Career Path of a Senior Consultant at Scoot Education
Adan's career path began with government and campaign internships, but "a lot of tutoring and community service" in underserved Philadelphia communities proved pivotal, leading to a Teach for America role as a middle school math teacher. This experience transitioned into education recruitment, culminating in Adan's current position at Scoot Education, where they focus on providing staffing solutions to address teacher shortages, ensuring "as many classrooms have an adult and educator."
Education, Nonprofit, Recruitment, Teaching, Community Service
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Adan Juarez Cordova
Senior Consultant
Scoot Education
University of Pennsylvania
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Economics, Philosophy
Education
Consulting
Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School, LGBTQ, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Adan's career path highlights a transition from government internships and community service work focused on education to a career in education. This involved tutoring and college access work, leading to a job as a middle school math teacher.
2. Adan emphasizes the importance of networking and involvement in education-related activities. His experience with Teach for America showcases the value of such programs in launching an education career. He also highlights the extensive application process involved.
3. Adan's career evolved from teaching to recruitment and staffing in education, reflecting the diverse opportunities within the field. His current role focuses on addressing staffing shortages and ensuring classrooms have qualified educators, demonstrating the impact of education-focused work.
Transcript
Hey Adan, could you walk me through your career path? Start with your experiences in college and any internships or jobs you had. Specifically, how did you land that first job for your current role?
So, I definitely did very different things during college versus what I ended up doing. My internships in college were all in government. I did Congressional internships both in D.C. and in my home district.
I also did campaign internships, where I did a lot of canvassing – going door to door to get people excited about candidates. Aside from official internships, experiences that led me where I am today involved tutoring and community service, education-focused events in South Philly and Northeast Philly.
These are communities in Philadelphia with many immigrants, low-income residents, and people of color. I worked a lot in schools doing college access work, tutoring, and helping hopeful college students understand how they can attain access to education.
This led to my first job out of college as a middle school math teacher through Teach for America. If you're involved in anything education-related, you know Teach for America finds you. I met with a recruiter, went through their extensive process, and got in.
I worked a couple of years as a middle school math teacher before joining the recruitment world. I focused on recruiting new teachers, people who might not have considered teaching without my conversations.
Last year, I switched to supporting schools with staffing solutions in general. With COVID, there was a huge surge of educators leaving the profession, leaving empty classrooms. So, my day-to-day job is to ensure as many classrooms as possible have a high-quality educator.