You’ve spent your whole life preparing to be a good student, but school for most people ends after college. Are you prepared for taking the next step of learning how to find a job and career, and more importantly, being happy and fulfilled in your professional life? 

Why should I take this course?

For the last ten years, I have worked with high school students, college students, and graduate students in the US and in Taiwan on admissions to US universities and graduate schools, how to prepare for interviews, how to write essays, and how to find jobs. 

In my experience, schools, teachers, and parents do an excellent job of preparing students for academic success by achieving good grades and good test scores. But one of the main reasons why getting into a good college is so important is because it is supposed to be the stepping stone to professional success, which means finding good jobs and having a successful and fulfilling career. Why don’t we talk about preparing for career success as well? 

When I started college, like many students, I had no idea what I wanted to do and how to successfully transition to the workforce after graduating. What jobs should I apply for? How was I supposed to get hired with no experience? What could I do that would change the world? Should I just do what my parents want me to do? What jobs would earn enough money, and how much was enough money?

What you will learn in Career Camp will help you answer those questions for yourself. 

Career Camp will help you begin to understand your own interests and career options and give you a compass for how to navigate those challenges in college and beyond. I was fortunate enough to stumble onto some of these ideas myself and to meet mentors and friends who helped me understand the ins-and-outs of the professional world. Career Camp is how I am choosing to pass on that wisdom. 

The truth is that preparing for school will help you get through the next four years, but preparing for career success can benefit you for a lifetime. 

What does Career Camp include?

Career Camp is a one-week online course to introduce high school and college students to:

1. Exploring possible career paths through networking and informational interviews;

2. Communicating our interests and qualifications through resumes, cover letters, interviews, elevator pitches, and other methods; and

3. Becoming familiar with how to conduct ourselves in a professional workplace, including how to introduce ourselves, how to write and respond to emails, and how to dress professionally. 

Best of all, we will hear directly from industry professionals on how they found their path and learn to discount the stories and stereotypes we hold about jobs and careers. 

This course will help you become more knowledgeable and confident in presenting yourself as a young adult entering the workforce, and it will position you for success in college and beyond.

What does the course look like?

"I highly recommend this course for students who hope to learn about skills for professional success and put them into action. During this course, I learned about multiple topics such as informational interviews, job fit, resumes, and more. 

"Additionally, I had wonderful opportunities to interact with guest speakers in various fields and had a chance to conduct my own informational interview. Overall, I believe this course has provided me with a solid foundation and resources that will support me in the future." - Student, 2021

How do I get started?