Undergraduate Admissions & Profile Building Counselor

Galvanize Global Education; Chennai District; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Galvanize Global Education in India seeks an Undergraduate Admissions & Profile Building Counselor to support students from early high school through university admissions. The role combines profile-building with admissions guidance for Grades 9–12, including strategy, planning, and counseling tailored to each student’s goals.

The counselor designs multi-year roadmaps, guides essay development, resumes, and scholarship applications, and maintains close communication with students and parents

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s preferred in Education, Psychology, or related fields.
• Experience as a school counselor, career coach, or admissions advisor is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of international curricula (IB, A-Levels, AP, CBSE, etc.) and study-abroad pathways.

Responsibilities

• Conduct career exploration and interest mapping sessions.
• Design multi-year roadmaps covering academics, extracurricular activities, research, internships, volunteering, and summer schools.
• Recommend tailored activities such as online courses, competitions, projects, and community service.
• Track student growth and adjust plans as interests evolve.
• Guide students in university shortlisting based on academic background, interests, and career goals.
• Assist with application essays, resumes, and recommendation letters.
• Provide feedback on personal statements and ensure applications highlight the student’s strengths.
• Support students through the application timeline: testing, deadlines, interview prep, and scholarships.

Skills

Career exploration

Interest mapping

Roadmap design

Student communication

Parent communication

Admissions trends

Testing/IELTS/TOEFL knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Undergraduate Admissions & Profile Building Counselor

Galvanize GlobalEducation helps ambitious students secure admission to IvyLeague and QS Top-500 universities worldwide for theirBachelor’s, Master’s, MBA, and PhD programs. With astudent-first approach and proven track record, we supportstudents from the early high school years through to finaluniversity admissions, offering profile building, test prep, andadmissions counseling.

Role Overview:

We are seeking aCounselor who combines expertise in both profile building andundergraduate admissions. The role is designed to supportstudents through two key stages of their journey:

• Grades 9–10(Profile Building Focus): Helping students discoveracademic/career interests and guiding them to build astrong, holistic profile.
  
• Grades 11–12(Admissions Focus): Guiding students through the collegeadmissions process, from university shortlisting to crafting applications.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct careerexploration and interest mapping sessions.
  
• Design multi-yearroadmaps covering academics, extracurricular activities, research,internships, volunteering, and summer schools.
  
• Recommend tailoredactivities such as online courses, competitions, projects,and community service.
  
• Track studentgrowth and adjust plans as interests evolve.
  

Admissions Counseling(Grades 11–12):

• Guide students inuniversity shortlisting based on academic background,interests, and career goals.
  
• Assist withapplication essays, resumes, and recommendation letters.
  
• Provide feedback onpersonal statements and ensure applications highlight thestudent’s strengths.
  
• Support studentsthrough the application timeline: testing, deadlines,interview prep, and scholarships.
  

Across Both Stages

• Maintain consistentcommunication with students and parents to ensure progressand alignment.
  
• Stay updated onglobal admissions trends, scholarships, and testingrequirements (SAT, ACT, IELTS/TOEFL).
  
• Ensure personalizedattention (maximum ~50 students per counselor).
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degreerequired; Master’s preferred in Education, Psychology, orrelated fields.
• Prior experience asa school counselor, career coach, or admissions advisorstrongly preferred.
• Understanding ofinternational curricula (IB, A-Levels, AP, CBSE, etc.) andstudy-abroad pathways.
• Study abroadexperience (preferred).
• Passion formentoring teenagers and shaping their academic journeys.
  
• Opportunity toimpact students’ futures by guiding them from early interestexploration to global admissions success.
• Student-first,collaborative, growth-oriented work environment.
• Competitivecompensation with professional development opportunities.