Career Counselor (Career Strategy Saarthi)

Job Title: Career Strategy SaarthiLocation: Remote workingDepartment: Counselling & Career PlanningReports To: Founder & CEO

Employment Type: Full-time - RemoteExperience Required: 3+ years in Career Counselling

How to Apply?To apply, please send your resume to: Compensation: Based on experience and industry standards INR 6,00, 000 net per annum fixed component + variable incentives.We look forward to welcoming you to our team!

Why Join Career Saarthi? Be part of a visionary organisation that values empathy, excellence, and innovation. Contribute to meaningful work that transforms lives and shapes futures. Thrive in a collaborative, learning-oriented environment with ample professional growth opportunities. Competitive compensation and an inclusive, values-driven work culture.

Embark on a purposeful career. Shape the future-one student at a time.Apply now to join Career Saarthi, where your work truly makes a difference. About Career Saarthi

At Career Saarthi, we believe that every student's journey is unique and deserves strategic guidance rooted in empathy, expertise, and excellence. As a leading name in career guidance and higher education planning, our mission is to empower students and young professionals with clarity, direction, and confidence. Our approach blends deep research, psychometric insights, and personalised mentoring to ensure every learner is on a path aligned with their strengths and aspirations.

With a team of highly qualified counsellors and experts, we are redefining how career decisions are made in India and beyond.

Position Overview

The Career Strategy Saarthi brings deep expertise and strategic insight to complex career decisions. They support families with advanced guidance, personalised strategies, and nuanced perspectives to maximise outcomes. Their role is to enable students to make confident, future-ready choices and move forward with clarity and conviction.

As a Career Strategy Saarthi, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the educational and professional futures of our students. You will act as a mentor, strategist, and guide-helping students navigate their academic and career trajectories with clarity and confidence. This role demands strong interpersonal skills, critical thinking, research orientation, and a deep passion for youth empowerment.

Key Responsibilities

• Student Counselling & Career Planning Conduct engaging and insightful introductory counselling sessions ( 45 mins) to collect relevant student background data. Administer and interpret psychometric assessments to identify student strengths, interests, and aptitudes. Create comprehensive and strategic career roadmaps tailored to individual student profiles, including necessary research and documentation. Deliver detailed, personalised counselling sessions ( 1 hr-1 hr 15 mins), providing actionable recommendations. Conduct follow-up interactions ( 15 mins) to resolve queries and capture feedback to ensure clarity and student satisfaction.
• Profile Building & Development Lead initial profile assessment sessions to understand the student's extracurricular and academic achievements. Design and maintain a dynamic, month-wise Strategic Profile Development Plan, incorporating necessary research and aligned with the student's goals. Facilitate fortnightly progress reviews through calls and virtual meetings to keep students on track and motivated.
• University Application Guidance (India & Overseas) Curate university shortlists (domestic and international) based on student preferences, eligibility, and strategic fit. Guide students through application form completion, ensuring compliance with guidelines. Provide detailed feedback,and handholding on Statements of Purpose (SOPs), personal essays, resumes, and other application materials. Conduct personalised mock interviews to prepare students for university admission interviews.
• Client Engagement & Relationship Management Maintain strong, trust-based relationships with students, parents, and institutional stakeholders. Provide prompt resolution to ongoing client queries and concerns with professionalism and empathy. Assist in training new team members in counselling methodologies, tools, and internal systems.
• Research & Content Contribution Engage in continuous research for case-specific or emerging trends in career paths, courses, and global education. Contribute to the development of in-house content including blogs, guides, and student resources.
• Institutional & Corporate Relations Represent Career Saarthi in school and corporate engagements, webinars, and counselling events. Build lasting collaborations with educators, school counsellors, and HR professionals to expand Career Saarthi's reach. We are looking for A driven and compassionate professional with a passion for guiding students. A strong communicator with excellent articulation in both verbal and written formats. Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple student journeys simultaneously. Adept at research, with a flair for analysing trends in education and employment. Tech-savvy and comfortable working on CRM systems, Excel, Zoom, and digital tools.