Placement Readiness Specialist

**About Virtual Internships**:
We're on an ambitious and challenging mission to provide guaranteed internships to anyone, anytime, anywhere—no one else is doing this at our scale Regardless of background, major, location, or career field, every student can gain invaluable experience at innovative companies worldwide, significantly enhancing their employability and career readiness. Trusted by universities, governments, foundations, and online education institutions, we're transforming learners' lives globally.

- $14.3million **Series A** fundraise announced in September 2022, with investors including Hambro Perks, Sequoia India & Surge, Arsenal Growth, Kaplan, and Ascend Vietnam Ventures
- Ranked 20th out of 13,000 organizations to “Escape To in 2023”Featured as a Top 100 EdTech Startup by HolonIQ in 2021, 2022, and 2023
- Rated as a Top 50 Rising Startup by Tech in Asia in 2022
- **Remote-first**with 100+ employees across 20+ countries globally
- **B2B EdTech** product, trusted by 100+ universities, 10,000+ interns, and 14,000+ companies

**Your Role**:
At Virtual Internships, we help students worldwide turn potential into opportunity.

As a Placement Readiness Specialist, your mission is to coach and guide interns through the placement matching process with empathy, confidence and warmth.

You'll thrive here if you love seeing people grow, take pride in measurable impact, and find joy in helping others take their next professional step.

This is a fast-paced, collaborative role where empathy meets accountability and coaching meets operations.

This role will start as a _3-month full-time contract role_, with potential to become long-term dependent on performance and business needs.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Coaching interns by running mock interviews, giving actionable feedback, and helping them present their best selves.
- Deliver engaging bootcamp sessions and support interns in developing essential soft skills, and build workplace readiness.
- Guiding interns through key pre-internship moments by helping them prepare for interviews, make confident decisions, and manage expectations with calm, clear communication.
- Championing clarity by reinforcing program guidelines, simplifying complex choices, and ensuring every intern keeps moving forward with confidence, while feeling supported.

**Why You'll Love This Role**:

- **You'll see real impact**: Every success story starts with you - a career launchpad. The clarity and confidence you build during the placement matching process directly shape interns' growth and success.
- **You'll grow fast**: Gain hands-on experience in coaching, education, and program management within a global EdTech startup.
- **You'll be empowered**: We value autonomy and trust you to experiment, learn, and own your outcomes.
- **You'll make a global impact**:Your work helps level the playing field for learners around the world.
- _ (P.S the secret password is “clarity”, you'll need this later)_

**Who We're Looking For**:
**Your Attributes**:
You'll know you're the right fit if this sounds like you:

- **You own the outcome**: You take initiative, navigate ambiguity, and always find a way forward. You see challenges as opportunities to deliver results.
- **You balance accountability with empathy**: You understand that support and accountability go hand in hand, creating trust while ensuring progress.
- **You turn complexity into clarity**: You simplify, communicate with compassion, and close loops so everyone knows next steps.
- **You thrive in a global, remote team**: You're comfortable across time zones and cultures.

**Your Experience**:
You'll bring **1-3 years of experience** in one or more of these areas, but more importantly, you'll have stories that show how you've helped people move from _uncertainty to readiness, and potential to performance._

- **Career Services / University Advising**: You've helped students or graduates prepare for jobs or internships through resume reviews, mock interviews, or confidence-building sessions.
- **Learning & Development / Coaching**:You've guided individuals or groups through growth, skill-building, or mindset shifts.
- **Program Management / Education Services**: You've delivered structured, human-centered programs that balance impact and efficiency.
- **Working in a Remote Environment**:You know how to navigate time zones, cultures, and asynchronous communication with ease.

You stand out from the crowd if:

- You've coached or mentored students through recruitment or early career programs.
- You naturally balance empathy with accountability.
- Get energy from helping others succeed, you're motivated by progress and transformation.
- Communicate with warmth and precision, knowing when to challenge and when to reassure.
- Balance speed with quality. You move fast, but you don't cut corners.

If you're passionate about helping people grow and love connecting ownership with empathy, we'd love to hear from you even if you don't tic