SMU Dedman School of Law · 1 day ago
Assistant Director Undergraduate Career Services (HR Title: Senior Career Counselor)
USA-TX-Dallas
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expSMU Dedman School of Law is seeking an Assistant Director for Undergraduate Career Services, focusing on the career development of undergraduate students in the Lyle School of Engineering. The role involves managing career services offerings, providing career advising, and collaborating on various programs to enhance students' career readiness and connections with employers.
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Responsibilities
Provide career advising and exploration to undergraduate students regarding the job-search process, interviewing, resume, cover letter writing, and all other areas of career planning
Deliver Job Search Strategies for Undergraduates presentations
Create custom workshops for Thrive Scholars, student organizations and classroom presentations as needed
Work closely with Director on the creation and management of the annual fall/spring Engineering Connections career fair and Engineering Resumania, Lyle LinkUP and other programs such as the Lyle EDGE initiative
Assist in planning and hosting on-campus events, career panels, workshops, seminars, site visits, and other presentations to undergraduate student populations
Manage the Celebrate You for UG (graduation gift & recognition)
Lead person for career database management and additional career platforms including AI-based technologies
Support promotion of events and services through the creation of social media posts, flyers, and materials to increase student engagement
Respond to employer requests to host on campus recruitment events and to list openings in the SMU Career Database
Communicate opportunities to students
Foster relationship with the SMU Employer Relations Team (Hegi, Cox, Moody, Guildhall, Dedman Career Services), as well as work with Lyle office of industrial partnerships to connect students to industry and employers
Assist Director with annual data employment reporting and tracking
Collaborate on Lyle LinkUp and create a Lyle Career Development Undergraduate Student Ambassadors group
Evening/weekends will be required to host employers for evening information sessions, career development workshops, and networking events
Will be traveling to DFW area employers and regional and national conferences
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree is required
A minimum of five (5) years of experience is required
Candidate must demonstrate strong presentation, interpersonal and verbal communication skills
Candidate must demonstrate strong written communication skills
Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise solutions
Candidate must have strong organizational, planning and time management skills
Candidate must be proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
Preferred
A Master's degree is preferred
University career services and/or corporate recruitment management experience is preferred
SMU/Lyle Engineering experience preferred
Executive coaching certification is preferred
Familiarity with SSPS and Qualtrics is preferred
Benefits
Health and related benefit
Wellness programs
Retirement programs
Professional and personal development opportunities
Tuition benefits
Company
SMU Dedman School of Law
SMU Dedman School of Law is the premier law school in Dallas, Texas. It is a sub-organization of Southern Methodist University.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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2025-12-22
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