ORLANDO, Fla., -- Mikaela Nix, founder and president of Collegiate Staffing USA, which links star graduates with employers in a wide range of fields, passed her Florida Bar exam and was recently admitted to practice law in Florida. She was sworn in by the Chief Justice of the Ninth Circuit Court while family and friends observed.
Nix, who graduated from Florida A&M College of Law in downtown Orlando, currently serves as adjunct professor at both Seminole State College in Lake Mary and Valencia Community College in Orlando and is Chair of the University of Central Florida’s Alumni Association’s Black Alumni Chapter.
Once she completed her undergraduate education and was hit with the “no experience” phenomenon, Nix said she started temping. “I loved it because I was able to meet a variety of different employers and gain valuable experience,” she explained.
She had been listening to colleagues with professional degrees talk about their struggle to get a good job after graduation due to not having enough experience for the employers and Collegiate Staffing USA started to develop into more than just an idea.
“Graduating from Florida A&M University College of Law gave me push I needed to just do it,” Nix said.
After working in a legal assistant position as a candidate for Boise, Shiller and Flexner through a temporary staffing agency, Nix knew she wanted to pursue law and also realized she wanted to start a company.
“The ‘experience’ everyone said I needed to be employed upon graduation, I received through temping,” she explained.
In addition, Florida A&M College of Law gave Nix tools needed to start Collegiate Staffing USA, such as inductive and deductive reasoning, analytical skills and the knowledge and understanding of employment laws.
“All of this is very helpful for consulting with my clients who are trying to cut costs, grow or reduce their own businesses or need assistance with social media marketing,” Nix said.
Collegiate Staffing USA is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubator program in the Central Florida Research Park.
About Collegiate Staffing USA
Collegiate Staffing USA assists star students in making that sometimes difficult transition from college to career; by allowing them to gain real world experience in their field of interest. Clients can efficiently select from a wide range of fresh, eager, and talented individuals that are able to hit the ground running in a variety of positions and organizational cultures. Visit www.csusajobs.com for more information.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 160 emerging companies (including nearly 100 current clients) create over $800 million in annual revenue and more than 1,600 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. With eight – and soon nine – facilities opened across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development between the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Winter Springs, The City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, the Florida High Tech Corridor Council and will be adding Volusia County. For more information, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu.
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