Analysis Skills, Budget Management, Campus Recruiting, Career Counseling, Coaching, Contact Management, Continuous Improvement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Database Administration, Job Fairs, Leadership, Marketing, Online Training, People Management, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Public/Media/Press/Analyst Relations, Set Goals, Strategic Planning, User Groups
Duties & Responsibilities
- Leadership
- Lead the Employer Relations and Professional Connections team, including oversight of team budget, direct supervision of professional staff, and indirect supervision of paraprofessionals
- Serve as a member of The Career Center's Leadership Team responsible for developing goals and strategies to reach unit objectives
- Work in collaboration with other team leads to ensure services, outreach, and stakeholder engagement is coordinated, impactful, and effectively uses Center resources and staff
- Oversee the design, implementation, and evaluation of career development services and programs with a particular focus on job and internship search strategies and interviewing
- Contribute to day-to-day operation of Handshake@Illinois within The Career Center and lead the campuswide Handshake@Illinois Users Group
- Oversee the maintenance and updates to the HireIllini website
- Assess, analyze, and report on engagement and impact of services, workshops, and programs to facilitate continuous improvement
- Serve as an advisor and contributor of content for print and online educational resources and marketing materials
- Serve on The Career Center, Student Affairs and/or campus committees, task forces, work groups, and advisory committees
- Engagement with Key Stakeholders
- Develop, maintain, and actively cultivate relationships with external stakeholders and campus partners who provide experiential learning opportunities and/or recruit students for jobs and internships
- Oversee services and events that connect students to jobs, internships, and experiential learning activities, including the oversight of three to five career fairs annually and on-campus recruiting activities
- Develop and implement outreach and engagement initiatives that engage employers and external stakeholders in partnership with the broader Illinois career services community
- Oversee development, maintenance, and management of contact database (CRM)
- Create and deliver presentations for a variety of audiences, including parents, campus partners and external colleagues
- Direct Service to Students
- Coach students one-on-one and in groups regarding career exploration and planning, employment/internship search, and graduate or professional school preparation and application
- Deliver workshops and programs that empower career choice and action, as well as enhance the career readiness of students
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign