Career Consultant

About the role

The Career Consultant serves as the primary career services liaison to assigned colleges or schools at the University of Georgia. This role acts as a critical link between the Career Center and the college, serving as a resource for students, employers, and faculty on career planning, industry trends, and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive career education and coaching through one-on-one appointments and in groups on career related topics including major and career exploration, resume/cover letter critiques, job, and internship search strategies, applying to graduate or professional school, mock interviews, networking, and addressing any additional needs of students and recent alumni within their respective college and/or major populations.
• Develop core presentations for college/major-specific outreach requests and for Arch Ready Professionalism programs.
• Provide staffing support for office-wide career fairs and events that promote the career development of students and alumni.
• Market upcoming events, fairs, workshops, and resources to students through Handshake, departmental contacts, and college/major-specific listservs.
• In collaboration with supervisor, define annual performance goals for career education.
• Aid in additional student populations as available to support the Career Center's ability to see students in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain relationships with key principals, e.g., Deans, Department Chairs, Undergraduate Coordinators, friends of the CC (individually and in groups), within the colleges/majors as needed to understand their strategic goals and student services priorities, to identify opportunities for increased engagement.
• Coordinate outreach requests for programming and provide customized seminars/workshops based on student needs assessments and faculty requests.
• Serve as the liaison between the UGA Career Center’s Academic Integration team and assigned school/college to strategically integrate career education and assignments into curricula and co-curricular activities.
• Implement office-wide faculty communications strategy to serve as a liaison for assigned college(s).
• Strategically engage mentors/alumni for college-specific career development programming, including but not limited to Arch Ready, classroom presentations, panels, networking events etc.
• Collaborate with the UGA Mentor Program team to help promote population-specific mentorship opportunities through various communication channels within your designated school/college (Circles of Success, unmatched mentors, etc.).
• Connect with appropriate employers during Career Fairs, panel events, on-campus interviewing, and through various college-sponsored clubs and organizations.
• Analyze career fair data and industry trends to support Employer Relations and College strategy, with the guidance of the Career Center’s Employer Relations team.
• Distribute communications and updates to the college/major-specific listservs.

Requirements

The preferred qualifications for this position include a master’s degree in higher education, student personnel administration, counseling, or related field. Career services experience is preferred. Specifically, experience providing comprehensive advising and career counseling related to career exploration and job-related skill development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent.

Skills

• Knowledge of career needs, skills, and trends related to students, general career development and job market trends.
• Strong interpersonal skills, counseling skills, presentation skills, program development skills.
• Ability to develop strong relationships with referring faculty and administrators.
• Ability to develop rapport with students.
• Ability to serve the career development needs of students with varied experiences and perspectives.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$55,103+ commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Schedule

8:00am–5:00pm; Flexibility to work evenings and weekends may be necessary to meet business needs.