What Type Of Person Thrives In The Education Industry According To A Career And College Specialist At Martinez School District
Kee believes people who thrive as career and college specialists are "willing to learn" and "always inquisitive," with a keen eye for detail, but also fundamentally enjoy working with others and want to see them improve. Embracing diversity and trusting that "people want to be better" is also essential in this role.
Communication Skills, Inquisitiveness, Attention to Detail, Empathy, Diversity and Inclusion
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Kee Siang Quek-Collins
Career and College Specialist
Martinez Unified School District
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia
Master Certificate in Internet Marketing with USF and Certificate in College Admissions and Career Planning with UCBerkeley
Advertising, Public Relations, Marketing
Education
Education
Video Highlights
1. Willingness to learn and being inquisitive are crucial for thriving.
2. Enjoy interacting with people, as this role involves daily communication.
3. Having a desire to help people improve themselves and embracing diversity are important qualities.
Transcript
Q8: Who thrives in industry?
How would you describe people who typically thrive in this industry? Definitely people who are willing to learn and always inquisitive about the next steps. They really need to know the final details and be attentive to them.
It's also important to like people. You're going to have to enjoy talking to people because that's what I do every day.
And just people who really want others to be better. I think there's a need to trust that people want to improve. It's important to embrace diversity.
Regardless of what everyone really wants, to be who they believe they can be is not really set in stone. I just really believe that everyone could be who they want to be.