We've had this discussion at work on a few occasions. In their eagerness to sell the program admissions people sometimes can make potential students think we're going to be providing them a job when that's just not how it works.
I tell my students to think of job placement assistance like help getting a girlfriend.
Your friends can help you decide what clothes to wear, make sure you don't smell funny, even point out that there is some schmutz on your cheek but they can't actually go get the girl for you.
The Job Placement Specialists can give you some leads, help with resume preparation, even do some mock job interviews to improve your interviewing skills but they can not find a job for you and even if they could, just like the girlfriend, what if you don't like the one they picked?
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