Early Pre-Professional Advisor

Overview

The Early Pre-Professional Career Advisor provides academic advising and graduate program guidance through individual coaching, advising, and programming to undergraduate students in pre-health and pre-law programs. They will serve as the first point of contact for early-phase students interested in pre-health, allied health, other helping professions, and pre-law. This advisor will collaborate with individuals and offices across campus, including senior pre-med/pre-health/pre-law advisors, admissions, academic departments, and student organizations, to develop programming to support students’ career interests and goals.

This advisor will report to the Dean of Arts & Sciences and will be integral in developing career paths and opportunities for students related to the health/helping and law professions. This role will utilize an early alert system to oversee student cases and connect them with appropriate resources such as coaching, tutors, and academic support. The pre-professional career advisor will support all students pursuing a health or law related career by ensuring necessary academic support is in place for all to succeed with a particular focus on equity and access for underrepresented students.

This role will communicate with and advise both prospective and current students, facilitate initiatives to support pre-professional students (including recruiting industry and academic partners, and organizing and participating in key events). Through presentations, event promotion, and personalized outreach, this role will help students capitalize on opportunities they might otherwise miss, further enhancing their academic success, early career exploration opportunities, and their overall competitiveness in the application process.

The Early Pre-Professional Career Advisor will expand existing opportunities for pre-law students to ensure a comparable level of support for their success.

• Conduct resume and cover letter reviews and coach students regarding major selection, career decision-making, graduate school applications, internships, and job search strategies during drop-ins, small group discussions, and appointments.
• Assist students in self-assessment of interests and skills pertinent to academic work, co-curricular interests, and career options.
• Advise and mentor students as they consider professional schools and programs.
• Provide coaching and career-related topics in the health and law professions along with early and general career advising as needed.
• Discuss options for adding/changing majors and/or minors and refer students to appropriate departments for advising by major department faculty advisers.
• Encourage students to realistically assess their strengths and weaknesses, develop habits of self-reflection, and embody a growth mindset to contribute to overall retention efforts.
• Serve as an informed resource for students and make referrals to appropriate support services when needed using case management software.
• Plan appropriate outreach to students with academic difficulty; provide targeted information to student cohorts using the case management software.
• Provide accurate information about college courses, curriculum, and policies.

• Develop and implement resources and programs that support students’ exploration of health and law related careers, general academic success, and development of career readiness competencies.
• Contribute to the design and/or delivery of pre-health and pre-law programming, workshops, and events that respond to the current needs of students as well as current trends.
• Develop affiliation agreements for students to conduct clinical observation hours, internships, and other related industry partnerships.
• Coordinate efforts with senior Pre-Med/Pre-Health/Pre-Law Advisor to identify areas of focus and regularly update web content; manage updates using the web content management system.
• Help coordinate and lead office programs and events; work as a team to prepare for, attend, and take on leadership aspects of events and programs as requested.
• Make recommendations for future offerings.

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