General Notes

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Purpose

This Career Coach position will join the BBA Career Education and Coaching team which is housed within McCombs Career Management & Corporate Relations. The key purpose of this role is to support BBA students through one-on-one career coaching, career programming, and career education. Each Career Coach supports a unique student caseload based on specific BBA majors, industries (e.g., Consulting, Investment Banking, Technology), and/or special populations (e.g., international students). 

Responsibilities

Career Coaching

• Advise and educate a specific caseload of undergraduate students in their career search through individual career coaching and small group advising.
• Provide information to students on career-related topics such as internship and job opportunities, employer and recruiting trends, utilization of job search tools, interview preparation, offer evaluation, salary negotiation, etc.
• Conduct mock interviews, perform detailed resume, business writing, and LinkedIn reviews, and help create individual job search strategies.
• Track student progress and employability, conduct outreach, and collect internship and post-graduation destination information.
• Serve as liaison to student organizations and faculty relevant to student caseload.
• Participate in appropriate professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices and trends in career coaching and undergraduate recruiting.

Career Education: Teaching & Resource Development

• Coordinate and teach a minimum of one section of the BA 101: Career Planning and a Professional Development course for freshman students in the spring and possibly a business career course section for transfer students or honors students in the fall.
• Contribute to the continual development of career education strategy, content, pedagogy, and mode of delivery to meet evolving students’ learning needs and to prepare students for a constantly evolving marketplace.
• Manage assignments, grading, and classroom administration through Canvas and ensure timely feedback to students.
• Supervise Teaching Assistant when teaching a career course section.
• Create relevant digital content for online channels (e.g., websites, social media, etc.) and maintain online resources.

Events & Workshops

• Plan and coordinate panels, workshops, and other events for students in caseload and for the broader BBA student population.
• Collaborate with employers and the Employer & Alumni Engagement team to coordinate student events.
• Evaluate and implement strategies to increase participation in events and programming. Develop and implement new programming as needed. 
• Request programming funds and submit requests through McCombs Intranet System for events, room reservations, purchase orders, contracts, etc., and adhere to UT and McCombs policies and procedures.
• Help select, train, and manage student peer coaches to assist with programming, events, and logistics. Provide ongoing feedback and mentoring to peer coaches.

Project/Program Management

• Oversee 1 or more major projects individually or in partnership with other team members. Major projects may include:
  • Coordination of a student program or organization
  • Coordination of programming and resources related to a specific industry (e.g., Consulting, Investment Banking) or student population (e.g., international students)
  • Summer orientation/incoming student programming (e.g., freshmen, transfer)
  • Management of Peer Coaching team and North front desk operations
  • Student newsletter and email communication
  • Social Media management
  • Tracking of employment data and student post-graduation destination outreach??
• Represent Career Management & Corporate Relations at on- and off-campus meetings and conferences.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, education, counseling or related field. Industry experience is considered a plus.
• Four years of work experience in career services, higher education, or human resources role tied to corporate recruiting activities; or related work experience.
• Excellent resume writing, interviewing, and job search skills.
• Demonstrated excellent interpersonal skills, effective oral and written communication.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective rapport with students and employers.
• Ability to teach effectively and present to large groups.
• Excellent event planning and project management skills and demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects.
• Demonstration of a strong passion to work with BBA students.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment.
• Must be able to travel quarterly, including overnight and some evenings
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with undergraduate business students as a career coach or relevant experience working in a related industry role with coaching / mentoring responsibilities.
• Experience working in a corporate environment and knowledge of corporate recruiting practices.
• Knowledge of undergraduate business career paths.
• Experience teaching a career course at the college level.
• Demonstrated ability to develop curriculum, interactive exercises, and apply effective teaching methods on topics related to careers and recruiting for credit-bearing courses.
• Experience mentoring and supervising student employees or similar short-term, early career populations.
• Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and/or other remote communication technologies, including leading large group presentations with students, members of the organization, and external guests.
• Experience coaching and supervising full-time employees. 

Salary Range

$60,000

Working Conditions

• Standard office environment.
• This is an Austin, TX-based position.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.
• Ability to travel quarterly, including overnight and work some evenings.

Work Shift

• Regular weekday hours required. M-F work hours will flex accordingly and may require evening or weekend availability.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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