Admissions Counselor

Admissions Counselor Responsibilities:

• Develops a network of alumni by identifying and training successful alumni willing to help recruit students.
• Coordinating the network's activities.
• Develops a profile of students attracted to the college by conducting research.
• Interviewing applicants.
• Designing questionnaires for current students.
• Analyzing questionnaire results.
• Conducting focus groups.
• Evaluates recruitment techniques by determining the effectiveness of each recruitment technique used by admissions.
• Discerning the appeal of admissions literature.
• Defining the expectations of the college to be instilled in incoming students by the admissions staff.
• Recruits students by visiting high schools.
• Attending college nights.
• Visiting community colleges and technological institutions.
• Welcomes prospective students by processing paperwork.
• Interviewing applicants.
• Arranging and conducting campus tours.
• Conducting follow-up activities such as letter writing and phone-calling campaigns.
• Maintains recruiting operations by following policies and procedures.
• Reporting needed changes.
• Completes projects by identifying and implementing new technology and resources.
• Redesigning systems.
• Improves quality results by studying, evaluating, and re-designing processes.
• Implementing changes.
• Avoids legal challenges by complying with legal requirements.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
• Reading professional publications.
• Maintaining personal networks.
• Participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances admissions department and university reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests.
• Exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.