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FALL 2024/SPRING 2025 - Senior Interviewer with Admissions

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Senior Interviewer Position

2024-2025 Academic Year
Office of Admissions, Markle Hall

 

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION, YOU NEED TO COMPLETE THE GOOGLE FORM FOR APPLICATION (DETAILS BELOW)

 

Mission Statement

Ambassadors of Lafayette are responsible for serving the College and its Admissions Office in welcoming, hosting, and aiding visitors to the College. Ambassadors include tour guides, office workers and senior interviewers. Responsibilities can include giving interviews to prospective students, working in the Admissions Office, serving on panels during virtual and on-campus events, coordinating events and visitation with Admissions staff, onboarding and training new AoL staff, and serving to aid in the College’s mission statement and goals. 

Thank you for your interest! Senior Interviewers (SIs) are a part of the student admissions corps: Ambassadors of Lafayette (AoL). Ambassadors are an integral part of the admissions process. Specifically, Senior Interviewers connect with prospective students and determine their candidacy for admission. SIs conduct a 30-minute interview with each student and document their interview in a write-up that is submitted to the student’s file. Admissions directors use the interview write-up to evaluate the application. We are looking for enthusiastic and relationally driven students who can conduct evaluative interviews to recruit the class of 2029. 

The Ambassadors of Lafayette are currently supervised by admissions staff:

Senior Interviewers (SIs) - Bri Braswell ‘16 Assistant Director of Admissions

Tour Guides, Office Workers - Jade Saybolt ‘16 Associate Director of Admissions

All AoL’s are supported by Becca Pichetto, Divisional Operations Manager for Enrollment, Sue Newquist, Associate Director of Visitation, and Fernando Capula, Visitation Coordinator

 

Position Responsibilities

As part of the Senior Interviewer role, an employee will: 

  • Attend training related to interviewing, protocols, best practices and using the technology
  • Shadow admissions directors to learn how to interview students for admission to the College
  • Conduct interviews in person and virtually
  • Correspond with interviewees and answer any follow up questions
  • Complete a writeup for each interview that provides feedback to admissions directors
  • Sign up for at least 6 consistent spots per week. Please note that you may not interview at each of those times. Scheduling depends on how many prospective students schedule interviews per day.
  • Interview in-person and virtually for Fall 2024 semester
  • Optional opportunities to conduct interviews during Summer 2024 and over January 2025 Interim
  • Submit write-ups within the outlined timeline. Payroll hours will only be approved after interview write-ups are completed.
  • Optional opportunities to serve in other roles in Admissions including student panels and workshops for prospective students
  • Keep up to date with communications regarding the job through platforms (Slack, email, Our Campus)
  • Communicate effectively with your supervisors and peers as schedule changes occur
  • When able, cover your fellow SIs interviews as a substitute when needed
  • Maintain strict confidentiality policy

What We Look For

Lafayette Admissions is looking for engaging and energetic rising seniors for the 24-25 academic year who: 

  • are dependable and bring a strong work ethic
  • are enthusiastic about sharing their Lafayette experience with prospective students
  • enjoy interacting with prospective students and families
  • represent a broad range of majors and activities and life experiences
  • possess strong communications skills, including the ability to actively listen as well as facilitate conversation

Compensation

  • All interviewers must provide the appropriate paperwork to Darlene Yost in order to be set up for payroll
  • Senior interviewers are paid $9.00 per hour. The expectation is that each interview will take approximately 1 hour to complete: 30 minutes for the interview and 30 minutes to complete the writeup and follow-up information

Hiring Process

  • Complete the application by Thursday, March 21, 2024
  • Participate in an on-campus group interview on Tuesday, March 26th from 4:15PM- 6:15PM
  • NOTE: if applicant is abroad, we will be in touch to schedule a Zoom Interview
  • Hiring notices will be communicated by Friday, April 5th

More details

Lafayette strongly encourages all candidates for admission to schedule an interview. Interviews are highly recommended, not required. However, they are an amazing tool for prospective students to learn more about Lafayette from an experienced student and to determine if they are aligned with our values and if this is a good fit. 

***TO APPLY:  Complete the online form by March 21, 2024. ***

For any questions about the position, please contact Bri Braswell (braswelb@lafayette.edu) or student SI Coordinator Caitlin Mullooly (mulloolc@lafayette.edu).