About Hofstra:

Position Title: Admission Counselor, Undergraduate Admission

School/Division: Enrollment Management

Office: Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success, Undergraduate Admission

Full Time/Part Time: Full-Time

Description:

• Conducts presentations with visiting students, parents, and high school counselors regarding admission and financial aid process, policies, and procedures.
• Maintains communication with prospective students from across the country via email, phone, and text message through all stages of the recruitment and admission process.
• Speaks to groups and individual students and meets with school officials to develop partnerships between the University and high schools throughout an assigned geographic region.
• Interviews prospective students and candidates for admission.
• Represents the University Admissions Office at evening college fairs, college nights, and admissions panels.
• Serves as the primary contact and reader of applications for admission for designated applicant pool(s).
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 0-1 years of related experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, administrative, and oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• One year of admissions experience preferred.
• Familiarity with computerized admissions and financial aid systems, such as Ellucian Banner and Slate.
• Working knowledge of PC-based word processing and spreadsheet programs.

EEO Statement:

About Hofstra University

Hofstra University is a nationally ranked and recognized private university in Hempstead, N.Y. that is the only school to ever host three consecutive presidential debates (2008, 2012 and 2016). At Hofstra, students get the best of both worlds. Our campus is a leafy oasis just a quick train ride away from New York City and all its cultural, recreational and professional opportunities. We offer small classes and personal attention, with the resources, technology and facilities of a large university. Students can choose from more than 160 undergraduate program options and 165 graduate program options in the liberal arts and sciences, education, health professions and human services, the Peter S. Kalikow School of Government, Public Policy and International Affairs, the Fred DeMatteis School of Engineering and Applied Science, the Frank G. Zarb School of Business, the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication, the Maurice A. Deane School of Law, the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. Hofstra University is a dynamic community of more than 11,000 students from around the w...orld who are dedicated to civic engagement, academic excellence and becoming leaders in their communities and their careers.

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