Associate Director, Career Advising and Experiential Education

Minimum qualifications:
- Master’s degree
- Four years of experience working with students in a higher education setting
- Experience working with resumes, interviewing, job search strategies, hiring trends, social networking, and online resources and methods
- Experience supervising professional staff members
- Experience using career assessments with clients in a career setting
- Experience effectively advising students in individual appointments.
- Experience thinking strategically and collaborating with others to develop effective and realistic long-term planning
- Exceptional writing ability, required when communicating with faculty, students, alumni and employers
- Experience collaborating with academic units and other university departments
- Experience developing and presenting informative and engaging workshops on career-related topics
- Computer proficiency
- Willingness to travel for career events and conferences, including some overnight and weekend travel
- A valid driver license with less than six points is required
 

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred qualifications:
- Master’s degree in counseling, college student personnel, education, or human resources
- Certification in Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and Strong Interest Inventory, and experience in giving both individual and group interpretations
- Exceptional interpersonal skills and ability to establish rapport with a wide variety of people, including clients from diverse and international backgrounds, and alumni
- Must be able to assess needs, offer relevant and sensitive advice, maintain confidentiality, and refer students to other departments when needed
- Knowledge of Millennial students and the ways they learn, communicate, and operate in the job market, particularly in their use of technology
- Computer proficiency, particularly in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel
 -In-depth knowledge of Career Services online software and services (CSO Interfase, Going Global, etc.), and the ability to effectively instruct students, alumni, faculty and employers in their functions
- Extensive experience and ability in utilizing social media as networking tools including LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook
- Teaching experience
- Knowledge of and sensitivity to a Catholic, Marianist work environment.