Paid Graduate Internship Position, CSU Fullerton Career Center
Internship Commitment:
Fall 2015- Spring 2016 Academic Year
August 3, 2015- May 20, 2016
Minimum Hours: 10 per week (required)
Maximum Hours Available: up to 20- hours per week
Compensation: $13.50 per hour
The Career Center partners with students, faculty,
alumni, employers, academic programs and graduate schools to build bridges
between the distinctive academic programs of the University and diverse
professional and graduate education opportunities in the larger community. The
Career Center assists students in assessing and defining their work related
skills, interests, experience and values to maximize career opportunities
consistent with their personal and career aspirations. Services are available
to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students as well as alumni who
are within one year of having graduated.
Position Summary
Under the supervision of the Associate Director of
Career Development, the Graduate Intern (GI) provides frontline drop-in counseling
services to students/alumni utilizing the Career
Center . The GI is required to apply basic counseling skills,
techniques, and career development theory in a practical setting.
Minimum Requirements
- Graduate
student in an approved Masters degree program in a related field
- Completed
Counseling Theory, Student Development Theory, and/or Career Counseling
Theories preferred, but not required
- Available
a minimum of 10 hours per week, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday-Friday
a maximum of 20 hours per week are offered if interested
- Attend a Mandatory Paid Training Program: August 3rd
–August 21st, Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. a few weeks before the semester begins.
- Must commit to
the entire academic year (Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 semesters)
- GI will
receive 1 hour of supervision and training per week
- Ongoing
feedback and evaluation will be provided
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Provides
orientation/overview of Career Center to first-time visitors.
- Refers
students to other campus and community resources when assistance is needed
beyond the scope of the Career Center.
- Presents
and co-facilitates career related workshops and presentations.
- Will have
the opportunity to work directly with other College Career Specialists on
various projects, assignments, and career related workshops and
presentations.
- Conducts
brief intake interviews to determine student’s primary reason for visiting
the Career Center.
- Applies
basic counseling techniques and knowledge of the career development
process in identifying interventions resources, and services appropriate
to the student’s needs.
- Applies
knowledge of career counseling resources, assessments, and strategies in
working one-on-one with students making academic and career decisions,
exploring options, and preparing for job searches and graduate or
professional school.
- Works
individually with students to develop action plans for acquiring
academically related work experience.
- Assists
students in evaluating their personalities, skills, values and interests
in relation to choosing majors and/or suitable work environments.
- Becomes
knowledgeable of current full-time and part-time job listings, internships,
cooperative education and volunteer/community service openings in order to
assist students.
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Maintains current information on Career Center, program
changes, services, policies and events. Critiques resumes, cover letters and
other job search correspondence; supports students preparing for job interviews.
- Incorporates
the use of computerized career guidance systems and online resources such
as EUREKA, Ferguson, Titan Resume Builder, InterviewStream, Titan Connection Jobs database, online
search engines, and other career/job related internet sites.
- Makes recommendations
to students regarding workshops, orientations, programs and services to
enhance their efforts to achieve stated goals.
Learning Objectives
- As a
result of this internship opportunity graduate interns will gain
familiarity with career counseling and advising, career trends, and
knowledge of career related resources.
- Gain
hands on experience in working one-on-one with a diverse student
population through brief counseling sessions, workshops, presentations,
and events.
- Graduate
interns will develop presentation and communication skills through the
development of workshops and presentations.
- The
graduate intern will gain experience in implementing career related
programs and workshops.
- Graduate
intern will gain professional skills in resume and cover letter writing,
job search skills and strategies, interview preparation, salary
negotiation, graduate school preparation, and other career related
topics.
Salary Information
Compensation is $13.50 per hour
Parking Information
The Graduate Intern will be responsible for
purchasing his/her own campus parking permit. The Graduate Intern will have the
option to either purchase a semester parking permit estimated at $160-170.00
per semester or purchase a daily parking permit at the rate of $8.00 per day.
Application
To be considered an applicant, you must submit an
application through our online application portal found on the following
website
Application Deadline July 15th.
Interviews will be scheduled in the month of July.
Questions
Please email Elizabeth
Zavala- Acevez, Ph.D., Associate Director, ezavala-acevez@fullerton.edu
