Career Consultant​/Coach - Undergraduate & Graduate Programs, Texas McCombs

Career Consultant/Coach - Undergraduate & Graduate Programs, Texas Mc Combs

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This Career Consultant/Coach position will join the Career Education and Coaching team within McCombs Career Management & Corporate Relations (CMCR). The primary goal is to provide one‑on‑one career coaching, targeted career programming/resources, and career education to a variety of McCombs students.

• Provide one‑on‑one career coaching and small group advising on resumes, interviews, career strategy, networking, and salary negotiation.
• Stay abreast of best practices and trends for specific industries/functional areas.
• Serve as a liaison to faculty and staff relevant to student caseload.
• Track student progress and employability, conduct outreach, and collect internship and post‑graduation employment data.

• Collaborate with the Career Education & Coaching team to continually develop career education strategy, content, pedagogy, and mode of delivery to meet evolving students’ learning needs and to prepare students for a constantly evolving marketplace.
• Coordinate and execute caseload‑specific career curriculum, customized to core student population.
• Create relevant digital content for online channels (i.e., websites) and maintain online resources.
• Explore and define opportunities for expanding remote/online delivery capabilities.
• Participate in appropriate professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices and trends in recruiting and career advising.
• Request programming funds and submit requests through McCombs Intranet System for events, room reservations, purchase orders, contracts, etc. and adhere to UT and McCombs policies and procedures.

• Collaborate with the Employer Engagement & Special Events team to develop and execute new programming, panels, and recruiting events preparing students for the changing labor market.
• Participate in appropriate professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices and trends in recruiting and career advising.
• Request programming funds and submit requests through McCombs Intranet System for events, room reservations, purchase orders, contracts, etc. and adhere to UT and McCombs policies and procedures.

• Collaborate with members of the Career Education and Coaching, Employer Engagement, and other teams in the Program Office(s) to coordinate schedules, calendars, events, and opportunities to build relationships with employers, alumni, and current students.
• Oversee 1 or more major projects individually or in partnership with other team members. Major projects may include:
• Coordination of career curriculum
• Management of international student career engagement
• Tracking of employment data and statistical analysis.
• Management of communication strategy.
• Management of under‑represented student pre‑matriculation career prep.
• Curation of digital content and resources to asynchronously support students
• Sourcing, onboarding, and management of part time student workers or industry career consultants

• Other related functions as assigned.

• Master's degree in business, education, counseling, or related field (relevant work experience can substitute); minimum of 4 years' work experience in corporate functions (e.g., finance, consulting, marketing, operations) or relevant experience in career coaching/advising, outplacement, recruiting for these industries.
• Strong customer focus (ability to listen attentively to students and other internal and external stakeholders to understand and respond positively to their requests) is required.
• An interest in supporting students navigating career transitions with confidence and clarity, helping them manage stress and career uncertainties.
• An entrepreneurial orientation, proven track record of taking initiative and making things happen (i.e., self‑starter).
• Exceptional resume writing, interviewing and job search skills.
• Dem…