Senior Specialist - Career Coaching Dubai

Higher Colleges of Technology; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Higher Colleges of Technology is seeking a Senior Specialist - Career Coaching to guide students in making realistic career choices and achieving employment goals. You will liaise with students and potential employers to foster positive outcomes during the job search period.

You will provide counselling, resume and interview coaching, and job-search support, while helping students identify skill gaps and access career resources and events offered by HCT.

Responsibilities

• Maintain consistent and frequent communication with students and provide one-on-one counselling to help career exploration.
• Guide and advise students on building resumes and cover letters, interviewing techniques, job application processes, and job search strategies.
• Identify students' skill gaps and help develop action plans to fill them.
• Research current job market trends regionally and globally and share insights with students.

Job description

Job Description:

Position Summary
The Senior Specialist - Career Coaching is responsible for providing advice and guidance to support HCT students in making realistic and suitable career decisions and in setting and reaching their employment goals. He/she will communicate with students and potential employers during the job search period to influence mutual positive outcomes.

Main Responsibilities

• Maintain consistent and frequent communication with students and provide them with one-on-one counselling to assist them in their career exploration.
• Guide and advise HCT students on building resumes and cover letters, interviewing techniques, job application processes, interviewing techniques and job search techniques.
• Work with students to identify their skill gaps, gaps in their resumes and experience and support them in developing action plans to fill those gaps.
• Research and explain the current job market to job seekers and provide them with insights related to regional and global industry trends and labour market demands.
• Guide students to access the career resource library and attend the various events conducted by HCT's Student Careers function.
• Counsel students to support them in understanding and overcoming behavioural issues affecting their employment situations.
• Maintain a database of students' functional and industry career interests and continuously track and communicate relevant opportunities with them.
• Monitor HCT students' proactivity in job hunting and networking.
• Coordinate with Student Careers team and Central Services on career opportunities on a regular basis.