My career development in becoming an Academic Advisor is my compassion to guide students in the search of their career goals and objectives enables them towards a successfully college life. The experience I have gained by working in Admissions and the Student Services Departments for five years allowed me to gain knowledge of HCC policies and procedures. I will discuss career development and responsibility of an Academic Advisor. Then I will explain the company’s industry setting and my career development.
The person I had the pleasure of interviewed is Mrs. Alejandra Campos she is an Academic Advisor in Houston Community College, the institution I currently work in. When I interviewed Mrs. Campos I asked her several questions, the main reasons she became an Academic Advisor was because her parents inspired and motivated her to pursue her career. In 2005 when she was a senior in high school she started working at HCC, she wasn’t directly under HCC but in the HCC premises. In 2007 Mrs. Campos had her first “real” job was working …show more content…
Once she received her Bachelor’s degree she started working as an Academic Advisor and the approximately salary is $35,000. The top three traits and skills as an academic advisor are to be an effective advisor should have good personality, helpful, initiative and detailed. She evaluates her success when students ask to see her, when colleagues refer students to her and especially when new students ask to speak to her because their friend told them to see her because she is a great academic advisor. Her strengths are being patient with students and detailed also taking the initiative to further assist them even when it is not from her department. Her weaknesses is not knowing when to say no to students and staying after work to help them and not being too strict with the students when
The person I had the pleasure of interviewed is Mrs. Alejandra Campos she is an Academic Advisor in Houston Community College, the institution I currently work in. When I interviewed Mrs. Campos I asked her several questions, the main reasons she became an Academic Advisor was because her parents inspired and motivated her to pursue her career. In 2005 when she was a senior in high school she started working at HCC, she wasn’t directly under HCC but in the HCC premises. In 2007 Mrs. Campos had her first “real” job was working …show more content…
Once she received her Bachelor’s degree she started working as an Academic Advisor and the approximately salary is $35,000. The top three traits and skills as an academic advisor are to be an effective advisor should have good personality, helpful, initiative and detailed. She evaluates her success when students ask to see her, when colleagues refer students to her and especially when new students ask to speak to her because their friend told them to see her because she is a great academic advisor. Her strengths are being patient with students and detailed also taking the initiative to further assist them even when it is not from her department. Her weaknesses is not knowing when to say no to students and staying after work to help them and not being too strict with the students when