Job Responsibilities
FOLLOW UP ON PROSPECTIVE STUDENT INQUIRIES, EVALUATE FOR
ADMISSIBILITY, COUNSEL REGARDING PROGRAM CHOICES AND HELP TO
PREPARE STUDENT FOR FIRST COURSE.
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Job Requirements
NO DEGREE REQUIRED. BACHELOR'S PREFERRED.
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Uppers
HELPING SOMEONE WITH NO SELF ESTEEM OR BELIEF IN THEIR ABILITIES GET BACK INTO
SCHOOL AFTER 10 OR 20 YEARS OF BEING AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM AND SEEING THAT
PERSON SUCCEED BEYOND HIS/HER WILDEST DREAMS.
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Downers
INTERNET LEADS ARE OFTEN BOGUS SUBMITTED BY PEOPLE WHO WERE
SIMPLY PLAYING AROUND ON THEIR COMPUTER.
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Lifestyle
50 TO 60 HOURS A WEEK IF YOU WANT TO BE A TOP PERFORMER. BUSINESS CASUAL IN THE
SUMMER AND BUSINESS ATTIRE THE REST OF THE YEAR. NO TRAVEL EXCEPT FOR BETWEEN
CAMPUSES. NOT A JOB FOR SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO HAVE A LIFE OUTSIDE OF WORK. THEY
WORK YOU VERY HARD, ESPECIALLY PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST REVIEW PERIOD.
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Compensation
POOR BASE SALARY. ADVANCEMENT ONLY FOR TOP PERFORMERS WHO PUT
NUMBBERS ON THE BOARD. NO REGARD FOR QUALITY AT TIMES; OFTEN
BASED ON NUMBERS EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE "SOFT SKILLS" BEING
EVALUATED THEY ARE FREQUENTLY IGNORED.
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Advice to Jobseekers
MAKE SURE YOU GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING REGARDING COMPENSATION
BEFORE YOU AGREE TO WORK IN THIS POSITION. THERE IS A LOT OF
GREY AREA SURROUNDING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT IF NOT
ADDRESSED IN WRITING PRIOR COULD FINANCIALLY IMPACT YOU AT
REVIEW TIME.
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