Career Advisor

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Augusta University is Georgia's innovation center for education and health care, training the next generation of innovators, leaders, and healthcare providers in classrooms and clinics on four campuses in Augusta and locations across the state. More than 12,000 students choose Augusta for educational opportunities at the center of Georgia's cybersecurity hub and experiential learning that blends arts and application, humanities, and the health sciences.

Augusta is home to Georgia's only public academic health center, where groundbreaking research is creating a healthier, more prosperous Georgia, and world‑class clinicians are bringing the medicine of tomorrow to patient care today. Our mission and values https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). make Augusta University an institution like no other.

Summerville Campus, 2500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30904

Provide career/professional development guidance and support to students and recent graduates on the Health Sciences campus, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Partner with employers, faculty, and campus services in facilitating career development programs and initiatives that support AU/AUMC students.

General Responsibilities: Provide career/professional development guidance and support to students and recent graduates on the Health Sciences campus, including undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Partner with employers, faculty, and campus services in facilitating career development programs and initiatives that support AU students.

Reporting & Documentation Management: Document student appointment notes and follow‑up efforts (email, phone, drop‑in, etc.) with students and keep them updated weekly. Collect and report employment data monthly (internships, career employment, student employment, etc.). Collaborate with the Director who has oversight responsibility for comprehensive data collection. Generate/calculate Career Services monthly reports on student appointments, services, on‑campus recruitment, programming initiatives, and other areas designated by the Director to assist with benchmarking office services continuously.

Technology: Maintain an expert status on all aspects of technology in career exploration and job search resources to assist students and employers (licensed career services software, websites, technology in the job search, etc.). Maintain all databases and student files pertinent to the management of office documentation for monthly, semester, and annual reporting purposes. Maintain quality control measures through the Career Services employment system daily by monitoring new user updates and resumes loaded for accuracy;

reviewing new jobs posted for employer follow‑up; pulling reports as needed to benchmark data; and assisting managers with projects related to the system. Utilize Banner, People Soft, Institutional Research reports, and other campus information resources to generate relevant data for verifications, reporting, etc.

Faculty Development: Coordinate college‑specific outreach, programming, and customized seminars, workshops, and programs based on student needs assessment and faculty requests. Work with and advise faculty and college administrators on methods to enhance the quality of experiential learning/career development opportunities. Seek to nurture and expand departmental participation in what we do.

Program Development & Execution: Develop services, programming, workshops, and events that support the tailored professional development and preparation needs of students, including specific academic disciplines assigned. Manage and assist with career development programs for students, campus, and employers (e.g., Career Exploration Programs, job fairs, etiquette dinners, graduate school planning, etc.). Serve as lead manager for at least department‑wide program annually. Plan, develop, and execute marketing efforts for designated programs and services to facilitate optimal outreach (development/dissemination of flyers, newsletters, career development content, promotion of office events via social media, Campus Calendar, and other…