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Career Coach
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South Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, 07079, USA
Listed on 2026-03-04
Listing for:
Seton Hall University
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-04
Job specializations:
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Education / Teaching
Summer Seasonal -
HR/Recruitment
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Career Coach supports undergraduate and graduate students, as well as alumni, in exploring, preparing for, and achieving their career goals through a strengths-based, coaching-centered approach. This role empowers students to clarify interests, develop career readiness competencies, and take actionable steps toward experiential learning, professional employment, and graduate or professional school pathways. The Career Coach provides individualized coaching, delivers career education programming, and collaborates with faculty, employers, and alumni to promote student success and measurable post‑graduate outcomes.
This position also contributes to employer engagement, assessment efforts, and strategic initiatives that enhance the University's transformational student experience.
- Provide individualized career coaching to undergraduate students, graduate students, and alumni through appointments, drop‑ins, express coaching, and targeted outreach.
- Utilize a strengths‑based, coaching-centered methodology to support career exploration, vocational discernment, and informed decision-making.
- Administer and interpret career assessments to guide self‑awareness and career planning.
- Partner with students to develop individualized career action plans and monitor measurable progress toward goals.
- Coach students in preparation for experiential learning opportunities, internships, professional employment, and graduate or professional school pathways.
- Deliver specialized coaching to graduate students regarding career transitions, industry-specific opportunities, and advanced-degree job markets.
- Support alumni seeking career advancement, transition, or workforce re‑entry.
- Cultivate relationships with employers to expand internship, experiential learning, and professional employment opportunities.
- Design, develop, and facilitate career education workshops and seminars including:
- Job and internship search strategies
- Resume and cover letter development
- Interview preparation and mock interviews
- Networking and professional relationship building
- Linked In optimization and personal branding
- Salary negotiation and offer evaluation
- Graduate and professional school preparation
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace
- Portfolio development for creative professions
- Transitioning from college to career
- Deliver classroom presentations and outreach programming to student organizations, residence halls, summer orientation, and campus partners.
- Develop career education curricula, workshop materials, digital resources, and targeted communications to support student engagement.
- Partner with faculty and academic departments to integrate career development into curricular and co‑curricular initiatives.
- Conduct targeted outreach to faculty to promote Career Center services, internship processes, and career education programming.
- Collaborate on committees and academic initiatives related to experiential learning and career readiness.
- Respond to faculty inquiries regarding internships, employer engagement, and student career preparation.
- Contribute to the planning, promotion, and execution of career fairs, networking events, panels, themed programming, and employer engagement initiatives.
- Develop and implement evaluation tools to assess program effectiveness and student outcomes.
- Support internal Career Center teams and participate in university-wide committees.
- Support and maintain the Career Center's career management systems and digital career platforms.
- Track and analyze student, alumni, and employer engagement data in alignment with reporting and assessment practices.
- Prepare reports, professional correspondence, and strategic communications as needed.
- Identify and contribute to new career development tools and resources that enhance student access and engagement.
This role requires a Bachelors degree within the following fields of study:
Business, Communication, Education, Human Resources, Psychology, or a related field. Must…
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