Graduated in 2019 with a major in Professional Music. Principal instrument: voice.
Position: Manager at Osteostrong, a franchise specializing in a type of physical therapy related. “I multitask a lot. I open the center; answer messages; handle payroll, taxes, commissions and reach out to doctors for referrals.” Aliel also fills in as a session coach when needed.
Overview: While a Berklee student Aliel worked in the Admissions Office. After graduation she worked at a supermarket during the pandemic, then in 2021 she moved back home (Connecticut) and worked at another grocery store. A friend of a friend mentiond that Osteostrong was hiring locally. It involved learning new things and the pay was somewhat better, so Aliel applied and got the job. She worked part-time at various locations in Connecticut.
After about a year, Aliel learned that NYC locations were hiring, and she took the opportunity to move to the city. The job started as part-time but she took on more and more hours and more and more resposibility. At some point her current boss purchased her location and she came with it. By now, she had lots of experience and her boss needed someone like her to keep the place running, so he officially promoted Aliel to manager.
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You can see Aliel’s LinkedIn profile here.
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Choice Quotes: “Seeing people improve physically over time is the most rewarding part. They go from not being able to raise their foot to being mobile. That really does it for me.”
“At Berklee, getting to know people from all over the world, understanding everyone is from a different background and being able to communicate with everyone are things that proved very helpful! I work with native New Yorkers and with people who immigrated here 2 weeks ago. A lot of my job is customer service. and knowing how to talk to people is key.”
“If you don’t have the financial ability to go straight into music that’s completely fine. Maybe not ideal, but everyone makes their own path. Just don’t be discouraged. If music is what you want to do, you can make it work. And if it isn’t, it’s not like your time at Berklee was wasted–there are multiple things you can do with that education.”
“If you want to get into administrative work you need to be a self-starter. Show you’re willing to do some of the mechanical stuff, being detail-oriented and a hard worker. Show you’re interested in the work and willing to go that extra mile.”
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