Graduate Assistant

Graduate Assistant

Reporting to the Director of Student Services, the Graduate Assistant will assist with both Student Services and Career Development functions, including but not limited to supporting academic initiatives, marketing programs, event promotion, managing events, internship course material, career outcome analytics, job posts, weekly email content, resume and career material review, and representing Career Services at employer and business partner events. This role interacts with students, faculty, staff, alumni, and employers.

High attention to detail is essential. The ability to multi-task is critical.

Responsibilities:

• Welcome and greet students, faculty, and visitors, directing them to the appropriate office, school, or unit.
• Partner with Student Services to support students academically by assisting with weekly check-in calls to students of concern.
• Support Student Services and other SHSB partners with day-to-day tasks, including the coordination and implementation of SHSB student-centered programming.
• Assist the Director of Career Services with managing the planning, marketing, and execution of career events.
• Assist faculty with managing the planning, marketing, and execution of co-curricular events.
• Assist graduate students with general career questions.
• Complete administrative assignments, including but not limited to using department resources/tools to perform data clean-up, append, and/or verification within Excel documents in preparation for mass import/upload.

Learning Objectives and Focus Areas:

• Gain experience in advising students.
• Develop an understanding of career services work and best practices.
• Identify current employment trends and how this impacts the job search process for students.
• Project Management.
• Build Leadership Skills.
• Social media and Communications.

Required:

• Admitted or pursuing full-time Business Master's Degree Program at Mercer.
• Demonstrated success as a student with an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher.
• Student must have a desire to contribute to Business programs, the new student transition process, and Academic and Career Services initiatives.
• Enjoys working independently.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• A passion for organization and problem solving.
• Demonstrate close attention to details.
• Must be able to maintain strict confidentiality.
• Sense of Humor (puns preferred!)

Preferred

Skills:

• Handshake
• Big Interview
• Canva
• Excel Sheets
• MS Teams
• Zoom teleconferencing
• Linked In
• Applicant Tracking Software
• Skillsyncer, Job Scan, Etc.

Eligible students must be admitted to a full-time Business Master's Degree Program at Mercer prior to receiving GA benefits. Start and end dates are flexible. The GA will be expected to complete the program in 1 year, including Fall, Spring, and Summer.

The hourly pay rate is $13 and a tuition scholarship (specific information to be provided during the interview).

Scheduled

Hours:

20

Start Date:

08/11/2025

End Date: 12/19/2025