Career Advisor II - Graduate and Professional Studies Job Fort Lauderdale area,Florida USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Career Advisor II - Graduate and Professional Studies - 991703

We are excited that you are considering joining Nova Southwestern University!

Nova Southwestern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. NSU offers competitive salaries, a comprehensive benefits package including tuition waiver, retirement plan, excellent medical and dental plans and much more. NSU cares about the health and welfare of its students, faculty, staff, and campus visitors and is a tobacco-free university.

We appreciate your support in making NSU the preeminent place to live, work, study and grow. Thank you for your interest in a career with Nova Southwestern University.

Primary Purpose

Provides career advisement to graduate and professional students choosing or changing career direction, identifying career goals, establishing a plan of action, writing a resume or cover letter, preparing for an interview, conducting a job or internship search, and
other issues related to career planning process.

Job Category

Exempt

Hiring Range

$52,000.00

Pay Basis

Annually

Subject to Grant Funding?

Essential Job Functions

Establishes a plan of action with the graduate and professional students working towards preparing for a successful career.

Provides career advising to individual students through career goal setting, formal and informal career exploration, and offers appropriate career-related resources both on and off campus. Delivers ongoing support through the decision‑making process.

Supports students in creating and developing their personal portfolio, cover letters, interviewing skills and other professional tools required to ultimately conduct a successful internship or job search.

Provides, administers, and evaluates various assessment tools to graduate and professional students to identify their career interests, preferred work environments, and how to make decisions about career choices.

Assists graduate professional level students in generating a reputation of excellence within the university.

Assists with planning, promoting, and delivering workshops and seminars, and classroom outreach, on resume writing, interviewing techniques, job search strategies, business communication, employer expectations, networking and social media, and other career‑related topics.

Contributes to the research of current trends and employers in all industries as it pertains to employment outlook and other areas that affect career decisions.

Assists in the organization, implementation, and coordination of department special events and programming.

Assists with the compiling and maintaining of data and assessment for surveys and reports.

Completes other projects as assigned.

Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Knowledge

Psychology – Working knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
Therapy and Counseling – Working knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for career counseling and guidance.
English Language – General knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Education and Training – Working knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Customer and Personal Service – General knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of user satisfaction.

Skills

Active Listening – Proficient skills in giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Speaking – Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
Social Perceptiveness – Proficient skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking – Proficient skills in using logic and…


Increase/decrease your Search Radius (miles)



Job Posting Language