Associate Director Neeley Alcon Career Center

Overview

The Associate Director in the Neeley Alcon Career Center is responsible for providing career consultation, programming, and resources for Neeley undergraduate business students to support students' career and professional development. Each Associate Director supports a unique caseload based on specific BBA majors and/or industries (e.g. Consulting, Investment Banking, Technology) and/or particular student populations (e.g. international students). This position collaborates with Neeley faculty and staff, career services professionals, and employer partners to ensure Neeley's undergraduate students are career ready.

• Provides career consultation to a specific caseload of Neeley undergraduate business students in their career search through individual career coaching and small group seminars. Analyzes national trends and services and adapts accordingly to increase student professional development.
• Develops career programming strategy to create new opportunities for industry professionals and alumni to integrate into career programming and curriculum.
• Provides information to students on career-related topics such as internship and job opportunities, employer and recruiting trends, utilization of job-search tools, interview preparation, offer evaluation, salary negotiation, and other relevant career development subjects.
• Develops surveys and assessment tools for pre/post career programming to determine effectiveness.
• Assists in recruiting, hiring, and training Neeley Alcon Center student workers.
• Performs detailed review of students' recruiting documents (e.g. resumes, cover letters, and other application materials) and assists in creating individual job search strategies.
• Assists with maintaining employer relationships.
• Serves as potential liaison to business student organizations, Neeley Academic Advising and/ Neeley's Professional Development Center.
• Works closely with the TCU Career Center, Neeley Graduate Career Center, and other campus departments to collaborate and create effective programming and resources for Neeley students.
• Assumes shared responsibility for assessing and updating website content. Supports marketing and resource creation efforts for Alcon Career Center.
• Assists career programs to enhance professional development and career readiness.
• Supports office's efforts in collecting post-graduation job and internship outcome information. Makes strategic recommendations based on identified trends.
• Teaches a Careers in Business course or Business Internship class for undergraduate Business students as needed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Master's Degree
• 4 years in corporate recruiting, career services field or equivalent

• 5 years in corporate recruiting, career services field or equivalent

• None

• None

• Knowledge of corporate recruiting, resume writing and interviewing techniques.
• Knowledge of online recruiting systems, web-based applications, database and CRM systems.
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Skill in the attention to detail, organizational and project management techniques.
• Skill in oral and written communication and organizational techniques.
• Ability to facilitate problem resolution, foster confidence and trust, work independently as a team member and manage confidential information and sensitive situations.
• Ability to maintain accurate files and records.
• Ability to prepare reports in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ability to thrive in a high pressure, fast-paced team environment with frequent interruptions where multi-tasking is the norm and to establish policies and procedures is essential.
• Strong ability to priorities competing time-sensitive tasks.
• Ability to establish rapport with students, alumni, parents, faculty, employers, and staff.
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the job (local, national, and international)

University Core Competencies definitions may be found on the Human Resources…