About the Episode
On this episode, Jeremy speaks with Higher Ed professional and good friend, Brian Switay. They talk through work-life balance in the admissions world and how it changes after you get married and become a parent. They also hit on working with transfer students, handling tough conversations with senior leadership, as well as the interplay between a sales approach and a personal connection approach in student recruitment. Takeaways include:
2:20 - Work-life balance and handling burnout as a new admissions professional
8:45 - How work-life balance changes when you get married and become a parent
16:50 - Pivoting from undergraduate recruitment to working with transfers, and how the two are different
22:10 - How to prepare for tough conversations with senior leadership
28:25 - How to mesh the sales approach with the personal connection approach
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