I (26M) am a social worker/therapist at an outpatient mental health facility and am getting increasingly burnt out and tired of my job. In college and grad school, I did academic advising/career counseling and really loved the work, so I’m heavily looking at transitioning back to this field. I interviewed with one school as an advisor but wasn’t chosen due to the lack of professional experience. This has gotten me to think about starting off in admissions counseling before transitioning back into academic advising. Is it worth it to start back in admissions counseling first?
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Once you’re in, it’s much easier to transition to other rolls. Admissions Advisers are entry level and admin will expect people to move on after a while.
Look for positions like a “student success coach,” you can leverage your social work background and get your foot in the door to advising.