{"id":691,"date":"2022-12-05T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/careerservices\/?p=691"},"modified":"2022-11-15T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T14:42:43","slug":"career-paths-d-ellis-rates-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/careerservices\/2022\/12\/05\/career-paths-d-ellis-rates-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Career Paths: D. Ellis Rates \u201914"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/d-ellis-rates-m-a-49b99aa8\/\">D. Ellis Rates<\/a> is the Associate Director of Intercultural Initiatives at <a href=\"https:\/\/miamioh.edu\/index.html\">Miami University<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamioh.edu\/student-life\/student-diversity-inclusion\/index.html\">Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion<\/a>. A 2014 graduate who earned his B.A. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, he returned to his alma mater in March 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did you reach your current position?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I started my professional career in 2015 after being denied graduate school admission several times. I was a middle school science teacher in the Cleveland Municipal School District. In 2017, I began working as an HR recruiter in North Canton. I excelled in that role thanks to my WGS degree and excellent people skills. In 2018, I took a chance and applied to Walsh University to pursue a master\u2019s degree in Higher Education. I was accepted into the program and served as a Hall Director and Intern for Multicultural Affairs during my time there. After graduating in 2020, I landed a role as the Director of Campus Involvement and Assistant Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Hiram College. Finally, in 2022, I made the tough decision to leave Hiram and come back to Miami to serve in my current role.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How did Miami University set you up for success in your career?&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miami was integral in my development as a person and as a professional. If not for the many opportunities to experience difference on campus, I\u2019d likely still be the close-minded, opinionated, and biased person I was when I arrived on campus and not the advocate for diversity I am today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is your best piece of career advice for current college students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Interning is the best ramp to success you can have. Employers want to see that you not only <em>know<\/em> about the role and the work, but that you can <em>do<\/em> the work in some capacity. No one wants to train someone from scratch in today\u2019s market. Having a baseline of knowledge and experience to draw from will put you ahead of other candidates in the pool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>D. Ellis Rates is the Associate Director of Intercultural Initiatives at Miami University\u2019s Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion. A 2014 graduate who earned his <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/careerservices\/2022\/12\/05\/career-paths-d-ellis-rates-14\/\" title=\"Career Paths: D. 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