823 Advizers
Adrian
Talent Associate
Ednovate
UCLA 2021
Na
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."