Title: SEO Career Mentor, Quant/Software Engineering

Department: SEO Career & Alternative Investments

Reports to: SEO Career Program Track Associate Directors

Employment Type: Independent Contractor (1099)

Rate: $30.00 per hour

LOCATION/HOURS

This is a part-time, remote position. It is expected that position duties will be performed remotely. Access to our office location and event attendance is optional.

This position requires a commitment of at least 5-10 hours/week and weekend and evening availability. Weekend and evening availability is required to support program participants who are full-time students or pursuing internships.
Contracts will be renewed every 6- 12 months.

ABOUT SEO

For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious young people.

ABOUT SEO CAREER

SEO Career & Alternative Investments is the nation’s premier professional development program providing undergrads with pre-internship development, training, and internship support across multiple lines of business. SEO Career currently partners with over 200 organizations offering summer internships and has a 40+ year track record of matching talent with opportunity. SEO Career & Alternative Investments accomplishes this through two stages of its program: SEO Edge and SEO Career Success.

Participants receive the coaching and technical training needed to compete for paid internship opportunities with SEO partner organizations with the goal of landing a full-time job offer at the conclusion of the internship. SEO Career launched in 1980 and has over 10,000 alumni to date.

POSITION OVERVIEW

SEO Career Mentors leverage experience in their industry to support our participants. Mentors may be asked to support either Edge, Success, and/or Hire based on skillset and availability.

Phase 1: Edge - preparation for the internship interview process including technical assessments and coding interviews.
Phase 2: Success - supporting a cohort of interns to prepare for and succeed in their internship, as well as during the post-internship offer process
SEO Hire - supporting graduating seniors (with no offers) or recent alumni (with 1-2 years’ work experience) through interview process

Mentors are assigned a cohort of participants within our Finance, Corporate Services, Technology (FCT Tracks)

Learn more about SEO Career program tracks and roles here.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Establish successful relationships with undergraduates to advise, support, and motivate them in the pursuit of their career goals
For Edge, conduct practice interviews and provide feedback to those pursuing internship opportunities in Software Engineering, Data Science, Quantitative Analytics, Quantitative Trading or related fields
For Success, support a cohort of interns as they complete pre-internship coursework and activities in Software Engineering, Data Science, Quantitative Analytics, Quantitative Trading or related internship roles
For Success, provide coaching and mentoring advice to a cohort of interns through the internship experience and as they navigate the post-internship offer process
For SEO Hire, conduct practice interviews with candidates
Document and provide detailed inputs regarding participant interactions regularly and promptly in SEO’s systems
Participate in and provide content for SEO’s training curriculum (e.g., hosting informational webinars about your career journey and relevant technical, industry, or market topics; panel discussions, technical skill-building workshops, identifying relevant content/speakers, etc.)
Attend scheduled specialist meetings

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of a bachelor’s degree
At least two (2) years of work experience in a related role, specifically within the financial services industry
Experience in coaching and development of students, peers, or professionals is highly desirable
Experience conducting or leading technical interviews for software engineering, data, quantitative, or trading roles (live coding, technical screens, and assessments)