CDC Graduate Student Peer Advisor 2023-2024
This position will work on a team of 2 graduate student CDC Peer Advisors in collaboration with the undergraduate CDC Peer Advisors. Peer Advisors advise students on career-related topics; facilitate presentations to students on Career Development Center topics, programs, and services; and support the many general CDC activities and initiatives with some targeted programming and services to master's and PhD students . This position is approximately 8 hours/week starting in A Term 2023, with 2 hours/week training throughout D Term 2023. (Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received).
Responsibilities:
- Advise and provide feedback to students in one-on-one drop-ins and appointments.
- Facilitate presentations on general and graduate student focused Career Development topics, such as: Handshake, CDC Resources & Services, Career Fair Prep, Resumes, Job Searching, and more.
- Assist events by table sitting, serving on panels, checking students in, answering student questions, and with special career fair responsibilities.
- Help to market specialized graduate Career Development Center programs and services.
- Maintain awareness, familiarity, and usage of CDC resources, programs, and events.
- May assist with curating and composing Graduate Student CDC Newsletter.
- Assist with other programming activities & projects in the Career Development Center.
Qualifications:
- Must be a current student enrolled in a degree granting first year masters students or early to mid-stage PhD students.
- Awareness and usage of CDC services is strongly preferred.
- Previous student leadership and peer advising experience a plus.
- Strong time management and organizational skills.
- Time available to commit to approximately 2 hours/week for training in D Term 2023.
- Time available to commit to approximately 8 hours/week, with some evening work to accommodate workshops and events, during the 2023-2024 academic year.
- Strong communication skills: collaboration with other peer advisors, presentation skills, public speaking, writing skills.
- Familiarity with email newsletter development and marketing principles such as calls to action a plus, but not required.
Application Assistance:
We highly recommend that all applicants review the Resume and the Cover Letter resources available on the CDC website for helpful advice and suggestions in preparing your materials. You can also utilize drop-ins (Monday-Friday from 12-4) for a resume and/or cover letter critique with a current Peer Advisor.