What Type Of Person Thrives In Education, According To A Program Manager At Minds Matter
To thrive in the non-profit sector, specifically working with students, requires a blend of adaptability, creativity, and compassion; a successful candidate should be a "people person" with strong communication skills and the ability to connect with students on a human level, understanding their multifaceted lives beyond academics.
Compassionate, Adaptive, Communicative, Outward-Facing, People Person
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Alex Moses
Program Manager
Minds Matter Southern California
Reed College, 2018
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English
Education, Nonprofit, Foundations & Grantmaking
Education
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, LGBTQ
Video Highlights
1. People who thrive in this industry are adaptable and creative.
2. Compassion for students and understanding their lives beyond academics is crucial.
3. Strong communication and presentation skills, and a willingness to be outward-facing, are important assets for success in this field.
Transcript
How would you describe people who typically thrive in your industry?
I think people would thrive in this industry if they are adaptive and creative, especially when working with students. It involves a lot of compassion for students and whatever they might be going through.
Recognizing that we're there to support students is important. We want to provide them with academic support, mental health support, and college application support.
But we also know that they have lives. They're not just students who take tests, get grades, and do college applications. They're full humans with lives and things going on.
So, I think having a heart for students, understanding them and what they're going through, and what might be stressors for them, is important. That's the kind of person who would thrive in this environment.
I think someone who is able to be a good presenter and communicator, and is willing to be outward-facing as a representative of your organization, is also important.
I think this role tends to maybe skew towards extroverts. I consider myself introverted, but I can turn it on if I need to and engage with a variety of people. So, someone who is a people person and just likes all that interaction, I think would really thrive in this kind of field.