I'm working at an education consultancy right now, doing admin work and whatever needs to be done. I'm like an extra pair of hands.
Apart from administering SATs and GMATs and other standardized tests, they also have two 'College Consultants' who are basically advisers for those who are interested in applying for college (e.g. those who finished 'A' levels, etc)
So what they do is guide the individual through the entire process, including writing the application essay, choosing schools, preparing documents, submitting documents, etc. This is naturally a lengthy process, so naturally they spend alot of time with the students, often over a few weeks.
As a temp staff who isn't laden with tooooo much work, and the office being fairly small, I am often able to listen in on everything that happens, like what they talk to the students about, how they give guidance, etc, and it's all really interesting! The college consultants are both really nice and friendly too, so they're nice to be around :)
And I can feel how fulfilling the job is for them - it IS a pretty huge deal that they're helping out with - they're helping these kids apply for their colleges man! Without them they won't have a future! So it's hugeeee. And many of the clients are really thankful and grateful as well, since they really are v nice and helpful and friendly.
Like right now as I am writing this, one of their past clients came back to say hi, and thank them and even bought like a jar of snacks for them!
I hope my job in the future is something like this - challenging, fun, rewarding. I don't even need like high pay or anything.
