Career Consultant

The Career Consultant provides career education/advising to help students and alumni explore and achieve their career goals through teaching career/major exploration courses, delivering presentations/workshops, and individual career advising. Consultants provide a strong connection between Career Services and the college(s) and students they are assigned to. The Career Consultant will work within the college/department that they are assigned to. They will collaborate with faculty, staff, and administrators in their college(s) in order to identify the career development needs of students and the best methods for providing these services.

Depending on the college’s specific needs, service delivery could include but are not limited to, 1-on-1 client appointments/consultations, teaching major/career decision-making classes, conducting class presentations and workshops, training/supervising peer career advising interns, and assisting with professional development and networking events.

The Career Consultant will work in Career Services as a member of the Career Advising Team (CAT) to provide general career education/advising services for students during drop-in hours and at Career Services sponsored events.

• Experience composing and editing business documents
• One year experience advising, mentoring, or supervising secondary or post secondary students.
• Experience speaking publicly, presenting information to individuals, small, and large groups.

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Individual positions will be required to gain and maintain professional memberships and certifications as assigned and budget allows. Supervisors will assign designated memberships and certifications for which the employee is eligible.
• Ability to travel
• Ability to work non-standard business hours

• Master’s degree in Communication, English, Counseling, Higher Education Administration, Adult Education, Business Education, Human Resources, or Career and Technical Education