Position Summary: This is a dual role serving both as a Career Coach and Employer Relations Coordinator. Serve as Employer Relations Coordinator to create industry to campus connections for the USF St Petersburg campus, by developing partnerships with employers. Serve as a Career Coach (Counselor) to students and recent alumni, including providing career consultations on major exploration, career development and planning, job and internship search, and interview preparation. Liaison with academic programs for development of internships and employment opportunities. Coordinate career programs for students and other career events involving employers such as career fairs and expos, information sessions, panel discussions, on-campus recruiting, mock interviews, and resume critiques. Maintain services database and develops reports on services usage. Supports the mission of CCPD and all of its associated programs.
Candidate should have expertise in the following areas:
- Relationship Management
- Student Advising and Guidance on Career Development
- Student Services & Outreach
- Resume & Cover Letter Critiques
- Office Management / General Budget Management
- Conducting Mock Interviews
- Workshop and Event Planning
- Marketing and Social Media Content
Minimum Qualifications: This position requires a Master's degree in College Student Personnel, Career Counseling, Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, College Student Affairs, or related field and one year of working experience in an academic or student affairs office.
Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in in College Student Personnel, Career Counseling, Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology, College Student Affairs and professional experience in career services, employer relations, recruiting, internship programs advisement or college student affairs.
Working at USF St. Petersburg: The USF St. Petersburg Campus sits in the heart of the Innovation District in St. Petersburg, Florida. The beautiful waterfront campus of the University of South Florida is home to about 3,500+ students pursuing degrees in 34 majors undergraduate majors and 12 graduate programs. The campus is seconds away from Downtown and minutes from the Gulf Beaches!
The USF St Petersburg campus Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) empowers students to navigate their distinctive professional identity by integrating career development into their educational journey. We cultivate partnerships with campus and the community while creating innovative and agile services to equip our students with the skills, confidence and experiences necessary to succeed.
The USF St Petersburg campus Center for Career and Professional Development is a small team of dedicated individuals that work together to provide quality programs and services to help students achieve career success. These programs include orientation programming, a first-year professional mentoring program, employer connection events such as job fairs and spotlights, career carnival, career cruises, and many more. The office uses tools such as Focus2 Assessments, Clifton Strengths, Handshake, Big Interview, Microsoft (Teams, Outlook, Planner, and Forms), canva design, and Canvas LMS.