You are viewing a preview of this job. Log in or register to view more details about this job.
Email

The Career Services Center (CSC) at the W. P. Carey School of Business is seeking to fill a position as a Career Counselor focused on working with undergraduate and specialized master's students and who shares our passion for empowering individuals to identify, pursue, and achieve their professional goals. When you join the W. P. Carey School of Business, you become part of a team of academics and professionals committed to making a positive impact through business education via the lens of our mission, “Business is personal.”

The Career Counselor is part of an energetic and collaborative team working with undergraduate and graduate students. This position will work with other coaches individually and build career programming that includes group sessions, workshops, vendors, presentations (in-person and on-demand), and class design and delivery. Your role will be to map a career journey during the student’s time in their program of study – to help them become career-ready and directly connect their skills, talents, interests, and education to the rapidly changing world of work.

The Career Counselor will deliver a high-quality level of service to a population with various needs. This position will teach career courses, partner with student clubs, manage employment data collection, and develop workshops. Additional responsibilities include assessing trends in the employment market; performing research and interpreting career and employment data and job search information databases; developing curriculum and content; representing the department on committees and strategic projects; and other duties as assigned.

The Career Counselor achieves results in five key areas of responsibility:

Program Design & Management: Develop a comprehensive and customized career program tailored to the needs of a student population, utilizing data to make informed programmatic decisions.

Career Coach and Facilitator: Deliver relevant career programming through various channels to drive student engagement and build life-long career capabilities.

Career Course Instruction: Facilitate undergraduate and graduate career courses designed to develop foundational career skills.

Market Informed: Stay informed about the holistic business landscape as well as on business trends and best practices around talent management for roles/firms/industries within their assigned portfolio.

Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with the critical business community stakeholders—internal to W. P. Carey and external—to enhance students’ market competitiveness.

Salary Range: $45,000 - $60,000; to commensurate with education and experience.

Days and Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

Some evenings and weekends will be required as this position works with our flexible MBA programs. While based on the Tempe campus, individuals must be willing and able to travel to multiple campus locations in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

Essential Duties:

  • (40%) Career Coach and Facilitator: Deliver relevant career programming through various channels to drive student engagement and build life-long career capabilities. Facilitate career workshops as well as individual, drop-in, and group career coaching services to a student portfolio to develop life-long career skills.
  • (30%) Career Course Instruction: Administer undergraduate and specialized career course content both asynchronously and via in person course lectures. Manage Canvas course sites to ensure content is accessible for students. Communicate with students proactively around significant course dates and respond to student assignment inquiries.
  • (20%) Program Design and Management: Develop comprehensive and customized career programs tailored to the needs of a student population, utilizing data to make informed programmatic decisions. Identifies and integrates career tools, resources, events, and activities to assist students on their unique career journeys. Supports students' awareness and development of personal and professional capabilities, including goal orientation, communication, decision-making, and learning, all related to their career goals. Collaborate with colleagues across Career Management to create and improve the quality of career content and resources. Works on multiple concurrent projects under tight deadlines.
  • (5%) Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain relationships with key business community stakeholders—both internal to W. P. Carey and external—to enhance students’ market competitiveness. Partner with the Operations team to support the coaching practice, executing events, and data collection. Participate in special projects and administrative responsibilities. Collaborate with the Employer Engagement team to engage with the business community, including local, national, and global employers, alumni, and industry stakeholders.
  • (5%) Market Informed: Develop and embed knowledge of career trends, career paths, best practices, and market shifts for all relevant industry roles. Enhance professional practice and portfolio subject-matter expertise by developing a deep understanding of the degree programs offered at W. P. Carey and the best practices in recruiting to advise students to competitively engage with employers effectively. Maintain a working knowledge of local and national employment market trends and their actual and potential impact on the hiring of college students and graduates.

Desired Qualifications:

Evidence of:

  • Master's degree in business/counseling/education, or related field.
  • Higher education, business school experience in career services delivery, coaching, and recruitment.
  • Private sector experience,1-2 key areas of industry knowledge and expertise; awareness of general labor market trends.
  • Having knowledge of career trends and the “business of business” in the changing world of work.
  • Strong technical ability with Handshake and familiarity with Zoom, Canvas, Big Interview, etc.
  • Effective communication skills, including presentation, facilitating groups, influence, and persuasion.
  • 1 year of Career Services experience.

Experience with:

  • Working with management to executive-level business people in one or more of the areas of career coaching, recruitment, training and learning development, career services delivery, outplacement, executive search, talent management, and transition/recruitment. Advising international student populations.
  • Career coaching students, professionals, and/or employees.
  • Program management/design and development in fast-paced environments.
  • Designing, developing, delivering, and evaluating career-related content in workshops or group settings.

Working Environment:

  • Work with university students one-on-one and in group/class settings in-person, via Zoom, phone, e-mail, and multiple social media formats.
  • Work with the business school employer partners, one-on-one and in group settings in- person, Zoom, phone, e-mail, and numerous social media formats.
  • Communicate effectively to develop employment materials in various media, create metrics, and provide reports in multiple formats (electronic, hard-copy, etc.), in addition to coordinating and presenting information.
  • Interpret policies, procedures, and requirements of career/employment programs within the school.
  • Lift/move up to 30 pounds (materials, brochures, boxes, etc.)
  • Travel occasionally. Utilize computer, phone, and office equipment (fax, copier, etc.).   Utilize multiple and various forms of technology.
  • Work occasional extended hours, including evenings and/or weekends, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Driving Requirement:

Driving is not required for this position.

Location:

Campus: Tempe

Funding:

No Federal Funding

Instructions to Apply

Current Employees and Students should apply directly within Workday using the Jobs Hub. Use this link and log in using SSO:

https://www.myworkday.com/asu/d/inst/1$9925/9925$2561.htmld

To be considered, your application must include all of the following attachments:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume/CV

Note: Multiple documents can be submitted into the attachment box. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission.

Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position. Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position. NOTE: GA and Intern positions are counted as .5 for job experience (ie. 1 year equals 6 months experience equivalency). Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.

Apply before midnight Arizona time:

ASU Statement

Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco

Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. 

Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report

In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.

Relocation Assistance – For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/az-resources.

Employment Verification Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening which may include verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications.

Background Check Statement

ASU conducts pre-employment screening for all positions which includes a criminal background check, verification of work history, academic credentials, licenses, and certifications. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the background check.

Fingerprint Check Statement

This position is considered safety/security sensitive and will include a fingerprint check. Employment is contingent upon successful passing of the fingerprint check.

Department Statement

The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University is the largest business school in the United States with more than 23,000 students and 120,000+ alumni worldwide. From our world-renowned faculty representing six continents to thousands of outstanding students who join us every year, the W. P. Carey School welcomes Inclusive Excellence and encourages global thinking. The W. P. Carey School is internationally recognized for its leadership in business education, groundbreaking research and innovation, and renowned faculty, making us one of the top-ranked business schools in the country.

W. P. Carey prides itself on being a place “where business is personal.” Business is personal means that kindness, courtesy, and respect lead our actions. We care for each other and support one another. We’re proud of that commitment, and look forward to it shaping your experience at W. P. Carey. Learn more at wpcarey.asu.edu.

All we do at ASU is guided and inspired by the University Charter, which reads:

ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

The W. P. Carey School of Business continually strives to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment.