Senior Career Services Advisor
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About USC
The University of Southern California (USC) is a leading private research university. The university offers students a world-class education with highly ranked programs in virtually every field from cinema to the sciences as well as unparalleled research internship and professional opportunities in a wide array of organizations including nonprofits Fortune 500 companies and global businesses.
About Career Services
The mission of the USC Career Center is to provide exceptional career services to all members of the Trojan Family. Whether you are deciding on a major exploring career options seeking a job or internship or looking for professional networks the USC Career Center is committed to helping you achieve your professional goals.
About the Opportunity
The USC Career Center has an unique opportunity for an experienced Senior Career Advisor to join our Career Engagement team and be responsible for leading innovative and scalable signature undergraduate and graduate career services focusing on diverse disciplines and career interests and career advising.
The incumbent will develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders and campus partners and plan signature events and early career programming. This role is crucial in meeting the high student demand for career advising appointments and managing website content. The individual will foster partnerships with the Undergraduate Student Government student organizations academic departments and Student Life. Additionally this individual will collaborate with other campus career services offices and critical departments to maximize student outreach. The incumbent will also supervise student interns and partners with technology vendors.
The ideal candidate will have experience in benchmarking researching advising undergraduate and graduate students event planning developing original career content and leading student engagement and programming for the Career Engagement team. The incumbent will demonstrate professionalism and strong written and verbal communication skills while advising students and recent graduates on the following career-related topics:
Investigating career paths
Strategize undergraduate internship and job searches
Develop competitive resumes cover letters and LinkedIn profiles
Prepare for interviews and networking
Negotiate undergraduate internship and job offers
Maintain a professional online presence
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Please include a cover letter with your CV/resume. It can be added to the application at the same time/place you add your CV/resume.
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Career Advising:
Understand challenges related to undergraduate and graduate students including educating students about the many career paths and exploration
Advise undergraduate graduate and recent graduates providing in-depth guidance on career-related matters and job search strategies
Administer career assessments including the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and the Strong Interest Inventory and other career assessments
Produce original content for presentations professional development workshops videos web pages digital handouts social media and other educational materials
Write and update resume and curriculum vitae resume booklet and website content
Create new presentations covering trending career topics for presentations to graduate students alumni and other key stakeholders
Write edit and proofread precise engaging accurate and compelling educational content and marketing copy in various styles appropriate to target audiences
Remain current with recruiting trends and collaborate with the employer community for undergraduate career opportunities
Coordinate marketing with the Marketing Strategist delivering content and engaging more undergraduate students in programming
Utilize good emotional intelligence with the team interpersonal communication skills including active listening and collaboration skills
Program Development and Management:
Recruit and supervise student interns and develop innovative programs/approaches to engage students in the career development process
Communicate with academic schools
Recruit train and supervise undergraduate teams and graduate intern(s)
Advise domestic and international undergraduate and graduate students and recent graduates through in-person phone and online appointments and enter advising notes into the career advising database
Collaborate with the USC Student Life departments Undergraduate Student Government professional associations and other On-Campus partners
Represent the Career Center at undergraduate student events and professional associations
Serve as a Career Center liaison to assigned school-based career centers
Identify student career resources and lead vendor relationships
Develop and conduct student and alumni career workshops moderate panel discussions and create structured activities for groups and individuals
Stay current on career development trends relevant on and off-campus resources and related technology by actively engaging and presenting at professional workshops seminars and conferences
Possess strong project management and organizational skills
Perform other related duties as assigned or requested
Please note:
This position requires working some evenings during the academic year.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Masters degree in Humanities Social Science Education or a related field
Experience:
Career services counseling/advising in a not-for-profit four-year college/university setting
Strong working knowledge of career development best practice for first- and second-year students
Experience recruiting supervising and leading student team members
Ability to research and quickly develop knowledge of employer recruiting strategies job market trends and occupational career and personal growth for doctoral and postdoctoral students
Cultural and community competencies: the ability to work with diverse populations skilled in communicating effectively and professionally using tact and diplomacy and the ability to work effectively as an individual a team member and with various groups
Provide excellent customer service to diverse student and alums populations
Knowledge of virtual career center platforms including Handshake Uconnect VMock Canva and other platforms
Strength in establishing and maintaining effective cross-campus collaborations balancing competing priorities developing and implementing both large-and small-scale programs and events
Ability to work as an intrapreneur to develop new and relevant career programming for a multi-generational student population
Ability to handle confidential information following FERPA regulations
In addition the successful candidate must demonstrate through ideas words and actions a strong commitment to USCs Unifying Values.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Bachelors Degree in Humanities Social Sciences Student Affairs Human Resources Education Counseling Social Work or a related field
Field of Expertise:
Related education and experience in counseling career services and advisement
Experience:
Three to five years of experience in career advising programming and experience supervising student team members.
In addition the successful candidate must also demonstrate through ideas words and actions a strong commitment toUSCs Unifying Values.
The annual base salary range for this position is $74633.27 $78000 . When determining an offer the University of Southern California considers factors such as the scope and responsibilities of the role the candidates experience education training key skills internal peer alignment applicable laws contractual requirements grant funding and market conditions.
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Minimum Education: Bachelors degreeMinimum Experience: 3 years
Minimum Field of Expertise: Bachelors degree in counseling higher education human resources or related field. Three years experience in career services human resources recruiting or related industries with some experience in a coaching or leadership role. Ability to manage balance and prioritize different tasks and projects. In-depth knowledge of federal immigration employment regulations and processes interpreting and providing guidance as to their pertinence to international students. Advanced knowledge of employer recruiting strategies job market trends and occupational career and employment information sources. Superior level of professionalism exceptional attention to detail and exemplary written and oral communication and interpersonal skills. Demonstrated experience interacting with diverse groups exercising diplomacy good judgment and discretion.
USC is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin protected veteran status disability or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC observes affirmative action obligations consistent with state and federal law. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal records in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for employers and the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance and with due consideration for patient and student safety. Please refer to theBackground Screening Policy Appendix Dfor specific employment screen implications for the position for which you are applying.
We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at or by email at. Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.
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