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Full Time 40 hours Range URG 110 Simon Grad Sch CMC
Responsibilities
GENERAL PURPOSE:
To function as a Career Consultant for the Simon Schools Benet Career Management Center for the Masters Programs. The Career Consultant for MS candidates will be one of several job search coaches and trainers for MS students enrolled in any of the schools one-year Specialized Masters Programs. Special focus in this role will be on students enrolled in the MS program in Business Analytics. The role involves career coaching, career programming, tracking student progress, and assisting with business development on behalf of MS candidates.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Coach MS candidates individually or in groups on job search skills (55%)
- Part of team that develops and offers career development programming on a 12- month annual cycle.
- Plan, organize and execute career-related events as needed, on or off campus as required, toward providing maximum student preparedness and participation to improve employment outcomes results.
- Develop, promote, and deliver a variety of group activities and programs that meet student job search needs.
- Design and conduct workshops and presentations relevant to students concentrations
- Collaborate with Benet Center team, faculty, and student clubs to provide high quality programming to candidates
- Engage in on-going assessment of programs to continuously improve and personalize Benet Center programs for the MS candidates
- Meet with prospective students, virtually and in person.
- Onboard incoming students.
- With team and Student Benet Career Peers -- Provide on-going career consulting to assist students with their career development/job search process
- Help students clarify their career goals using coaching meetings and assessment tools
- Develop and critique candidates resumes, cover letters, email correspondence and target lists
- Teach a two-pronged job search strategy (U.S. and home country)
- Conduct and critique mock interviews
- Identify and disseminate resources and develop career strategies relevant to each candidate
- Conduct on-going outreach to students using print, personal and electronic media; track contacts and report activities
- Guide students with research of functions, companies, and industries, helping identify where they could work, worldwide
- Coach and guide candidates in networking
- Identify and disseminate resources and strategies relevant to the candidates career interests
- Consult and coach candidates on job or internship offers
Track employment outcomes (20%)
- Track assigned student progress throughout job search and keep detailed spreadsheet and advising and referral notes in SimonWorks and OneNote.
- Conduct outreach to students post-graduation to follow up on career progress and present opportunities as identified.
- Using personal outreach and social media in the U.S., China and other locations globally.
- Provide relevant documentation by individual to satisfy employment reporting requirements according to MBA CSEA standards for reporting Specialty Masters employment outcomes.
Business development (20%)
- Work independently and with Corporate Development team on bringing companies that hire MS students to campus, and facilitating alumni virtual networking, presentations or interviewing.
- Accountable for reaching out to a set # of corporate contacts each week to build network and advance student progress.
Other duties as assigned (5%)
- Assist with management of 6 student workers focused on Accounting/Finance candidates and delivering Finance related career content.
- Assist with online and print promotional activities for CMC
- Serve as liaison to Admissions for CMC for MS candidate selection
- Staff meetings and projects as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors Degree required; Masters or MBA preferred
- Five or more years relevant work experience in business, business analytics, finance, student advising, career services, recruiting, staffing or other similar area required
- Or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Proven ability to develop, deliver, and assess career-relevant workshops, presentations, and special events/programs
- Demonstrated organizational, communication, interpersonal, presentation, customer service, and technology skills to effectively manage the numbers and diverse backgrounds of the candidates
- Team building, people skills, judgment and discretion are important
- Analytical skills and technology experience to assist in analyzing MS data and reports and research employment/employer materials, websites, job databases, and print media
- Experience coaching job candidates and providing educational/training programs, preferably within a higher education context
- Commitment to helping to develop others and their careers
- Intermediate Excel or higher
- Ability to read, write and speak Mandarin a plus, as is experience living or working in Asia
- Must be able to travel within the U.S. and internationally
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How To Apply
All applicants must apply online.
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Pay Range
Pay Range: $60,431 - $84,603 Annually
The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job’s compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.