The UIC Business Recruitment department recruits undergraduate and graduate students for the College of Business.  The department is seeking a Liautaud graduate student to work with the admissions team and recruiting for the graduate school.

Recruiting and Admissions Responsibilities

• Facilitate the processing of applications with UIC’s Office of Admissions supporting the admissions function with data
• Respond to emails and phone calls from prospects/applicants/current students with questions regarding the program and admissions process
• Review applications submitted for graduate and PhD admission and update system to reflect status
• Enter data into student information systems
• Run reports from various systems and format results
• Prepare, collect and analyze data related to admissions and enrollment
• Represent the school at off-site promotional events (i.e. graduate fairs and info sessions)
• Serve as student ambassador for UIC Liautaud
• Meet with walk-in prospective students who request information about the Liautaud programs
• Post to UIC Liautaud Facebook groups and pages, and contribute to the Liautaud Twitter account and Liautaud Blog
• Assist with ongoing direct email and traditional mailing projects/direct marketing efforts
• Assist with updating marketing and informational materials annually
• Assist with interview coordination
• Assist with follow up with interviewed applicants (thanks, once admitted letting interviewer know to send congrats)

Qualifications

All candidates must:

• Be a current UIC Liautaud student with an expected graduation date of Spring 2018 or later;
• Be in good academic standing (cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher) within the Liautaud program;
• Be available to work 20 hours per week (this is a 50% assistantship), mostly between the hours of 8:30am-5:00pm Monday through Friday, with occasional evening and weekend commitments;
• Have and maintain a positive attitude and be willing to contribute to overall goals and initiatives of the UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business.
• Have an aptitude for learning CRM and admissions software packages and be able to effectively use them to assist with admissions processing, outreach, and departmental reporting

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience with data collection and analysis;
• Be detailed oriented and able to pull and analyze data;
• Express an enthusiasm for reaching out to and working with prospective and fellow students and alumni;
• Be creative and have a sense of humor!