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Career Liaison

Employer
Florida State University
Location
Tallahassee, FL

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Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

Job Title: Career Liaison
Location: Tallahassee, FL
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job ID: 49021
Department

Florida State University Career Center

The Career Center’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
The FSU Career Center strives to be the preeminent career center model for designing and delivering comprehensive, innovative, and inclusive career and employment services. Our values of Inclusion, Compassion, and Respect play a critical role in our mission. The Career Center strives to increase and enhance multicultural awareness and competencies in FSU Students and Career Center Staff through continued education, professional development, standardized practices, and equitable opportunities.

Equal Employment Opportunity

An Equal Opportunity/Access/Affirmative Action/Pro Disabled & Veteran Employer.

FSU's Equal Opportunity Statement can be accessed at: https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/g/files/upcbnu2186/files/PDF/Publications/diversity/EEO_Statement.pdf.

Responsibilities

Serve as liaison to a specified academic unit. This includes: Research specific career development needs for the students in that academic unit. Plan, implement and conduct outreach workshops, presentations & programs to educate and inform students, faculty/staff and administrators about internship programs & services and employability skills. Advise/counsel students individually or in groups regarding various types of work experience opportunities, resources, registering for services, and job search strategies. Provide accurate data collection for student engagement in experiential learning opportunities, e.g., internships, shadowing, co-ops, and volunteer experiences.

Assist in facilitating, promoting and expanding interaction with business/industry, government, and nonprofit employers to create and increase career-related work experience opportunities, e.g. co-ops, internships, volunteer, and summer employment.

Support and assist in the development, direction, administration and promotion of university-wide experiential learning/education program for undergraduate students. This includes: Assist with coordination and development of co-op/intern events and special programs, e.g., Part-time Job Fair, Internship Panels, and Career Exploratory Network events. Advise/counsel students individually or in groups regarding various types of work experience opportunities, resources, registering for services, and job search strategies.

Assist in delivering other core Career Center programs including teaching the career planning class, career advising, and employer development.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and two years of experience or a high school diploma or equivalent and six years of experience. (Note: a combination of post high school education and experience equal to six years.)

Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Ability to interpret academic program requirements and provide advice.

Ability to prioritize, organize, perform multiple work assignments simultaneously and to utilize problem solving skills.

Knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply related federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations and the ability to interpret and apply related University policies, procedures, principles, and practices.

Knowledge of applicable computer applications and basic computer functions.

Knowledge of career counseling tools, resources and of the concepts, principles, and practices of career counseling and development.

Preferred

Master's Degree

University Information

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University preserves, expands, and disseminates knowledge in the sciences, technology, arts, humanities, and professions, while embracing a philosophy of learning strongly rooted in the traditions of the liberal arts and critical thinking. Founded in 1851, Florida State University is the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida. FSU is a community steeped in tradition that fosters research, encourages creativity, and embraces diversity. At FSU, there’s the excitement of being part of a vibrant academic and professional community, surrounded by people whose ideas are shaping tomorrow’s news!

Learn more about our university and campuses.

Anticipated Salary Range

Low $40,000's

Pay Plan

This is an A&P (Administrative and Professional) position.

FSU Total Rewards

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Criminal Background Check

This position requires successful completion of a criminal history background check. The background check will be conducted as authorized and in accordance with University Policy 4-OP-C-7-B11.

How To Apply

If qualified and interested in a specific job opening as advertised, apply to Florida State University at https://jobs.fsu.edu. If you are a current FSU employee, apply via myFSU > Self Service.

Applicants are required to complete the online application with all applicable information. Applications must include all work history up to ten years, and education details even if attaching a resume.

Tobacco Free Campus

Effective January 1, 2014, tobacco use, including simulated tobacco use, is prohibited on property, interior and exterior, owned or managed by Florida State University. This policy applies to all Florida State University students, employees, consultants, contractors, visitors, and external individuals.

Organization

Working at Florida State University

One of the nation's elite research universities, Florida State University — with the Carnegie Foundation's highest designation, Doctoral/Research University-Extensive — offers a distinctive academic environment built on its cherished values and unique heritage, welcoming campus on the oldest continuous site of higher education in Florida, championship athletics, and prime location in the heart of the state capital.

Combining traditional strength in the arts and humanities with recognized leadership in the sciences, Florida State University provides unmatched opportunities for students and faculty through challenging academics, cultural discovery and community interaction.

Underlying and supporting the educational experience at Florida State University is the development of new generations of citizen leaders, based on the concepts inscribed in our seal: Vires, Artes, Mores — Strength, Skill and Character.

Epitomized by recently named Rhodes Scholars Garrett Johnson and Myron Rolle — elite athletes and scholars committed to public service — and Joseph O'Shea — a campus and community leader as well as a top scholar — Florida State's 40,000 students are dedicated to academic excellence and providing leadership in our complex world.

Florida State University's 16 colleges offer more than 275 undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs, including medicine and law, covering a broad array of disciplines critical to society today. Each year the University awards over 2,000 graduate and professional degrees.

With its impressive breadth of leading graduate, professional and undergraduate programs, Florida State University is a demanding, intellectually stimulating, yet warm and caring environment for students and faculty. Recognized nationally for its commitment to diversity, Florida State University is a national leader in the number of doctorates awarded to African-American students and in the graduation rate of African-American undergraduates. Its College of Medicine and College of Law are ranked in the nation's Top 10 for Hispanic students.

Florida State University's arts programs — dance, film, music and theatre — rank among the finest in the world, offering an arts education comparable to leading conservatories. Its creative writing program is ranked among the nation's best and is home to the most consistently honored and published student body in the United States. Florida State is responsible for governance of the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art and associated arts programs, one of the largest museum/university complexes in the nation.

Other programs consistently included in the top public university list include physics, chemistry, political science, psychology, criminology, public administration, library science, information, human sciences, business and law.

At the Ph.D. level, interdisciplinary programs draw on notable research faculty strengths that transcend the traditional disciplines, including neuroscience, molecular biophysics, computational science, materials science and research at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory—home to the world's most powerful magnets.

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