Admissions Counselor
NAFSA: Association of International Educators · Chicago, IL · 1 mo ago
EducationFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes "The Highlights:" and then description. We need to parse content: The job title is Graduate Admissions Counselor (implied). We must not repeat job title as heading. Use for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content.
We need to extract:
- About the role: maybe a summary: "The Graduate Admissions Counselor is an entry-level position reporting to the Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions. The Graduate Admissions Counselor has primary responsibility for admissions pipeline process and activities (driving inquiries to application) for graduate programs in the College of Education and in the College of Communication. The Graduate Admission Counselor is responsible for achieving annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories by engaging in consistent prospect follow-up and managing recruitment tactics. The Graduate Admission Counselor will also provide leadership and oversight in other specialized roles and projects as determined by the Associate Director after evaluating the professional strengths, experiences, and interests of the candidate selected for the position, in addition to the needs of the office."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You'll Do". That includes many bullet-like sentences. We need to put them in
for section headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only if posting has real specific content.
We need to extract:
- About the role: maybe a summary: "The Graduate Admissions Counselor is an entry-level position reporting to the Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions. The Graduate Admissions Counselor has primary responsibility for admissions pipeline process and activities (driving inquiries to application) for graduate programs in the College of Education and in the College of Communication. The Graduate Admission Counselor is responsible for achieving annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories by engaging in consistent prospect follow-up and managing recruitment tactics. The Graduate Admission Counselor will also provide leadership and oversight in other specialized roles and projects as determined by the Associate Director after evaluating the professional strengths, experiences, and interests of the candidate selected for the position, in addition to the needs of the office."
That's about the role.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from "What You'll Do". That includes many bullet-like sentences. We need to put them in - . Should we split each sentence? Probably each line after colon? The text: "Recruitment and Admission: Manages the admission funnel for a portfolio of graduate programs and proactively and reactively engage with and counsels’ students throughout the enrollment funnel by advising, providing information and encouragement throughout through emails, phone calls, text and other methods of engagement in a timely mannerServe as the central admissions expert with deep understanding of all graduate degree programs across the College of Education and the College of Communication. Maintain a deep understanding of each graduate program's unique requirements and processes.Achieve performance goals for each term by maintaining targeted conversion metrics at each stage of the admission process on a consistent basis;Implement, monitor, and achieve annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories, including engagement in consistent prospect follow-up, routine tracking procedures, and development of reports on the inquiry and applicant pools;Conduct recruiting events both on-campus and virtually to recruit graduate students. This will include admission interviews, campus visits and tours, open houses, information sessions, etc.Maintain student appointment schedule for prospective students and applicants (scheduled & walk-ins) as needed.Represent the College of Education and the College of Communication at recruiting events such as education fairs, career fairs, community, and other business-related events.Will manage the operation of the front service desk including supervising student workers in the delivery of quality customer service to prospective students. As the supervisor will ensure that events and the customer service area is adequately staffed by student workers for maximize efficiency and effectiveness. Graduate Application And CRM Management Read and evaluate applications for admission and participate in the admission committee that makes admission decisions, while appropriately adhering to all policies and proceduresMaintain a thorough knowledge of Slate data and prioritize updating of existing queries and reports to promote awareness and informed decision making around graduate recruitment efforts; provide ad hoc lists to key stakeholders as appropriate, to assist with recruitment efforts of graduate and international Project Management And Continuous Learning Will have the opportunity based on professional interest and needs of the office to participate in projects within the office's administrative service areas.Stay up-to-date with industry trends, program updates, and best practices in graduate student recruitment and enrollment. Proactively seek opportunities for professional development to enhance counseling and enrollment management skills. Recruit and cultivate current students and alumni as program ambassadors. Supervise all student ambassadors (7-20) and tour guides who aid with recruiting events"
We need to break into list items. Could group by major headings: Recruitment and Admission, Graduate Application And CRM Management, Project Management And Continuous Learning. But we can just list each sentence as
- . However we must preserve all substantive info; not invent. We'll produce list items for each distinct responsibility.
Simplify: We'll split by periods and maybe semicolons.
Better: Provide
with each bullet as a responsibility sentence.
Let's extract sentences:
1. Manages the admission funnel for a portfolio of graduate programs and proactively and reactively engage with and counsels’ students throughout the enrollment funnel by advising, providing information and encouragement throughout through emails, phone calls, text and other methods of engagement in a timely manner
2. Serve as the central admissions expert with deep understanding of all graduate degree programs across the College of Education and the College of Communication.
3. Maintain a deep understanding of each graduate program's unique requirements and processes.
4. Achieve performance goals for each term by maintaining targeted conversion metrics at each stage of the admission process on a consistent basis;
5. Implement, monitor, and achieve annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories, including engagement in consistent prospect follow-up, routine tracking procedures, and development of reports on the inquiry and applicant pools;
6. Conduct recruiting events both on-campus and virtually to recruit graduate students. This will include admission interviews, campus visits and tours, open houses, information sessions, etc.
7. Maintain student appointment schedule for prospective students and applicants (scheduled & walk-ins) as needed.
8. Represent the College of Education and the College of Communication at recruiting events such as education fairs, career fairs, community, and other business-related events.
9. Will manage the operation of the front service desk including supervising student workers in the delivery of quality customer service to prospective students. As the supervisor will ensure that events and the customer service area is adequately staffed by student workers for maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
10. Read and evaluate applications for admission and participate in the admission committee that makes admission decisions, while appropriately adhering to all policies and procedures
11. Maintain a thorough knowledge of Slate data and prioritize updating of existing queries and reports to promote awareness and informed decision making around graduate recruitment efforts; provide ad hoc lists to key stakeholders as appropriate, to assist with recruitment efforts of graduate and international
12. Will have the opportunity based on professional interest and needs of the office to participate in projects within the office's administrative service areas.
13. Stay up-to-date with industry trends, program updates, and best practices in graduate student recruitment and enrollment.
14. Proactively seek opportunities for professional development to enhance counseling and enrollment management skills.
15. Recruit and cultivate current students and alumni as program ambassadors.
16. Supervise all student ambassadors (7-20) and tour guides who aid with recruiting events
That seems comprehensive.
- Requirements/Qualifications: "What You'll Need" section.
Extract:
A bachelor's degree required.
Two (2) to (4) years of combined experience in corporate recruiting, project management, event planning, public relations, sales, marketing and business development required.
Preference given to candidates who have experience in college admission or in a university setting.
Measurable project management experience and evidence of progressive responsibility strongly preferred.
This role will serve as a liaison with either the College of Communication or the College of Education. Candidates who have prior experience in, or knowledge of, the education or communications fields of study or practice, strongly preferred.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals (faculty, staff, students, etc.).
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Experience and competence with Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint), as well as ---Slate CRM (or similar database systems), as well as comfort with a variety of computer-based management tools, etc.
Ability and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
Excellent communication and listening abilities; persuasive and negotiation skills, strong professional writing, public speaking, interpersonal and public relations skills.
Accurate judgment coupled with good decision-making ability in normal and emergency situations.
Excellent organizational and collaboration skills to oversee numerous projects at the same time.
Ability to participate in a fast-paced, creative, change-oriented and success-driven environment.
Strong recruitment, sales, and customer service skills combined with a strong work ethic and a goal-oriented, self-motivated approach toward achieving consistent results.
Some evening and weekend work will be required.
Occasional travel is required.
We can separate into Requirements (education, experience) and Qualifications (skills). But we have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have separate sections if content exists.
We have:
- Requirements: education, years of experience, preference for college admission experience, measurable project management experience, liaison role, prior experience in education/communication fields.
- Qualifications: maybe ability to work with diverse group, work under pressure, etc.
- Skills: Microsoft Office, Slate CRM, learning new systems, communication abilities, judgment, organizational skills, fast-paced environment, recruitment/sales/customer service skills, evening/weekend work, travel.
But we can also just have Requirements and Skills sections. However we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real specific content. We have content for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We'll split logically.
Let's define:
Requirements: education, years of experience, preference for college admission experience, measurable project management experience, liaison role, prior experience in education/communication fields.
Qualifications: ability to work effectively with diverse group, ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Skills: experience with Microsoft Office, Slate CRM, willingness to learn new systems, communication abilities, judgment, organizational skills, ability to participate in fast-paced environment, strong recruitment/sales/customer service skills, evening/weekend work, occasional travel.
But also "Strong recruitment, sales, and customer service skills combined with a strong work ethic and a goal-oriented, self-motivated approach toward achieving consistent results." could be Skills.
We'll produce lists.
- Benefits: "Perks" section includes: Working for a stable and well-known University. Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits. Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%. Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
We need to include Benefits section if specific content. Yes.
- Pay: not mentioned. So omit.
- Schedule: not mentioned (full-time implied but not specific schedule). The posting says Hours Full-time, Employment Type Permanent. That's schedule? Could be considered schedule but not specific like "Monday-Friday 9-5". The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state Hours Full-time, Employment Type Permanent. That's schedule info. Should we include Schedule section? It says "Hours Full-time". That's a schedule detail. So we can include Schedule section with that info. However we must avoid filler like "not specified". It's specified: Full-time. So we can include Schedule.
But we also have Benefits already.
We also have About the role.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use for each section heading.
Let's craft:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
- ...
...
Requirements
- ...
...
Qualifications
- ...
...
Skills
- ...
...
Benefits
- ...
...
Schedule
Full-time
Check if any content duplicated: Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Did we miss anything? The description also mentions "The Highlights:" but we covered in About the role.
Also mention "The Graduate Admissions Counselor is an entry-level position reporting to the Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions." included.
Also mention "The Graduate Admission Counselor is responsible for achieving annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories by engaging in consistent prospect follow
- with each bullet as a responsibility sentence.
Let's extract sentences:
1. Manages the admission funnel for a portfolio of graduate programs and proactively and reactively engage with and counsels’ students throughout the enrollment funnel by advising, providing information and encouragement throughout through emails, phone calls, text and other methods of engagement in a timely manner
2. Serve as the central admissions expert with deep understanding of all graduate degree programs across the College of Education and the College of Communication.
3. Maintain a deep understanding of each graduate program's unique requirements and processes.
4. Achieve performance goals for each term by maintaining targeted conversion metrics at each stage of the admission process on a consistent basis;
5. Implement, monitor, and achieve annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories, including engagement in consistent prospect follow-up, routine tracking procedures, and development of reports on the inquiry and applicant pools;
6. Conduct recruiting events both on-campus and virtually to recruit graduate students. This will include admission interviews, campus visits and tours, open houses, information sessions, etc.
7. Maintain student appointment schedule for prospective students and applicants (scheduled & walk-ins) as needed.
8. Represent the College of Education and the College of Communication at recruiting events such as education fairs, career fairs, community, and other business-related events.
9. Will manage the operation of the front service desk including supervising student workers in the delivery of quality customer service to prospective students. As the supervisor will ensure that events and the customer service area is adequately staffed by student workers for maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
10. Read and evaluate applications for admission and participate in the admission committee that makes admission decisions, while appropriately adhering to all policies and procedures
11. Maintain a thorough knowledge of Slate data and prioritize updating of existing queries and reports to promote awareness and informed decision making around graduate recruitment efforts; provide ad hoc lists to key stakeholders as appropriate, to assist with recruitment efforts of graduate and international
12. Will have the opportunity based on professional interest and needs of the office to participate in projects within the office's administrative service areas.
13. Stay up-to-date with industry trends, program updates, and best practices in graduate student recruitment and enrollment.
14. Proactively seek opportunities for professional development to enhance counseling and enrollment management skills.
15. Recruit and cultivate current students and alumni as program ambassadors.
16. Supervise all student ambassadors (7-20) and tour guides who aid with recruiting events
That seems comprehensive.
- Requirements/Qualifications: "What You'll Need" section.
Extract:
A bachelor's degree required.
Two (2) to (4) years of combined experience in corporate recruiting, project management, event planning, public relations, sales, marketing and business development required.
Preference given to candidates who have experience in college admission or in a university setting.
Measurable project management experience and evidence of progressive responsibility strongly preferred.
This role will serve as a liaison with either the College of Communication or the College of Education. Candidates who have prior experience in, or knowledge of, the education or communications fields of study or practice, strongly preferred.
Ability to work effectively with a diverse group of individuals (faculty, staff, students, etc.).
Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Experience and competence with Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint), as well as ---Slate CRM (or similar database systems), as well as comfort with a variety of computer-based management tools, etc.
Ability and willingness to learn new systems and processes.
Excellent communication and listening abilities; persuasive and negotiation skills, strong professional writing, public speaking, interpersonal and public relations skills.
Accurate judgment coupled with good decision-making ability in normal and emergency situations.
Excellent organizational and collaboration skills to oversee numerous projects at the same time.
Ability to participate in a fast-paced, creative, change-oriented and success-driven environment.
Strong recruitment, sales, and customer service skills combined with a strong work ethic and a goal-oriented, self-motivated approach toward achieving consistent results.
Some evening and weekend work will be required.
Occasional travel is required.
We can separate into Requirements (education, experience) and Qualifications (skills). But we have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We could combine Requirements and Qualifications? The instruction: Use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So we can have separate sections if content exists.
We have:
- Requirements: education, years of experience, preference for college admission experience, measurable project management experience, liaison role, prior experience in education/communication fields.
- Qualifications: maybe ability to work with diverse group, work under pressure, etc.
- Skills: Microsoft Office, Slate CRM, learning new systems, communication abilities, judgment, organizational skills, fast-paced environment, recruitment/sales/customer service skills, evening/weekend work, travel.
But we can also just have Requirements and Skills sections. However we need to follow instruction: include a section ONLY when posting has real specific content. We have content for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We'll split logically.
Let's define:
Requirements: education, years of experience, preference for college admission experience, measurable project management experience, liaison role, prior experience in education/communication fields.
Qualifications: ability to work effectively with diverse group, ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines.
Skills: experience with Microsoft Office, Slate CRM, willingness to learn new systems, communication abilities, judgment, organizational skills, ability to participate in fast-paced environment, strong recruitment/sales/customer service skills, evening/weekend work, occasional travel.
But also "Strong recruitment, sales, and customer service skills combined with a strong work ethic and a goal-oriented, self-motivated approach toward achieving consistent results." could be Skills.
We'll produce lists.
- Benefits: "Perks" section includes: Working for a stable and well-known University. Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits. Retirement plan matching contribution of 8%. Tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
We need to include Benefits section if specific content. Yes.
- Pay: not mentioned. So omit.
- Schedule: not mentioned (full-time implied but not specific schedule). The posting says Hours Full-time, Employment Type Permanent. That's schedule? Could be considered schedule but not specific like "Monday-Friday 9-5". The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. It does state Hours Full-time, Employment Type Permanent. That's schedule info. Should we include Schedule section? It says "Hours Full-time". That's a schedule detail. So we can include Schedule section with that info. However we must avoid filler like "not specified". It's specified: Full-time. So we can include Schedule.
But we also have Benefits already.
We also have About the role.
We need to output only HTML fragment, no /. Use
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
- ... ...
for each section heading.
Let's craft:
About the role
...
Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
Skills
Benefits
Schedule
Full-time
Check if any content duplicated: Ensure we preserve all substantive info. Did we miss anything? The description also mentions "The Highlights:" but we covered in About the role. Also mention "The Graduate Admissions Counselor is an entry-level position reporting to the Associate Director of Graduate Recruitment and Admissions." included. Also mention "The Graduate Admission Counselor is responsible for achieving annual recruitment goals for assigned programs and territories by engaging in consistent prospect follow