Career Development Student Assistant (Handshake & Events)

Mercer University; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercer University Student Center for Career & Professional Development seeks a CCPD Student Assistant for Fall26-Spring27 to support daily office tasks and Handshake guidance on campus.

The role involves assisting staff, managing email, guiding students and employers on Handshake, and promoting CCPD services across the campus community. Must be Mercer student; part-time, on-campus work.
Start Aug 6 2026, End May 12 2027.

Qualifications

• Must have an active Handshake account.
• Must have excellent communication skills, strong work ethic, and a desire to model the way for students' career development.
• Must be comfortable and poised speaking with and working with people.
• Must be technology savvy, including desktop and mobile devices.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with staff, faculty, employers, alumni, and students via phone, email, Teams, and Face to Face interactions.
• Answer all incoming phone calls, assisting and directing callers as appropriate and delivering messages.
• Assist CCPD Staff with special student-centered topics and projects.
• Monitor and maintain the Student Assistant email account, responding accordingly.
• Assist the Office Manager with on-campus errands, projects and departmental tasks.
• Guide students and alumni related to Handshake, including scheduling appointments, registering for events, uploading resumes, applying for opportunities, and other Handshake functions.
• Look-up and/or enter information into Handshake.
• Guide employers via phone and email related to Handshake, including how to connect with Mercer University for campus recruiting, how to post opportunities and events, and how to communicate with students/alumni via the platform.
• Learn all about the services and events offered by the CCPD and be a strong motivational voice in the campus community regarding career development, the CCPD, and Handshake.
• Actively and consistently promote services and events to the campus community (word of mouth, email, group texts, social media, etc.).
• Distribute and remove event flyers, posters, signage around campus.
• Actively and consistently provide feedback to the CCPD team about student needs and happenings.
• Assist CCPD staff members with the behind-the-scenes preparation required for successful campus recruiting and career education events (e.g. workshops, webinars, information sessions, employer panels, career expos and fairs, campus interviews, etc.)

Skills

Active Handshake account

Excellent communication

Tech savvy

Education

Currently enrolled Mercer University student

Undergrad or graduate

Job description

Mercer University Student Center for Career & Professional Development seeks a CCPD Student Assistant for Fall26-Spring27 to support daily office tasks and Handshake guidance on campus.

The role involves assisting staff, managing email, guiding students and employers on Handshake, and promoting CCPD services across the campus community. Must be Mercer student; part-time, on-campus work.
Start Aug 6 2026, End May 12 2027.