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Brad Baertsch

Brad Baertsch

Arizona State University

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Brad's work combines: Education, Design, and Being Creative

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Day In The Life

Director, Freshman Admission & Recruitment

I design the plan to recruit and enroll new freshman to the university and manage a team of 40 coordinating this effort.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Helena High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Exercise Science and Kinesiology

    Arizona State University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Human Resources Specialists:

Bachelor's Degree: Marketing Research

Bachelor's Degree: Journalism

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Life & Career Milestones

My path in life took a while to figure out

  • 1.

    Graduated from college without a clear plan, so I moved home to Montana and got a job in admissions.

  • 2.

    I was able to travel extensively as part of my first job, learning about culture and access.

  • 3.

    Got recruited to work at my alma mater & live in one of the greatest cities, San Francisco.

  • 4.

    In San Francisco, I developed one of the greatest professional networks and continued to travel.

  • 5.

    Putting in hard work allowed me to advance further in the university and work on special projects.

  • 6.

    Willing to be a problem solver and work on projects allowed me to gain many broad experiences.

  • 7.

    People don't always understand what I do, even though I've done it for almost 15 years.

Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Friends:

    Admission and marketing at a university means you are a cheerleader (nothing wrong with that), but admissions and the work we do is built out to promote access to educational opportunities to students that will change their life trajectory!

  • How I responded:

    Finding a passion that also combines your interests is the perfect match - I get to come up with ideas that change the way students look at their university experience and at the same time travel and meet people from all types of backgrounds that continually shapes the way I see the world.