Career Services Advisor
Location: Las Vegas, NV 89120
Employment Type: Full-time
Work Arrangement: Onsite
Schedule: Typical office hours
National Technical Institute (NTI) is seeking a motivated and relationship-driven Career Services Advisor to support students and graduates at our Las Vegas campus. In this role, you will help students prepare for employment, connect graduates with career opportunities, and build strong relationships with employers in the skilled trades.
The ideal candidate is an organized and confident communicator who enjoys helping others succeed. This position combines student coaching, employer outreach, classroom presentations, event coordination, and graduate placement tracking.
What You’ll Do
- Introduce Career Services to each new class within the first three weeks of the program.
- Enter new students into the Career Services database and maintain accurate tracking information.
- Provide students and upcoming graduates with relevant job leads and employer contact information.
- Follow up regularly with graduates to provide job-search and placement assistance.
- Track graduates during the first 180 days following graduation and prepare monthly placement reports for campus and senior leadership.
- Build and maintain relationships with contractors, employers, and community partners to identify employment opportunities for NTI graduates.
- Coordinate employer campus visits, classroom presentations, and other student engagement opportunities.
- Recruit employer participation for Professional Advisory Committee meetings, mock-interview events, and graduation sponsorships.
- Deliver monthly student presentations on topics such as resume writing, interviewing skills, and job-search resources.
- Partner with NTI’s Marketing and Public Relations team to recognize and highlight graduate success stories.
- Assist the Campus Director with planning and executing graduation ceremonies and related campus events.
- Represent NTI professionally and demonstrate our core values in every interaction.
What We’re Looking For
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Previous experience in student placement, career services, recruiting, workforce development, staffing, or a similar role required.
- Excellent organizational and time-management skills.
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
- Confident public-speaking and presentation skills.
- Strong relationship-building and professional communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain consistent follow-up.
- Resourceful and proactive approach to solving employment- and placement-related challenges.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with students, graduates, employers, campus leadership, and internal departments.
- Comfort using databases or similar systems to document outreach, employment activity, and placement outcomes.
Benefits
NTI offers a competitive benefits package that includes:
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Unlimited paid time off
Physical and Work Environment Requirements
- This is a full-time, onsite position in a typical office and campus environment.
- The role primarily involves sitting or standing for extended periods.
- Regular communication with students, graduates, employers, and colleagues is required.
- Frequent use of computers, phones, and standard office equipment is required.
Our Core Values
At NTI, we are:
- Results-Driven
- Invested
- Proactive
- Doing the Right Thing, Always
If you are passionate about helping students turn their training into meaningful careers—and enjoy connecting people with opportunities—we would love to hear from you.
Pay: From $59,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
