Career Management Specialist

🇺🇸 Camden, New Jersey 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $68K - $101K 💻 Career Services 🗓️ October 2nd, 2026

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Career Management Specialist for the Career Advancement Center, a department that helps students build career goals and skills from their first year through graduation and beyond. The specialist counsels students and alumni one-on-one on career decisions, resumes, and interviewing, and builds programs that strengthen career readiness. The role also advises students applying to graduate school, including pre-health and pre-law paths.

Highlights

Counsel students and alumni in one-on-one sessions on career decisions, academic majors, resumes, cover letters, and interviewing
Create and run seminars, classroom presentations, programs, and events that strengthen career readiness
Administer and interpret vocational and personality inventories and use career guidance software
Advise students applying to graduate school, including pre-health professions and pre-law applicants
Partner with faculty, student services professionals, and campus clubs on specialized programming
Build relationships with alumni who serve as mentors or potential employers
Act as the liaison between the Career Center and designated academic departments
Use Microsoft Office, Handshake, and assessments such as the Strong Interest Inventory and Myers-Briggs
Hold a bachelor's degree in counseling, educational psychology, social work, or human resources, plus 2+ years of career counseling experience
Salary range of $68,278-$100,509 for this full-time role, which may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement