Career Engagement Specialist

Career Engagement Specialist

The Career Engagement Specialist provides comprehensive career coaching and planning services to students and alumni, with primary focus on career planning and development. This role involves creatively designing and facilitating workshops on career-related topics while coaching students and alumni from diverse backgrounds, interest areas, and abilities. The specialist guides individuals through career exploration and goal setting, assists them in creating and enhancing professional application materials, internship and job search techniques, graduate school search and application processes, professional branding and networking strategies, and interviewing and salary negotiation preparation.

The position advances the professional image of students through strategic outreach, expanding visibility to alumni and employers by identifying, cultivating, and soliciting alumni and employer involvement. The specialist designs and implements professional development programs, experiential learning opportunities, and internship initiatives that enhance student professional development and learning, while coordinating industry guest presenters for career development programming. Additionally, the role provides guidance to students and faculty in developing strategies for successfully engaging in experiential learning, including internships, undergraduate research, and other learning opportunities, while developing partnerships and opportunities to support and guide student professional development.

The Career Engagement Specialist reports directly to the Director of the Center for Career Exploration & Development. This position will provide primary support to one of our career communities, and secondary support to an additional career community. The specialist works collaboratively with other members of the Center for Career Exploration & Development as well as faculty, staff, students, alumni and employers within the assigned career community framework to deliver targeted career planning and development services aligned with the specific needs and professional pathways of students and alumni within that community.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide career coaching for students and alumni through individual appointments, group sessions and classroom presentations. Creatively design and facilitate workshops on career-related topics relevant to the assigned career community, coordinate related events and career development programs, and collaborate with stakeholders on programming needs.
• Coach students and alumni from diverse backgrounds, interest areas, and abilities on career goal setting, internship and job search techniques, graduate school search and application techniques, professional branding and networking, interviewing and salary negotiations. Provide feedback on career-related documents, conduct practice interviews, and administer career assessment instruments where applicable. Refer students to other services and resources as appropriate.
• Implement strategies to advance the professional image, expand outreach, and increase the visibility of students to alumni and employers. Identify, cultivate, and solicit alumni and employer involvement within the assigned career community. Develop and implement marketing and outreach strategies to engage students, alumni, employers, and faculty.
• Develop opportunities and administer programs to enhance student professional development and learning. Coordinate industry guest presenters for career development programs relevant to the career community focus area.
• Provide guidance to students and faculty in developing strategies for successfully engaging in experiential learning opportunities, including internships, undergraduate research, and other professional learning experiences. Facilitate connections between academic learning and career pathways within the designated community.
• Develop strategic partnerships and opportunities to support and guide student professional development within the assigned career community. Build and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, and industry professionals aligned with community…