Career Services Coordinator
About The Position
As a member of the Career Services Network (CSN), the Career Services Coordinator serves as an in-house career consultant for the College of Communication Arts and Sciences (ComArtSci). The coordinator provides ComArtSci-specific and career-interest-area advising to students and recent alumni through in-person, online, group, and individual formats. Advising focuses on career exploration and planning, professional documents, graduate and professional school preparation, continuing education, and job-search strategies. The coordinator partners with ComArtSci and CSN colleagues to develop specialized career programming and resources for ComArtSci students and selected career interest areas, including Art, Education and Entertainment, and Business. The role advances students’ career and professional development by aligning advising, programming, and career resources and connecting students with Career Services Network services. The position is remote-friendly and follows a hybrid schedule; after successful completion of training, the employee is expected to work on campus, with some remote work possible subject to operational needs and supervisory approval.
Requirements
- Knowledge equivalent to completing a master's degree in education, counseling, or a related area, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One to three years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in Human Resources and/or career counseling.
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of career development, job-search techniques, and employer hiring practices at the university level.
- Experience working with university students in a career advising role or another career-related setting.
- Excellent customer service skills and attitude.
- Willingness and ability to take initiative.
- Ability and desire to build relationships with faculty, specialists, and staff in the College and across MSU, as well as employers and alumni.
- Ability to function as a team member working toward departmental success.
- Strong desire to support university students’ career and professional development.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with CSN and ComArtSci Career Center staff, Student Success, Academic Advising, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, faculty, and other college staff to deliver comprehensive career services.
- Provide career advising to students and recent alumni within two years of graduation in in-person, online, group, and individual formats, focusing on career planning, continuing education, and job-search strategies.
- Review electronically submitted resumes and cover letters.
- Administer and interpret career assessments in individual and group settings.
- Connect students with college and CSN resources, programming, and services through marketing, outreach, referrals, and collaboration.
- Work with the ComArtSci Career Center Director to set goals for integrating career education and services into the college.
- Develop and deliver specialized career education programming and resources on career planning, internship and job searching, and professional skill-building.
- Partner with campus Career Services colleagues to deliver joint programming, including workshops and career-interest exploration and exposure events.
- Assist with large CSN events, such as career fairs.
- Build employer relationships with CSN Employer Engagement and the ComArtSci Career Center to identify and promote job and internship opportunities.
- Work with ComArtSci’s Advancement team to use alumni networks to support career development.
- Support assessment of career programs and services in partnership with ComArtSci colleagues.
- Support collection and reporting of ComArtSci career destination and internship outcomes data.
- Prepare written communications, annual reports, and multimedia materials for constituents and stakeholders.
- Contribute to CSN and other campus publications.
- Participate in internal and external groups and committees focused on career services and student success.
- Manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment and build and sustain professional relationships and networks.
- Attend and present at professional conferences and represent CSN and ComArtSci.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
