Department
GRADUATE SCHOOL (BL-GRAD-IUBLA)
Department Information
The mission of the Graduate School is to ensure to ensure excellence in graduate education, build and sustain a community of scholars, promote personal and professional development, and contribute to the success of all graduate students on the Bloomington campus. We accomplish this by providing services and support to graduate student faculty and staff, from recruiting and admissions through degree completion.
Job Summary
Department-Specific Responsibilities
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Provides career services for all graduate students on the Bloomington campus.
- Coordinates and collaborates broadly with school-based career services offices, represents the Graduate School on the IUB Career Services Council, and advocates for graduate student career development needs.
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Expected to develop and provide leadership for best practices in graduate career services, as well as to offer programming for students, staff and faculty on the Bloomington campus.
- Creates and builds strategy and services for graduate career development and career consulting in collaboration with the Walter Center, school-based career services offices, and centers or institutes on the Bloomington campus.
- Provides 1-to-1 career consulting and program design and delivery for graduate student career development.
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Develops the program for, organizes, and directs, the annual Graduate Career Diversity Symposium, sponsored by the Graduate School.
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Collaborates with the Graduate School senior leadership team, academic schools, and other career services departments, councils, or committees for planning and implementation.
- Defines objectives, metrics, and goals to meet the needs of graduate student populations in various academic departments. Uses these data to assess the success of graduate career services.
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Monitors, collects, participates in creating, and responds to data, studies, requests, and inquiries from or with campus partners such as faculty and professional staff, or regional or national partners to inform promising practices for graduate career development within the Graduate School.
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Supports new services and programming for graduate students by authoring or contributing to relevant internal and external grant proposals. May recommend or make requests for new or additional campus funds to drive the creation of graduate career services. Oversees or supports the oversight of awards and programs as specified by these projects, including implementation, hiring, evaluation, and budgetary oversight.
- Mentor and advise peers or juniors, including supervision of graduate assistants.
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Acts as a subject matter expert for best practices in career development on the Bloomington campus and provides leadership for graduate career services on the Campus Career Services Council.
- Participates in campus committees and in national and regional disciplinary conferences.
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Disseminates the results of the outcomes of new programming and initiatives through publications and presentations at disciplinary conferences.
General Responsiblities
- Assists with professional and career development of students and alumni through career assessments, exploration, decision-making, goal setting, and planning. Focuses efforts on resume building, interview skill development, mock interview, and job search preparation and navigation; graduate school application and interview preparation through counseling appointments and consultations.
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Develops and delivers workshops on career development which include networking strategies, interviewing, resume and cover letter writing skills, portfolio development, and using the internet for career search.
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Supports faculty and students with career exploration, internships, job shadow experiences, presentations, and facilitation of resources available for career development.
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Serves on various community and institutional committees to build partnerships across the university and among comparable universities to build knowledge base.
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Assists in the process of collecting and tracking data for office assessment purposes. Utilizes data to assist in the creation of office objectives and goals to meet the needs of the student population.
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Works through issues with a variety of stakeholders: students, employers, alumni, and faculty. Identifies and capitalizes on connections between groups of stakeholders and leverage those connections in unique ways through events and interactions.
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May provide guidance and delegate administrative tasks to other career services staff.
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May make process recommendations for improved operational efficiency.
Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required
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Bachelor's degree in business or related field.
Preferred
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Master's degree in related field.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Required
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5 years in career consulting or related field.
SKILLS
Required
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Proficient communication skills.
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Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
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Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills.
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Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
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Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
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Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
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Highly thorough and dependable.
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Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
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Possesses a high degree of initiative.
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Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
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Counseling skills, program development skills, understanding of college student success, knowledge of career development services in higher education, ability to interpret career assessments.
Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Additional Information
This position is part of the IU Framework for Academic Advising and Career Development. Learn more about the associated expectations, student learning outcomes, and institutional commitments.
Work Location
IU Bloomington campus
Bloomington, Indiana
This position is eligible for a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:
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Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
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Health savings account with generous IU contributions
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Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
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Basic group life insurance paid by IU
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Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death and dismemberment insurance
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Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
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Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
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Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
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10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
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Generous paid time off plans
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Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
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Employee assistance program (EAP)
Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.
Job Classification
Career Level: Advanced
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Student Services
Job Family: Career Services
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