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Concorde Career Colleges

Graduate Employment Specialist - CCC

🇺🇸 Overland Park, Kansas 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $27 - $28 per Hour 💻 Career Services 🗓️ November 10th, 2026
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Concorde Career Colleges is hiring a Graduate Employment Specialist - CCC. The role runs the campus's graduate employment department, building relationships with students, alumni, and local employers so that graduates are matched to jobs and tracked against the college's placement accreditation benchmarks. The specialist also advises students on the job search and leads professional development workshops that prepare them for employment.

Highlights
  • Meet or exceed the placement accreditation benchmarks assigned to the campus by matching graduates to employment opportunities.
  • Build and maintain ongoing contact with students, graduates, and alumni to understand their skills and needs and support effective job matching.
  • Develop relationships with local employers to keep a steady pipeline of hiring contacts and successful placements of Concorde graduates.
  • Deliver and facilitate professional development workshops through Pathway to Placement and other community resources.
  • Manage the student interview process, including coordination and timely, professional follow-up.
  • Keep graduate employment documentation accurate and current in CampusNexus and the department's Graduate Employment files.
  • Help plan and take part in campus activities such as graduation ceremonies, job fairs, program advisory committee meetings, and student appreciation events.
  • Associate degree or higher, with a bachelor's degree preferred, and one to three years of experience in higher education career services, placement, or student affairs.
  • Goal-setting or quota experience, Microsoft Office proficiency including Teams, and knowledge of local community and employment opportunities.
  • Pay of $27 to $28 per hour, with evening and possibly some weekend work required.

Graduate Employment Specialist - CCC Full Description

Overview: 

 

Graduate Employment Specialist

Pay range: $27-28.00 an hour
 
The Graduate Employment Specialist (GES) is responsible for managing relationships with students and employers to execute effective job matching such that graduates are placed and tracked in a way that meets/exceed benchmarks. The GES advises and develops students/graduates regarding career/job search process through world class customer service to prepare them for employment. This position handles day - to- day administrative duties for the GE department. All Concorde associates are required to display professionalism and uphold Concorde’s Mission and the core values of respect for the individual, integrity, teamwork, customer service, and achievement.
 
In addition to joining an organization with an outstanding mission, Concorde is happy to provide the following Benefits You'll Love - 
 
  • Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses
  • Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
  • Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
  • Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
  • Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
  • Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
  • Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment
 Responsibilities:
Principal Accountabilities & Deliverables
  • Meet or exceed placement accreditation benchmarks as assigned
  • Build and maintain relationships with students, graduates, alumni so as to ensure continuity of contact, understanding of skills/needs and effective job matching
  • Timely and accurate maintenance of documentation in CampusNexus and Graduate Employment files
  • Deliver/facilitate impactful professional development workshops (via Pathway to Placement and other community resources)
  • Build/maintain relationships with employers to ensure continuity of relationship and successful Concorde graduate placement.
  • Manage process of student interviews ensuring timely and professional follow up and coordination
  • Assist in planning and participate in campus activities such as graduation ceremonies, job fairs, PAC meetings, etc.
  • Other duties as assigned (to include Student Appreciation events)
 Qualifications:
Education / Experience
  • Associate degree or higher required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • 1-3 years of experience in higher education career services, placement industry or Student Affairs
  • Microsoft Office proficiency (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point, TEAMS)
  • Goal setting/quota experience to meet designated outcomes
  • Excellent interpersonal, customer service and organizational skills including attention to detail
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  • Knowledge of/relation with community and local employment opportunities
  • Exhibits advanced skills to include critical thinking in training and career guidance
Abilities
  • Other Requirements: Evening and possibly some weekend work required
 
Standard Abilities
  • Able and willing to:
    • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
    • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
    • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
    • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
  • Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously 
  • Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
  • Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders