How do Rayman's Ten Imperatives compare to my college experience? This is a great question! I will discuss each imperative and how I felt my college career development experience addressed each imperative. Imperative 1 – The recognition of lifelong career development and the initiative taken to help students take responsibility for their own professional destiny. The college I attended was really lacking in this area. The emphasis was on research and preparation of the work. However, it was a program basically geared towards helping you get a job after college and that was it. Granted this was over 10 years ago and I am optimistic that the paradigm has changed. Imperative 2 – Embrace technology to reallocate time and resources for those who need face-to-face contact. I don't really remember much technology being used at that time. I remember making an appointment with a career counselor to help me with my job search. His main emphasis during the session was to review my resume and educate me about job websites and career fairs. Again, this was 10 years ago and I hope the methodology has changed. However, I remember that technology was limited and that we had to rely on our own resources for job searches. Imperative 3 – Strengthen the identity of career services with the institution. The departure of career services was very small! I don't think there has been enough publicity on campus for the services offered. I learned about the Career Center on the recommendation of someone who wasn't in college. They advised me to visit their career center and urged me to do the same. Imperative 4 – The idea that individual career counseling is intertwined with… middle of paper… prepares their students to succeed in an increasingly dynamic and competitive job market (2009 p. 4). However, my research at Western Illinois University reveals that today it appears to have embraced the necessary changes. According to US News from 2014, their college rankings report states that Western Illinois has a high ranking for a regional university. Recognitions now include a diverse student population and now ranks 13th among the best colleges in the Midwest (US News, 2014) ReferencesGarver, M., Spralls III, S., & Divine, R. (2009). Needs-based segmentation analysis of college career services: Implications for increasing student participation. Higher Education Journal Research, 3 (May), 1-27. American News College Compass. (2014). Retrieved from http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/western-illinois-university-1780