ASSISTANT DIRECTOR / CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Central Michigan University; Mount Pleasant (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Central Michigan University Career Development Center is seeking a career advisor to coordinate, plan, and develop career resources for CMU students. The role includes one-on-one advising, group presentations, and outreach to students, employers, and faculty.

You will utilize Career Central and social media to promote services, train users, and expand the campus career portal. Strong communication and event planning skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two years of related experience in career development, advising, or higher education.
• Experience with career portals, resume and interview preparation.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to plan events and conduct presentations.
• Knowledge of job market trends.
• Willingness to work evenings/weekends as needed.
• Knowledge of social media for outreach.
• Familiarity with university policies and curricula.

Responsibilities

• Advises students in one-on-one appointments and group presentations.
• Develops and delivers career development programs and outreach activities.
• Markets services to students, employers, and faculty.
• Maintains CMU career portal and trains users.
• Builds relationships with colleges, departments, and organizations.
• Supervises student staff.
• Maintains social media presence to increase awareness.
• Stays informed of job market trends.
• Participates in university-wide activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Marketing

Social media management

Advising students

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Career Central

Web/mobile job search tools

Job description

This position is responsible for all aspects of coordinating, planning, and developing a comprehensive array of career development resources for students at Central Michigan University and is responsible for marketing the resources to students, employers, and faculty from their assigned colleges and departments. Advises students in one-on-one appointments and by conducting group presentations on a wide variety of career development topics, such as:

• The advantages associated with pre-professional experiences.
• University, state and federal laws affecting career planning, placement and recruitment.
• Resume, cover letter, reference, and writing sample preparation.
• Internship search resources, networking opportunities, interviewing techniques, and general professional etiquette guidelines.

Serves as a career development liaison to students and faculty from their assigned academic colleges and assigned departments with responsibility for advising students on career opportunities and resources available.

Communicates with faculty and staff to maintain relationships with the college, and conducts career development presentations for students and registered student organizations.

Utilizes technology (including Career Central) and social media to assist with career-related issues, advising students on issues regarding technology and maintaining the CMU career portal, and training students, faculty, staff and employers on how to use the system.

Helps manage social media outlets to increase brand awareness of the Career Development Center.

Advises individual job seekers within their assigned academic colleges on identifying appropriate resources and developing overall strategies for career exploration, interview preparation, internships, and job search activities.

Develops and conducts presentations, programs, and outreach activities.

Markets services and programs to current and prospective students, parents, employer representatives, faculty, administrators, staff, and Alumni.

Participates in designated university-wide activities to promote the use of CMU’s Career Development Center to current and prospective students.

Supervises student employees and/or graduate students as required.

Interacts with key employers for internship and career development activities.

Actively participates in campus, community, state, regional, and national associations.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and experience that equates to four years.

Two years of experience related to the duties and responsibilities of this position.

Demonstrated experience with websites, mobile applications, and virtual environments for job search, resume constructions, interview preparation, online networking, and recruiting systems.

Evidence of strong interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with multiple internal and external constituencies, diverse populations, and differing perspectives.

Strong verbal and written communication, advising, managerial, social media, and marketing skills.

Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate, and execute events and conduct classroom presentations, workshops, and programs.

Solid understanding of job market trends and projections.

Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as required.

Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality.

Knowledge and use of social media channels.

General knowledge of university curricula and higher education policies and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws affecting career development operations and the employment process.