TITLE:
The Theories and Paths for College Counselors to Construct a High-Quality Employment Service System
AUTHORS:
Dong Yan, Qingyang Ma, Deqi Yang, Siyu Tan
KEYWORDS:
College Counselors, High-Quality Employment Service System, Role Orientation, Practical Path, Employment-Oriented Education
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.16 No.4,
April
27,
2026
ABSTRACT: The development of a high-quality employment service system is a crucial focal point for facilitating the virtuous cycle of education, scientific and technological innovation, and talent cultivation. It is also a key channel for colleges and universities to effectively connect the fundamental task of fostering virtue and cultivating people with the practice that employment is the biggest livelihood issue. Serving as a critical nexus linking universities, students, and society, college counselors assume a multifaceted role that directly determines the accuracy and effectiveness of employment services. Based on systematic thinking and the philosophy of employment-oriented education, through methods such as policy analysis and theoretical synthesis, this paper defines five core roles of counselors in building a high-quality employment service system: ideological guide, precise service provider, resource integrator, capacity cultivator, and psychological guardian. In view of current difficulties such as the supply-demand mismatch in employment services and weak professional competence, this paper puts forward targeted and effective practical paths from five dimensions: curriculum integration, resource linkage, targeted assistance, team construction, and digital empowerment. Through practical observation, research and experience enlightenment, it provides an important theoretical basis and practical reference for colleges and universities to accelerate the construction of a high-quality employment service system and promote high-quality and full employment of graduates.