RIT Career Advisor

About the role

This 32-hour per week position is part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping students and alumni achieve their career goals. In this role, you will provide career coaching and guidance on career planning, co-op education, internships, and employment opportunities. You will deliver workshops, presentations, and training on job search strategies, career development, and workforce trends. As a key partner to employers and academic departments, you will build and maintain relationships with organizations to create meaningful job opportunities for students and alumni while promoting RIT's talent and academic programs. You will collaborate with faculty, employers, and campus partners to align career services with academic and institutional goals, support employer engagement initiatives, and contribute to student success and career readiness.

Responsibilities

• Provide career counseling and coaching to students and alumni on career planning, job search strategies, and employment-related concerns.
• Deliver workshops, presentations, and training on career development topics and industry trends.
• Communicate employment opportunities, career resources, and labor market information to students and alumni.
• Develop and maintain employer partnerships to expand internship, co-op, and full-time employment opportunities.
• Promote RIT students and academic programs through employer outreach and corporate engagement activities.
• Support university initiatives and collaborate with partners across admissions, alumni relations, and academic departments.
• Foster strong employer relationships to enhance recruiting and hiring outcomes for students and alumni.
• Develop and deliver customized instruction regarding job search strategies, career trends, and workplace success through seminars, workshops, designated classes, and class-based presentations.
• Communicate with students and alumni regarding employment opportunities, instructional program/services offerings, employer recruiting events, and career trend information.
• Market students, academic programs, and university and office programs and services to prospective employing organizations.
• Identify employment opportunities, establish new employer recruiting partnerships, and support related university corporate outreach and partnership goals.
• Ensure positive and effective university and employer recruiting and hiring partnerships.
• Participate in employer hiring strategy development and recruiting activities and programs.
• Partner with various divisions to support university initiatives in admissions, alumni relations, global partnerships, research development, and institutional fundraising.
• Counsel students regarding the employment process and employment-related issues.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of career development and planning theory, practices, and techniques.
• Skill in written, verbal, and interpersonal communication to influence and articulate a variety of topics to different and diverse audiences.
• Skill in multi-tasking, project management, prioritization, and organization.
• Ability to handle sensitive situations with empathy, cultural awareness, and confidentiality.
• Ability to work independently and with a team in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in related field.
• 1 year of relevant experience.
• Equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered.

Job Level Overview

Specialized Contributor Level 1 – A developing, entry-level role focused on acquiring skills and knowledge to perform more advanced work. Responsibilities are well defined and limited in scope. Identifies, defines, and addresses problems and issues which are not immediately evident but are of limited complexity. Problems are typically solved through drawing from standard procedures and analysis.

Compensation

$21.65 – $34.60 Hourly