Career Counselor

Position Overview

Join the Ramily! Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is a distinguished institution that combines academic excellence, community engagement, and a commitment to fostering student success. ... With its beautiful campus, strong sense of community, and dedication to fostering personal and professional growth, Winston-Salem State University is an ideal place to teach, work, and learn.

Position Summary

This is an internal job posting, available only to current employees of Winston-Salem State University. Winston-Salem State University is seeking an experienced Career Counselor to join the Career Development Services Team!

Responsibilities of the Career Counselor include:

• Conduct individual and group counseling sessions to help students/alumni make an informed career decision. Assist and guide students/alumni through occupational exploration and the career decision-making process.
• Teach and coach students/alumni in self-directed job search strategies. Provide resume/cover letter critiques and interview skills training. Engage students/alumni in use of library and on-line resources for researching employers and current employment opportunities.
• Develop and conduct career and job search workshops. Promote recruitment services and engage students/alumni in participating in the on-line job listing service, resume referral, on-campus interviews, career fairs and other career events.
• Provide weekly office hours at the School of Business and providing professional development programming specifically for the school of business.
• Walking clients through the process of compiling and restructuring their resumes.
• Pinpointing and informing clients of potentially helpful career-related opportunities.
• Proposing career-related options that are congruent with your substantiated insights.
• Assist with and/or coordinate logistical and administrative details for career fairs, graduate fairs, on-campus interview schedules, job listing service and special career events.
• Develop partnerships with off-campus employers to engage their participation in advertising part-time paid positions with Career Services.
• Market recruitment services and develop partnerships with employers to identify employment opportunities and engage their participation in campus recruitment services such as on-line job listing service, resume referral, on-campus interviews, career fairs and information sessions.
• Educate all students on resume building, interview skills, and professionalism.
• Execute outreach programs to promote career services among all students.
• Manage the Career Development Services email box, manage CDS main phone line, and coordinate all room and bus reservation based on the office needs.
• Assist the Career Development Services Director with the office budget.
• Provide other counseling and administrative support as required to accomplish the mission and goals of Career Development Services and WSSU.
• Develop a career counseling and career development programming for WSSU Athletic students.
• May supervise and direct work projects of student assistants.