Career Services Advisor

Unitek Learning • Albuquerque, NM

1d • $23 - $27 • Onsite

About The Position

The Career Services Advisor plays a pivotal role in connecting education to employment, the ultimate measure of a student’s success and the college’s mission. This position ensures that students are professionally equipped with the confidence, tools, and strategies needed to launch careers in their chosen field.
This role guides students through every stage of job readiness, from resume development to interview preparation, while also cultivating strong partnerships with local healthcare providers and employers. Fostering these relationships helps secure externship-to-hire opportunities, direct hire pathways, and long-term workforce partnerships that benefit both students and the broader community.
The effectiveness of this role is measured by student outcomes—achieving and exceeding graduate employment benchmarks required by accreditation standards. This key role not only changes individual lives by helping graduates achieve meaningful employment but also safeguards the institution’s compliance, reputation, and growth in competitive healthcare education markets.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred. Equivalent combination of education, directly relevant experience, and demonstrated performance will be considered.
• Minimum 5 years of combined professional experience in career services, staffing, recruiting, workforce development, employer relations, account management, admissions, community outreach, or other roles with comparable responsibilities and performance expectations.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in a role requiring direct coaching, advising, placement, business development, recruitment, or relationship management. Experience in postsecondary education, healthcare, or a performance-based service environment is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport, influence outcomes, and communicate effectively with students, graduates, employers, faculty, and campus leadership.
• Strong organizational skills, follow-through, and ability to manage competing priorities, deadlines, and a high-volume caseload in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office required. Experience with CRM, student information, reporting, or case management systems such as CampusVue, CampusNexus, or PowerBI is preferred.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to travel locally for employer visits, community outreach, and campus-related events, if required by campus needs.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of healthcare career pathways, healthcare employers, or allied health and nursing employment trends is a strong advantage.

Responsibilities

• Provide personalized career coaching to students and recent graduates including resume and cover letter development, tailored job search strategies, interview preparation, and networking techniques which align with modern career readiness standards.
• Facilitate individual and group sessions through workshops, drop-ins, classroom presentations, and networking events to develop professional competencies ensuring students are prepared for their job search upon program completion.
• Build and nurture employer relationships including externships and direct-hire opportunities with local healthcare organizations, to create pathways to employment.
• Develop, coordinate, and host employer engagement events such as job fairs, on-campus presentations, and mock interviews to connect students with workforce opportunities.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to integrate externship-to-hire pathways and maximize clinical-to-hire placement conversions.
• Maintain meticulous records using company systems to monitor student engagement, employer outreach, and program outcomes that will support data-driven improvements.
• Promote the college brand and career services through outreach initiatives in the community.
• Monitor assigned caseloads, placement activity, and performance indicators. Take timely action to address gaps, barriers, and follow-up needs.
• Represent the college professionally in the community and support campus events, graduation or pinning ceremonies, and other student-facing activities, as needed.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with the company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100%, depending on the program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees