executive assistant

assistant professor

professor

program coordinator

assistant director

University of San Diego

This position includes significant travel out of state and a lot of nights and weekends working. There is a tremendous amount of public speaking to large groups and interaction with students and familes with a diverse set of needs. You are constantly a representative of USD on and off the road at college fairs, high schools and conferences. Counseling families on our programs and financial aid also plays a large part of my job. Managing both our applicant pool and many staff members has given me invaluable experince in training, leadership and decision making. We have a team of 8 counselors that serve as territory manangers throughout the country and also internationally.

This position is very cyclical and has strict deadlines. I most enjoy being able to see students whom I have recruited enroll at USD and become successful in their academic endeavors.  USD is a wonderful school and what we do changes many people's lives forever and I never lose sight of that. However, this position requires long hours and it can be hard to balance work and private life during certain times of the year.

I love working for USD, but the only problem is they don't offer competitive pay for the amount of work given and limited hours. I enjoy what I do and that is the reason why I took this job. Day to day business includes: 

•	Devising strategies to drive online traffic to the company     website.
•	Tracking conversion rates and making improvements to the website.
•	Developing and managing digital marketing campaigns
•	Utilizing a range of techniques including paid search Google Adwords/Analytics, SEO, & PPC.
•	Overseeing the social media strategy for the company i.e. Facebook, Yelp, Google +, Maps.
•	Managing online brand and product campaigns to raise brand awareness.
•	Managing the redesign of the company website.
•	Improving the usability, design, content and conversion of the company website
•	Responsibility for planning and budgetary control of all digital marketing
•	Evaluating customer research, market conditions and competitor data.
•	Review new technologies and keep the company at the forefront of developments in digital marketing.

The athletics department is filled with fun, outgoing people who enjoy doing their job. Some are great to learn from, some make you wonder how they even got the job to begin with. In terms of the internship program for sports marketing, there is no educational benefit (i.e. strategies to promote game day and other products/events), limited opportunities to get hands-on/practical experience, and limited hours available per week. I recommend looking elsewhere to get a better experience or introduction to the sport marketing industry. The student life at this school is a war in progress and is one of top priorities for this department. I think if they understood the importance of student interns (free labor, positive word of mouth) they will be able to improve student attendance at games at a much quicker rate.

What is the best part of working at the company?
Being able to help students complete their requirements for graduation every semester by constantly monitoring their progress through one on one discussion.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Nothing was really stressful about working at the university as I enjoyed working with students at all times, be it just helping them with their semestral schedules, or helping them to get out of probationary status.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
I worked with all types of students but I got most of the international students coming my way so I would say it was a diverse environment and culture.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
My daily routine was meeting with the students, starting from registering transfer students into their classes and meeting with the current ones to help them with their schedules, to doing study abroad programs for students studying abroad, to clearing seniors for graduation.

I fell in love with the culture and my coworkers at USD but the management team is so close minded and unsupportive that it makes it very stressful to work there, especially with a pandemic going on. The management team has a “you’re wrong because I say so” attitude so there is little room for communication and even when you point out their errors which could be an easy conversation ending with a simple “It was my mistake” they refuse to take accountability for their mistakes and blame the subordinate yet they fill their mouths with “we are a team!” And “we are here ti support you”. The pay is also a joke! I am $8 underpaid compared to other companies with similar job descriptions which has me looking to move.

Rated one of the most beautiful campuses in the U.S., one can't help but be proud of working at USD. In addition to taking their values based roots very seriously, they push sustainability and internationalization of the campus as far as possible. I work in the international business center on campus; the department is a cohesive group that genuinely care about advancing the international education of students, faculty and the community. I've learned how to work with divergent personalities, agendas and expectations, yet still achieve my tasks. The most enjoyable part of my job is the company I'm surrounded by, the learning culture and the working flexibility.

A typical day at work involed the assesment of campers physically and mentally, the planning of camp activities, dorm checks to ensure the campers were safe in their beds each night. I learned how to adjust on the spot when things were not going according to plan and taking instruction from superiors to implement in a positive way. I enjoyed the director of the camp as their goal was to ensure the best experience possible for each camper. The hardest part of the job was giving individual attention to the particular campers that needed it, while maintaing the group dynamic and keeping my focus on them as a whole. The most enjoyable part of the job was seeing the excitement of the campers at each skill they achieved. It is truly rewarding to impact their success in that way.

Being a telephone operator, I got to talk to so many different people, and I got all the complaints before they reached the departments. I learned a lot about problem solving and good customer service. the peple were good to work with,very helpful.hardest. The hardest part about the job was helping the parents find the right people to talk with to get them help. The most enjoyable part of the job was when a phone call came through I was able to help and I had satisfied person.

As a Resident Assistant, I have gained practical experience as a mediator. Moreover, conflict resolution is a skill set that I acquired through an intensive training process beginning in August 2011. Looking after 64 sophomores, I have settled several roommate arguments, ranging from a student taking someone’s food to one as severe as assault against a fellow roommate. In handling volatile conflicts, I have learned the importance of diplomacy, pragmatism, and objectivity. My job requires that I make decisions and recommendations by enforcing the university’s student conduct policy, not simply based on my opinion.

As Library Assistant my general responsibility was to reshelf books, provide information to students regarding books and other related materials. I also performed other duties as necessary and assigned by my supervisor. For a typical day, I worked five hours with different shifts. The hardest part of the job was the part dealing with cataloging the books and the enjoyable part was that we had time to study; particularly, when there was not much work to do.

My co-workers comprised of both students and graduates of the University who were permanent employees.

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