Employment Counselor Cover Letter

I would like to submit my application for the employment counselor opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for work adjustment training to assist an employment client to improve work skills, work behaviors, interpersonal skills, and with ethics, to maintain employment.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• An understanding of the TRIO programs student population (first-generation college students, low-income students, and students with disabilities)
• Experience in peer leadership
• Knowledge of regional community service agencies, training providers, and regional employment and workforce trends
• Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook
• Transportation and valid driver’s license
• Familiarity with electronic reporting procedures including accurate and timely data entry and report generation
• Experience working with and supporting a culturally diverse, urban population in a Hispanic-Serving Institution
• Attends all professional development trainings

I would like to submit my application for the employment counselor opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for direct outreach to area employers and employment agencies to gain support for identifying and building relationships with cooperating businesses, and create profiles for recurring living-wage employment positions at those companies.

My experience is an excellent fit for the list of requirements in this job:

• Conduct counseling interviews with individual clients or groups of clients who have substantial and/or significant barriers to employment to assess the type and extent of the barriers, to accessibility for available, to guide, to motivate, and suggest approaches, and to assist clients in achieving occupational vocational and/or training goals based on the clients' needs and available services
• Advise clients on such matters as job search methods, techniques and processes either individually or in a group setting, dealing with substantial or significant barriers to employment, to motivate clients, and' to recommend specific courses of action to prepare clients for employment and/or training opportunities
• Answer inquiries concerning eligibility, procedures, and benefits using agency guidelines to inform clients and other interested parties of agency programs and services
• Maintain liaison with public and private organizations to promote agency programs and services, to exchange information and to develop the resources necessary to provide client services
• Compile occupational, educational, and other pertinent information to assist clients in determining vocational and educational interests and goals
• Refer clients to appropriate training and employment opportunities
• Administer and interpret various DCS tests
• Review RESEA goals and determine which additional services would be beneficial to the job seeker, schedule a follow up appointment for customers

In response to your job posting for employment counselor, I am including this letter and my resume for your review.

In my previous role, I was responsible for employment services including résumé writing, mock interviews, time management, how to get along with others in a work environment, and how to follow instructions;.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Serve in a lead capacity as needed by coordinating and directing the work of lower level staff, mentoring and advising lower level staff, and handling complex or escalated issues
• Acts as mentor and role model
• Engage existing and new employer accounts for school specific events sponsored by the Career Center, Deans, Program Offices, student organizations
• Establish a pipeline of employers who hire members with college degrees, , 1199 SEIU (we will expand the relationship from Staten Island
• Participate in outreach efforts to ensure all workers affected by closings and layoffs are aware of services to help them become reemployed
• Provide information, assistance, support and guidance to customers on such matters as job search methods, job interview process and identifying solutions to real or perceived barriers to employment to enable job seekers to become job ready
• Conduct comprehensive assessment of each customer
• In collaboration with the job seeker customer and based on results of comprehensive assessment, develop a career action plan that outlines services, including, but not limited to, education and training, that will lead to achievement of the job seeker’s employment goal

Please consider me for the employment counselor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

In my previous role, I was responsible for labor market information, identify companies and industries in specific areas, capture skills and experience required in certain areas, and offer advice on how to apply for jobs.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Maintain ongoing customer contact (minimum of 30 days) to determine progress of job search and/or training and provide counseling until the customer has found employment
• Conduct group sessions and services, as needed
• Maintain and document all services and notes in the Massachusetts One Stop Employment System (MOSES) database for monitoring review and compliance
• Describe, explain or answer inquiries concerning eligibility, procedures and benefits using agency guidelines to inform customers and other interested parties of agency programs and services
• Maintain liaison with public and private organizations, including WIOA partner organizations and community organizations, to promote programs and services, exchange information and develop the resources necessary to provide high quality customer services
• Work closely with career center business services staff to understand employer needs and organizational structure to facilitate appropriate customer referrals to job orders
• Participate in staff development and cross training opportunities that expand and support functional skills and promote professional growth
• Review and analyze client information obtained through interviews, records, tests, and observation to determine employment and training interests, vocational aptitudes and abilities, substantial or significant barriers to employment, and eligibility for agency services and programs to make recommendations

Please consider me for the employment counselor opportunity. I am including my resume that lists my qualifications and experience.

Previously, I was responsible for information on the CareerSource Service system, labor market information, hiring trends, employment opportunities and employer demands.

I reviewed the requirements of the job opening and I believe my candidacy is an excellent fit for this position. Some of the key requirements that I have extensive experience with include:

• Provide meaningful Unemployment Insurance navigation services to customers
• Develops relationships and partnerships with community based organizations that lead to enhanced services for participants
• Connects participants to community resources to address barriers to education and employment
• Provides career path guidance through career assessments, and training on determining and setting personal, educational, and career goals
• Provides job coaching and specific work readiness training to employed participants
• Works cooperatively with participant’s employer to provide specific skills needed
• Assists participants pursuing post-secondary education with financial aid applications and admission paperwork
• Facilitates visits to local employer sites and post-secondary vocational/educational institutions