Career Development Specialist

🇺🇸 Houston, TX 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $54K 💻 Other 🗓️ December 1st, 2025

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University Career Services is hiring a Career Development Specialist. The role involves developing and implementing career programming for students and alumni, coaching on career pathways, and fostering relationships with employers and academic partners to enhance internship and job opportunities.

Highlights

Develops and implements career education programming for various student clusters.
Conducts training and workshops on career exploration, interviewing, networking, and job search strategies.
Establishes and maintains employer relationships to promote placement activities.
Advises and coaches students and alumni on career selection, internships, and graduate school pathways.
Manages career-related projects, marketing, and outreach in collaboration with employer relations teams.
Requires proficiency in career management platforms such as Symplicity, Handshake, and MS Office including SharePoint and MS Teams.
Master's degree and at least one year of relevant experience or equivalent education required.
Strong skills in collaboration, communication, project management, and marketing are essential.
Position offers a salary up to $54,000.
Supports career development for Education, Health Science (Pre-Health), Human Services, Government, Pre-Law, and Public Administration clusters.