Career Placement Counselor Job in Las Vegas 89130, Nevada US
Job Purpose:
Secures employment and internships by promoting placement services; obtaining employment requests; evaluating, referring, and counseling students.
Duties:
* Promotes placement services by developing rapport with local and regional employers; preparing printed materials and advertisements; conducting telephone campaigns; delivering job-search, employment interviewing, and vocational workshops; posting jobs.
* Conducts job readiness seminars to prepare students with resume writing, interviewing, negotiating, lead generation skills.
* Obtains employment requests by soliciting, receiving, analyzing, and processing orders; developing job specifications.
* Assesses student applicants by conducting interviews and tests, including numerical, verbal, aptitudes, and interests; evaluating education, training, employment background, and vocational, interpersonal, and social skills.
* Refers applicants by matching employment requests with student interests and skills; making and coordinating appointments; forwarding backgrounds and references; de-briefing interviews.
* Promotes successful employment by obtaining feedback from employers; examining work attitudes and behaviors with students; providing direction and counseling; exploring vocational goals; conducting job performance workshops.
* Maintains records by establishing and updating student background, employer, and employment request databases.
* Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing skill and employment data and trends.
* Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
* Enhances department and school reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications:
Verbal Communication, Listening, Motivating Others, Coaching, Dependability, Thoroughness, Research Skills, People Skills, Building Relationships, Informing, Connecting with Children