Assistant Director, Graduate Career Development

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Department:

Kogod School of Business

Time Type:

Full time

Work Modality:

Hybrid 01 (On Campus 3-4 Days/Week)

Union:

SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division

This position is part of a collective bargaining unit represented by SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division. That means the terms and conditions of your employment are governed by university policy (including the Staff Personnel Policies Manual) and any collective bargaining agreement entered into between American University and SEIU Local 500 - Provost & Enrollment Division.

Job Description:

Summary:

The Assistant Director, Graduate Career Development plays a critical role in supporting graduate students and alumni as they navigate their career paths within the business sector. The ideal candidate will provide personalized coaching, strategic career planning, and proactive job search support tailored to business disciplines for graduate business students including residential and online specialty masters and MBA. Responsibilities include delivering one-on-one coaching sessions, developing career resources, and facilitating workshops and curricular engagements on professional development and industry-specific skills. This role requires a strong understanding of career coaching, business and executive coaching, as well as the ability to effectively guide students in achieving their professional goals. Associate Director, Graduate Career Development will work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and external partners to ensure students are well-prepared to enter the competitive business workforce upon graduation.

Essential Functions:

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Career Advising & Coaching:

Provide comprehensive career advising to students and alumni within assigned population.

• Understand Student Needs and Goals: Conduct individual coaching appts to understand career interests, skills, strengths, and aspirations. Use assessment tools and career exploration exercises to help students identify their career goals and develop a personalized career plan. Empower students to explore careers, develop effective search strategies, and be able to articulate their value proposition aligned with career goals and workplace needs. Partner with student clubs and faculty to understand career coaching needs of various populations. Provide services (coaching, workshops etc) in variety of modalities (in person, remote, hybrid) to effectively support needs of varying populations. Demonstrate a thorough understanding of adult learners, career transitions and globally seasoned veterans.

• Provide Career Guidance: Provide personalized one-on-one coaching to graduate business students, as well as alumni. Address domestic and international students’ questions, concerns, and career related challenges. Offer career action teams and other programming as needed. Provide market-relevant, graduate focused guidance on resume, cover letters, job search strategies, networking, personal branding, behavioral and case interviewing skills, job negotiation, and more. Coach students to effectively articulate the value of their Kogod education and build connections between their academic and co-curricular activities and their career path. Administer and interpret career assessments with students as needed. Leverage industry-specific knowledge to help students position themselves for internship and full-time job obtainment.

2. Community Engagement & Programming:

Design and deliver workshops, seminars and events that enhance students' understanding of career pathways related to their academic studies and career goals.   

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