USU Career Studio

On this week's Tuesday Tip episode, Olivia wraps up her the College of Engineering focus with interview prep resources. She covers three: an interview handout, the StandOut practice program, and mock interview appointments. Give the episode a quick listen to learn the interview process in and out!  Interview Handout: https://www.usu.edu/career-design-center/files/students/Acing-the-Interview-...

This week, Marissa is joined by Nadia Kouraytem, a USU professor in the College of Engineering. This episode is jampacked. Marissa and Nadia cover Nadia's unique career path, her current research projects, and, as a speaker of four languages, her motivation to be and the benefits of being bilingual. Additionally, they dive into topics like characteristics and skills of successful mechanical engine...

This week, Marissa met with Sixto Cabrera, USU alum and Senior Electrical Engineer at Vivint. Join them as they discuss Sixto's unique educational timeline, a day in the life of an electrical engineer, setting healthy work boundaries in a high-demand job, and examples of Sixto's most meaningful work.  Sixto is an experienced electronics engineer with professional experience in hardware design...

On this week's Tuesday Tip episode, Olivia continues her dive into helpful information for students in the College of Engineering. Specifically, she covers the student clubs and organizations and how to get involved in them. Give the episode a quick listen to learn more and get started!  https://engineering.usu.edu/students/clubs/index 

On this week's Friday Face-to-Face episode, Marissa is joined by Sarah Guzman. Sarah is an Environmental Engineer and USU alum. Together, they run through where Sarah's interest in environmental engineering started, distinguishing what environmental engineering is and is not, what students should keep in mind when considering engineering, and how she has remained a lifelong learner throughout her...

On this week's Tuesday Tips episode, Olivia continues her dive into helpful information for students in the College of Engineering. Specifically, she discusses resources available for developing engineering documents like resumes, letters of intent, and more. Give the episode a quick listen to learn about all the available resources, some of which are linked below.  Traditional Resumes: https...

This week, Marissa met with Alice Pack, USU alum and solutions engineer at Lucid. In their discussion, they touch on what it was like to graduate in spring of 2020 amidst the beginnings of the pandemic, how crucial networking was for Alice during her job search, and how the professional world differs from the academic world. On top of that, Alice dives into topics like the ins and outs of solution...

On this week's Tuesday Tips episode, Olivia starts her look into the College of Engineering. Specifically, she covers a helpful USU resource: the Launch Your Engineering Career guide. Give the episode a quick listen to learn all about it, and visit their page (linked below) to access the pdf checklist and stay up to date on events. https://engineering.usu.edu/advising/launch-your-career/index&nbsp...

Join Marissa in her discussion with Mitch Bott, USU alum and Director at Northrop Grumman, an aerospace and defense technology company. Together, they cover the ins and outs of working as an engineer, manager, and director; how to stay grounded in your educational foundation while utilizing creativity in your work; how he redefined failure over the course of his career; the importance of both brea...

To kick off this season's Tuesday Tips series, Olivia highlights the many, many clubs housed under the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Give the episode a quick listen, and check out the clubs page for more details.

This week, Marissa met Ryan Larsen, a USU professor and Extension Economist. Join their discussion on what it means to be an extension economist, what being an agriculture professor looks like (and how he keeps his coursework relevant), and the things Ryan finds especially fulfilling in his agribusiness career. Diving even deeper, Ryan shares current projects he is working on, where previous stude...

This week, Marissa met Josh Krason, USU alum and Pilot at Delta Airlines.  Join them in discussing topics, such as a typical day as a pilot, common challenges in the career, vital technical and interpersonal aspects of the job, and one exhilarating story.  "I am a pilot, but I consider my career a career in aviation. I love this industry, and it is a passion of mine to be involved in avi...

Join Marissa as she discusses Agricultural Communication and Journalism with Kortni Gardner, a Utah 4-H Agriculture and Animal Science Assistant at USU Extension. Kortni and Marissa cover many topics, such as pivoting pathways as a student, Collegiate 4-H and USU Extension, the value of getting involved and building connections early, and the importance of staying resilient.  Kortni, a 2019 U...

On this week's episode, landscape architect and project manager, Ryan Bentley, joins Marissa to continue the discussion on the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences. Take a listen to discover what landscape architecture is and isn't, how to blend artistic and technical abilities, the challenges and highlights of the profession, and other similar occupations. Ryan graduated with his Masters o...

Marissa starts her dive into the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences (CAAS) with Heather Lieber, a Registered Dietician at Harmons Grocery. This episode is jam-packed with useful information, including valuable out-of-classroom experiences, must-have's and nice-to-have's for dieticians, effective mediums for accessible nutrition education, and Heather's biggest lesson learned.   Heath...

To wrap up the deep dive into the Caine College of the Arts, Marissa discusses the ins and outs of interior architecture and design with USU alumni and professor of 20 years, Darrin Brooks. Together, they cover the technical aspects of USU's Interior Architecture and Design program (and why it's ranked #7th in the nation), how great design/architecture can facilitate connection, what it means to f...

Continuing the dive into the Caine College of the Arts, Marissa chats with Morgan Curtis, a graphic designer for HydroJug. Throughout the episode, Morgan and Marissa discuss the various types of graphic design, worthwhile skillset development, and one stellar piece of advice for current students.  Morgan is a graphic designer who believes good design can bring great impact - emotionally, soci...

As Marissa continues to explore the Caine College of the Arts for the month of September, she chats with Mary Whyte, USU grad and Founder & Clinical Director of her private practice, Pure Progression Music Therapy. Mary is passionate about using music as a tool for growth. Join Mary and Marissa as they discuss different art degree routes, growing your own business, fusing musical and clinical...

For our first Friday Face-to-Face of season 3, we chat with TJ Davis - perhaps better known as the no-good Juanito Bandito. Together, we cover everything from entering the creative field and gaining experience to taking atypical pathways and making opportunities.  TJ is a writer, director, and entrepreneur. He has written, directed, and starred in numerous shows on the Pickleville stage over...

Welcome back, Aggies! Marissa Armitstead and Riley Crezee, the new Tuesday Tips host, are eager to kick off season 3 of the USU Career Studio Podcast! This season is going to be full of great content as they explore each college's degrees, networks, and endless possibilities with current students and alumni. They can't wait to chat with you! 

As we wrap up season 2 of the USU Career Studio podcast we want to say a huge thank you to all of the amazing folks who bring this project to life! Listen for details about season 3 coming soon!

Our very own John Foulger shares his parting advice and some of his favorite Aggie memories with us in the final Friday face-to-face interview for season two!

How can our career and professional development benefit from self reflecting? Join John as he discusses the benefits of reflection.

Regan earned her Bachelor of Science in Psychology, a Masters in Human Resources and a Masters in Business Administration all from USU. Regan has experience in career advising, staffing development and analytics, hiring research, student settlement implementation, leadership and learning and organizational development. She has served as president of USU’s Alpha Chi Omega chapter and has received t...

How can we learn and change for the better from reflecting on past experiences? In this episode, John explains how we can analyze and learn from past experiences and apply our learnings to future decision making.