Career Advisor

Overview

If you’re passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you’re committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career. Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals.

The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade:
Professional 305
Pay Range: $54,800.00 - $82,200.00

The following outlines essential functions, knowledge, and qualifications for this role.

• Student Advising/Consultation:
  Provided high level, individualized career coaching to students and alumni, helping them define career options, develop job search skills, and construct actionable plans to achieve their career goals.
• Coaches students through mock interviews, salary negotiation and how to navigate delicate conversations with hiring managers.
• Provides education on effective job search strategies for students with various levels of professional and industry experience.
• Develops and delivers virtual workshops, seminars and other virtual live events on career related topics including application development, job-search strategies, career-related technologies, interview skills, career core competencies and readiness, and experiential learning options.
• Develops and maintains WGU learner resources forcertificate programs that could include diversity resources, job search resources, hiring best practices, interview techniques, etc.

• Industry Support:
  Serves as an assigned subject matter expert for specific industries providing support, information, and education to industry specific stakeholders; stays abreast of assigned industry best practices on items such as hiring, recruitment, and labor market information.
• May provide support to employer relations team in facilitating virtual industry employer events for students and alumni on occasion.

• Project & Initiative Support:
  Partners with internal stakeholders and colleagues in the development, execution, and management of departmental initiatives.
• Responsible for providing direct support on project deliverables including but not limited to resource development, serving as a SME, supporting employer relations and employer connection events, and more.
• Collaborates and works with colleagues that are “student obsessed” and keep the student in mind for every decision we make.

• Administrative:
  Collaborates and works with colleagues that are “student obsessed” and keep the student in mind for every decision we make.
• Attends virtual staff meetings, trainings, and other departmental related virtual gatherings.
• Follows up and completes required university administrative tasks such as required training, performance reviews, etc.
• Seeks out educational and professional development opportunities using Linked In Learning, NACE, NCDA, and more.
• May be assigned other duties as needed to help drive to the vision, fulfill the mission, and uphold WGU’s and Academy’s organizational values and leadership principles on occasion.

• Possess the ability to increase student engagement in career counseling, coaching, and advising through a variety of formats including on-demand interactions, appointments,…