COUNSELING AND TESTING - Career Services Graduate Assistant
Job Classification
Student Graduate Asst-Hourly
Position summary
The CTC Career Development Graduate Assistant provides individual career coaching and outreach presentations to students on a variety of topics including resume/cover letter writing, interview practice, professional etiquette, job searching and networking. Additionally, the GA will serve as the student leader for the volunteer Student Career Coaches program.
Qualifications summary
- Graduate student with counseling or communications background, preferably with completed coursework in career development theories.
Duties and responsibilities
- Provide individual career coaching to students in all majors
- Coordinate and conduct practice interviews with students in all majors
- Mentor volunteer student career coaches who provide assistance to the CTC in the areas of outreach presentations
- Design & present workshops to residence halls & student groups on various career related topics
- Assist with the planning, marketing and implementation of all Career development programming, including career fairs, resume clinics, and career workshops
- Conduct Resume (personal & on-line) reviews
- Maintain knowledge of Career software & resources
- Attend weekly staff meetings & supervision
- Maintain career webpage resources & Facebook announcements
Supervisory responsibilities
None
Qualifications
- Training in a counseling or communication field with knowledge of career development theories
- Self-starter, motivated
- Excellent interpersonal communication and listening skills
- Ability to work well independently and in groups
- Ability to mentor and lead student groups
- Creative, ability to develop new ideas and initiatives
- Excellent outreach and presentation skills
- Excellent organization, time management skills
Technical competencies
Able to create and maintain online networking documents
Interpersonal interactions
Must be comfortable interfacing with students, faculty, staff, and community interests.
Physical demands
Must be able to function within an academic setting
Work environment
The CTC is a vibrant office environment