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College of the Holy Cross · 1 day ago

Assistant Director of Center for Career Development

Worcester, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$54K/yr - $63K/yr

1+ years exp

The College of the Holy Cross is dedicated to creating a world-class workforce and is seeking an Assistant Director for the Center for Career Development. This role involves providing career counseling and advising to students and young alumni, leading student programming and outreach efforts, and coordinating various career initiatives.

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Responsibilities

Provide individual, comprehensive career counseling to students of all class years and young alumni, including Strong Interest Inventory interpretations

Assist students and young alumni identify and integrate abilities, interests, experience and values with career choice; explore career options using online and print resources; make decisions regarding career choice

Connect students with career exploration opportunities including job shadowing, informational interviewing career panels and presentations, community-based learning, workshops, deep-dives, pre-professional advising, etc

Teach internship/job search skills such as resume and cover letter writing, interviewing, networking, researching employers and use of online tools in individual and group settings

Develop and present career workshops and prepare related materials

Critique resumes and cover letters

Conduct mock interviews

Serve as the Industry Advisor for students interested in select industries:

Industry advisor to students interested in education, human services, non-profit, government, internal relations and legal fields

Lead the Education, Human Services & Non-Profit and the Government, International Relations & Law career communities

Plan and coordinate events and programs for target populations, industries and career community including, but not limited to, alumni panels, employer site visits, recruiter in residence, and industry nights

Develop and maintain relationships with alumni in career community industries to facilitate connections with students

Curate industry-specific information for monthly career community newsletters

Collaborate and build relationships with appropriate departments, faculty and student groups

Plan staff development trainings around industry information dissemination

Coordinate industry nights

Communicate with Employer Relations team about job/internship opportunities and employer trends

Implement and evaluate student engagement programming

Serve as liaison to Education, Political Science and Spanish departments

Qualification

Career CounselingInterest InventoryHandshakeMyers Briggs Type IndicatorInclusionInnovationMission OrientationCollaborationResponsibility

Required

Master's degree in counseling, college student personnel or related field required

1-3 years of related experience

The position requires a strong understanding of the career development of liberal arts students, especially with respect to the role of experiential education within a Jesuit environment

Basic experience or knowledge of Handshake or career services management databases

Strong Interest Inventory Certified or proficient experience administering the Strong Interest Inventory, Myers Briggs Type Indicator or Clifton Strengths

Company

College of the Holy Cross

College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective, four-year, undergraduate, liberal arts institution.

Founded in 1843

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

501-1000 employees

http://www.holycross.edu/

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