Career Success Partner

🇺🇸 Fort Collins, Colorado 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $56K - $65K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ October 14th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Colorado State University is hiring a Career Success Partner to coach College of Business undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni through career exploration, decision-making, and the move from school into work. The role links academic departments with employers, alumni, and industry professionals so career readiness becomes part of classes, programs, and experiential learning. Working from the Career Management Center, the partner helps students turn their interests and coursework into concrete next steps toward post-graduation outcomes.

Highlights

Coach undergraduate and graduate business students and alumni, individually and in groups, on career exploration, decision-making, transitions, and advancement.
Apply career development theory and student development principles to help students turn their skills, coursework, and experiences into compelling career narratives and actionable next steps.
Partner with academic departments to learn their curriculum and learning outcomes, then build career readiness, professional communication, and experiential learning into classes and programs.
Connect employers, alumni, and industry professionals with students through classroom visits, mentoring, events, and experiential learning opportunities.
Act as the link between students, faculty, employers, and the professional community so that student development lines up with academic and workforce expectations.
Supervise one or more student employees at 0.25 FTE each week, as the position allows it.
Needs a master's degree in career counseling, student affairs, business, or a related field plus three years of professional experience, or a bachelor's degree plus eight years.
Bring prior career services or student-facing higher education experience that includes applying career counseling, coaching, or student development practices.
Work onsite Monday through Friday during standard business hours, with occasional evening events such as career fairs and limited local travel.
The posted salary range is $56,000 to $65,000 per year.