Career Development Coordinator

Position Summary

Transform lives by designing and coordinating career development programming, resources, and employer engagement opportunities that prepare students and alumni for successful workforce entry and advancement. Collaborate with advisors, faculty, employers, and campus partners to embed career readiness and employability skills throughout the student experience.

Duties & Responsibilities

Design, develop, implement, and evaluate career development programming, resources, tools, and services for students and recent graduates, incorporating internal and external best practices.

Plan and coordinate career-related events and engagement opportunities, including career fairs, employer panels, networking events, mock interviews, resume support, professional development activities, and other career-readiness programming.

Develop and deliver career education through workshops, presentations, individual and group support, and ready-to-use resources focused on topics such as resumes and cover letters, interviewing, job-search strategies, career exploration, professional skills, and workforce preparation.

Manage and promote Handshake as the College's career and employer engagement platform, supporting student, alumni, faculty, and employer use and providing technical assistance as needed.

Build and maintain relationships with employers, alumni, workforce partners, and community organizations to connect students with employment opportunities, career information, industry professionals, and workforce resources.

Partner with faculty to provide classroom, program-specific, and capstone career development activities when requested, including career exploration, job-search preparation, and employability skill development.

Collaborate with Academic Advisors and the Work-Based Learning Coordinator to reinforce Career Plan milestones, Employability Skills, and other career-readiness activities throughout the student experience.

Develop, maintain, and update career resources, educational materials, web content, and communication tools for use by students, advisors, faculty, and other College partners.

Coordinate communication, outreach, and promotional efforts to increase awareness and engagement with career services among current students, recent graduates, faculty, staff, and employers.

Identify and coordinate internal and external experts to support career education, employer engagement, and professional development opportunities for students.

Collaborate with College departments and external partners to integrate career development into broader student experiences and initiatives, including orientation, registration, graduation, and other student engagement activities as appropriate.

Represent Mid-State through relevant professional associations, employer groups, chambers of commerce, and community activities related to career and employment issues.

Track participation, engagement, and outcomes related to career programming and services and use data and feedback to continuously improve career development efforts.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in related field required. Master's degree preferred.

Minimum of three years' experience in human resources, staffing, career services, or related field required.

Must possess excellent problem resolution, organizational, interpersonal, communication, and project management skills.

Must possess ability to:

• Meet and exceed (internal or external) customer expectations while cultivating relationships that secure commitment and trust.
• Accomplish tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; show concern for all aspects of the job; accurately check processes and tasks; be watchful over a period of time.
• Effectively manage time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Achieve a satisfactory level of technical, functional, and/or professional skill or knowledge in positionrelated areas; keep up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise; leverage expert knowledge to accomplish results.
• Maintain effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment (e.g., people, processes, structure, or culture); adjust effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.
• Take prompt action to accomplish work goals; take action to achieve results beyond what is required; be proactive.
• Set high standards of performance for self and others; assume responsibility and accountability for successfully completing assignments or tasks; self-impose standards of excellence rather than having standards imposed.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and approach toward work.

Must embrace Mid-State's core values of student centeredness, commitment, accountability, respect, integrity, and exceptional service.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation is dependent upon experience and qualifications.

Benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability; paid time off and holidays; flexible spending account; Wisconsin Retirement System; 403(b) and 457; employee assistance program; educational assistance; and employee wellness program.

How To Apply

To be considered for this position, you must complete an online application. You should have the following information available when completing an application:

• Contact information (addresses, phone numbers)
• Employment History
• Education
• Electronic copy of resume and transcripts

Application materials submitted via mail, fax, email, or in-person will not be considered.

Incomplete applications or applications noting "See Resume" will not be considered.

Continuous recruitment with first review of completed applications starting October 30, 2026. Applications received on or after October 30th may be considered in a secondary pool.

Please note that Mid-State's main form of communication during the recruitment process is email. In addition to receiving communications from email addresses with an @mstc.edu domain, you may receive emails from donotreply@invalidemail.com. Please be sure to watch your inbox as well as junk, spam, and clutter folders.

Equal Opportunity

Mid-State Technical College, an equal opportunity employer and educator, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or other applicable legislated categories, in its services, employment programs, and/or its educational programs and activities, including but not limited to admission, treatment, and access. Mid-State Technical College provides reasonable accommodations to assist persons with disabilities to access or participate in its programs and activities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: VP-Human Resources, 32nd Street N, Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494, Phone: 715-422-5568 or Email:aaeo@mstc.edu.

Optimize Your Online Application Experience

Below you will find a few technical tips to help ensure a positive and successful online application experience:

• Be sure to fill in each field in the application. You will receive an error message at the time of submission and your application will not be submitted if each required field is not filled in.
• Avoid clicking the back, forward, or refresh buttons while applying. Doing so will interfere with the submission and may result in data loss.
• Clear your browser's temporary files/cache and cookies prior to beginning the application.
• Disable pop-up blockers.
• Do not bookmark or favorite the application. Navigate to the careers site each time you wish to access your saved/submitted application.
• Your application session will remain open for 24 hours assuming you do not close your browser. To ensure submission, complete the application process within that time frame.
• The following browsers are currently supported:

Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11

Firefox

Google Chrome

Safari

• The following operating systems are currently supported:

Windows 7 and 8, both 32-bit and 64-bit, as well as Mac OS 10.6 and greater.

If you experience issues in submitting your online application, please contact Human Resources at 715.422.5568.