823 Advizers

Adrian

Talent Associate

Ednovate

UCLA 2021
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Adrian has over 3 years of experience in recruiting, strategizing, and serving across the Education industry.
Education
Human Resources (HR)
International Relations & Affairs
Disabled
Scholarship Recipient
Pell Grant Recipient
Took Out Loans
Worked 20+ Hours in School
LGBTQ

Q1Career path

Nonprofit Experience

Public Affairs

Career Exploration

2:11

"I switched to public affairs halfway through college. I'd recommend you do it sooner if you're going to do it, but it was it was a really good choice."

Q2Main responsibilities

Recruitment

Interviewing

Human Resources

0:35

"Every day is different"

Q3Day in the life

Networking

Recruiting

Communication

1:14

"I also get to travel quite a bit. So around like May March April May Springtime. That's when we have a lot of career fairs..."

Q4Most important skills - role

Storytelling

Self-Awareness

Communication

0:53

"Knowing yourself is really important; being able to tell both your own and your organization's story is really important."

Q5Favorite parts - role

People Skills

Recruiting

Communication

0:39

"I get to recruit teachers, accountants, nurses, and instructional aides—so many different backgrounds and perspectives!"

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Strategic Planning

Nonprofit Work

Recruitment

1:37

"ednovate's mission is to create positive multi-generational change by changing the American report card."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Education

Community Impact

Nonprofit

1:20

"It's a really exciting industry I think to be in."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Stress Management

Resilience

Problem-Solving

1:45

"It is an industry where you don't have a lot of support from the government or outside partners like you might in private industry."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Nonprofit Work

Career Exploration

Job Expectations

1:18

"what's on the job description is more likely than not like what you are going to be doing."

Q10Entry-level positions

Entry-Level Jobs

Education

Public Affairs

2:10

"If you see coordinator or you see associate, those are typically the ones that I'd go for."

Q11Significant lesson - career

Stress Management

Work-Life Balance

Self-Care

1:50

"It's just finding out those things. None of us will be able to figure those things out right away, and you need to give yourself grace for that, but it'll come and you gotta just keep pushing and things will work out."

Q12College ideas for success

Networking

Communication

Career Exploration

2:30

"I think that's one of the great things about college is that you do have those opportunities to get involved in clubs or organizations."

Q13How identity impacted career

Resilience

Confidence

Overcoming Challenges

2:15

"It's recognizing, you know, what that is and being able to feel confident in that and being able to recognize that that has value."