Understanding and overcoming common challenges faced by admissions teams

15/11/2023 14 min Episodio 8
Understanding and overcoming common challenges faced by admissions teams

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In today's episode, Kelly speaks with Andrea Wright, Acuity's Market Strategy Manager, about what life in the trenches of admissions is really like. Andrea's perspective illuminates the shared concerns across academia and business. We understand the connection between admissions and recruitment, the importance of non-academic skills for students in all types of programs – business, engineering, law, psychology and more – and get helpful advice and takeaways for admissions professionals. Timestamp of our conversation: 01:18 - The admissions journey 04:27 - The interplay between recruitment and admissions 05:27 - Admissions challenges, and advice 09:36 - Non-academic skills required across disciplines 13:34 - Takeaways Speakers: Kelly Dore Co-Founder/VP Science & Innovation at Acuity Insights Andrea Wright Market Strategy Manager at Acuity Insights Connect with Kelly: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kelly-dore-7971b258 Visit our blog for more exciting insights: https://acuityinsights.com/resources/blog/

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