Main Responsibilities of a Professional Development Manager at University of San Diego
As a Professional Development Manager at the University of San Diego, Konnor's primary focus is supporting accounting students throughout their entire career journey, from "career exploration" to "job offer acceptance." A key aspect of the role involves managing relationships with external partners like firms and organizations to ensure they continue recruiting University of San Diego students for internships and full-time positions.
Career Exploration, Interview Preparation, Resume Building, Networking, Employer Relations
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Konnor McMillen
Professional Development Manager
University of San Diego
San Diego State University
University of California- Santa Barbara
Psychology
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Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Assisting students with career exploration, including identifying career goals and pathways.
2. Providing guidance and training on essential career skills such as interview preparation, resume building, and networking.
3. Managing relationships with external partners (firms and organizations) to facilitate recruitment opportunities (internships and full-time positions) for accounting students.
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What are your main responsibilities within your role?
In my current role, I primarily work with the accounting students at the University of San Diego, both undergraduate and graduate. Our role as professional development managers is to help students from the beginning of their career goals and journey.
This includes career exploration, helping students figure out what they want to do, which path to take, and how to get started. It extends all the way through salary negotiation and job offer acceptance.
Everything in between covers interview preparation, resume workshops, and networking. These are all key skills and steps along the career path that fall under my purview.
Something unique within the accounting field is its structured nature. A big part of my job is also to manage our external partners, many of the firms and organizations we work with. This is to nurture those relationships and ensure they continue to recruit our students for internships and full-time positions.