Career Services Advisor

About the role

Provide career advising to current students and graduates, advises participants on job search strategies and the logistics of securing and maintaining a job. Generate job leads and meet placement goals. Maintain relationships with externship sites and employers, in an effort to address their staffing solutions and to provide follow-up with placements. Provides one-on-one employment assistance to both students and graduates. Answers student and employer questions with regard to the externship, employment, and placement processes.

Responsibilities

• Generate job leads and meet placement goals
• Maintain relationships with externship sites and employers
• Provides one-on-one employment assistance to both students and graduates
• Answers student and employer questions regarding the externship, employment, and placement processes
• Generate employer database through cold calling, mailing, and site visits
• Responsible for weekly placements goals and employment verification
• Establishing and maintaining relationships with extern sites to encourage maximum potential for students to be offered employment upon completion of externship
• Aid students with career preparation concerns throughout their stay at Unitek
• Maintains accurate student, graduate and employment records and phone logs
• Establish a working relationship with existing and new companies to hire graduates
• Participate in all program advising committee meetings

Qualifications

• 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

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