Career Services Specialist at InsideHigherEd

Internal Title:Career Services SpecialistDepartment:Career ServicesPosition Type:TLB - Time Limited - BenefitsFull or Part Time:Full-TimeBasis:N/A - Time LimitedHours per week:37.5Normal work days:Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, FridayNormal work hours:M-Th: 8am-5pm, F: 8am-12:30 pmJob Details:Coastal Carolina University is currently accepting applications for the following time-limited position: Career Services Specialist in the Office of Career Services.The Career Services Specialist provides personal Career Development services with a focus on students and alumni in the Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Services include: career assessment and interpretation, major consultation, professional development, job skills coaching, cover letter/resume/CV development, job networking skills, job search strategies, graduate school planning, and interviewing skills.How to Apply: Interested candidates may apply online at https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/120566. Applicants must submit a cover letter, resume and list of three (3) professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled.Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Counseling, Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education, or very closely related field. One (1) year of related experience. Experience in Career Services in a college or university working with career assessment instruments, advising students on career goals and job search strategies, and assisting graduates in identification of and application to jobs and other work experiences. Experience in the administration and interpretation of career-assessment testing instruments. Experience in job/career development of college/university graduates. Experience in utilizing social media and marketing in a career-services setting.Duties include, but are not limited to:· Provides personal Career Development services to students including career assessment and interpretation, major consultation, professional development, job skills coaching, cover letter/resume/CV development, job networking skills, job search strategies, graduate school planning, and interviewing skills.· Provides personal Career Development services to alumni including career assessment and interpretation, major consultation, professional development, job skills coaching, cover letter/resume/CV development, job networking skills, job search strategies, graduate school planning, and interviewing skills.· Provides current and relevant career education in the form of online and printed resources, class presentations, workshops, seminars and other presentations and programs.· Represents Coastal Carolina University Career Services Center and assists in the planning and implementation of large Career Services programs and university-wide events such as orientation, admissions events, faculty orientation, FYE presentations/events, career express tables, career fairs, etc. Initiates and manages programs and services to engage students in all aspects of career development programming.· Provides exceptional customer service to all constituents, including but not limited to, faculty, staff, students, alumni, visitors and the community at large.Time-limited position with benefits. Salary range: $39,764.00 – $50,000,00. Normal work hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Must be flexible to meet the special scheduling needs of the university. (TL5817/NS01373P)Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,000 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.Required Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree and relevant experience.Preferred Qualifications:Master’s degree in Counseling, Student Personnel Administration, Higher Education, or very closely related field. One (1) year of related experience. Experience in Career Services in a college or university working with career assessment instruments, advising students on career goals and job search strategies, and assisting graduates in identification of and application to jobs and other work experiences. Experience in the administration and interpretation of career-assessment testing instruments. Experience in job/career development of college/university graduates. Experience in utilizing social media and marketing in a career services settingKnowledge, Skills & Abilities:Ability to develop relationships with students, alumni, parents, employers, and faculty/staff members for the purpose of facilitating the identification of, application to, and securing of graduate school and employment opportunities. Excellent communication skills including: ability to create and deliver public presentations and meet the public, multi-task and work well independently as well as with a team, ability to program one’s own work schedule while remaining flexible in relation to changing developments in a fast-paced office, working knowledge of career development theory, ability to effectively utilize technology in managing workload, data collection and time schedule management. Ability to effectively meet with students and alumni to provide assistance in career development, resume development, interviewing skills through one-on-one counseling; the ability to utilize career assessment instruments in a counseling session, to be able to effectively speak publicly and present seminars and workshops on Career Services related subjects, the ability to meet with parents, faculty, staff and employers to further determine needs, demonstrate knowledge of Career Counseling techniques and utilization of career assessment instruments.Subject to Drug/Alcohol Testing Guidelines:NoSubject to Credit Check:NoWorking Conditions:No overnight travel except as relating to possible conferences and continuing education opportunities. Mental demands: Must exhibit Analytical and Problem Solving skills, Maintain Confidentiality, Thrive with Constant Interruptions, Maintain Regular Customer Contact, Perform Detailed Work, Maintain Basic Budgeting Math, Successfully Manage Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Reading, Reasoning, Stress, Training, Verbal Communication, Written Communication; Physical Demands: Carrying and Lifting office supplies and items for events; Requires Speaking, Standing, Walking, Writing; Cleaning work area; Requires the ability to sit/stand for substantial periods of time.Posting Number:NS01373PNumber of Vacancies:1Desired Start Date:01/02/2026Position End Date (if temporary):12/31/2026Job Open Date:12/04/2025Open Until Filled:YesQuicklink for Posting:https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/120566