KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:
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Sector-Specialized Career Advising & Student Coaching
Provide individualized career advising and coaching to students and recent graduates pursuing full-time roles in technology, data, cybersecurity, media, arts, architecture and gaming. Guide students through technical job search strategy, resume and portfolio development tailored to engineering and data roles, technical interview preparation (including coding assessments, system design, and behavioral interviews), and offer evaluation. Managing up to 2 Assistant Directors of Career Development, providing coaching, professional development, feedback and support. Maintain a current, deep understanding of how AI is transforming tech hiring including AI-assisted screening, new role categories, and shifting skill expectations, and incorporate this intelligence into every advising interaction.
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Sector Programming Design & Delivery
Design, deliver, and continuously improve a calendar of sector-specific programming that addresses the full arc of the tech job search: industry exploration, networking in technical communities, technical skill showcasing, mock interviews, career fairs and employer showcases, and salary negotiation in tech. Develop programming in partnership with faculty, student organizations (e.g., coding clubs, cybersecurity teams, AI/ML groups), and employer partners. Evaluate program effectiveness using attendance, engagement, and downstream employment outcome data, and iterate accordingly.
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Employer Engagement & Full-Time Hiring Pipeline
Cultivate and steward relationships with a targeted portfolio of tech sector employers — including software companies, financial technology firms, consulting practices with tech capabilities, defense and intelligence contractors, and cybersecurity organizations with the explicit goal of generating full-time job opportunities for Northeastern graduates. Collaborate with the employer relations team to coordinate on-campus recruiting, info sessions, and hiring events. Track employer pipeline health and proactively identify gaps in sector coverage or geographic reach.
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Labor Market Intelligence & Data-Informed Practice
Monitor tech labor market trends including hiring volumes, emerging roles (e.g., AI/ML engineering, prompt engineering, data governance), compensation benchmarks, and geographic hiring hubs — and synthesize this intelligence into programming, advising content, and student-facing resources. Maintain sector-specific employment outcome data, contribute to the center’s reporting cadence, and identify opportunities to improve student placement rates. Share market insights with colleagues, academic partners, and students through regular communications and resources.
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Cross-Campus Collaboration & Sector Representation
Serve as the Career Education Center’s embedded expert and representative for the technology, data, and cybersecurity sector in cross-campus partnerships. Build working relationships with the Khoury College of Computer Sciences, College of Engineering, and other colleges with significant tech student populations. Participate in relevant curriculum, advising, and student success initiatives. Represent the sector at career center team meetings, contribute to strategic planning, and share sector expertise to strengthen team-wide knowledge.