College Administrator Application

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I like my work as a college administrator because I can have a positive impact on people’s lives through the work I do. The guidance and support I provide to students can help change people’s lives and the lives of their family members. As a college administrator, I help students determine their educational goals and support them through the process. I also hire and manage adjunct faculty. This allows me to use my best skill of relationship building with faculty, students, staff, and other colleges to create partnerships to help the college expand our footprint in the San Diego area. In the past 9 years, I have been successful in obtaining articulation agreements with local community colleges. These agreements are important to student …show more content…
I enjoy talking with complete strangers, learning from them, and making a connection with them on a particular subject matter. The thing I like to do the most is to help people figure out their goals or solve a problem, such as determining an educational path that will help them achieve their educational goal(s). The thing I wish I were better at is administrative organizational skills. As Hallowell (2011) states in the questionnaire, it may be something I should delegate to someone else. One of my previous administrative assistants, kept me on task and organized. It helped my daily attitude, because it allowed me to focus on creating and nourishing educational partnerships with other institutions. However, it is something for which I can seek a mentor. The talent that I have not developed is negotiating. While I can build relationships and partnerships for my college, I hand over the strong relationship to my leadership and they conduct the negotiation element of the partnership. The skill that I am most proud of is bringing people together and seeing their relationships grow. The area of my work set that others comment on most, as being my greatest strength, is integrity. This strength is recognized through our workplace …show more content…
I learned that I solve problems by working with others, getting input from them, and solving things as a team. I also learned that administrative duties are the wrong fit for me. As Hallowell (2011) states, “The wrong fit makes the person feel dead in her work, unable to sink the teeth of her imagination into a task. Everybody does better work when they are able to use their brains fully and activate their creative side” (Hallowell, 2011,