Career Everywhere

Rebekah Paré shares five ways career services leaders can measure career center effectiveness—beyond the standard metrics. -- In this episode of the Career Everywhere Podcast, host Meredith Metsker is joined by higher ed career services veteran and Paré Consulting founder, Rebekah Paré , to explore how career centers can measure (and improve) their effectiveness. With a wealth of experience in bot...

In this episode, James Tarbox and Theanne Thomson share how Stanford’s career education and alumni teams collaborate to support graduates for up to five years post-graduation through the innovative Stanford PlusFive program. From 1:1 career coaching to alumni-led networking groups, this program offers recent grads a meaningful bridge from college to career—and the data proves it’s working. Here ar...

Danny Pape, Executive Director of the Center for Career Engagement at Washington University in St. Louis, shares the story of how WashU shifted from a long-standing decentralized career services model to a unified, centralized structure—without losing a single position. With decades of experience across multiple institutions and roles—from career coach to administrator—Danny brings a thoughtful, p...

As prospective students and their families become increasingly focused on ROI, post-grad outcomes, and career readiness, collaboration between career services and enrollment management has never been more important. When these two functions work in tandem, institutions are better positioned to not only recruit and retain students, but to tell a more compelling and authentic story about the value o...

Lexie Avery and Melissa Lawson of Binghamton University share how career services and admissions collaborate to recruit, retain, and support students with career development—before they even step foot on campus.  Lexie, the Senior Associate Director of Student Engagement and Career Readiness, and Melissa, the Director of Admissions Communications, have worked closely together for years and built a...

In this episode of the Career Everywhere podcast, host Meredith Metsker welcomes Dylan Houle , Executive Director of the Career Center at Santa Clara University, to discuss the misalignment between the importance of career outcomes for students and the positioning of career services in higher ed. In short: If career outcomes are a major reason most students choose to go to college, why are career...

In this episode of the Career Everywhere podcast, host Meredith Metsker welcomes Dr. Erica Kryst , Executive Director of Career Services at Cornell University, to discuss how she leads a decentralized but highly collaborative career services function. Erica, a first-generation college student with degrees in musical theater and communications, brings a unique perspective to her leadership. She dra...

BSGU President Rodney Rogers and Steve Russell , AVP of Corporate Partnerships and Executive Director of the Kuhlin Hub for Career Design and Connections, share how Bowling Green State University continues to shatter records when it comes to enrollment and retention.  In fact, the 2024-2025 academic year marked the second consecutive year that BGSU has set enrollment records. This year, they welco...

Justin Morris and Robin Huston , both of the University of Oklahoma, share how their team is implementing Career Everywhere and building a career ecosystem across campus and beyond.  In the episode, they discuss: How they built a three-year strategic plan for the career center to implement Career Everywhere How they secured high-level buy-in from university leadership to drive the Career Everywher...

Allie Danziger , Senior Vice President and General Manager of AscentUP, shares what professionalism looks like in 2025 and how career services teams can stay on top of new trends.  AscentUP is a student success platform that bridges the gap and offers support for learners of all ages about professionalism, career readiness, academics, finance essentials, and more through training, coaching, and ac...

Andrea Franklin and Tracy Austin , both of Clemson University, share how they’ve built a scalable, free, and effective professional development program for their career center staff.  The program, called Spark Exchange, includes monthly presentations led by career center staff or external partners like faculty and employers about topics that matter to students and to the work of career services. I...

Nick Edwards , Guided Career Advisor at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, shares how he has scaled career services for Hardin-Simmons’ 1,100 students as a team of one.  Nick’s strategy relies heavily on the use of technology—in particular, uConnect’s virtual career center platform—to offer more resources to students and make them available whenever (and wherever) students need them.  “M...

Amanda Zielinski Slenski and Suede Graham of Out for Undergrad , a non-profit organization dedicated to helping high-achieving LGBTQ2+ undergraduates reach their full potential, discuss how career centers can support LGBTQIA+ students.  In this episode, Amanda and Suede cover: Some of the unique challenges that LGBTQIA+ students often encounter as part of career exploration Barriers or biases LGBT...

When it comes to student engagement with career services and resources, business schools are a different beast. First, most students enrolled in business schools (especially those in graduate programs) have specific goals and expectations around post-graduation outcomes. As a result, they often require more frequent and specialized engagement with career services. Second, it’s no secret that ranki...

Dave Merry , Associate Provost and Executive Director of the Center for Career Equity, Development, and Success at Suffolk University, shares how his team is working to improve career equity, address systemic bias, and provide equitable support for all students. “It [career equity] means not everyone has the same, but everyone has what they need. We try to really question how we can target and tai...

Gerald Tang , Executive Director of the Career Services and Internships Office at Bridgewater State University, shares his top five elements for effective change management in career services.  The five elements include: People : Understand the strengths, management styles, and buy-in of the individuals involved in the change process. Culture and environment: Assess the organizational culture, hid...

Nitin Agrawal , Co-founder and CEO of Interstride, shares best practices for supporting international students. Interstride is a plug-and-play platform to support international students across the full lifecycle, from admissions through graduation. In the episode, Nitin (who was an international student himself) covers: The unique experiences of international students as part of the career explora...

Claire Klieger, Assistant Vice President and Executive Director of Career Services at Swarthmore College, discusses how she advances shared goals by building cross-campus partnerships and collaborations.  “I don’t think you need to reinvent the wheel. You just need to strengthen the spokes,” Claire says.  In the episode, Claire shares: What cross-campus collaboration means to her (and why it’s imp...

Jhillika Kumar and Conner Reinhardt , co-founders of Mentra, share best practices for supporting neurodivergent students. Mentra is an employment network for 1 billion neurodivergent professionals (with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, etc.) worldwide. Mentra is an AI-powered, reimagined hiring process that captures more nuanced skills-based and humanistic factors like a person’s unique neurotype, which is...

Paul Maniaci , an Assistant Director in the Career Design Lab at the Columbia University School of Profesional Studies, shares how he’s hosting and producing a podcast for his career center. Paul’s podcast, called Rising to the Top , covers a variety of topics related to career development and features interviews with leaders and individuals who have achieved success in their careers. In the episo...

Willie Wittezehler, Creative Director at Roadtrip Nation , shares best practices for how career centers can use video to engage Gen Z with their services. Willie has produced and directed Roadtrip Nation’s award-winning documentaries for over 16 years and been behind the lens for over 200 interviews. Roadtrip Nation is a nonprofit organization that provides resources and tools to help people explo...

Michele Doran and Melanie Murphy of Denison University share how their team built the Journey Program , a popular two-day workshop that helps sophomores with early career exploration.  The Journey Program includes four 90-minute sessions designed to help students explore careers, think critically about what they want out of work and life, and come up with a plan to make it happen. The four session...

Michael DeAngelis , the Senior Associate Director of Communications and Technology at the University of Pennsylvania, shares how he created a popular Improv for Interviewing workshop for Penn students.  A former theater major, published playwright, and accomplished podcaster, Michael uses games and techniques from the theater world to help students think on their feet and keep the conversation goi...

Cheryl Rotyliano , Senior Associate Director of Market Readiness and Employment at the Wake Forest University School of Business, discusses the ATS simulation program she developed to demystify the recruiter experience for students. The program involves a one-hour simulation where students review resumes, cover letters, and video interviews to make hiring decisions. The simulation helps students u...

In this episode, Nancy Bilmes of UConn, Christian Garcia of the University of Miami, and Mike Summers of Lafayette College each share how they’re making Career Everywhere a reality on their campuses. The University of Connecticut has built one of the most robust and successful Career Champion programs in the country, with over 1,000 faculty, staff, alumni, and employer participants who have been l...