Career-ish
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Career-ish is a podcast that explores the idea of what it means to build a career while disproving that building one has to be intimidating, scary, or completely planned. Kalamazoo College's Richard Sylvester interviews (mostly) K alums about their career journeys and the unique, unplanned, and sometimes funny paths their careers have taken them. Produced by the Center for Career and..
Career-ish
9M ago
This week I sit down with alum Drew Brockington '04 to talk about how he built a successful career using the skills he learned as an art and art history major. Drew now runs a successful small business as a children's book author and illustrator. During our conversation we to talk about his time at K, what he did after college, and how he eventually found his current career path and broke through and got his first book published. We also talk about a new comic book project he is working on for D.C. Comics and we also chat about Star Wars and our mutual love of The Mandalorian.
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Career-ish
9M ago
The mics are hot, the music is ready so I guess it's time to record a podcast.
In today's episode, we introduce the show, the host, the format and let you know what you can expect from career-ish going forward.
Intro: Never Forget - ROJJ (Feat. Christopher Simms)
Bumper: Joakim Karud - Classic
Outro: Friendshippers - DayFox
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9M ago
In this final interview, Mary talks with Samantha Moss '23, who is a senior economics major who interned at Discover Kalamazoo during the summer of 2022. They discuss why she chose to come to K (3:18), why she chose to intern at Discover Kalamazoo (4:38), and what it was like on a day-to-day basis (7:40).
They also discuss how the Center for Civic Engagement helped her find the internship (13:41), and how she was able to receive a stipend to get paid during her internship. (15:06) Finally after the break they wrap up with some advice for students looking to get an internship or make the most o ..read more
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9M ago
In this week's episode, I talk with Brita Boer '90, a K alum and human resources professional with over 10 years of HR experience and we bust common salary negotiation myths such as should you always negotiate a job offer (4:05) and what kind of benefits you can negotiate for (5:57). We also discuss whether it is better to negotiate in person or via email (10:02), whether negotiating will start you off on a bad foot with your employer (22:38), whether or not you should apply for jobs if the salary isn't listed (25:05), if you have to disclose the salary of your current job if asked (27:05) and ..read more
Career-ish
9M ago
Just a quick update about upcoming episodes.
Don't forget to check out Career-ish Uncut on our YouTube channel for the full, unedited version of the interviews.
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Bumper: What Falling In Love Is For - Emmit Fenn
Produced by the Center for Career and Professional Development at Kalamazoo College
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9M ago
In this week's episode, Mary chats with Addissyn House an alumni from the class of 2022. They discuss how she landed her internship at Bitch Media, a non-profit journalism organization with a feminist slant. They also talk about how she adapted to interning remotely, some of the challenges she faced and how she overcame them. Finally, she gives some advice for other students who might be looking to find an internship focused on developing their writing skills.
Don't forget to check out Career-ish Uncut on our YouTube channel for the full, unedited version of this interview.
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Career-ish
9M ago
It's been a while since our last episode but Career-ish is back for season 3 and this season is shaping up to be the best yet! In this episode, I fill you in on all of the things we've been working on behind the since we've been on hiatus, such as hiring an incredible new intern and producer Mary Irish. We also talk about some of the new content we will be releasing this season such as the full unedited versions of the interviews we're calling, Career-ish Uncut and they will be available on our YouTube channel every Monday along with new episodes. Lastly, we preview some of the guests and inte ..read more
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9M ago
In this week's episode, I chat with Rachel Wood, a career coach in the CCPD. A few months ago, the CCPD decided to sunset our alumni networking platform Wisr. So Rachel and I discuss why we made that decision (3:15), what platform will replace Wisr (11:17), and how students can find and connect with K alumni without Wisr (13:41). She also gives some great advice to the graduating seniors of 2021 who are still figuring out their post-graduation plans (21:26).
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Intro: Never Forget - ROJJ (Feat. Christopher Simms)
Bumper: Resize - Lexenet
Outro: Friendshippers - DayFox
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9M ago
In this week's episode I chat with Bill Gallagher, alumni from the class of 2012. We discuss how his career interests changed during his time at K and how he had no idea what he wanted to pursue for his career. We also chat about how he wound up at Google and later YouTube and he gives a lot of really great advice on networking and how to figure out your career path.
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Intro: Never Forget - ROJJ (Feat. Christopher Simms)
Bumper: All The Same - Atch
Outro: Friendshippers - DayFox
Produced by the Center for Career and Professional Development at Kalamazoo College
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9M ago
This week's episode is the continuation of my conversation with the new Director of the Center for Career and Professional Development, Dr. Tricia Zelaya-Leon. In the 2nd part of this conversation, we discuss some of the best resources that helped her find her path, advice she would give to students who are listening and struggling to figure out what they want to do with their career, and some new initiatives that she hopes to start here at K based on what she learned as the career center director at Rollins College.
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Intro: Never Forget - ROJJ (Feat. Christopher Simms)
Bumper: Classi ..read more