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Current Available Faculty & Academic Staff Positions

  

Career Services Specialist - 335a.0809

Department:

Career Services

Requirements (Degree/Experience):

  • Masters degree
  • Demonstrated experience in corporate/career services/higher education
  • Working knowledge of student career development process and current career issues
  • Experience in communication skills
  • Demonstrated organization ability
  • Flexibility to multi-task and make decisions in a fast-paced and changing work environment
  • Experience with MS Office, online databases, and operating AV equipment
  • Includes evening and Saturday hours

Responsibilities:

The Career Development Specialist position will report directly to the Employer Relations Coordinator in Career Services. It is a .75-1.0 academic year contract (one year only from September 2, 2008-June 7, 2009). This position will work primarily with students across all the colleges on resumes, cover letter development and our professional skills events. Nights and weekend hours are required.

Responsibilities include:

Student Outreach 40%

  • Meet individually with students to assist them in preparing for their job/internship search who are undecided
  • Conduct presentations at meetings of student clubs/organizations
  • Present and grade resume assignments to classes in conjunction with faculty and Career Advisors
  • Teach career related courses and workshops
  • Utilize technology in delivery of services

Professional Skills Events 40%

  • Plan, present and schedule workshops for the Professional Skills Program for all the colleges. These would include mock interview, dining with professionals, social networking events, semester workshops, etc.
  • Coordinate and plan all Mock Interview Workshops for the office for students
  • Organize and coordinate all Dining with Professionals Events on campus for students
  • Disseminate all evaluation tools to collect learning outcomes from student at all workshops and events

University Involvement and Development 20%

  • Assist in coordinating University, College, and/or Career Services sponsored events.
  • Campus events - coordinate staff and schedules
  • Coordinate dissemination of marketing materials
  • Present in Counselor Education 202
  • Assist with the student employment program on campus
  • Attend all one-on-one meetings with Employer Relations Coordinator and staff meeting
  • Participate in University or community programs/projects to develop relationships that further the mission of Career Services
  • Other duties as assigned by the Director of Career Services

Preferences:

Demonstrated workshop and presentation experience

Start Date:

September 2, 2008

Salary:

Competitive

Terms of Appointment:

One-year only

Application Deadline:

Open until filled, Start reviewing applications on Thursday, July 31, 2008

How to Apply:

Send a letter of application, resume, contact information for five references, and transcripts (official or photocopy) to:

Patti Pucker
Career Services
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901-8672

(920) 424-1435

pucker@uwosh.edu

Please visit our web site at:
http://www.uwosh.edu

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is committed to recruiting, supporting and fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and is an AA/EEO Employer.

Employment will require a criminal background check. UW Oshkosh complies with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act with regard to nondiscrimination on the basis of arrest and/or conviction record.

UW Oshkosh is required to provide a list of all nominees and applicants who have not requested in writing that their identity not be revealed. Persons agreeing to be final candidates will have their identity revealed as a final candidate.

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is both a major undergraduate campus and a regional graduate center in the statewide University of Wisconsin System. With a student body of 11,000, UW Oshkosh offers bachelor's and master's degrees in the professional colleges of Business, Education and Nursing, and the College of Letters and Science.

A flexible calendar permits faculty and students to plan and use their time creatively. The University features a faculty development program unique in the UW System, that supports research, curriculum development and professional development.

The UW Oshkosh campus is located along the Fox River in a city of 62,000 that is famous for its history and noted for modern commercial and cultural development. Bounded by lakes, rivers and nearby forested recreational areas, Oshkosh is located within easy driving distances of Milwaukee and Madison. Oshkosh is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the state.
 

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