Center for Career Development (CCD)
Coordinator for Outreach and Programming Graduate Assistant
Fall 2014-Spring 2016
Outreach and Programming Responsibilities:
Coordinate CCD outreach program, which collaborates with various departments including but not limited to; First Year Programs, Senior Transition and Engagement Programs, Honors Program, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
- Oversee the Presentation Request process by communicating with requesters, Career Services staff, Graduate Assistants, interns, and Peer Career Advisors (PCA), to appropriately schedule presentations
- Keep up-to-date the department SharePoint event calendar
- Co-supervise two Peer Career Advisors who will assist with outreach efforts
- Write and edit career services information to be published in monthly Greek life newsletter and Senior Transition and Engagement newsletter and website
- Manage the First Year Experience Résumé Writing Assignment by scheduling presentations, assigning presenters, giving presentations, and facilitating group résumé review sessions
- Manage the Senior Year Experience Résumé Writing Workshop by scheduling presentations, assigning presenters, and giving presentations
- Oversee the building and distribution of CCD bags for presentations and the gathering of marketing material for large scale events
- Collect and input presentation sign-in sheets data and calculate end of the semester statistics
- Work closely with CCD Marketing team to effectively highlight departmental resources including advertising through social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook
CCD Responsibilities:
- Attend staff and consultant meetings on a regular basis and contribute ideas and suggestions as appropriate
- Critique résumés and cover letters
- Serve as a practice interviewer specifically for more challenging interviews i.e. PhD or Master Students
- Present standard and tailored programs and workshops for a variety of constituents
Qualifications
- Pursuing master’s degree or PhD at the University of Connecticut
- Attention to detail
- Skills in: written/oral communication, public speaking, organization, and data management
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to learn quickly
To Apply
- Send résumé and cover letter to Ty McNamee at student2070@ad.uconn.edu. Materials will be reviewed as they are submitted until position has been filled.
Questions
For more information, contact: Center for Career Development at 860-486-3013