Career Services Peer Career Advisor
Position Title: Career Services Peer Career Advisor
Semester/Year: 2025 Spring Semester
Total Positions Available: 4
Supervisor: Ahniya Matthews
Pay rate: $15.50 per hour
Start Date: September 1, 2025
End Date: May 5, 2026
Peer Career Advisors (PCA's) function as para-professional support staff in the Salisbury Center for Career, Professional and Experiential Education. The PCA commitment involves approximately 5 hours of work weekly, participation in the recruitment and selection of the following year's CA staff, a willingness to work with peers in a fast-paced environment, being flexible and willing to adapt to change, and an interest in having fun while working with others.
Responsibilities
- Assist students with resume development, cover letter writing and LinkedIn Profile development
- Assist students in utilizing office resources for job or internship search, including Handshake and the Career Network
- Facilitate resume and cover letter workshops each semester
- Assist professional staff with projects when not meeting with students
- May be asked to help answer phones when needed
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Must be a sophomore, junior, senior or master's student
- Strong oral communication and written skills
- Adaptability, communication, interpersonal skills, patience, problem solving
- Attention to detail and are flexible and patient
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Familiarity of Microsoft Office
- Previous active engagement with Career Services is strongly preferred
Application Instructions
Please submit a resume and a cover letter and be sure to include your LinkedIn URL on your resume. Review of applications will begin immediately. You may be contacted by the hiring supervisor for additional information. Students are encouraged to schedule a resume appointment with Career Services if you do not currently have a professional resume (https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/appointments/new)