Graduate Career Coach

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Career Counseling, Event Management, Leadership, Mentoring, Needs Assessment, Network Administration/Management, Networking Events, Newsletter, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Resume Search, Training/Teaching
LOCATION
Tucson, AZ
POSTED
16 days ago

Professional development Advising

  • Provide professional development advising to a specific caseload of students. This will entail counseling on all aspects of professional career goals, including job search, resume review, and interview preparation, as well as evaluation of employment offers.
  • Create career related learning experiences to be conducted in various formats, including individual sessions and group workshops, encompassing discussion and presentation formats.
  • Develop rapport with students in order to best understand and meet their needs.
  • Document student contact in Handshake for shared access by colleagues.
  • Maintain current knowledge of recruiting and hiring practices, employer needs, and trends affecting College of Management Masters students.

Student Engagement Project Based Initiatives

  • In collaboration with leadership, plan student engagement activities. Examples of major initiatives include teaching a career course and electronic newsletter creation with the objective of program communication.
  • Plan career focused programming, such as mock interviews, networking events, and career treks to cities of employment interest.
  • Student engagement activities will range in scope and scale, from small group coffee chats to signature events.

Outreach Project Based Initiatives

  • Develop and maintain a specialty network for a specific set of majors and industries. This will include connections with alumni, employers and program departments.
  • Engage network and organize events for career mentors and speaker panels. The involvement of professional leaders will provide a contemporary perspective, ultimately to support graduate students in their career goals.
  • Project based student engagement initiatives will be assigned to specific team members, for management and ownership.

Professional Development Excellence

  • Contribute to student professional development, continuous process improvement and innovation.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

  • Ability to solve problems a through drawing from prior experiences, with analysis of the issue, requiring innovation and creativity.
  • Ability to provide information requiring significant explanation or interpretation.
  • Ability to work with moderate guidance.
  • General knowledge and use of principles, theories and concepts.
  • Competent in all job functions and has general understanding of the industry practices, techniques and standards.

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University of Arizona