Careers Specialist

The Opportunity

Do you think you can serve as a lead career counselor and coach, with the subject matter expertise to also represent a fast-growing organization as a public-facing career advice expert? Do you love to coach and counsel while enjoying giving constructive, positive feedback to people of diverse professional and life backgrounds? If you’ve answered yes, this role could be a great fit! So don’t hesitate and scroll down to learn more about the opportunity and our fast-growing organization


What You’ll Do

We’re a globally distributed team, and this is a 100% remote role (we prefer the UTC to UTC+5 timezones). We’re also a young team which means you’ll have a lot of growth opportunities during your first year (and beyond) at Re:Coded. Here’s what you can expect, and we’ll also leave space for you to define your role, too!


In your first 90 days, you’ll:

  • Familiarize yourself with Re:Coded’s current models and programs, and begin to refine systems to manage our internal career counseling services
  • Review all the existing content we have in Career Services, both in terms of curricula and sessions/lessons, and recommend areas for improvement, impact, and growth
  • Support at least one bootcamp as the primary career coach. This includes helping our fellows identify and stay accountable to their personal career goals, prepare for interviews, develop job-ready application materials, etc.
  • Develop workshops and student-facing resources on professional skills related to job applications and the job search, starting from the biggest gaps in the program
  • Ideate and develop content for our public workshops on career-related topics and skills development


In your first year, you’ll:

  • Be an identifiable public voice for Re:Coded’s content and live sessions on career-related topics
  • Support efforts to smoothen our fellows and alumni’s transition from classroom to career, through one-on-one counseling and delivering group programming.
  • Collaborate with Education and Careers team member to refine curriculum and create new student-facing resources as needed.
  • Coordinate with our community and our partners to create additional educational opportunities for our fellows (mock technical interviews, project feedback, etc.)
  • Track fellow/alumni progress & goals, to ensure every member of our community feels supported in their journey after our immersive educational programs
  • Document and refine processes for career coaches or mentors, including a guide of processes and best practices


What You’ll Bring


We’re looking for someone with:

  • Great knowledge in coaching or counseling
  • Able to manage a large volume of requests and organize systems to keep track of students in various stages. Highly organized & data conscious.
  • Able to give constructive, positive feedback to people of diverse professional and life backgrounds.
  • Comfortable presenting both one-on-one and delivering to a large group
  • Strong presentation and public speaking skills


Bonus points if…

  • Some kind of qualitative or UX research experience
  • Trauma-informed in coaching or counseling


Who You Are

  • Deeply empathetic; an active listener
  • Proven ability to handle confidential information, build and maintain relationships.
  • Ability to identify and problem solve in a fast-paced environment
  • High achiever; drive to succeed and independent
  • Resourceful & Adaptive; able to pull educational resources from the community and to tailor lesson plans/meetings based on graduate needs.


What We Offer You

We design our perks to offer the space and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. Here are a few benefits we offer:

  • Have a flexible work schedule
  • Competitive pay.
  • Annual professional development stipend
  • Free access to all Re:Coded courses and Coursera and Datacamp Subscriptions
  • Private insurance
  • 33 days of paid time off
  • New parents receive 12 weeks of paid parental leave


Apply for the Job

Not sure if it’s a good fit? We’d still love for you to apply! Here’s what our hiring process looks like:

  • Submit your application. It includes your resume and thoughtful responses to the application questions.
  • We review your application based on your skills and experience. While you wait, you can learn more about what it’s like to work at Re:Coded.
  • Interview with Esther Grossman, Senior Program Manager, and Adem Hichri, People Operations Generalist. We’ll begin interviews the week of 23rd August**.**
  • We’ll ask you to complete a test project.
  • Interview with Jaime Mikush, Senior Program Manager, and Edric Huang Careers Services Manager.

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at Re:Coded. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, education, or disability status.

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