Field Career Services Coordinator
Michigan State UniversityAbout the role
Position Summary
As a member of the Career Services Network (CSN) team, will serve as an in-house career specialist for the Office for International Students and Scholars (OISS). Provide international students, and all students interested in global careers, with career advising in a variety of modalities, including but not limited to on-site and virtual, with a focus on career exploration and planning, professional documents, graduate/professional school preparation, and implementing global job search strategies for internships and employment.
Serve as the primary contact for developing and implementing programs to meet the career development needs of international students. Focus on advancing the career and professional development of international students through strategic collaborations while engaging the resources, programming, and services of the Career Services Network.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities
- Collaborate with CSN and OISS team members to deliver comprehensive career services for international students.
- Provide international student - specific career advising in a wide range of modalities (in-person, online, group, individual) to students and recent alumni (within 2 years of graduation) focused on career planning, continuing education, and job-search strategies.
- Administer and interpret career assessments in individual and group settings including the Myers- Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory, and Focus 2.
- Connect students to resources, programming, and services of the Office for International Students and Scholars and the Career Services Network through direct marketing, outreach, referrals, and collaborations with colleagues.
- Work collaboratively with OISS leadership to develop goals, and integrate career education and services into strategic plans, and collaborate on departmental activities and initiatives.
- Develop and implement specialized career education programming and resources focused on career planning, internship/job search strategies, and professional skill-building for international students including the Global Career Development Certificate.
- Partner with Career Services colleagues across campus to deliver joint programming including a general workshop series and career interest area exploration/exposure events. Assist in supporting large Career Services Network events, such as career fairs.
- Develop global employer engagement strategies. Help identify and promote job and internship opportunities for international students.
- Work with OISS’s Advancement team to leverage alumni networks to support career development and internship/job opportunities for international students.
- Support efforts to assess the impact of career programs and services using a variety of assessment strategies in partnership with OISS colleagues.
- Support career services data collection and reporting efforts for international student engagement, destination and internship outcomes.
- Assess impact of programs and services using a variety of strategies such as surveys and focus groups. Conduct needs assessments; establish and evaluate learning outcomes.
- Prepare written communications, annual reports, and multi-media materials for distribution to constituents and stakeholders. Contribute to Career Services Network and other campus publications.
- Participate in relevant internal and external groups and committees focused on career services and student success for international students.
- Work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks.
- Build and sustain strong professional relationships and networks.
- Attend, present, and represent the Career Services Network and OISS at professional conferences.
Communications/Interpersonal Relationships
Interacts with:
- Students/Alumni – to advise on job search, career development, and career planning concerns, distribute information, make presentations, and evaluate career services.
- Faculty/Staff/Administrators – to exchange information and coordinate career development and placement activities in a collaborative framework.
- Employers – to secure internship and job opportunities, and market students and degree programs, and to consult and collaborate with regarding recruiting strategies and labor market trends.
- Co-Workers – to collaborate in developing, implementing, and evaluating goals and objectives in a team environment.
- Director and Assistant Director(s) of Career Services and the Assistant Director for Engagement of OISS – to receive guidance and direction for work activities, exchange information, or collaborate on unit initiatives and activities.
- Public – to respond to inquiries and promote awareness.
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