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Adan

Senior Consultant

Scoot Education

University of Pennsylvania
N/A

Adan has over eight years of experience in talent acquisition, recruitment pipeline development, and project management across industries including education, tech, and nonprofit sector.
Education
Consulting
Economics
Philosophy
Honors Student
Scholarship Recipient
Immigrant
Worked 20+ Hours in School
LGBTQ
First Generation College Student

Q1Career path

Recruitment

Nonprofit

Education

2:46

"what I do on the day-to-day basis the show that as many classrooms have an adult and educator at high quality educator in the classroom."

Q2Main responsibilities

Client Management

Business Development

Recruitment

3:24

"I wear many hats given that I do have a lot of experience in recruitment."

Q3Day in the life

Project Management

Teamwork

Communication

1:56

"I give myself a variety in my day to day. So I don't become complacent or bored with what I do and I keep it exciting."

Q4Most important skills - role

Data Analysis

Influence and Persuasion

Strategic Planning

2:39

"At the senior level, I believe that probably it comes after two specific skills a data analysis code line with some strategic planning."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Education

Impact

Mentorship

1:18

"I'm assuring that they are going they are not going to date without a teacher because as I'm sure any of us could remember those days."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Project Management

Achieving Goals

1:57

"How can we do more? How can we support schools more, or schools that don't know who we are, how can we make them see the benefit that we bring?"

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Teaching

Curriculum Development

Education

2:21

"I actually really do enjoy the concept driven curriculum; it when done well, I think it sets up students up for significantly more success"

Q8Who thrives in industry

Resilience

Relentlessness

Passion

1:34

"It's something that's gonna take time and it's gonna take these types of individuals that are just passionate about what they are doing."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Workplace Challenges

Time Management

Industry Realities

1:47

"In order to be the best, the most available to our schools, you really have to be working within certain hours."

Q10Entry-level positions

Classroom Experience

Entry-Level Positions

Education

2:35

"I don't think you can actually move forward without having been in the classroom first"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Systemic Change

Education Systems

Career Options

1:59

"Education is a system that we must uphold in order to simultaneously change it."