Career Services Manager | UNLV School of MedicineAs Career Services Manager at the UNLV School of Medicine, I empower future healthcare leaders by guiding students and alumni on their professional journeys.My responsibilities include:Career Advising: Providing personalized coaching and workshops on resume/CV development, interview preparation, and job search strategies tailored to the medical field. Program Development: Designing and implementing comprehensive career development initiatives, including mentorship programs for first-year medical students, to equip students with the skills and confidence needed for successful medical careers.Employer Relations: Building strong partnerships with healthcare organizations to connect students and alumni with valuable career opportunities. Event Coordination: Organizing career fairs, networking events, and professional panels that foster meaningful connections within the healthcare community.

Dedicated to shaping successful futures, I am a dynamic Career Services professional committed to guiding graduates through job preparation, search strategies, and personalized career plans. As the driving force behind the Career Services Department, my mission is to foster a seamless transition from education to employment.Key Strengths:-Strategic Relationship Building: Cultivating partnerships with employers to provide a diverse array of opportunities for graduates, ensuring a robust job market presence.-Comprehensive Career Guidance: Offering hands-on support to graduates through resume assistance, employment workshops, and insightful career counseling.-Innovative Career Activities: Spearheading engaging on-site lectures, guest speaker sessions, and recruitment events to enrich the educational experience and broaden horizons. Education Empowerment:-Facilitating enrollment into the Career Success Class, empowering students with essential skills for the professional arena.-Conducting Advanced Career Development sessions, motivating students to take charge of their job search journey and secure fulfilling positions aligned with their training.Strategic Leadership:-Managing administrative and statistical reporting for the department, ensuring transparency and accountability in achieving set placement rates.Developing and establishing departmental standards, goals, policies, and procedures to optimize career services effectiveness.Relationship Management:-Nurturing relationships with graduates and alumni to create a vibrant network of career opportunities and success stories.-Collaborating effectively with staff, fostering a culture of communication and teamwork.Results-Oriented Approach:-Tracking, updating, and sharing key performance indicators with senior management on a monthly basis.-Focused on surpassing individual and team goals, aligned with the mission and vision of Asher College.

- Coordinate focused recruitment activities for the college; develop recruitment plans and schedules; provide assistance to members of recruitment teams; contact potential students; provide input on advertising activities. - Serve as liaison/college representative to local high schools and universities; organize information on attending college; provide information regarding Early College and Dual Credit programs; coordinate and participate in recruitment visits; assist in the preparation of K-16 meetings/luncheons; maintain ongoing contacts with principals, counselors, and teachers. - Prepare information correspondence for students and other appropriate campus faculty and staff. - Participate in and assist with on-and off-campus college and career fairs and other special educational and cultural programs and activities, including but not limited to early outreach in K-12. - Disseminate recruitment information to prospective students, high schools, community members, places of business, and institutions of post-secondary education, including working collaboratively with university representatives. - Perform varied duties in the office including maintaining records and files, preparing brochures, and fliers, and disseminating information regarding college programs, support services, and community resources. Receive limited supervision within a broad framework of standard policies and procedures. - Maintain close working relationships with college counselors, faculty staff, and parents, and attend appropriate meetings. - Conduct campus tours and develop/schedule university tours for VVC transfer students. - Collaborate effectively with high school and middle school faculty, staff, and administrators. - Train and provide work direction to student workers, volunteers, and clerical personnel.

Housing Search and Placement SupportHUD Supportive Services/Case ManagementData Collection and Record KeepingTeam Engagement and Support- Coordinate individualized housing needs assessment for all members and work with members and service coordinators to address housing barriers.- Track housing placements for all housed individuals.- Survey rental market for affordable housing, and advocate for clients with prospective landlords- Locate available and affordable units for member residency.- Foster good relationships with property managers and property owners.- Process landlord leasing packet including establishing a right to payment and ownership.- Process and coordinate maintenance requests and other housing specific needs.- HUD Supportive Services/Case Management- Referral and linkage to community resources, healthcare, mental health and recovery services.- Case management support with HUD enrolled (non-FSP & FSP) members as assigned. Some FSP billing expectations may be set, benefits establishment (SSI application process, vocational training, general relief, etc.).· Update and maintain records for residents, including income verification, update and collect service plans, re-certifications, progress notes, incident reports, and all other records and reports mandated by program funding sources, in both paper and electronic versions.· Data entry of services and financial assessments in Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) and other property management software.· Work collaboratively with other members of the SUOS team as needed to support and effectively perform their assigned job duties and contribute to the achievement of the program's goals and objectives of housing and income stability.

Administered both English and Spanish speaking job seekers for employment, including resume preparation, interviewing skills, and workplace etiquette.Dispensed employment readiness workshops and provides one‐on‐one coaching to enroll job seekers.Implemented intensive employment, comprehensive case management and career planning services to a diverse population of program participants who are enrolled in services. Sustained a rolling case load per program requirements.Oversaw assessments of participant employment and training needs and create individualized employment plans to guide participation in program activities; manage referrals to training services, as appropriate to the program and participant.Monitored and evaluate participant’s progress through individualized employment plan; providing guidance and coaching to help participants resolve issues and remain motivated to obtain and maintain employment. Conducting case conferences as needed.Maintained relationships and made appropriate referrals to other service and training providers who can assist participant with supportive services designed to mitigate barriers and enhance their employable qualities.Ensured participant understands and conforms to program policies and expectations.Provided job development assistance working collaboratively with Community and Business Outreach Team to match participants to appropriate jobs. Collaborate with employers to facilitate and or arrange for interviews.Supported participant in job retention as assigned. Assist with reasonable accommodation process.Conducted real time data entry, inputting necessary information into automated case management system, maintains electronic and hard copy confidential case files, documents participant progress, prepare progress reports, case notes, and complete and retain employment documentation.Produced written and verbal progress and billing reports to referring agencies, where required.

Facilitated professional development workshops for Adelanto Federal Prison for both male and female inmates. Conducted all professional development workshops for Victorville Goodwill Career in both English/Spanish. Controlled of ongoing accounts for over 3,000 participants for Goodwill Southern California. Information flow management: Collaborate with Business Service Representative to coordinate all adult hiring recruitment for Victorville Goodwill Career Resource Center. Organized, establish and develop relationships with business leaders/employers. Prepared intake data for a rolling case load of 250 + participants on a monthly basis. Captured all job placements within Goodwill’s database for the High Desert.Managed and facilitated emergency drills for the Victorville Career Resource Center insuring safety compliance on a monthly basis. Cultivated and managed the professional development of Goodwill’s participants with the objective of job placement. Entrusted with confidential information. Maintained and managed a live outlook calendar for the resource center, case manager(s), business representatives & career service coordinator. Conducted intake interviews to determine eligibility between adult, youth & department of rehabilitation programs.Established and maintained all files, resulting in successful audit compliance.

Achieved 95% customer satisfaction rate each quarter exceeding district goals of 80%. Mobilized high shipping volume (315 + package handled daily) within a ship center, exceeding district goals by 90 packages.Supervised Leads and Assistant Managers in all areas of the center (production/print, retail, self-serve, and shipping).Cultivated an up-sell culture within the retail center to achieve monthly sales goals of 100% Sales to Plan or better. Decreased team member turn over by 10% by conducting team member retention surveys and implement district training.Successfully captured 86% of all bids, exceeding district goals of 80%. Facilitated and managed the FedEx Office Campus -USC University Grand Opening 2016-2017.Coordinated audits for our West Los Angeles Business Center locations/ total of 12 retail locations. Responsible for financial audits for the center on a monthly and quarterly basis.The first point of contact with all sales negotiations conducted with FedEx Office sales team and the USC University faculty and staff.Managed 78 team members during management roles.

Guided personnel during sustainability audits for FedEx Office Retail Centers in the West Los Angeles District. Resolved all customer complaints, damage/insurance claims insuring a resolutions for both the FedEx Office and the customer.Mentored and trained 22 team members within the 24 hour location(s). Streamlined all security procedures to assure accordance with HIPPA Regulations. Created and managed all bids within the center, working with the customer and the bid center to win all print order projects.Facilitated monthly staff meetings: Communicated center sales, new policy & procedures, and realignment of center expectations.Managed daily shipping goals for each team member to insure the center exceeding sales plan. Hired trained and coached staff to ensure maximum performance within the retail center.Coordinated with Center Manager & Human Resource: Preformed all terminations and exit Interviews.Facilitated monthly and quarterly sustainability audits for 12 shipping/retail centers in the district.

Aligned all communications and contracts with FedEx Ground/Express, DHL, USPS, UPS and TNT.Executed accurate account for all packages coming to and from the store.Key contact with suppliers / vendors securing key business agreements.Supervised mail and package distribution. Identified areas of opportunity, trends, developed solutions and implement a course of action. Identified work procedures; prepare work schedules and expedited work flow.