The Arts and Sciences Center for Career and Professional Success (Career Success) is currently recruiting for Peer Career Coaches (PCCs) for the 2019-2020 academic year. As a PCC you will gain valuable training and knowledge to not only help your peers, but also assist with your own personal professional success. In-depth training and mentoring will be provided to help you develop the skills and knowledge needed to perform the responsibilities listed below.
RESPONSIBILITIES
· Develop your coaching skills to assess where students are in their internship/job search process
· On a weekly basis, staff Career Success information tables at various “hot spots” around campus to promote resources, services, and events
· Participate in training meetings with other Peer Career Coaches and professional office staff (meetings are held weekly in the Autumn and intermittently in the Spring)
· Assist diverse Arts and Sciences students with resume and cover letter development, critiquing and creation through in-person interactions and email communications
· Utilize a digital toolkit to create and promote Career Success events
· Assist with event planning, management and set-up
· Receive individualized guidance from your assigned Career Coach
· Attend mutually agreed upon check-in meetings with your Career Coach for mentoring and project work
· Educate students on career readiness competencies, interviewing best practices, and resources relevant to professional presentation
· Become an expert in referring students to services and signature programs provided by Career Success and key service departments
· Demonstrate to students how to use Handshake for their job/internship searches, joining career communities, etc.
· Attend a mandatory training/orientation August 2019 (will be held on campus between 9:30-2:30)
QUALIFICATIONS
· ASC student: undergraduate sophomore, junior or senior status
· 3.0 minimum GPA
· · Demonstrated competencies writing in English (i.e., B+ or above in a writing intensive course, minimum ACT score of 21 in the English Section, majoring in Humanities with a minimum major GPA of 3.3)
· Interpersonal skills and comfort interacting with students one-on-one and in group settings
· Demonstrated competencies in providing one-on-one assistance (i.e., past roles involving counseling, advising, mentoring, or tutoring)
· Comfortable delivering brief, information-based presentations in front of small groups (ranging in size from 5-40)
· Flexibility to responding to a variety of demands
· Ability to commit (6) hours per week - an hourly wage will be provided
· Availability to attend the mandatory full day training/orientation on August, 2019 (Date to be announced soon)