College of Arts & Letters, Professional & Career Readiness Center - Student Assistant

CSU Careers•San Bernardino, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Professional & Career Readiness Center for Students in the College of Arts & Letters (CAL) is seeking an insightful, caring, and outgoing graduate student to assist in mentoring CAL students in career-readiness and to assist with other aspects of the Center’s work. In this role, you will support professional staff in meeting with students one-on-one in career-related mentoring appointments and work with the Center’s faculty coordinator on developing content for the Center’s website and on preparing for the annual Arts & Humanities Career and Internship Fair, along with other tasks as assigned.

Requirements

Ability to learn and perform assigned work
Follow oral instructions
Work cooperatively with faculty, staff, and other students
Communicate effectively with all levels
Read and write English at a level appropriate to the position
Admission or registration as a CSU student
Maintain a 2.0 G.P.A. or greater per semester and cumulative
Students must be enrolled in at least halftime units at CSUSB (6 units undergraduate; 3 units graduate)
International students must have full-time enrollment at CSUSB. (12 units undergraduate; 6 units graduate)
Eligible to work in the United States
Social Security Card

Nice To Haves

Experience using the Adobe Creative Cloud suite or other desktop publishing design software
Experience using the Microsoft Office suite and with the Google Drive suite of applications, such as Google Sheets and Google Docs
Enrollment in a CSUSB graduate program within the College of Arts & Letters
Desire to help students with their career and professional goals
Ability to work effectively and personably with a diverse range of students
Interest in learning how to mentor students on professionalization topics
Ability to work diligently and to take initiative on projects
Personal qualities: hardworking, positive, responsible, invested, outgoing, caring, reliable, and skilled at working with people
Maintain a 3.0 G.P.A. or greater per semester and on a cumulative basis
Students must be enrolled in at least halftime units as a graduate student in the College of Arts & Letters at CSUSB

Responsibilities

Assist professional staff in meeting one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate CSUSB students to help them find internships and jobs, develop effective resumes and cover letters, prepare for interviews, apply for graduate school, and/or find scholarships, among other professionalization areas in which students may seek mentoring.
Greet students and others who come to the Center.
Assist students with getting set up for their appointment or signing up for a new appointment.
Communicate well with students, faculty, staff, and administrators.
Answer and direct phone calls and emails as needed.
Find postings of local and non-local internship, job, and other professionalizing opportunities for students.
Enter information from these postings into our Center’s calendar of opportunities for students.
Create and update the content of the Center’s website regularly.
Post content for the Center regularly to the College of Arts & Letters (CAL) social media platforms.
Assist with designing flyers and other promotional materials for the Center and its activities, including the annual Arts & Humanities Career and Internship Fair.
Take photos and video at the Center’s events, such as the annual Arts & Humanities Career and Internship Fair.
Assist with logistical tasks on the day (April 20, 2027) of the annual Arts & Humanities Career and Internship Fair.
Other tasks related to the work of the Center, as assigned.