Field Career Services Coordinator

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Field Career Services Coordinator

The candidate will advise students and graduates about strategies for attaining their professional goals and informing them about resources and programming. Will review and edit students and graduates resumes, LinkedIn profiles, cover letters, and other application materials. Conduct mock interviews and works with students and graduates to develop and enhance their networking skills. Assesses student progress toward attaining post-graduate employment and proactively provides assistance to address potential obstacles. Conduct one-on-one outreach to students and graduates to improve engagement with the CSO. Create, edit, and distribute informational materials for students and graduates to be used in written handouts and group presentations. Design and develop career development activities to deliver to students and graduates. Collaborate with members of the legal community to develop and publicize events relevant to students’ and graduates’ professional development. Help develop and conduct professional-development programming for students and alumni. Effectively and consistently uses social media as a career- and professional-development tool. Assist with the collection of data, including about externships, internships, on-campus interviews, employment opportunities, and employment results. Collaborate with faculty, alumni, and colleagues to identify internship, externship, and other employment opportunities for students and recent graduates. Coordinate with other units of the College of Law to provide information relevant to specific student groups. Proactively maintains an expanding legal-industry network. Attend out of state career fairs and conferences to provide on-site student support. Outreach and engage with new and existing employers for job development and maintenance. Monitor current legal-industry trends and developments. Participate in professional organizations and attends professional conferences, workshops, seminars, and conventions to stay current with best practices and the legal industry. Collaborate with the Assistant Dean to develop office-wide goals and strategic initiatives that could be met through career development programming for students.

Additional Information

Job no: 642460., Submit a cover letter, resume, and three references.

Company info

Michigan State University College of Law
648 N. Shaw Lane
East Lansing
Michigan
United States 48824-1300
Website : http://www.law.msu.edu