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