Career Advisor – Graduate and Professional Studies - 995211

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

Nova Southeastern University (NSU) was founded in 1964, and is a not-for-profit, independent university with a reputation for academic excellence and innovation. Nova Southeastern University 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 Southeastern University.

Primary Purpose:

Provides career advisement to graduate students and alumni about choosing or changing a 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

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Establishes a plan of action with the student/alumni working towards preparing for a successful career.

2. 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 on-going support through the decision-making process.

3. 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.

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

5. Assists graduate and professional schools in generating a reputation of excellence within the university.

6. 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.

7. 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.

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

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

10. Completes other projects as assigned.

11. Performs other duties as assigned or required.

Job Requirements: 

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Knowledge:
1. Psychology - Working knowledge of human behavior and performance, individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; and learning and motivation.
2. Counseling - Working knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for career counseling and guidance.
3. 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.
4. Education and Training – General knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Skills:
1. 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.
2. Speaking - Proficient skills in talking to others to convey information effectively.
3. Social Perceptiveness - Proficient skills in being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
4. Critical Thinking - Proficient skills in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
5. Writing - Proficient skills in communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
6. Judgment and Decision Making - Proficient skills in considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the appropriate one.
7. Complex Problem Solving - Proficient skills in identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
8. Service Orientation - Proficient skills in actively looking for ways to help people.

Abilities:
1. Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
2. Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
3. Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (including finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:
1. Speech Recognition - Must be able to identify and understand the speech of another person.
2. Speech Clarity - Must be able to speak clearly so others can understand you.
3. Near Vision - Must be able to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
4. May be required to work nights or weekends.
5. Travel - Must be able to travel on a daily and/or overnight basis.
6. May be exposed to short, intermittent, and/or prolonged periods of sitting and/or standing in performance of job duties.
7. May be required to accomplish job duties using various types of equipment/supplies, to include but not limited to pens, pencils, mobile devices, and computer keyboards.

Required Certifications/Licensures: 

Required Education: Bachelor's degree

Major (if required: 

Required Experience: Two (2) to four (4) years of professional advising experience in areas of career advisement, job placement, and/or counseling.

Preferred Qualifications: 

Master's degree.

Is this a safety sensitive position? No  

Background Screening Required?  No  

Pre-Employment Conditions: 

Sensitivity Disclaimer: Nova Southeastern University is in full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and does not discriminate with regard to applicants or employees with disabilities and will make reasonable accommodation when necessary.

NSU considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.