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Working as a Recruiter at For-Profit University?

by Sharona Coutts, ProPublica - January 7, 2010 4:26 pm EDT

ProPublica has been looking into some of the recruiting techniques at for-profit universities, such as the University of Phoenix. Other big for-profits include Strayer, Everest and ITT, to name a few.

If you have ever worked, or still work, as a recruiter at one of these schools, we’d love to hear about your experiences – good and bad. What was your training like? What techniques did you use? What problems, if any, did you observe? Please contact Sharona Coutts by e-mail (and let her know how she can reach you by phone). If you’d like, you can call Sharona directly at (917) 512-0225.

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Tags: Department of Education, Education, University of Phoenix

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Document Dive

Testimony on Recruiting Problems at For-Profit Colleges and Universities (PDF), National Association for College Admission Counseling, May 12, 2004
University of Phoenix Program Review Report (PDF), Department of Education, August 2003

Our original investigation into the University of Phoenix was co-produced with public radio's Marketplace.

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