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exploration (values, interests, personalities, and skills); focusing on outreach and
education for targeted populations (ex: 1st year students, diverse populations,
graduate students, etc.); overseeing career planning for the office; managing
the Career Ambassadors and front desk staff and facilitating staff training;
and managing the CRC’s outreach plan (promotions, tabling, tracking and
assessment). The Professional Development and Experience functional area’s
responsibilities included managing the Center’s strategy and operations for
students regarding professional development and experiences; developing and
delivering programs to educate students on career readiness competencies and
measures; overseeing industry education; and leading the Center’s efforts to
enhance relationships for professional development and experience.
The Employer Relations team’s new functional areas included the Employer
Development area and the area of Experience and Recruitment Services. The
Employer Development and Experience focus area was created to manage the
Center’s strategy and operations for new and inactive employers to connect
with the University for recruitment of students; to oversee the Center’s
employer education functions and events; manage operations of Gators
Hiring Gators, local incubator relations, etc.; and to le ad the Center’s efforts
to enhance relationships for professional development and experience. The
Recruitment Services area is responsible for managing the Center’s strategy and
operations for recruitment and centralization of University recruitment areas;
overseeing employer services such as job postings, interviews, career events,
and information sessions; developing and delivering the Center’s virtual/online
engagement and services for students and employers; and managing the Gator
CareerLink system.

N e w Loo k
By 2014, the CRC was serving over 74,000 students annually on site and had
outgrown its space. The Reitz Union expansion and renovation project had
begun but did not include the Career Resource Center. However in October
2014, the UF Capital Improvement Trust Fund (CITF) Committee approved $5.1
million (up to $7 million) to be used toward the future renovation and expansion
of the Career Resource Center. The initial project plan called for increasing the
Center’s space from 15,900 to 22,900 square feet. The UF Board of Trustees and

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