Cyberspace, the new frontier

The article examines the impact of technology on career services practition ers and administrators, our customers, the educational system, and the soci ety in general. It attempts to identify some of the different paths along w hich technology is moving, and how these different paths will impact our pr ofession, delivery systems, and the need for training on one hand, and on t he other, how we communicate, live, and survive in our ever changing societ y. Technological advances may not follow what we think should happen, nor c an we undo what has already happened, so our focus will be on the future, o r what could happen. The authors present a description of some of the uses of technology in career services, like virtual fairs, job posting programs, chat rooms, resume programs, work study employment, and basic career servi ce web sites. They also address concerns regarding who is attempting to pro vide services to our students, what credentials and/or training those indiv iduals possess, and the purpose of their efforts.