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Below is a list of open positions in the career centers across the Houston Area.
Please contact the Human Resources office at the specific university for further information.

Career Counselor II, Requisition Number 05934
Career Services, University of Houston-Downtown
The University of Houston-Downtown is seeking an excellent candidate for the position of Career Counselor II. UHD enrolls over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students and offers daytime, evening, and weekend courses through both classroom and various technology-enabled mediums. UHD has received top rankings by U.S. News & World Report for wireless Internet accessibility and for the diversity of its student body. Houston is the nation's fourth most populous city and second lowest in terms of cost of living among major American cities. The city is home to 23 Fortune 500 companies and many other world-class institutions in the areas of energy, medicine, aerospace, manufacturing, and business services. The university's proximity to downtown enables excellent access to these and the many other resources available in Houston and the surrounding region.

Job Summary: Develops and implements comprehensive career services by providing career counseling, job search coaching, and employment contacts to enrolled students and graduates of the university.

Basic Duties: Conducts individual sessions and group workshops with students to develop and refine a workable career, graduate school, and/or job search strategy, including working with special needs and hard to place students; Presents to prospective students and their families at university and community sponsored events; Maintains confidentiality regarding all student and alumni interaction and records; Maintains recruiting standards in compliance with federal and state regulations and the National Association of College & Employers Professional Ethics; Assists in the planning and implementation of job fairs including marketing pieces, mass mailings, and logistics; Creates and manages corresponding databases; Participates and takes leadership roles in local and regional professional organizations; Utilizes statistically valid assessment tools and reliable reference materials to enhance services; Trains and supervises student workers as needed; Develops workshop curriculum related to career development and job search issues; Reviews and evaluates services and programs, prepares status reports and formal recommendations for improvements including cost consideration and web resources and publications; Determines desirable learning outcomes for all services and develops assessment tools to determine the effectiveness of services in attaining learning outcomes; Develops and maintains web-based services in coordination with web developers; Coordinates Field-Experience Internship program; Develops professional correspondence and marketing pieces to promote services to internal and external constituencies; Coordinates the use of career services software systems that facilitate interview scheduling, job posting and related services; Assumes director's responsibilities in director's absence; and Performs all other duties as assigned.

Basic Requirements: Must have a Baccalaureate degree with four (4) years of job-related experience or a Master's degree with two (2) years of job-related experience; Must have the ability to develop rapport with a diverse student and alumni group, faculty, and employer representatives including both sophisticated and remedial communicators in individual and formal presentation settings; Must have computer skills that include word processing, database spreadsheets, and Internet use; Must have the ability to speak and write using standard, business-level English; and Must have the ability to work independently on projects that require planning, scheduling, research, collaboration with professionals, documentation and reporting.

An application, resume, and cover letter are required. This is a security sensitive position; a complete background investigation is required. In accordance with H.B. #558, Selective Service Registration may be required. Offer of employment contingent upon verification of individual's eligibility for employment in the United States.

The University of Houston-Downtown is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of any of its programs and activities, as specified by all applicable laws and regulations. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

All applicants must apply on-line at www.UHD.edu.

(posted 7/14/2010)