Career Path of a Chief of Staff at UCLA Anderson School of Management
Teresa's career path in higher education began unexpectedly with a high school friend's mother offering a summer job at the University of Texas at Austin; this "inside scoop" into college life, combined with roles in human resources and management at both the campus and business school levels, ultimately led to their current position as Chief of Staff at UCLA Anderson School of Management.
Higher Education, Career Development, Human Resources, Management, Leadership
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Teresa Djedjro
Chief of Staff
UCLA Anderson School of Management
American University and Antioch University (2019)
currently at UCLA Law, MLS program
International Relations & Affairs
Education
Operations and Project Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans, Immigrant, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Teresa's career path started with a summer job in college, showcasing the value of early work experience.
2. She highlights the benefits of working in higher education, offering diverse roles and an understanding of different career options.
3. Her experience in various sectors within higher education, including HR and management, demonstrates the importance of versatile skills and experience for career progression.
Transcript
Could you walk me through your career path, starting with your experiences in college? Any internships or jobs you had before your current role?
I fell into higher education in high school, actually, through a friend. One of the kids I was tutoring, his mom worked at the University of Texas at Austin. I think she was in the vice president for business affairs office.
She said, "Hey, I've got a summer opening for a student. I think I was a junior. Would you like it?" I was like, "Sure." And from then on, I always stayed in higher education.
So when I was a freshman, I had a work-study job. I really loved being in college, but working at the college gave me an inside scoop into what some of my other classmates did and had. I had to leave college my junior year and was gone for a little while.
When I came back, I worked full-time in the career center at the university where I was studying. Except for a stint at Pier One Imports, maybe a semester, I've really stayed in higher education. I absolutely love it as a career choice.
I don't think it's for everybody, though. Because I've been able to work in human resources and management, both in a central office that oversees the entire campus and then also very specifically at the business school, it has provided me such a great background and overview of what different types of jobs are available, especially in a large public institution like UCLA is.
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