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Villanova University Career Advisor in Villanova, Pennsylvania
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Posting Number: 20244951V Position Title: Career Advisor Posting Type Graduate Assistant Hours/week: 12-20 hours Eligibility: Work study preferred but open to all students Semester 2024-2025 Academic Year Location Garey Hall Detailed Work Schedule Some flexibility; Hours will primarily be between 12-2pm (sometimes 3pm) Monday-Friday, in addition to additional daytime or evening hours depending on events, programs and presentations. Number of positions: 2 Department: 323-Career Services Contact Name: Beth Cahill Contact Phone/Extension: 610-519-6186
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+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Job Description Summary: | The Career Development Graduate | | | Advisor in The Career Center is | | | for graduate students interested | | | in supporting Villanova students | | | with their career and | | | professional development needs. | | | This role is geared towards | | | graduate students pursuing a | | | Master's Degree in Counseling, | | | Human Resources, or Higher | | | Education, though we encourage | | | all applicants with relevant | | | experience and interests to | | | apply. This graduate student | | | position is a paid role | | | consisting of approximately 12-20 | | | hours per week for the academic | | | year. Successful graduate | | | assistants are those who have a | | | strong interest in developing | | | advising skills, an interest in | | | higher education and recruiting, | | | and a passion for helping others. | | | The Graduate Assistant will be | | | involved with all aspects of the | | | office. Our goal is for the | | | graduate assistant to enhance | | | his/her skill set in relevant | | | areas of interest that will be a | | | benefit to the student and the | | | office. These areas may include | | | advising skills, presentation | | | skills, awareness of the career | | | development pro ess, and | | | knowledge of the career planning | | | and recruiting field. Personal | | | counseling or long-term therapy | | | is not a component of this | | | experience. Duties include: | | | | | | | | | | | | - * Meet with students | | | (undergraduate and graduate) | | | and alumni during Career | | | Center Drop-in hours with the | | | potential to take 1:1 | | | advising appointments. | | | - * Advise and coach students | | | and alumni on resume/cover | | | letter building, job search | | | strategies, professional | | | readiness, career decision | | | making, and interview | | | preparation. | | | - * Conduct skill-building | | | workshops and presentations | | | on topics such as resume | | | writing, interviewing, and | | | LinkedIn. Develop strong | | | working knowledge of | | | Handshake career management | | | system and Career Center | | | resources. | | | - * Train students on the use | | | of Handshake and other | | | available career resources. | | | | | | Other potential duties: Aid in | | | execution of career fairs, | | | employer events, and additional | | | Career Center programming and | | | events. Assist with on-campus | | | recruiting, placement activities, | | | and marketing campaigns as | | | needed. *This position | | | description outlines the general | | | nature and level of work assigned | | | to individuals who function in | | | this job. This description is not | | | exhaustive; other | | | responsibilities may be | | | discussed/assigned. | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | Requirements: | | | | | | | - * Must be a Villanova | |