Career Services Advisor, Senior - Financial Services Practice
Career Services Advisor, Senior (Practice Group Coordinator, Financial Services s)USC Marshall School of BusinessUndergraduate Career Services OfficeThe Marshall Career Services team, comprised of more than 30 professional staff, and more than 30 undergraduate and graduate student staff, lead the charge to ensure all of Marshall’s approximately 8,200 undergraduate, specialty MS, and MBA students have the support and connections to achieve their professional goals. Our team is currently in a period of change and rallying around a new set of strategic values:relationship-centered (we prioritize strong relationships with all internal and external stakeholders, especially students)career-outcome-driven (we connect students to as many opportunities and employers as possible and actively build the networks that lead to employment),innovative practice (we maintain a current, tech-forward, and competent practice)team-centered (we value our people and foster a supportive, balanced, and authentic work environment). These values are reshaping how we function as a team and deliver career services. We are thrilled to be recruiting for several roles and are excited to recruit future team members that share our enthusiasm for defining the future of career services and continuing to build Marshall’s reputation as the best business school! The MBA team in Marshall Career Services is looking to recruit an experienced career services professional to join the team as a practice group coordinator (PGC) for our financial services practice. The PGC will support the Practice Group Leader in Marshall Career Service’s efforts to ensure our MBA students, with particular attention towards our full-time MBA students, achieve professional success. This will include building a financial-services-related practice consisting of an employer portfolio, alumni-in-residence, executives-in-residence, student clubs, peer advisors, and other resources, all of which facilitate MBA students successfully securing internships and full-time jobs. This is an exciting time to join the MBA team, which just reorganized around this new model. The PGC is responsible to the Practice Group Leader for Financial Services.Responsibilities and Duties:Partner with the Practice Group Leader in developing a strategy to support the professional success of a cohort of MBA students pursuing respective practice areaConduct one-on-one and group career advising with MBA students, including career coaching on resume and cover letters, technical interview preparation, industry-specific preparation; hire, train, and supervise peer advisorsPlan and execute a variety of employer-facing events, working to connect MBA students with as many professional opportunities as possible; actively work to grow the financial services employer portfolio year-over-yearActively liaise with partners inside the practice, including employers, alumni, and executives, as well as partners across Marshall Career S...