823 Advizers

Kee

Career And College Specialist

Martinez Unified School District

Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Master Certificate in Internet Marketing with USF and Certificate in College Admissions and Career Planning with UCBerkeley

Kee Siang Quek-Collins, over 10 years of experience in Marketing and Brand Management in private sectors and over 4 years of experience in College Admission Advising and Career Planning in public education.
Education
Education
Advertising, Public Relations
Marketing

Q1Career path

International Education

Brand Management

Marketing

4:01

"I hit a glass ceiling, so to speak... you don't have a bachelor's and this is where you are, even though you're taking on more work."

Q2Main responsibilities

Student Advisement

Financial Aid

College Admissions

1:14

"Creating the website, making sure the resources on the website is current and relevant, and managing the social media handles."

Q3Day in the life

Student Advising

Email Correspondence

College Preparation

0:45

"A lot of my time will be to meet with them, helping them navigate the various questions and process they are going into."

Q4Most important skills - role

Communication Skills

Continuous Learning

Attention to Detail

1:10

"Because of the ever-changing college admission landscape and process... it is very important to keep up to date."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Nurturing

Student Support

Problem-Solving

0:37

"I feel like I'm helping them"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Student Advisement

Expectation Management

Time Management

0:38

"I need to manage my own expectations of what the students can or cannot do, or have, or have not done."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Mentorship

Career Guidance

Student Success

0:34

"I really like the nurturing part, the, uh, making impact, uh, you know, to the next generation."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Attention to Detail

Communication Skills

Inquisitiveness

1:06

"willing to learn, always inquisitive about the next steps... attentive to detail... people who like people."

Q9Wish known before - industry

High School Students

Student Engagement

Communication Strategies

1:01

"They don't check their emails, which really blows my mind."

Q10Entry-level positions

Underserved Students

Internship

College Counseling

0:47

"Getting to know really the admission process, especially if you've gone through them, makes it more relatable."

Q11Significant lesson - career

College Enrollment

Student Support

American Education System

1:27

"I think it helps coming from a fresh eye. I'm pretty new, so you need to teach me and I need to dilute everything and not skip steps, because if you skip steps, you're gonna miss things. "

Q12College ideas for success

Resourcefulness

Empathy

Adaptability

1:16

"daring to take a step, even if it's blindly, allows and enable me to empower me"

Q13How identity impacted career

Immigrant Experience

Cultural Identity

Career Re-entry

2:00

"I came from the place of wanting to learn a voice for people who otherwise don't feel comfortable voicing out."