PEER CAREER ADVISOR APPLICATION

Position Requirements and Overview

Peer Career Advisors (PCAs) are rising sophomores, juniors and seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.0 who can work at least 8 hours per week in the Career Development Office. PCAs will be moved into their housing early, and will attend a mandatory 4 day training (paid with stipend and providing breakfast and lunch) on Tuesday, September 1st through Friday, September 4th from 9am-5pm. Students will have to give a full year commitment to the position, and will not be considered if studying abroad during the 2015-2016 academic year. Students will be compensated $10/hour.

THE DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, March 30th AT 11:59pm.

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
• Counseling and answering questions during "drop-in" sessions with students
• Providing resume and cover letter critiques
• Helping students with interview preparation
• Presenting workshops on career-related topics like resume writing and interviewing skills for residence halls and student clubs and organizations
• Providing remote counseling and tabling at the Diana Center
• Assisting at special events and promoting Career Development programs and services around campus

INTERVIEW DETAILS:
If selected, 30 minute interviews will be scheduled in early April.

CONTACT & ACADEMIC INFORMATION

Full Name *

Current Telephone Number *

Preferred Email Address *

Graduation Date *

Major (s) *

Minor (s) *

GPA *

Did you transfer to Barnard? *

If yes, when? *

In 2014-2015, did you receive a work-study or Barnard College Job Award? *

If so, which one? *

Housing assignment for Fall 2015 *

RESUME UPLOAD

Please submit a PDF version of your resume

WARNING: If you neglect to answer all required questions, an error message will appear and your resume will be deleted. You will then need to reload your resume

SHORT ESSAY ANSWERS

Please answer the following questions (no more than 200 words for each answer)

Why do you want to be PCA? *

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What qualities and strengths can you bring to the PCA position? *

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Professionally, what do you see as your weakness? *

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From your perspective, what are the strengths of the Career Development Office? What could we improve? *

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Please list your extra-curricular activities and employment plans along with hours per week for the 2015-2016 year: *

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APPLICANT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

If selected to be a PCA, there are specific requirements that you MUST meet in order to be hired.

Please check the boxes below to agree to the following: *

I will not be studying abroad Fall 2015 or Sping 2016

I will participate in ALL PCA training which will be held T-F, September 1-4, 9am-5pm (early housing organized for you)

I will attend one weekly 1 hour long staff meeting

I can provide at least 12 hours of work availability per week (required to work 8 hours)

I am in good academic and disciplinary standing. I acknowledge that this will be checked and verified.

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