Supportive career services often are sufficient to help stressed clients regain clarity and direction. At times, however, the distress that appears in career-focused conversations signals more than "normal" stress. Persistent sadness, impaired daily functioning, or expressions of hopelessness may indicate mental health concerns that exceed the scope of career-focused interventions alone.

There are no perfect jobs. The reality is, every job is what we make of it. There are better and worse jobs, roles that fit and those that don’t. Not everything we do in life will fit who we are or where we excel. As we work with students and employees to find places of best fit in response to this reality, we need to teach them how to job craft. However, job crafting needs to take on new depth if we are to truly help individuals craft worthwhile experiences out of their current and future work. Job crafting needs to start with purpose.

For many, success is shaped by external factors, but career services staff can help guide individuals to reflect on what success means to them through their own lens.

Aurora University’s career services office uses ChatGPT as a tool to help its students prepare for job interviews and teach them ethical ways to use generative AI.

Immigration attorney Mark B. Rhoads answers several critical questions about international students navigating the visa sponsorship process.