Employment Opportunities

Yorkville College is looking for - Employment Services Specialist.

Job Description

Workshop Facilitation:

•  Facilitate career-counseling workshops to help students engage in beneficial job searches, labour market trends, networking, interview etiquette, information interviews, negotiations, and business card creations.

•  Develop communication and interpersonal skills in order to make students more marketable to employers.

Career Counseling:

•  Provide students with part-time, full-time, and volunteer placement positions that enhance their ability to find employment.

•  Assist with career direction and guide students with their self-marketing process.

•  Review and revise students' resumes and cover letters and assist with resume and cover letter preparation.

•  Assist students in becoming more comfortable with interviews by conducting ‘mock' interviews prior to meetings with employers.

Employer Development:

•  Coordinate and organize semi-yearly Career Day/Job Fairs.

•  Generate awareness of Yorkville College by targeting industries, recruiting, and building employer relationships for Yorkville College Career Services.

•  Aggressively market Yorkville College Career Services and provide excellent staffing solutions and customer service to ensure repeat business (Cold Calling, Mail-outs, Faxes, Door-to-door, etc.)

•  Generate employment opportunities for students while building a strong rapport with employers.

Data Management:

•  Update graduate contact information within the Student database.

•  Input employer and practicum contact information into Employer and Practicum databases.

•  Maintain and ensure proper record keeping and management of resources.

•  Input weekly and monthly employment statistics for the entire campus.

•  Obtain employment confirmations and input them into the Graduate database.

•  Manage Default Management process if needed

•  Manage the Grad process in the database

Practicum Coordinator:

•  Recruit various companies and employers to host Yorkville College students.

•  Organize and create practicum agreements between employers and students