 2-22.