Career Development Coaches
Two Career Development Coaches
Chase Career Center, Office of Career Success
Isenberg School of Management - UMass Amherst
The University Of Massachusetts Amherst invites applications for Two Career Development Coaches for the Isenberg School of Management.
Reporting to the Director of Undergraduate Career Services, the Career Development Coaches will apply industry-specific knowledge in performing career advising and placement duties with Isenberg School of Management students in order to further student career and professional development outcomes. The primary focus will be on students seeking professional-level internships and/or permanent placement career outcomes in a wide variety of corporate or non-profit organizations.
Essential Functions
- Advise students, in one-on-one meetings, workshops or small group settings, on conducting focused career searches. Develop learning tools which support student learning.
- Maintain and distribute information regarding current employer placement opportunities.
- Research key industry hiring trends and opportunities affecting business school students and provide information to students, and upon request, to faculty and administration.
- Support student preparation for job search by reviewing student resumes, conducting practice interviews, and providing guidance to students which helps them target potential employers by industry.
- Facilitate individual career development skills including self-assessment, business correspondence, professional networking, business etiquette, interviewing, negotiations, and other professional skills.
- Counsel students to develop, refine and implement an appropriate and realistic job search strategy for different industry segments.
- Participate in and support the coordination of Chase Career Center programs, workshops, job search advising activities, and school-wide events.
Other Functions
- Attends meetings on and off campus with internal and external stakeholders.
- Administratively supports creation and maintenance of Career Services forms, collateral and instructional materials as needed.
- Supports Assistant Directors as needed and performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
- Bachelor’s Degree and 2 years of related professional experience in a business discipline (e.g. accounting, operations, marketing, finance, human resources) or in higher education services.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain positive and engaging working relationships with students, representatives of business and government, faculty, alumni, and senior corporate executives.
- Evidence of a clear understanding of, and a commitment to cultural, social, economic, and ethnic diversity.
- Excellent verbal and written skills.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to independently prioritize work and handle multiple tasks. Ability to maintain accurate and detailed records.
- Ability to participate in team projects as assigned.
- Ability and willingness to attend meetings both on and off campus; with, or without groups of students.
- Computer literacy, proficiency with contemporary software programs.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, Education, Experience, Certifications, Licensure)
- Master’s degree or MBA.
- Experience in conducting small group and/or one-on-one presentations.
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
Typical office environment.
Work Schedule
- Monday – Friday, 8:30 am -5:00 pm.
- Required to work occasional weekends and evening hours.
Salary Information
Level 25
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