Career Services Advisor

Unitek College Of Nursing • Concord, CA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Unitek Learning is seeking a Career Services Advisor to join their team. This role focuses on coaching students and graduates, building employer partnerships, supporting hiring activities, and ultimately helping students transition into employment. The position requires a proactive approach to career services, suitable for individuals with experience in related fields such as career services, staffing, recruiting, admissions, employer relations, workforce development, or account management. The advisor will be responsible for guiding students through resume building, interviewing techniques, networking, and job search strategies, while also cultivating relationships with employers to create externship and direct-hire opportunities. The role involves managing student engagement, outreach, and documentation, and collaborating with campus teams to enhance employment outcomes and student success.

Requirements

• Strong relationship-building and communication skills
• Urgency, follow-through, and personal accountability
• Confidence handling student and employer conversations
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A results mindset with a genuine commitment to student success
• College degree or trade school is preferred. Will also consider candidates with a combination of education and at least two years’ experience working in a related field: i.e. Career Services, recruiting, sales, marketing.
• Ability to gather data, analyze results, and present findings.
• Maintain professional appearance and demeanor.
• Knowledge of local business community.
• Demonstrated skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, and the public.
• Possess the ability to generate leads and meet placement goals.
• Demonstrated Computer literacy skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications: Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.

Nice To Haves

• Backgrounds in career services, staffing, recruiting, admissions, employer relations, business development, workforce development, or healthcare-related hiring environments.

Responsibilities

• Coach students and graduates on resumes, interviewing, networking, and job search strategy
• Build and maintain employer relationships that create externship-to-hire and direct-hire opportunities
• Support hiring events, employer presentations, mock interviews, and other career readiness activities
• Manage follow-up, student engagement, outreach activity, and documentation with discipline
• Partner with campus teams to improve employment outcomes and student success

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree