Required Qualifications 

• Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Personnel, Counseling, or a related field.
• Knowledge of student development and career development theory and practice.
• Several years of professional experience on a careers team in a college or university setting (typically 1-3 years’ experience).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, with a strong customer service orientation and the ability to work effectively with internal and external constituencies.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple and competing priorities under deadlines with accuracy in all aspects of work.
• Demonstrated public relations/marketing abilities.
• Strong computer skills, including managing databases and familiarity with career development platforms and software packages.
• Strong career advising skills for graduate students.
• Experience with project and event management (typically, 2+ years).
• A general understanding of graduate student career area choices and the associated path for student development life cycle.

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience using career services management platforms or applications, e.g., Symplicity, 12Twenty, College Central Network, etc., (typically 1-2 years).
• Experience in supporting students across all schools and curricula to explore business career opportunities (typically 1-2 years).

About William & Mary

We're the second-oldest institution of higher learning in the country, and a cutting-edge research university. Building on more than 300 years of innovation and excellence, William & Mary transcends the boundaries between research and teaching, teaching and learning, learning and living. As a "Public Ivy" — one of only eight in the nation — we offer a world-class education at an exceptional value. Our students are not only some of the smartest in the world, but passionate about serving others and serious about having fun. Our professors are teachers, scholars and research mentors, the cornerstone of a thriving intellectual community that produces experienced, engaged, successful graduates. Through their strengths, passions and knowledge, our faculty, students and staff are creating a new model of sustainability for higher education. We love our hometown of Williamsburg and the amazing Commonwealth of Virginia and we’re proud to be one of the reasons for their economic success. William & Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service missions of the university. The university is an Equal O...pportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

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