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A Career Peer Educator is a paraprofessional role and comes with high expectations:

  • Help your peers with resume and cover letter writing
  • Help your peers locate internships, part-time and full-time jobs
  • Give presentations on job search topics
  • Market CPAD resources and programs
  • Strengthen interpersonal, leadership, advising, public speaking, programming and marketing skills

Develop the following Career Competencies

  • Oral/Verbal Communication
  • Teamwork/Collaboration
  • Leadership
  • Professionalism/Work Ethic
  • Critical Thinking/Problem Solving

Who qualifies?

  • Sophomores, juniors and seniors (as of August 2025) with 2.5 GPA or above
  • Interest in assisting peers with career concerns
  • Strong interpersonal skills, comfortable working with people from diverse backgrounds
  • Strong verbal communication skills, able to communicate one-on-one and present to groups
  • Strong written communication skills, able to identify grammatical and spelling errors
  • Creativity and enthusiasm

Submit a resume and a cover letter (address why you are interested in being a Career Peer Educator and what ideas you have for CPAD through the CPE position) via Handshake to apply for the position. You may wish to review CPAD resources before applying: https://www.utm.edu/offices-and-services/career-planning-and-development/resume-tips.php.