Career Counselor

Brandeis University•Waltham, MA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Brandeis University is launching a bold new approach to career development as part of its vision to Reinvent the Liberal Arts. We're creating an integrated career center that serves undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni by connecting academic learning with career exploration, internships, employer partnerships, and lifelong career support. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team and help shape the future of career education at one of the nation's leading liberal arts research universities. We're expanding our undergraduate career team and hiring 4 new Career Counselors. All counselors work with students across a wide range of majors and career interests while also developing an area of emphasis within one of our industry hubs: Business, Consulting & Finance, including corporate careers, business strategy, consulting, finance, accounting, and marketing; Government, Public Policy & Social Impact, including social sciences and public service careers; Science Research, including the physical and life sciences; Healthcare & Health Professions, including community health and professional healthcare; and Technology & Innovation, including engineering, software, data, product management, entrepreneurship, and startups. Experience or an academic background in one of these areas is helpful but not required. We provide extensive onboarding, mentoring, and professional development to help every counselor build expertise.

Requirements

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal abilities, are required.

Nice To Haves

Experience or an academic background in one of these areas is helpful but not required.
A Bachelor’s degree with 3 years of work experience, or a Master’s degree with up to 1 year of work experience, is required.
Prior experience working with youth or young adults, teaching, coaching, or customer service is preferred.
Experience working with a broad range of student populations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide career counseling to undergraduate students and alumni through every stage of the career development process, while supporting graduate students as needed.
Help students explore career options, make informed decisions, identify strengths, set goals, conduct career and graduate school research, and navigate internship and job searches.
Apply career development theory and best practices to meet individual student needs.
Teach career courses by developing course materials, facilitating engaging classroom instruction, and assessing student learning.
Maintain knowledge in career resources, and employment trends, while staying current on labor market data, recruiting practices, and emerging career opportunities.
Build strong partnerships with faculty, staff, and campus partners to advance the mission of the Career Center.
Collaborate across the university to develop innovative programs, workshops, and events that integrate career development into the student experience.
Create engaging career resources, presentations, student communications, and online content that supports career readiness and encourages student engagement.