Assistant Director- Career Services

Assistant Director- Career Services

• 497068
• Full-Time
• University Career Services

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Department: University Career Services Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education

Summary

Assists University Career Services leadership in providing career advising, career counseling, and job placement services for students and recent alumni. This position will provide services at Sugar Land, Katy and Main Campus, as necessary. Facilitates awareness of services with an emphasis on developing new employment opportunities for recent alumni in the greater Houston community.

Job Duties

• Advises and counsels University of Houston students and recent alumni in career decision-making, organizing, and implementing a professional job search. Addresses the needs of job seekers who are considering career changes and those who have delayed entry to, or who are re-entering, the job market.

• Provides resources and training in the preparation of resumes, the development of effective interview skills, and sources of employment opportunities.

• Cultivates and maintains close working relationships with university organizations and community agencies that might serve as resources for UH students and recent alumni, including alumni organization, executive recruiters, sponsors of job fairs, and others.

• Maintains data and conducts assessments relative to the utilization of career services, satisfaction with services, and other quantifiable and qualitative aspects of career services at Sugar Land and Katy campuses.

• Leads training sessions for colleagues on appropriate career development topics. Participates in professional development activities offered by the department, the Division of Student Affairs, the University, and professional organizations. Maintains a self-directed program of professional readings.

• Performs other job-related duties as required