Career Consultant (3 open positions)
About The Position
Career Consultants in Walton Career Connections provide guidance, coaching, programming, and education to Walton students through consulting, collaboration with employers, and identification of industry trends. Career Consultants will be responsible for managing a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate students, collaborating with team and academic departments regarding programming, and tracking outcomes. Must be able to provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester. Regular, non-disruptive and in-person, reliable attendance is an essential job duty, as well as the ability ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others. This position will require office hours of 8 am-5 pm Monday-Friday, with in-person support of programming/events during office hours and occasionally nights and weekends.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, marketing, human resources, or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
- Four years of professional work experience that includes recruiting or career development for corporate functions (such as finance, accounting, marketing, sales, operations, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), etc.) or relevant recruiting experience for corporate clients in related functional areas
- Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge and understanding in career fields within business education (specifically within Accounting and Finance; Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain Management and CPG; Human Resource Management and Entrepreneurship; Economics and Information Systems; and MBA and Specialty Master’s Programs)
- Experience with resume writing, interviewing and job search skills
- Proficient with web-based resources, spreadsheet and presentation software required (MS Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel)
- Must be able to provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in business, marketing, human resources or related field from an accredited institution of higher education
- Demonstrated knowledge of job search and process management.
- Experience with pivot tables in Excel for data analysis
- Experience with Applicant Tracking Systems, Learning Management Systems (e.g., Canvas) and/or Career Services platforms (e.g., Handshake, VMock, etc.)
- Experience working with students in a higher education environment
Responsibilities
- Provide guidance, coaching, programming, and education to Walton students through consulting
- Collaborate with employers
- Identify industry trends
- Manage a portfolio of undergraduate and graduate students
- Collaborate with team and academic departments regarding programming
- Track outcomes
- Provide in-person support of programming/events during office hours, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, and occasional evenings and weekends, less than 10 evenings or weekends a semester.
- Maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.
Benefits
- university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
- tuition waivers for employees and their families
- 12 official holidays
- immediate leave accrual
- a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
