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Description:
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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This role develops and implements activities focused on career coaching, advising and preparation of early career students across programs served by the Graduate Career Management Center (CMC) to help them become market and employer ready. This includes career planning, career exploration, resume review, cover letter reviews, and conducting mock interviews.
- Develops the overall student advising strategy and planning process which includes pre-orientation student requirements and responsibilities and the overall education regarding the CMC engagement process while on campus; orientation/pre-class programming, communication plans and student requirements; the determination of what workshops/resources will be offered throughout the year; and the management of career preparation duties.
- Communicates the engagement plan for incoming and current students to ensure an accurate understanding of CMC services and student expectations and responsibilities.
- Selects external consultants to ensure proper resource requirement throughout recruiting cycles and across programs.
- Participates in the development of departmental goals and objectives.
- Prepares statistical reports and develops, completes and analyzes surveys.
- Leads special projects.
- Performs related responsibilities as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A bachelor's degree in business administration or a field related to advising area and three years of career planning or related business/industry experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- A MBA is preferred.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience advising or coaching students about employer hiring practices, job roles, career tracks, and professional expectations.
- Experience working with early career college students, including working knowledge of coaching and student development theories and practices.
- Professional experience in career coaching and counseling, career development, experiential learning, educational program development and delivery, corporate recruiting, industry, or related fields is desired.
- Demonstrated ability to work across diverse international groups and contribute to inclusivity in the campus community.
- Strong communication, presentation, writing, project management, and interpersonal skills.
- Experience developing collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders; ideally working with faculty, alumni, and employers within the industry cluster.
- Experience working with web-based career management, communication, and collaboration tools such as 12Twenty, Handshake, LinkedIn, and course management systems.
NOTE: This role will be granted the opportunity to work from home regularly but must be able to commute to Emory University on a flexible weekly schedule based upon business needs. Schedule is based on agreed upon guidelines of department of work. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.
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