Career Everywhere

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...

Sarah Coburn , Senior Associate Director for Experiential Learning and Employer Engagement at St. Lawrence University, shares how she built a successful on-campus internship program. The on-campus internship program (OCIP) provides paid internships for students to work in various departments on campus, gaining valuable skills and experience. The internships are structured to include additional pro...

Dr. Audra Verrier , Associate Vice Provost of Career and Professional Development at Loyola Marymount University, shares her best advice, tips, and tricks for advancing a career in higher education career services leadership.  In the episode, Audra discusses her career journey from career services coordinator to associate vice provost, and how she made it happen. She also shares advice on: How to...

In this episode, Josh Domitrovich of PennWest, Kelli Smith of Binghamton University, and Mike Summers of Lafayette College each share their approach to strategic planning for their career centers.  In the episode, the panelists discuss: What their strategic plans look like (and what their processes entailed) How they involve their teams in the process The importance of understanding the mission an...

Josh Taylor and Hayley Hollenberg of the University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics share three specific strategies their team is using to better engage Gen Z students with career services.  Those three strategies include: A popular career-focused study abroad program in Paris A career development course A revamped web and social media presence (particularly on LinkedIn) All o...

Larry Jackson , the Senior Associate Director for Career Education and Engagement at UC Berkeley, discusses the strategies and initiatives his team has implemented to improve career readiness among identity-based populations on campus. In the episode, he highlights the importance of building partnerships with equity and inclusion student-facing groups, customizing programming to meet the needs of...

Yasi Mahallaty , the Senior Manager of Strategic Innovation at CareerSpring, talks about how career services can support first-generation students. CareerSpring is a free networking and job placement platform for first-generation/low-income students. CareerSpring is also a headline partner for uConnect’s Curation Kit focused on first-generation/low-income students.  In the episode, Yasi talks abou...

Rebekah Paré , the Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Paré Consulting and a former longtime career services leader, shares how career leaders can amplify their impact through campus partnerships. After 20 years in career services and higher ed, Rebekah began her consulting business in 2023 to help career centers all around the world develop strategies that improve students' career readiness and...

Jenn Tardy , founder and CEO of Jennifer Tardy Consulting , shares several best practices for how career services teams can create more equity and inclusivity. Jennifer Tardy Consulting is a training and consulting firm that specializes in diversity recruiting and retention. Jenn often speaks to employers, recruiters, jobseekers, and career services teams about how to dismantle barriers and create...

Matt Phillips and Rebecca Davis , both of the University of Arizona Global Campus, share how their team uses video to engage more students with career.  They discuss the diverse student population at UAGC and the importance of making career development opportunities accessible to all students. They also highlight the various ways they are using video, such as embedding videos in assignments, utili...

Adam Capozzi , Director of Career Services, Assessment, and Student Success at Syracuse University, shares how his team implements Career Everywhere in a distributed, decentralized career services model.  In the episode, Adam talks about: What Syracuse’s decentralized career services model looks like (and why it’s set up that way) How all the career centers across campus stay connected to each oth...

Eric Stetson , Director of Engagement and Enrollment at FourBlock and a retired Army officer, shares best practices for how career services teams can support student veterans. In the episode, Eric highlights: The unique challenges student veterans commonly face as part of the career exploration process  What career leaders should know about best supporting veterans in career development How career...

Chris Entringer , Career Services Coordinator and Enrollment Advisor at Northeast Iowa Community College, shares how he and his team work to support retention. He emphasizes the importance of building relationships, collaborating with other departments, and being proactive in reaching out to at-risk students. In this episode, Chris also shares: At a high level, how career services can support rete...

Nancy Bilmes , Director of the Center for Career Development at the University of Connecticut, shares how her team has built and scaled a Career Champion program to include over 800 participants.  These faculty, staff, alumni, and employer participants learn about current career-related trends, resources, and language to have more confident and meaningful career conversations with students.  In ou...

Ang Richard , the Assistant Director of Career Education at Boston University, shares her thoughts on how career services can prepare Gen Z for the world of work.  In this episode, Ang shares: Information on who Gen Z is (and some common misconceptions) How employers can better hire and retain Gen Z employees How career services leaders can communicate those best practices to their employer partne...

David Kozhuk , founder and CEO of uConnect, talks about why he thinks higher ed should be investing more in career services.  In this episode, David shares: His thoughts on recent criticism surrounding career services Why he thinks higher should be investing more in career services (not less) What the evolution of career services has looked like over the last 10 years What the future of career ser...

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Michael DeAngelis , Senior Associate Director of Communications and Technology for the Career Center at the University of Pennsylvania, talks about three ways his team implements Career Everywhere. Those three tactics include: 1. Starting a Career Champions program Launched in Fall 2023, Penn’s new Career Champion program empowers faculty and staff on campus to have meaningful career conversations...