Careers Explained

This week Kathryn Carder describes her career path and current role as an Assistant Commercial Real Estate Property Manager at  Boulos Asset Management. She describes:  Why she chose property management over other areas of real estate  Why she chose commercial real estate over residential What the job entails on a day-to-day basis, including her schedule and typical tasks What she l...

 This week Sam McKlin, a data analyst at Grocery Shopii describes his career path and current role including: What he enjoys about data science The pros and cons of working for a startup What a typical day is like for him and his usual roles and responsibilities What it’s like to work remotely full-time Important characteristics to be successful in his role Advice for how to be a more competi...

This week Will Haskell shares his experience running for and filling the role of a State Senator for Connecticut. He shares: Why he chose to run What the process of campaigning is like Details on his schedule, roles, and responsibilities  What he likes and finds challenging about the role Advice for those who are interested in politics

This week Andrew Edelman, Director of Strategic and Platform Partnerships at Zapier, and Davidson College '07 Alum shares about his career path and current role including:  This week Andrew Edelman , Director of Strategic and Platform Partnerships at Zapier , and Davidson College '07 Alum shares about his career path and current role including: - His experiences working for Bank of America ,...

This week Bonnie Troubh, a physician’s assistant at Concentra describes her career path and current role including: How she chose what she wanted to do The requirements, process, and timeline to become a physician’s assistant The differences between physician’s assistants, doctors, and nurse practitioners The pros and cons of the job such as the ability to switch specialties, years in school, sala...

This week Kim Miller, a recruitment manager at Teach For America, describes her career path and experience as a teacher including: An overview of Teach for America  The highs and lows of the role  The application and training process Resources for new teachers A teacher's typical schedule Opportunities for moving up Advice

This week Peter Gray, a professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, describes his career path and current role including: The required steps to become a professor, including how competitive the process is What university hiring committees look for What the roles of being a professor are and how they vary depending on the type of university or role The pros and cons of being a...

 This week Jorge Chico, an associate at J.P. Morgan's Investment Bank - Private Bank Partnership, describes his career path and current role including: Why he chose J.P. Morgan over other top banks What his roles and responsibilities include and what a typical day looks like for him Advice on how to increase your odds in the application process, typical interview questions, and networking&nbs...

Dr. Kristen Sciacca describes how she became a primary care doctor and what her specific role entails. She goes over What medical school was like for her with an 18-month-old How the work-life balance differs between specialties  Factors to consider when thinking about medical school What internal medicine is and how it differs from other specialties  Examples of cases she works on ...

This week I interview Dr. Darvin Scott Smith who is the Chief of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine at Kaiser Permanente and who has taught at Stanford University School of Medicine for the past 18 years. He describes: - Advice for students considering medical school - How he picked his concentration  - An overview of the steps to become a doctor  - What his role as Chief of the Infectious...

This week, Katie Cour discusses her career path and current role as President and CEO of Nashville Public Education Foundation. She describes: An overview of her education at Northwestern University and Georgetown University, including changing her major six times How she figured out what she wanted to do The jobs she tried after school and what she learned from them Advice on how to prepare for a...

 This week, we hear from Dr. Sloan Alday, a clinical psychologist licensed in North Carolina and Rhode Island, specializing in mood or trauma-related disorders and ADHD. She received her undergraduate degree in biology from Davidson College, her Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Auburn University, did her pre-doctoral internship at West Virginia University School of Medicine, and her postdoc...

 This week Luke Burton shares his experience as a 401k Advisor and explains: How he went from being a psychology major and a self-described “nonmath person” to becoming a financial advisor What his current role entails and what the onboarding process was like for him His company’s structure, culture, and opportunities for advancement Advice for those interested in this role including what to...

In part two of Machelle Sweeting's experience in becoming a Supreme Court Justice of NY, she describes: An overview of law school courses, restrictions, and opportunities for hands-on experience Context on the bar exam, how she prepared for it, and tips to succeed Her experience with civil vs criminal law A typical day of a judge, what taking on a case entails, and how she manages her caseload

This week's episode is part one of Machelle Sweeting's career path from picking a college to becoming the Acting Supreme Court Justice of New York State. She describes:  How she went from failing out of college to graduating in three years  How she picked her career and her path to law school  Advice on how to get the most out of your college experience and the questions to ask your...

This week's episode features Jack Dougherty, who has worked as a Business Strategy Analyst at Deloitte since graduating from Davidson College as a political science major and Mandarin minor.  We discuss: Why he chose consulting and picked Deloitte  How he got an interview and prepared  What his days, hours, and regular tasks look like  What the onboarding process and learning c...

On this week's episode of Careers Explained, we interview Kendall Thomas, who has worked at Microsoft as a software engineer for two years since graduating from Davidson College as a computer science and math major.  She explains her path to getting her job at Microsoft, her experience, including the type of work she did, the social scene, some pros and cons of the role and company, and advic...

Welcome to Careers Explained! Every week, someone new will be interviewed about their job, specifically what they do, how they got their role, and advice they have for others interested in a similar path. Finding a job can be stressful and confusing with many options and confusing job titles. Here at Careers Explained we want to make this process easier by explaining the options in more detail wit...