Career Counselor, Career Center

Under the general direction of the Associate Director of Internships and Partnerships, serve as career counselor in a centralized comprehensive center to individuals and groups of students and alumni providing direct student support, advisement, and guidance with a high degree of judgement, imagination, and professional skills regarding internships and career pathway planning. Assist with career assessment, career information, job search, and graduate school options. Conduct comprehensive intake interviews assisting clients with resume development, interviewing skills, job search action plans and self-assessment.  Independently prescribe and interpret assessments for analysis and diagnosis to enhance counseling. Develop and present workshops and seminars on current career and employment related topics; e.g., resume writing, job search, interviewing, LinkedIn, networking, major-specific career exploration and job search.  Develop and present workshops on career development and decision-making. Create appropriate multimedia resources, handouts and written materials for all educational/training work. Coordinate career–related activities such as club events, professional panels, and presentations. 

Serve as liaison/consultant to one of the Colleges; consult and collaborate with faculty, staff, and student organizations in relevant disciplines. Provide major-specific programming services. Research labor-market/career trends and create information resources for client use. Provide a direct link for employers to clients and faculty through services and events.

Career Counselor (Student Services Professional III)

This is a full-time, exempt position, which will lead toward permanent status following the successful completion of a probationary period.

For a complete list of responsibilities and required qualifications, please review the position description linked at the top of the page.

A mid-size university located in San Diego's vibrant North County, we are dedicated to service, innovation, leadership and student success. We have an attentive faculty and state-of-the-art facilities which offer our students hundreds of opportunities to learn, lead, play and serve.

California State University San Marcos is a new kind of university, pushing the boundaries of innovation to prepare tomorrow's leaders, build stronger communities and solve pressing issues.

Cutting-edge research meets hands-on application at our campus and in the real world.

The application period closes on Month Day, Year. For assurance of full consideration, please submit application, cover letter and resume by 11:55pm on July 15, 2026.

Application requires answers to supplemental questions.

Applicants who require an accommodation during the application or testing process due to a disability recognized under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/CA Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) should notify the Office of Human Resources at (760) 750-4418 or e-mail: hr@csusm.edu.

Following a conditional offer of employment, satisfactory completion of a background check (including criminal records check) is required prior to beginning employment. Any offer of employment rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

California State University San Marcos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act or Clery Act Notification can be found at https://www.csusm.edu/clery/annualreports.html.

Pursuant to the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy, as of January 1, 2022, the California State University is prohibited from hiring employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant's current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

California State University San Marcos is not a sponsoring agent for staff or management positions (i.e. H1-B visas).

Advertised: Jul 02 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Jul 15 2026 Pacific Daylight Time

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