John Marimuthu

Experience

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  St. George's University, Grenada

  Aug 2013 - May 2017

  At St. George's University School of Medicine, I led and managed all activities related to the regional full cycle recruitment for twelve states within the Central Region of the U.S. for an international medical school. During this tenure, I produced detailed executive summaries with supporting recruitment plans for assigned region and secondary program that aided in attaining goals as outlined by upper management. Additionally, I carried out SWOT analysis, organized events, calculated Target Marketing Index (TMI), and streamlined recruitment activities. I analyzed applications for the School of Medicine and School of Graduate Studies and conducted interviews accordingly.• Headed and supported a team of four admission counselors accountable for responding to applicant inquiries and concerns throughout the admission cycle to matriculation.• Created and employed marketing and recruitment strategy for designated region as well as focused on strengthening relationships with students, alumni, and advisors within region.• Significantly increased number of overall applications within designated territory by 17%. Show less

  • Assistant Director of Admissions

    Apr 2014 - May 2017

  • Admissions Advisor

    Aug 2013 - Apr 2014
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  Monroe College

  May 2017 - Jan 2018

  Assistant Director, Queens Extension Center

  Administered and led a team of five staff members while managing full cycle recruitment as well as campus course schedule and site budget. Planned, devised, and executed admission / recruitment strategy for the graduate school. Rendered expertise as a member of graduate admission committee as well as interviewed and selected students. Provided assistance to the admissions team with registration of new students. Competently delivered active functional support to the corporate partnership team by meeting with potential partners to establish and finalize partnership agreements.• Served as primary campus administrator for the Queens Graduate Extension Center.• Established and maintained productive partnerships with local chambers, including the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Flushing Chamber of Commerce. Show less

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  Pace University

  Jan 2018 - Sept 2021

  Executed optimal career development programming strategies while conducting individual sessions, and workshops for Pace University’s Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems. Interface with employers to develop internship and employment opportunities for technology students and alumni. • Conducted one-on-one career counseling sessions to coach students in areas such as resume writing, interviewing, networking, correspondence, internship readiness and overall career development and planning, in addition to teaching career guidance workshops. • Collaborated with Career Services staff on career programs, special projects, and strategies to better obtain / collect and report internship and full-time job data and statistics. Show less As an Assistant Director, I oversee and manage activities related to the goal of employer development, including internship, co-op, and job placement. I steer efforts to strengthen new and existing relationships with employers in line with the department's goals. Additionally, I coordinate with the career services team and use CRM tools to devise and implement individualized strategies in accordance with employer.• Conducted detailed research to determine employer targets and relevant contacts within the industries and promoted the Pace student brand to the targets, driving postings to Pace's job board.• Identified employer target using internal and external data as well as evaluated and assessed student enrollment data generated by the Career Services Operations team to develop employer development strategies.• Developed experience and skills in corporate partnership development on a higher education level Show less Managed full cycle recruitment process for the Executive MBA and MS in Finance for Professionals Program. Delivered expert advice on driving new business with existing clients, partners, and prospects through promotional campaigns, events and webinars. Implemented best practices and procedures to ensure effective management of functional areas, inducing program communications, administrative management, project facilitation and programming. Expertly identified learner objectives, needs, and styles in collaboration with internal and external university partners.• Designed and developed a collaborative learning environment, materials, activities, and exercises to improve skills and capabilities.• Administered and adeptly dealt with program evaluation process, collected, and reported data and feedback to confirm the program achieved the highest level of quality and effectiveness.• Steered in-depth analysis to review and monitor the effectiveness of the curriculum and assignments Show less

  • Assistant Director, Seidenberg Placements

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Assistant Director, Employer Development

    Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  • Assistant Director, Executive Programs

    Jan 2018 - Oct 2019
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  Grace Institute

  Sept 2021 - now

  Director of Talent Services

  Provide leadership and strategic direction for career and employment coaching, partnership building, job placement, retention data tracking, and alumnae engagement as well as stewarding, managing and leveraging relationships with external corporate partners and potential employers to build high-level employer and internship partnerships with organizations.• Manage a team of five staff members including four Talent Employment Specialists and one Alumnae Coordinator.

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  Correlation One

  Jul 2023 - Jul 2024

  Career Success Coach

  Served as technical career coach for Amazon Warehouse workers. Facilitated individualized meetings focused on resume & cover letter development, creation of short and long term goals, job search strategy and LinkedIn optimization for over 100+ fellows for two programs, Software Development & Data Analytics.