Amy McDonald
Implementation Consultant
Hobsons
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Wanted to be a teacher, so I majored in Education.
Realized I didn't like being a teacher, so I looked for a job in business.
After college, I got a job with 5/3 Bank, where I learned how to be a business professional.
Worked in various banking careers for 8 years and realized I wanted to be back in education.
Started working at Hobsons helping post-secondary institutions recruit students with marketing.
Decided I wanted to make more of an impact in students' lives.
So I moved over to K-12 and started working with Naviance.
Keep following my journey
Education
High School
Career
Implementation Consultant
I help school districts implement a Career and College Readiness program.
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Technology
Problem Solving
Day to Day
A typical day for me is helping a lot of people with a lot of problems! I'd call myself a fixer. I am on the phone for about 6 hours a day helping my clients solve problems, and the other 2-3 hours of my day are spent answering emails and researching things for my clients. My clients are passionate about helping kids and need my assistance to do so.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
To learn and become good at working on multiple projects at one time. Also to take a project manager certification class or course.
Recommended Education
My career is not related to what I studied. I'd recommend this path instead:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Parents:
"You're never going to make a lot of money in education."
