14 Aug
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Vidysea
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Bengaluru
Company Description Vidysea is an AI-driven platform that provides clear, unbiased guidance to learners making study and career decisions. The platform equips users with accurate information on admissions, visas, scholarships, and international study pathways, helping them make confident academic and qualified choices. Vidysea focuses on simplifying complex processes and making reliable guidance accessible to a broad range of students.
The organization values integrity, transparency, and learner-centric support, and is growing its team to enhance and scale its impact.
Role Objective As a Career Counsellor, you will be the primary guide for students navigating aptitude discovery, stream selection, and career pathway planning. You will combine consultative, one-on-one counseling with proactive sales and outreach to schools — building Vidysea and Pathlynk's presence as trusted career-guidance partners for principals, academic directors, and parents.
This is a hybrid role: part counselor, part business developer, driving both student outcomes and institutional partnerships.
Key Responsibilities
1. School Partnerships & Business Development• Identify, approach, and onboard schools and PU/junior colleges as partners for Vidysea and Pathlynk's career counselling programs.
- Build and manage relationships with principals, academic directors, and management teams to position Vidysea/Pathlynk as their preferred career-guidance partner.
- Pitch and present the career counseling program to school leadership, including proposals, demos, and partnership terms.
- Drive outreach campaigns (calls, emails, in-person visits) to expand the school partner pipeline across assigned territories.
- Represent Vidysea/Pathlynk at school events, parent-teacher meetings, and career seminars to build visibility and generate leads.
- Negotiate and close partnership agreements, working toward monthly and quarterly school onboarding and revenue targets.
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Student & Parent Engagement (Sales-Led Counseling)• Conduct engaging seminars and workshops within partner schools and colleges to introduce students and parents to aptitude assessment and career planning.
- Convert seminar attendees and inbound inquiries into enrolled counseling clients through consultative, empathetic follow-up.
- Handle parent objections and concerns with clear, confident communication, building trust in the counseling process.
3. Career Counseling & Aptitude Guidance• Conduct one-on-one and group counseling sessions to assess students' aptitude, interests, strengths, and academic performance.
- Guide students on stream selection (Science/Commerce/Arts), subject combinations, and suitable career pathways using assessment data.
- Advise on domestic higher-education options, entrance exams (JEE, NEET, CET, CLAT, etc.), and college selection aligned to each student's profile.
- Build a personalized career roadmap for each student, translating assessment results into actionable next steps.
- Tools, Reporting & CRM• Use Pathlynk's assessment platform and internal CRM tools to track student progress, school pipeline, and outreach activity.
- Maintain accurate records of school partnership status, counseling sessions, and conversion funnel metrics.
- • Share feedback with the product/content team to continuously improve counseling tools and materials.
Qualifications & Skills
- Sales & Outreach: Ability to generate leads, pitch to institutions, and close school partnerships.
- Counseling Skills: Strong grounding in aptitude assessment, stream/career guidance, and student psychology.
- Communication: Excellent verbal and written English (and regional language where applicable); confident presenting to principals, parents, and student groups.
- Relationship Management: Ability to build long-term trust with school leadership and repeat institutional partners.
- Tech-Savvy: Comfortable using CRM software and digital outreach tools to manage pipeline and reporting.
- Willingness to travel locally/regionally for school visits, seminars, and events.
📌 Career Counselor (Bengaluru)
🏢 Vidysea
📍 Bengaluru