What is Career Center

This chapter aims to determine the role of university career centers in reskilling in Turkey. Data collection tools are semi-structured interviews and document analysis. The sample of the first phase of this study is fifty-seven career centers. Five of these career centers are chosen for the second phase. The most emphasized activities are career days/fairs and university-industry collaboration. The most expected three skills are communication skills, teamwork, and analytical thinking. The reskilling role of career centers focuses on career counseling activities. Career centers will come into prominence with mentorship roles. Collaboration with industry and training are the most important factors that increase employability. The three important needs of career centers are an increase in the number of employees, budget, and long-term assignments. Factors like corporate identity, corporate sustainable culture, and competency of employees influence career centers' effectiveness. The number of interviewees and time are limitations to conduct a more comprehensive study.