Career Coach

Arizona State University

About The Position

The Career Coach role at Thunderbird School of Global Management provides career advisement and professional counseling to domestic and international graduate students and alumni through all steps of the career development process; administer and interpret career interest and personality assessments, teach internship/job research, guide career decision-making, and coach on job search preparation and strategy. Design, prepare, and deliver presentations on career development and job search topics. Develop and maintain relationships with campus partners and coordinate special projects as assigned. Reports to Director, Career Management Center, Student Success.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of career development, career counseling, job search strategies, job market trends, employer relations, contemporary recruitment methodologies, and global trends in career services
Experience with administration and interpretation of career assessment and inventories.
Experience in resume writing and interviewing.
Knowledge of global and/or 4th industrial workforce trends.
Experience in relationship building skills; especially cross-functionally and cross-culturally.
Experience working with international and domestic audiences. Multi-lingual preferred.
A motivated self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, data-driven, innovative, startup environment.
Experience in public speaking/facilitating large groups.
Experience in effective communication, both verbal and written.
Experience in preparing and delivering presentations on career-related and job search topics using electronic resources such as Zoom or Microsoft Teams.
Experience in Word, Excel, Power Point, Google Drive, Dropbox, Outlook, Monday.com…etc.

Responsibilities

Advise students and alumni regarding their interests, values, skills and qualifications related to career decision-making, industry research, preparing, and conducting effective job search. Administers and interprets career assessment instruments such as TTI and CareerLeader.
Designs and develop in-person and e-learning career workshops and webinars.
Delivers career-related and job search presentations, workshops, and webinars to Thunderbird students and alumni community.
Manage online career preparation courses.
Advises students on writing resumes/cover letters, networking and interview techniques.
Critique resumes in classroom settings, at career events and one-to-one advising sessions.
Recommends, organizes, develops and maintains state-of-the-art career resource materials in both printed and online forms for students and alumni.
Serves as a liaison with faculty, staff and administrators seeking career information.
Assists with Career Services special events such as employer recruiting events, national career fairs, round tables, workshops etc.
Develops, plans and presents various special projects; may collaborate with outside departments on special needs.
Stay current with new online career websites, programs and resources (Handshake, 12Twenty, The Big Interview…etc).
Other duties as assigned.