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Director of Career Services
GA - Marietta
Opportunity Snapshot
This is your opportunity to have a direct, immediate impact on our students while pursuing a rewarding career path in the recession proof education industry. As the Director of Career Services, you will enjoy matching graduates with job opportunities and watching as they earn positions and embark on new careers. Your overall mission will be to increase student placements and identify and implement ways to promote career services to our employers, students and alumni.
You'll help put the final polish on their education as you and your staff lead them through resume writing, interview training and more. You'll not only help students but will also supervise, mentor and develop a team of career services professionals and outside account reps, helping them to meet their goals and grow their careers. Quick question for you - click here
You''ll be working on a successful campus with a low turn-over and high job placement rates. It's a place where you can be challenged, strengthen your own career, and find a home.
CCi was founded in 1995 and we completed an initial public offering in 1999. Historically, CCi has grown through acquisitions as well as organic growth consisting of opening new branch campuses, remodeling, expanding, or relocating existing campuses and adopting curricula into existing colleges. As you can see, this position represents a rare and exciting opportunity to showcase and expand your talents as you drive the ongoing growth and success of these programs. Plus, it's an excellent entry point into our organization, which operates more than 120 campuses across the continent, as well as a rapidly growing online education division.
The Requirements
To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have solid relevant experience, for example in career services or human resources, and a background in outside business development and/or business management. You should be a sales-driven professional with practiced leadership skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to bring an innovative approach to connecting qualified candidates with desirable employers.
You will also need:
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A bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or a related field.
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Three to five years' experience directly managing others. Quick question for you - click here
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Substantial background in a parallel or similar role, and an understanding of the education and career placement industries. Direct industry experience is highly preferred.
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A demonstrated ability to work with recruiters and employers to achieve specific results.
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The ability to work with external vendors and internal clients.
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Solid analytical abilities.
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Strong knowledge of computer applications, including MS Word and Excel. Experience with CampusVue software is a plus.
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The ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management.
-
Polished and professional phone presence.
-
A background in a technical field or environment is a plus.
You'll work out of your office on campus the majority of the time, but you will also need to be willing and able to accompany your account reps on local sales calls from time to time.
The Role
As a Director of Career Services, your central mission will be to connect our graduates with employers who appropriately match their educational goals. Ultimately, your task is to help our students conclude their educational journey and begin down the path to career success. To assist in this effort, you'll manage a career services team of four to six professionals also working on the students' behalf. You'll be a hands-on Director for our students as well as a mentor and trainer to develop your team so that they, too, can grow in their professional endeavors. We are looking for someone to implement the strategy that's been built up by the Regional Director of Career Services. In addition to your work with the careers services team, you'll also be responsible for managing two to three account reps, who are responsible for building relationships with the local business. The career services team then works on placing students within open positions at these local businesses. Other essential duties will include:
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Managing department operations including employee performance reviews and other supervisory functions.
-
Achieving established placement goals as a team and individually.
-
Organizing and maintaining documentation files on all graduates and tracking placement rates for each program.
-
Distributing, collecting and summarizing graduate and employer satisfaction surveys.
-
Maintaining an active lead generation system to ensure sufficient job opportunities are available to students and graduates.
-
Serving on all Advisory Boards of the college and making recommendations to the Academic and Executive Committee regarding curricula and job skills needed in the workplace.
-
Maintaining active and positive relationships with employers, sponsoring virtual on-campus recruiting and participating in virtual Career Fair(s).
-
Developing, coordinating and assisting with externship and work related opportunities for students.
-
Coordinating graduation ceremonies.
Note: this description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.
Why Work With Us
Solid department -- you'll come in and find that strong employer relationships are already established, but there are plenty of opportunities to add and enhance contacts. The foundation is there so with your hard work, you'll have plenty of room to succeed. The strength of our school and the department is easily quantified by our high placement rates of success.
Job growth -- just as we have a strong dedication to serving our students, we also have a strong dedication to developing our employees. If you find success in this position, you can chart your career along a number of interesting paths.
Booming campus with stable workforce -- our campus is highly successful and the turn-over is very low. It's a culture where the staff is happy and committed to their students, so they tend to stay. Also, we believe you'll find the active, energetic atmosphere very motivating, and the fact that education continues to thrive, even in a down economy, reassuring.
Sense of pride -- we provide our customers with much more than a service -- we offer the opportunity to reach significant education goals thereby building a more rewarding career. You'll find our environment to be rewarding on an entirely new level, and will engender a new sense of pride in your work.
Excellent compensation -- we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package including a comprehensive healthcare program, a 401(k) plan, and more.
Keys to Success
To excel in this role you will possess an innate ability to multi-task and understand what it is to drive performance and placements directly. We are looking for someone who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and make calls to employers to place our students in the positions they have open.
Career Services focuses on placing graduates, of course, but it also provides a variety of services and programs to help graduates succeed, such as resume writing, interviewing skills, the application process, organizational dynamics, externships, networking skills, advice on how to dress for interviews, and more. Quick question for you - click here To meet your placement goals, you'll need to make sure our graduates have not only their academic successes, but are also armed with the full set of interviewing tools.
In order to assure your team is providing the needed skill-set and the individual members are providing strong support, you'll want to motivate them, tapping strengths and finding balance. The school is dedicated to learning, as we should all be, so to find success, you should be both a teacher to your staff and clients and an open-minded learner in your position.
About Corinthian
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., is one of the largest for-profit, post-secondary education companies in North America, with more than 105,000 students at over 120 U.S. and Canadian campuses. We also have 122 Everest, Heald and WyoTech campuses.
We offer short-term diploma programs and associates, bachelor's and master's degrees for occupations in a variety of popular career fields comprising business, health care, criminal justice, information technology (IT), trades, and transportation maintenance.
Opportunity Snapshot
This is your opportunity to have a direct, immediate impact on our students while pursuing a rewarding career path in the recession proof education industry. As the Director of Career Services, you will enjoy matching graduates with job opportunities and watching as they earn positions and embark on new careers. Your overall mission will be to increase student placements and identify and implement ways to promote career services to our employers, students and alumni.
You'll help put the final polish on their education as you and your staff lead them through resume writing, interview training and more. You'll not only help students but will also supervise, mentor and develop a team of career services professionals and outside account reps, helping them to meet their goals and grow their careers. Quick question for you - click here You''ll be working on a successful campus with a low turn-over and high job placement rates. It's a place where you can be challenged, strengthen your own career, and find a home.
CCi was founded in 1995 and we completed an initial public offering in 1999. Historically, CCi has grown through acquisitions as well as organic growth consisting of opening new branch campuses, remodeling, expanding, or relocating existing campuses and adopting curricula into existing colleges. As you can see, this position represents a rare and exciting opportunity to showcase and expand your talents as you drive the ongoing growth and success of these programs. Plus, it's an excellent entry point into our organization, which operates more than 120 campuses across the continent, as well as a rapidly growing online education division.
The Requirements
To be a good fit for this opportunity you will have solid relevant experience, for example in career services or human resources, and a background in outside business development and/or business management. You should be a sales-driven professional with practiced leadership skills, outstanding interpersonal skills, and a demonstrated ability to bring an innovative approach to connecting qualified candidates with desirable employers.
You will also need:
-
A bachelor's degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or a related field.
-
Three to five years' experience directly managing others. Quick question for you - click here
-
Substantial background in a parallel or similar role, and an understanding of the education and career placement industries. Direct industry experience is highly preferred.
-
A demonstrated ability to work with recruiters and employers to achieve specific results.
-
The ability to work with external vendors and internal clients.
-
Solid analytical abilities.
-
Strong knowledge of computer applications, including MS Word and Excel. Experience with CampusVue software is a plus.
-
The ability to effectively communicate with all levels of management.
-
Polished and professional phone presence.
-
A background in a technical field or environment is a plus.
You'll work out of your office on campus the majority of the time, but you will also need to be willing and able to accompany your account reps on local sales calls from time to time.
The Role
As a Director of Career Services, your central mission will be to connect our graduates with employers who appropriately match their educational goals. Ultimately, your task is to help our students conclude their educational journey and begin down the path to career success. To assist in this effort, you'll manage a career services team of four to six professionals also working on the students' behalf. You'll be a hands-on Director for our students as well as a mentor and trainer to develop your team so that they, too, can grow in their professional endeavors. We are looking for someone to implement the strategy that's been built up by the Regional Director of Career Services. In addition to your work with the careers services team, you'll also be responsible for managing two to three account reps, who are responsible for building relationships with the local business. The career services team then works on placing students within open positions at these local businesses. Other essential duties will include:
-
Managing department operations including employee performance reviews and other supervisory functions.
-
Achieving established placement goals as a team and individually.
-
Organizing and maintaining documentation files on all graduates and tracking placement rates for each program.
-
Distributing, collecting and summarizing graduate and employer satisfaction surveys.
-
Maintaining an active lead generation system to ensure sufficient job opportunities are available to students and graduates.
-
Serving on all Advisory Boards of the college and making recommendations to the Academic and Executive Committee regarding curricula and job skills needed in the workplace.
-
Maintaining active and positive relationships with employers, sponsoring virtual on-campus recruiting and participating in virtual Career Fair(s).
-
Developing, coordinating and assisting with externship and work related opportunities for students.
-
Coordinating graduation ceremonies.
Note: this description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.
Why Work With Us
Solid department -- you'll come in and find that strong employer relationships are already established, but there are plenty of opportunities to add and enhance contacts. The foundation is there so with your hard work, you'll have plenty of room to succeed. The strength of our school and the department is easily quantified by our high placement rates of success.
Job growth -- just as we have a strong dedication to serving our students, we also have a strong dedication to developing our employees. If you find success in this position, you can chart your career along a number of interesting paths.
Booming campus with stable workforce -- our campus is highly successful and the turn-over is very low. It's a culture where the staff is happy and committed to their students, so they tend to stay. Also, we believe you'll find the active, energetic atmosphere very motivating, and the fact that education continues to thrive, even in a down economy, reassuring.
Sense of pride -- we provide our customers with much more than a service -- we offer the opportunity to reach significant education goals thereby building a more rewarding career. You'll find our environment to be rewarding on an entirely new level, and will engender a new sense of pride in your work.
Excellent compensation -- we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefit package including a comprehensive healthcare program, a 401(k) plan, and more.
Keys to Success
To excel in this role you will possess an innate ability to multi-task and understand what it is to drive performance and placements directly. We are looking for someone who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and make calls to employers to place our students in the positions they have open.
Career Services focuses on placing graduates, of course, but it also provides a variety of services and programs to help graduates succeed, such as resume writing, interviewing skills, the application process, organizational dynamics, externships, networking skills, advice on how to dress for interviews, and more. Quick question for you - click here To meet your placement goals, you'll need to make sure our graduates have not only their academic successes, but are also armed with the full set of interviewing tools.
In order to assure your team is providing the needed skill-set and the individual members are providing strong support, you'll want to motivate them, tapping strengths and finding balance. The school is dedicated to learning, as we should all be, so to find success, you should be both a teacher to your staff and clients and an open-minded learner in your position.
About Corinthian
Corinthian Colleges, Inc., is one of the largest for-profit, post-secondary education companies in North America, with more than 105,000 students at over 120 U.S. and Canadian campuses. We also have 122 Everest, Heald and WyoTech campuses.
We offer short-term diploma programs and associates, bachelor's and master's degrees for occupations in a variety of popular career fields comprising business, health care, criminal justice, information technology (IT), trades, and transportation maintenance.
