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Career Development Specialist

🇺🇸 Houston, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $43K - $49K

💻 Learning & Development

🗓️ April 24th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

 The Rockwell Career Center is hiring a Career Development Specialist. This role involves developing career programming and resources for students and alumni, creating internship opportunities, conducting training programs, and connecting with employers to promote placement activities. The specialist will provide career counseling specifically to Marketing and Entrepreneurship students at the C. T. Bauer College of Business.
 
 Highlights

  • Main responsibilities include implementing career development and job search programs, counseling students, and liaising with potential employers.
  • Experience with Career Services CRMs such as Symplicity, Handshake, or 12Twenty is preferred.
  • Salary ranges from $43,000 to $48,900.
  • A Bachelor’s degree is required, and a Master's degree or equivalent experience is preferred.
  • Experience in university recruiting is advantageous.

Career Development Specialist Full Description


 | Department: Bauer Career Services Ctr
| Salary: 43,000 - 48,900
| Description: Develops and administers career programming and resources for the students and alumni of a college. Develops internship programs and placement opportunities with major employers. 

1. Develops and implements programming to educate students about career development and job search activities. 
2. Conducts development training programs to small and large groups of students and alumni. 
3. Contacts potential employers to promote placement activities for the college. 
4. Serves as liaison between employers, faculty, administrators and alumni to advance career opportunities. 
5. Advises and counsels students regarding career selection, job searches and internships. 
6. Oversees the development of new resources. 
7. Performs other job-related duties as assigned. 

Description: This position works in the Rockwell Career Center at the C. T. Bauer College of Business. This position is responsible for providing career counseling to undergraduate students at the C. T. Bauer College of Business, focusing on students in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.

Preferences: 
• Experience with Symplicity (or Handshake, 12Twenty, or other Career Services CRMs). 
• Experience working with business students at a 4-year public university. 
• University recruiting experience in lieu of career services experience will also be viewed favorably.

Notes to Applicant: Please include full work history on CV/resume.

Qualifications: 
• Education will be considered in lieu of experience. 
• Experience will be considered in lieu of education. A bachelor's degree is required. 

Required Attachments: Cover Letter, CV/Resume

Additional Posting Information: 
Experience will be considered in lieu of education. 
Education will be considered in lieu of experience.

MQ: Requires application of advanced principles, techniques and theory in a professional discipline or a thorough general business management knowledge. Knowledge of this level is typically obtained through a directly job-related Master's degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directly job-related experience
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