Career
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
The best follow-up turns a no into a learning experience. Most outreach gets silence, so treat silence as an unstated no and change your approach instead of repeating it. After an interview, thank the person and ask one honest question about how they saw your fit, so you can learn and adjust. Keep the relationships you build during your search, and reach out when you don't need anything.
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
Job titles and phrases like 'customer obsessed' are labels. They sound meaningful but are ambiguous, and a product manager can do very different work at different companies. Don't answer interview questions with a label. Tell a story, and use a formula like STAR (Situation, Task, Action, Result) if you're not sure how. Treat each application and interview as an experiment: notice what worked, change one thing, and try again.
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
Networking is one-on-one conversations at scale. Find the right people and contribute to them in small ways: connect, like a post, set up an informational interview. Share what you're doing out loud, like the job you applied for and why it excited you, or one thing you learned from a recent informational. When you work out loud, you start a conversation someone else can continue.
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
A resume gets you in the door, but the interview gets you the job. A resume sent with no connection behind it rarely works, so don't spend time perfecting yours at the expense of networking, following up, and interview practice. Take one week to build a base resume with every experience and outcome you can claim, then edit it down for each job. Make your claim, back it up with your experience, and aim your LinkedIn profile at the audience you want to reach.
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
'Tell me about your day' asks someone to do work and gets a generic answer. 'Tell me about an opportunity you recently worked on' gets a story. A real question comes from genuine curiosity about something that doesn't make sense to you, not something you can look up. This week you'll use AI to find questions worth asking, and use them to learn how people match their job to their purpose. The ideal job is something you're good at, can get paid for, the world needs, and you love. Most first jobs only cover the paycheck, and a career is how people move toward the rest.
- Oct 3, 2026 -- career
People hire you for what you can do. Your background is the proof. A strong story says what you want to do and uses your family, classes, clubs, and volunteer work to show why you're credible. Telling it is uncomfortable because it's a form of vulnerability, so don't armor up. In session you'll meet your circle, talk about trust using Brené Brown's work, and build your Coat of Arms, the first draft of your story.
- May 8, 2025 -- career
Feeling skeptical about mentorship? Career Circles aren't just another class—they're your path to clarity, connection, and a career you actually want.
- May 8, 2025 -- career
Feeling stuck in your job search? Learn how to build a career hypothesis, balance exploration with action, and turn self-discovery into your greatest competitive advantage.
- Apr 9, 2025 -- career
Students can build a professional brand on LinkedIn by following and engaging with thought leaders using John Stepper’s Working Out Loud principles and ChatGPT.
- Apr 9, 2025 -- career
Use what the internet knows. A hands-on, growth-oriented look at career planning. Foster exploration, curiosity, and strategic thinking.