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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck.  Student services pays very little, and many jobs are filled by student workers.  It's nearly impossible to get full time without precise previous experience.  Some of the jobs mentioned are absurd - Dean?  Really?  That's like saying, you'd be very happy as CEO of a Fortune 500 Company.  Academic Advisors need a degree in counseling.  I don't know what Financial Aid people have, but I doubt they are lawyers.  Go to the websites of your local schools and see what the job openings are and you'll see what is required.  Personally, I think you are foolish to choose a job based on some quizzes and tests, so perhaps you could apply to the Career Services office, where people who have never found a good career and have no idea how to do that give other people quizzes and tests and bad advice.  [/quote]

It's not true that academic advisors need a counseling degree, especially at the graduate level.  In my office, we care about hiring advisors with a degree in the field from a good school and relevant work experience in the field. (No higher ed experience necessary.)  No one I work with has a counseling degree, and it isn't a plus when we are hiring, especially if the counseling degree or higher ed admin degree is from a less competitive university.  OP, I love working with students, and while the pay isn't amazing, the benefits are great, especially if you have children who can use your tuition benefits.  [/quote]

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