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COMPLY

Communications, Organization, Multi-tasking, Process-adherence, Legal/regulatory affinity, Yielding accurate results.

Recruiting anagram basis

MATCH:

Managing pipelines (multiple candidates / roles at a time, tracking statuses (OB/interviews))

Attention to detail (resume review, candidate data accuracy, documentation)

Team coordination (hiring managers, account managers, candidates)

Communication (cold calling, phone screens, supplier calls, morning stand-ups, cross-team expectation management)

High volume prioritization (multiple job openings at once, different deadlines, etc.)

Recruiting has required that I manage large amounts of info, maintaining accuracy and compliance with organizational expectations, communicate expectations and statuses to stakeholders, document all of my interactions accurately, and in general, keep long processes in motion from start to finish.

Financial aid anagram

FAIR:

Federal compliance (DOE guidelines, documentation requirements)

Accuracy (reviewing applications, verifying information)

Information review (supporting documents (W2, transcripts, etc.), eligibility documentation)

Recordkeeping (maintaing student records, tracking status and updates)

Financial aid required careful document review, compliance with regulations, maintaining accurate records, and communicating complex requriements to individuals who were generally unaware of how processes and timelines worked, or what the regulations for different points were, e.g., “Your daughter doesn’t qualify for X scholarship because on your W2, you reported Y income, which prices her out for this financial aid year. This is not our rule, this is from the DOE, we cannot do anything about it, but, we can see if there are other scholarships or grants she may qualify for.”

Research statement

Research taught me how to carefully review information, identify important details, document findings, and maintain accuracy under established procedures.

property management

OK

Operational coordination / organization (working across teams)

Keeping projects on schedule (timelines, prioritization)

I would say the biggest skills I developed at Orosz which translate to this role would be operational coordination, that being, constantly communicating with different peers on what needs to be done, where I need to assist, who needs to be communicated with for timelines, what our plan to get back on track if necessary is, etc., and in that same vein, just keeping projects on time. Making sure that we have enough team members working on different projects so that the timelines are maintained, and that deadlines are met.

Tell me about your work experience

Throughout my experiences in recruiting, financial aid, and research, I've consistently worked in environments that required accuracy, documentation, compliance, and communication. While the subject matter has changed, those core skills are really what I’ve been fortunate to develop in the last few years.

In my research role with the National Science Foundation, I had the awesome opportunity to do a project involving body camera footage revolving around professionalism in traffic stops. I was given access to highly sensitive information on officers, suspects, etc., and had to carefully work with it to ensure the utmost confidentiality while adhering to ethical guidelines. This included reviewing hours of body cam footage, identifying important details relevant to my project, which for me, were different markers of friendliness and professionalism exhibited by cops within the first 10-15 seconds of interacting with a stranger, as well as how the interaction turned out (arrest, warning, etc), documenting findings in a shared space between my fellow researchers, and of course maintaing accuracy, whether it be in data cleanup or inter peer validation.

In property management, I worked across a few different projects that the company was trying to update over the course of the summer, the biggest one being renovating a property they’d recently purchased, as well as doing landscaping, tile work, etc across other properties. I had to constantly communicate with different team members about where I was, what project I was on for the day, what I still needed to get done, other miscellaneous details (did I need anything purchased, etc.), and in that same vein, keep projects on time. Making sure that my efforts in conjunction with others were enough to keep timelines on track and deadlines met.

As an administrative assistant at the University of Alabama, I worked in the office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. Similar to my work in research, this required careful documentation review, assurance of complaince with DOE or university regulations, accurate record maintenance and verification, and above all, communicating complex requirements to parents and students who didn’t have the background knowledge of how things work, why they work that way, etc. in a helpful and friendly tone. I’d say 95% of the job was parents calling, asking why a student’s scholarship was removed, or why they needed a payment put on their account, etc., and my job involved a lot of defusing situations, explaining why students qualified or didn't for various financial aid opportunities, and providing guidance on alternative options available.

Finally, now as a Recruiter, I work across a variety of different industries (energy, fintech, retail, auto, etc.), finding candidates for roles. I’d say this has been the most transformative role I’ve had, one because it’s been my first actual office job where I’m expected to follow very established processes and report on my productivity on a weekly basis, and two, because it’s kind of me forced me to become more organized at work than I have ever been. What I do requires a lot of managing expectations, managing priorities, working with immaculate attention to detail, and a strong flow of constant communication between several other parties at once. Just to put an image to that description, week to week I’m working on covering 2-4 roles, across 2-4 industries at a time, working with double that many account managers, figuring out what their expectations are on number of candidates, pay rate, how quickly they need them, etc. To do this I have to be very organized, I journal at the end of each day what I did, what I still have to do, and a few things to knock out asap in the morning the next day.

"Throughout my experiences in recruiting, financial aid, and research, I've consistently worked in environments that required accuracy, documentation, compliance, and communication. While the subject matter has changed, those core skills are exactly what attracted me to legal administration."

Why I’m leaving

recruiting has been a great experience for me, and I have nothing negative to say about it or the team that I work for, I just ultimately don’t feel like it’s what i aspire for my career to be. I’ve always wanted to work in the legal or public administration field, which is what drove my decision to study political science and public administration in college, because I’ve always wanted to work within the institutions we have to better people’s lives. That is what I feel would give me the most fulfillment, is knowing that I’m working in a capacity to make people’s lives better in some way. With that in mind, when I saw this opportunity, I saw it as a way to continue to develop my strengths, which I would say are communication, organization, and administrative saavy, while also developing my knowledge of the legal industry and giving me that exposure to this field I’ve been searching for.