Career Advisor

Job Summary

Provide career/professional development guidance and support to students and recent graduates on the Health Sciences campus, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Partner with employers, faculty, and campus services in facilitating career development programs and initiatives that support AU/AUMC students.

• GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
  
  Provide career/professional development guidance and support to students and recent graduates on the Health Sciences campus, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Partner with employers, faculty, and campus services in facilitating career development programs and initiatives that support AU students.
• REPORTING & DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT:
  Document student appointment notes and follow-up efforts (email, phone, drop in, etc.) with students and keep them updated weekly. Collect and report employment data monthly (internships, career employment, student employment, etc.). Collaborate with the Director who has oversight responsibility for comprehensive data collection. Generate/calculate Career Services monthly reports on student appointments, services, on-campus recruitment, programming initiatives, and other areas designated by the Director to assist with benchmarking office services continuously.
• TECHNOLOGY:
  Maintain an expert status on all aspects of technology in career exploration and job search resources to assist students and employers (licensed career services software, websites, technology in the job search, etc.). Maintain all databases and student files pertinent to the management of office documentation for monthly, semester, and annual reporting purposes. Maintain quality control measures through the Career Services employment system daily by monitoring new user updates and resumes loaded for accuracy;
  
  reviewing new jobs posted for employer follow-up; pulling reports as needed to benchmark data; and assisting managers with projects related to the system. Utilize Banner, People Soft, Institutional Research reports, and other campus information resources to generate relevant data for verifications, reporting, etc.
• FACULTY DEVELOPMENT:
  Coordinate college-specific outreach, programming, and customized seminars, workshops, and programs based on student needs assessment and faculty requests. Work with and advise faculty and college administrators on methods to enhance the quality of experiential learning/career development opportunities. Seek to nurture and expand departmental participation in what we do.
• PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & EXECUTION:
  Develops services, programming, workshops, and events that support the tailored professional development and preparation needs of students, including specific academic disciplines assigned. Manage and assist with career development programs for students, campus, and employers (e.g., Career Exploration Programs, job fairs, etiquette dinners, graduate school planning, etc.). Serve as lead manager for at least department-wide program annually. Plan, develop, and execute marketing efforts for designated programs and services to facilitate optimal outreach.
  
  Research, plan, develop, and implement innovative programming and resources to complement academic and student services as market trends and client needs change.
• STUDENT ENGAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT:
  Identifies and addresses issues related to individual student development such as motivation, career indecision, self-efficacy and decision making that impact success. Educates constituents about the tools, resources and services available to assist in their career planning and goal attainment. Generate marketing materials to help promote Career Services programs/resources to students and to promote services to defined academic areas. Assist other departments with special programs to assist in retention of students, promote career planning awareness/resources, and support the promotion of career services offerings.
• EMPLOYER DEVELOPMENT & RELATIONS:
  Build partnerships between the university and external communities to facilitate employment and career services programs for students. Expand and nurture employer relationships to benefit the office and academic disciplines served through outreach, site visits, mail/email campaigns, marketing, and facilitation of partnerships with employers and academic programs. Work closely with employers regarding their hiring needs in designated majors or as determined by the office, which includes the facilitation of job postings, conducting resume referrals, employer follow-up, marketing, etc.
  
  Facilitate all on-campus recruitment initiatives in designated majors or as requested by the office to include scheduling, marketing, and site coordination on event days. Monitor and document the successful employment of students/graduates. Represent Career Services at various corporate and campus functions to gain exposure across the community, state, and region.
• CAREER CENTER PROFESSIONALISM/TEAMWORK/LEADERSHIP:
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