Career Consultant
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Job Description
Career Consultant advancing PGA of America career counseling, recruiting, and talent development for golf professionals and employers. Supporting South Florida Section programs, relationships, and industry partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Provide career counseling and coaching to PGA Professionals throughout their career lifecycle
- Provide career services including job search strategies, resume development, interviewing skills, offer negotiation, and exit and retirement strategies
- Promote PGA employment tools and platforms, including PGA ExecuSearch, Job Seeker Profiles, and the PGA Job Board
- Provide education programs and help PGA Professionals use PGA and industry data resources
- Promote the PGA Compensation Survey and related Association surveys
- Promote and generate participation in PGA Player Development programs
- Provide hiring services and resources to employers, including hiring process planning, resume review, interview planning, compensation and benefit packages, correspondence, and background checks
- Provide compensation reports and market the value of PGA Professionals
- Manage relationships with Section leadership, staff, and Education and Employment Committees
- Partner with Sections to develop employment strategies and deliver presentations and education seminars
- Support Section and Chapter meetings, Board meetings, special events, tournaments, and events
- Communicate employment updates to Section Executive Directors and leadership
- Develop and improve PGA Career Services programs, projects, systems, publications, and information
- Market Association and PGA Career Services programs and initiatives
- Conduct proactive outreach and collaborate with Career Consultants to identify candidates
- Support non-industry candidates and nontraditional PGA Member roles
- Provide editorial content for newsletters, magazines, and industry publications
- Educate the marketplace about PGA Professionals’ impact on communities, golf businesses, and local economies
- Support PGA of America Diversity and Inclusion efforts and recruiting
- Establish relationships with amateur golf associations and engage with local chapters of GCSAA, CMAA, and NGCOA
- Improve relationships with golf management companies
- Participate in player development and community/Section programs targeting new and existing golfers
- Embody the organization’s shared values and proactively address related challenges and opportunities
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) or equivalent in Business Administration, Human Resources, Professional Golf Management (Executive Management preferred), or related field
- Five (5) years of experience in golf operations or golf industry management/leadership
- Employment/club relations experience, career counseling, and Human Resources management training preferred
- PGA Member preferred
- Knowledge of the golf industry and/or golf facility operations, employment and/or recruiting
- Knowledge of managing multiple priorities in a multifunctional work environment
- Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to motivate and manage professionals to achieve results
- Customer service and/or sales skills
- Thorough knowledge of administrative principles and procedures
- Knowledge of business organizational functions
- High degree of trust and confidentiality
- Basic fluency in artificial intelligence (AI) tools and concepts
- Working knowledge of Gmail, Google Drive, Google Sheets, and Google Docs
- Ability to travel approximately 50% per year
- Must reside in the South Florida Section
- This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship
Benefits:
- Supported, respected, and appreciated for contributions
- Reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities
- Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination protections

















