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Marquette, Mi, Us

Marquette, Michigan

Marquette, Michigan

Career Coaching• Provide career coaching services to students and alumni. Outreach efforts significantly increased student usage of the services offered, including in-office appointments and workshop attendance. • Hold in-office appointments to assist students with resume and cover letter reviews, interview assistance, job search strategies, career confidence building, and other career development concerns.• Actively participate in professional development opportunities, including NACE Career Coaching Intensive, online webinars, and self-directed learning.• Present 10 interactive workshops each semester for group career development. Tripled attendance at workshops through better outreach and more hands-on activities. • Work with faculty and academic departments to present in a range of classes, from first-year seminar to senior capstone classes. Provide instruction on a variety of topics, inluding resume development, career exploration, and social media usage.Leadership• Operate the office semi-independently, providing leadership and supervision in a small office setting. • Track departmental spending and budgetsCollaboration & Outreach• Reach out to academic departments across campus to encourage collaboration and offer career development assistance to classes as desired.• Cultivate relationships with local and regional employers to develop internship and job opportunities for students and alumni.• This includes streamlining the internship process used with employers, encouraging completion of paperwork and formalizing internship programs.

Marquette, Michigan

Career Services• Administrative support for Career Services office.• Co-administrator of jobs & resume posting system, Cat Career Tracks. • Review submitted resumes and send feedback to students/alumni• Work with students, alumni, and parents to assist with career-related concerns.• Advise students one-on-one regarding resumes and other employment documents.• Advise students regarding applications for on-campus employment.• Supervise student receptionistsEvent Planning• Plan and execute three annual university-wide job fairs.• Plan and execute two consecutive career-readiness conferences• Work with employers to set up on-campus recruiting events.Marketing• Organize social media campaign, including Facebook and website updates.• Design posters for workshops, job fairs, and other events.• Write copy for website, memos, mass emails, etc.Budgets• Track departmental spending.• Created Excel workbook to streamline comparisons for costs year vs. year and month vs. month, as well as clear reports to keep department director updated.I volunteered for additional responsibilities regarding presentations. I created a presentation about our office services, how to find on-campus employment, and use of Cat Career Tracks, as well as additional information that can be added about the use of social media in job searching. • Summer Freshman/Transfer Orientation - two workshops in one day, once a week in June and July• UN 100 (Freshman Seminar) - when instructor requests information about social media specifically, as well as if Assistant Director is unable to present• Upper Level Classes - when instructor requests information about social media specifically

Marquette, Mi

Marquette, Michigan

• Create websites, including design elements and writing copy• Design business cards• Design business logos• Create marketing materials, including flyers, postcards, and signage

Marquette, Mi

• Continue all duties of Assistant Front Desk Manager• Print & online ad design using Adobe Photoshop• Website updates• Develop and implement online marketing strategy • Track and present marketing data- spreadsheets & oral presentations• Online reputation maintenance• Negotiate corporate/group rate bids• Ad sales for in-room guest directories• Assist GM in coordinating and executing projects (new breakfast program, replace computer system, replace TVs)

Master’S Degree, Public Administration, 3.95

Activities and Societies: 2014 - Attended Michigan Municipal League conference - Marquette, MI

Bfa, Ceramics

Activities and Societies: Mudslingers Ceramics Club - Treasurer

Diploma, College/University Prep, 3.8