Career Counselor

Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that stands among the world’s most renowned education institutions. With ground-breaking brain science, path-breaking performances, creative start-ups, big data, big ambitions, hands-on learning, and a whole lot of robots, CMU doesn’t imagine the future, we invent it. If you’re passionate about joining a community that challenges the curious to deliver work that matters, your journey starts here!

The Department of Engineering and Public Policy (EPP) is a unique department in the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University which addresses important problems in technology and policy. We educate technically skilled students to be leaders in policy-focused research; we work on policy problems in which the technology matters.

Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Engineering and Public Policy seeks a Career Counselor to lead the planning, development, and implementation of EPP MS career planning, counseling, and job searches, designed to support students and alumni with their career objectives. Develop and maintain recruiting relationships with corporations and alumni. Monitor, analyze and report on job market conditions to assist in program development. Assist in organizing on-campus and off-campus recruitment efforts. Organize and conduct corporate events, seminars, training programs, attends external webinars and sessions on career planning, and co-leads student social events. Support course work (internship and capstone projects), marketing and communications, alumni relations, prospective student recruiting, identifying corporate partnership opportunities with companies (beyond employment), and admissions.

Core Responsibilities:

Employer Relations:

• Develops and implements an employer outreach plan that meets the needs of students. Identifies and contacts employers to expand the number of employers and to increase employment opportunities for students in master’s programs, especially international students, particularly within the Dept of EPP and at the CIT level.  Expand relationships with current employers by identifying talent needs of the employer.
• Manages and oversees Employer Recruitment, Relationships, Development, and External Relations to expand the number of on-campus employers and to increase employment opportunities for EPP. Duties include meeting with employers both on and off campus to increase employment opportunities and educational opportunities for EPP students. Travel across U.S. as needed to attend meetings, events, companies, etc.  Provides domestic and international employer development, corporate outreach, and full-time employment prospects for all students at the Carnegie Mellon campuses.

Program Management

• Develops and implements relevant programming that meets graduate students’ career needs to include resume preparation, mock interviews, job fairs, workshops and collaborations with faculty and alumni to foster successful career development of students.
• Take lead responsibility for managing the development and execution of student orientation programs, workshops, and other events to support students.
• Developing programs to increase external engagement with CIT that will not only support the mission of Career Services but also others, e.g., Tepper School of Business, Heinz College, and Silicon Valley (SV) campus.  Coordinated cross university initiative on careers in Product Management and Innovation. Planning further engagement with CMU SV and working with external consulting teams to create partnerships with new entities, e.g., corporations, federal agencies and organizations.

Advising

• Provides career services and serves as the primary career coach to master’s students on professional development, internship, and job search preparation. Identifies and creates career-related materials and resources of particular interest to graduate and international students. Crafts and implements an engagement strategy that involves the graduate students in the career process prior to their arrival on campus and delivers comprehensive career and professional development program. Plans and manages events surrounding career placement activities.
• Provides career development counseling and advising to college graduate students. Duties include advises students and alumni on career-related issues, teaches job search skills, organizes, creates, and leads workshops and career-related activities and events. Counsels’ students individually and in groups to prepare them for a successful job search and assists with finding full-time employment. Provides advice and assistance for internships and coordinates internship programs. Prepares and presents workshops on job-related activities, organizes events, and maintains detailed, confidential student records, and alumni records.

Assessment/Data Management

• Engage in tracking and reporting student employment outcomes following the Career Services and Employer Alliance’s Standards. Use data to highlight outcomes, trends and make informed recommendations and decisions.
• Manages data collection for internal dashboards and communicate w/ XXX data team, manages internal and external employer data reporting; develops reports for stakeholders, develops report card/productivity reports for senior leadership, Creates and execute planning sessions for staff on positioning students for success, e.g., soft skills workshops, alumni panels, corporate events, etc.

Recruiting / Partnerships

• Identifying partnership opportunities with corporations to provide internships and Capstone projects for our students.
• Represent the program/department/university at conferences across the country to increase student enrollment and company contacts.

Course Support:  Internship and Capstone Projects

• Coordinates counseling and interview preparation to assist students securing a required summer internship for curriculum requirement.   Leads and initiates alternative outcomes to those students who cannot not secure an internship, e.g.., “research” projects within companies. 
• Identifying and influencing companies with various needs to be a part of the Capstone Sponsorship teams. Working with Executive Director, build, develop and maintain a robust pool of companies to engage. Assist in aligning prospective projects with course requirements.

Marketing/Communications

• Designs, schedules and executes campaigns for recruiting, job opportunities, job fairs, career events, alumni engagements, corporate events, etc. via social media, and emails, event notices.
• Manages the ETIM LinkedIn program page, ETIM LinkedIn group, alumni newsletter, Blog posts, all of which contribute to our marketing and recruiting efforts.
• Enhances working partnerships with outside companies with social media campaigns, along with creating new MS program videos to attract new applicants.
• Supports, prepares and presents at information sessions for ETIM and EPP MS programs.

Alumni Relations

• Active alumni relationship management via self-created data base which serves multiple functions:  hiring students, potential sponsorship of Capstone projects, summer / research internships, inviting speakers to CMU events, company recruiting events, and career panel discussions. Also used to explicitly track First Destination Outcomes for our MS programs.

Admissions

• Key member of ETIM admissions committee which defines criteria of acceptance and uses this standard for student selection. Occasional  inter-face  with  prospective  students  to  address  questions  regarding  career
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• Works directly with Executive Director and the Admissions team to recruit and retain prospective ETIM and EPP students.  Manages Fall Visitation and Spring Admitted Student Week events for the two MS’s programs.

Other / Faculty Support

• On an as-needed basis, leveraged personal network to identify adjunct faculty for courses.
• Participation in interview process for new ETIM faculty hires

Adaptability, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within Carnegie Mellon University. We are in search of a team member who can effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1-3 years’ Experience Career Counselor
• A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.

Requirements:

• Successful background check

Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits.

Benefits eligible employees enjoy a wide array of benefits including comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insuranceas well as a generous retirement savings program with employer contributions. Unlock your potential with tuition benefits, take well-deserved breaks with ample paid time off and observed holidays, and rest easy with life and accidental death and disability insurance. 

Additional perks include a free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass, access to our Family Concierge Team to help navigate childcare needs, fitness center access, and much more!

For a comprehensive overview of the benefits available, explore our Benefits page.

At Carnegie Mellon, we value the whole package when extending offers of employment. Beyond credentials, we evaluate the role and responsibilities, your valuable work experience, and the knowledge gained through education and training. We appreciate your unique skills and the perspective you bring. Your journey with us is about more than just a job; it’s about finding the perfect fit for your professional growth and personal aspirations.

Are you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization?! Apply today!

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Career Planning and Placement

Position Type

Staff – Regular

Full Time/Part time

Full time

Pay Basis

Salary

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