Career Path of an Admissions Counselor and Recruiter at a University
Christopher's career began with a flexible job at a Hilton Garden Inn to accommodate "the M B A program," which transitioned into a university admissions counselor and recruiter role. This experience recruiting undergraduate students provided a foundation for their current position as a Corporate Account Manager at a Fortune 100 Technology Company.
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Christopher Bradley
Corporate Account Manager
Fortune 100 Technology Company
New Mexico State University Year: 2014
University of Pikeville (M.B.A)
Business Management & Admin
Healthcare, Medical & Wellness, Technology
Sales and Client Management
Scholarship Recipient, Pell Grant Recipient, Took Out Loans, Student Athlete, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. He started with a flexible job at a Hilton Garden Inn while pursuing his MBA to accommodate his studies.
2. He then transitioned into an admissions counselor and recruiter role at his university, recruiting undergraduate students for their programs.
3. This combination of customer service experience and recruiting/sales experience helped build his foundation for a career in corporate account management.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Do you have any internships or jobs you held before your current role?
Thank you so much for taking the time, Gabby, to meet with me. I will go ahead and start at the very beginning of my first job, when I was going through the MBA program.
When I first moved out to Eastern Kentucky and started my MBA program, I got a job at the front desk at the Hilton Garden Inn, a local hotel there. I really wanted to make sure the hours were flexible and I could work around my MBA program, which was an evening program.
About a year into the program, the university offered me a scholarship and wanted me to be an admissions counselor and recruiter for them. That role entailed recruiting undergraduate students into the university. I would educate them on our programs and what it would look like after they completed the program.
In college, that's what my internships looked like, leading into my professional career.
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