Career Advisor (Assistant Manager/Manager) - Business School

About the role

NUS Centre for Future-Ready Graduates (CFG) is looking for a Career Advisor (Assistant Manager/Manager) for its Business School. CFG helps undergraduates to post-graduates understand their strengths, refine their skills and prepare for an AI-driven global workforce, offering more than 15 unit-bearing courses and industry-focused opportunities. The advisor coaches students to combine AI fluency with human differentiators such as critical thinking, emotional intelligence and strategic communication, and works closely with CFG and Faculty teams to deliver career and life skills.

Key responsibilities

• Advise Business School undergraduates and recent graduates on career exploration, job market navigation and employability, including how AI is reshaping roles
• Provide 1-on-1 and group coaching on career planning, job search strategies, resume and cover letter reviews, and interview preparation
• Organise and run workshops on career skills (resume writing, interviews, networking, workplace communication, personal branding) and industry-themed career events
• Run internship and graduate briefings and develop experiential learning programmes
• Collaborate with the Industry Relations team to engage employers and connect students to opportunities, and support CFG and partner faculty events such as Career Fest
• Promote career services through digital platforms and events, and support reporting and analysis of career services for assigned student segments

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Accountancy, Economics, Business Analytics or a related discipline; a postgraduate qualification is advantageous but not required
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in banking and financial services (including FinTech), commodities, energy and renewables, consulting, consumer goods, ICT, logistics, real estate or hospitality
• Good awareness of hiring trends, workplace expectations and employer needs
• Familiarity with recruitment processes for business and technology roles (case interviews, assessment centres, technical interviews, coding assessments, internship conversion) is beneficial
• Comfort and curiosity with AI tools such as generative AI platforms and career-tech
• Strong written and verbal persuasion, organisational and management skills, and resilience and adaptability