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Career Educators - FILLED
Career Educator Assistant - FILLED
Recruiting Services Student Media Specialist - FILLED
Website Student Assistant - FILLED
Publicity Student Assistant - FILLED
Summer Advising & Orientation Student Assistant - FILLED
Graduate Assistants - FILLED

Career Educators (CE's)

Career Educators (CE's) are undergraduate peer educators who volunteer 4-6 hours a week in the office of Career and Academic Planning. CE's create and present career outreach programs to student organizations and residence halls, lead tours of the Career and Academic Planning resource center, review resumes, and assist with special events including Career Fairs. Visit the CE website to learn more and apply online!

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0; positions are filled.
Wage and hours per week: Volunteer; 4-6 hours/week.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Chandra Lane with questions at lanecm@jmu.edu.

Career Educator Assistant

The Career Educator Assistant assists with the administration of the Career Educator program (described above). This position is only open to Federal Work Study students. We are looking for a detail oriented, organized individual. Duties will include:
  • Organize and monitor work schedule for a group of 18 volunteers representing the office.
  • Maintain scheduling and tracking system for tours, events and presentations providing timely communication between group members, supervisor and constituents requesting services.
  • Communicate scheduling updates at weekly staff meetings.
  • Update the monthly promotion of services: table tents, PPTs and other promotional avenues.
  • Assist in maintaining general physical upkeep for the Resource Center (our career library).
  • And more- see Joblink website (URL below) for more information!

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0; position is filled.
Wage and hours per week: More information will be posted when positions are open.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact BJ Daniel with questions at danielbj@jmu.edu.

Recruiting Services Student Media Specialist

As a part of Career and Academic Planning, the Recruiting Services Program provides the opportunity for employers to interview qualified students here at JMU. Recruiting Services fosters student access to opportunities such as Mock Interviews and several opportunities to interview with employers for full time positions. Visit our website, http://www.jmu.edu/cap/interviewing, for more information.

JOB DUTIES: As a student assistant in the Recruiting Services Program, the selected individual will assume a leading role in creating video and audio content through the web. This individual selected for this position will also be responsible for the continual updating of our current media files. In addition, this role will carry the responsibility of providing technical assistance with Recruit-A-Duke to JMU students as well as answering general questions.

QUALIFICATIONS: The selected individual will have a working knowledge of basic Microsoft programs (Word/PPT/Excel) and the necessary technical skill to become proficient with troubleshooting issues with Recruit-A-Duke.

PREFERRED SKILLS: Candidates with skills and experience with the following programs will be given special consideration:

  • Adobe Captivate
  • Quicktime Pro
  • Final Cut Pro
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • JMUTube
  • Microsoft Publisher
If applicable, please indicate your experience with these software applications on your resume.

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0; position is filled.
Wage and hours per week: $8.50/hour; 12 hours/week.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Brooke Shaffer with questions at shaffebi@jmu.edu.

Website Student Assistant

The Website SA is responsible for updating and maintaining the Career & Academic Planning website. Duties include:
  • Updating and revising web content, as requested.
  • Working with the CAP staff to design new features for the website.
  • Creating and updating templates for pages of the website within Dreamweaver.
  • Developing graphics for the web: photos, banners, menus, etc.
  • Scanning materials to post to the web; converting documents to PDF.
  • Attending campus workshops to further develop skills, if needed.
  • Periodically participating in departmental web committee meetings.

All majors are encouraged to apply. Qualifications for the position include:

  • Required: HTML
  • Preferred: Dreamweaver, CSS, JavaScript, graphic design (Fireworks, PhotoShop, etc.)
  • Optional: Quicktime VR, streaming video, podcasting, scanning, digital photography, DoForm configuration and coding, Adobe Acrobat, FrontPage

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0; position is filled.
Wage and hours per week: More information will be posted when positions are open.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Chandra Lane with questions at lanecm@jmu.edu.

Publicity Student Assistant

The Publicity SA assists staff members in the office of Career & Academic Planning with the design of campus marketing materials in a variety of mediums.

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0; position is filled.
Wage and hours per week: $7.50/hour; 10 hours/week.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Heather Roberts with questions at robertmh@jmu.edu.

Summer Advising & Orientation Student Assistant

The Summer SA assists with freshman advising during summer Orientation by running errands across campus, filing, copying, compiling advisor materials, and performing data entry.

Positions available for Summer 2009: 0; position is filled.
Wage and hours per week: TBA.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Tonya Wallace with questions at wallactj@jmu.edu.

Graduate Assistants (GA's)

Graduate assistants are vital members of the Career and Academic Planning staff. They use their talents to support Career and Academic Planning services and programs 20 hours a week. Responsibilities generally fall in the areas of direct student contact and support to a variety of our programs.

Some typical job responsibilities may include serving as an academic advisor, teaching workshops related to internship and job search skills, helping students create resumes, facilitating career decision making workshops, helping with events such as fairs, participating in office committees, assisting with visiting employers, and providing administrative support.

Successful graduate assistant candidates will have strong skills in verbal communication, interpersonal interactions, time and project management, teamwork, initiative, Microsoft Office programs, and giving presentations.

Positions available for 2009-2010: 0
Stipend and hours per week: 20 hours per week; Graduate Assistant stipend information. These assistantships will only be able to provide in-state tuition scholarships.
To apply: More information will be posted when positions are open. Contact Tracy Hakala with questions at hakalatn@jmu.edu.