Career Counselor - College of Engineering - SV Career Services and Student Affairs

Silicon Valley, CA💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-26 → 2026-07-31

Core

Provide individualized career coaching to engineering students and alumni for internship and full-time job searches, including resume development, interview preparation, and career exploration.

Role type

Career Counselor

Builds

Career development workshops, job placement services, and employer relationships

Domain

Higher Education / Career Services

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Resume and cover letter development, job search strategy, networking, interviewing coaching, vocational testing administration, workshop facilitation, employer relationship management

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

None stated

Responsibilities

Develop and facilitate career development workshops; cultivate and maintain relationships with employers; write and edit career publications; respond to inquiries from students, alumni, and employers; provide individual counseling sessions using vocational tests; assist students in assessing career goals and practicing interview skills; create and present job fairs and graduate school events; act as liaison between Career Center and university offices

Seniority

Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC

Rewrite

## Responsibilities - Develop career-related workshop materials and facilitate workshops and presentations for students on topics related to career development and employment preparation. - Cultivates potential and maintains existing relationships with employers through direct correspondence, membership in professional organizations, attendance at conferences, etc. - Writes and edits various career-related publications, including the vacancy newsletter, brochures, reports, articles, etc. - Responses to inquiries and other correspondence from students and alumni, employers and others. - Trouble shoots problems and questions concerning career/job issues and other university policies and procedures. Answers all routine questions or corrects routine problems directly. Refers difficult issues and questions to supervisor. - Provides career counseling to students and alumni through administration and interpretation of various vocational tests and inventories during individual counseling sessions. - Assists students in assessing their career goals, formulating job search strategies, developing resumes and practicing interviewing skills, etc. Provides resume referral services job placement. - Creates, organizes and presents career-related programs, workshops, job fairs, graduate school fairs/events, etc. - Acts as liaison between Career Center and other university offices, including Student Employment, Dean of Student Affairs, Academic departments, etc. ## Requirements - Successful Background Check ## Nice to Have - A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered. ## Benefits - Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision insurance - Generous retirement savings program with employer contributions - Tuition benefits - Paid time off and observed holidays - Life and accidental death and disability insurance - Free Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus pass - Access to Family Concierge Team for childcare needs - Fitness center access - Additional perks

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