Project: Life Design: Recent Episodes
WOU Center for Professional Pathways
Welcome to Project: Life Design! A podcast about following your curiosity, trying things, talking to people, and developing a community for your best life.
We are Adry Clark and Justin Sunada with Western Oregon University's Center for Professional Pathways (formerly known as Service Learning & Career Development).
Welcome to Project: Life Design! A podcast about getting inspired, trying things, talking to people, and developing a community for your best life.
In this episode we're joined by our newest team member and Marketing Intern, Jude Bokovoy! Jude is a Communication Studies Major as well as the Cheer Captain and Lifestyle Editor for the Western Howl. Tune in as she shares her journey, top tips and advice for students and student athletes alike in how to get the most out of your experience in university.
Worried about your degree or career choice being the wrong one? Well, you're not alone. Adry and Justin talk about the fear that comes along with picking the wrong path for yourself (professionally or academically) and how it's all a part of the process.
What most people don't realize is that when you apply for a job or internship through some sort of online portal or application system, there is a good chance that your resume is first being look at and screened by a computer program before it even makes it to human eyes. WOU CPP has an exciting new partnership with Quinncia! A company that helps students and job seekers to understand how to better create your resume and give yourself the best chance of getting through these screening methods.
It's our one year anniversary! We decided to celebrate with another New Years-esque podcast (even though we didn't mean to...) Lately, we've been really interested in the Japanese philosophy of Wabi Sabi - a big part which is the idea that imperfections should be celebrated. This episode talks about how this philosophy can be applied to your career and the various stages of it. We hope you enjoy!
There are so many assessments out there these days but what are they best used for? How can they can be helpful in highlighting your strengths, skills and tendencies as they pertain to your career objectives? Understanding who you are and what unique combinations of skills and attributes you bring to the table and be extremely helpful when pursuing or designing a career for your best life. Adry happens to be an expert on the topic of assessments so we decided to take a dive into the subject.
November is National Career Development Month - in this episode, Adry and Justin give a little perspective on what career development really means and how it overlaps with so many other parts of our life.
Link to Rich Feller Career Development video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE8U9KOY5c4
Interviewing in general can be scary, but there are certain interview questions that spook people more than others! What do these interviewers really want to know anyways?? In this episode, Adry and Justin address some of these spooky questions and talk about some ways to answer them.
We're back for season two! There are a handful of changes to our office this year including our new Graduate Assistant, Jacen! Jacen is pursuing his M.S. in Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling and we were able to bring him in to talk about his experience considering, apply for, and starting grad school.
Oh, and if you're ever curious about what it might look like for you, schedule an appointment with Adry - our grad school expert.
It's so good to be back!
- Justin and Adry
Our office got a name change! We're pleased to introduce (ourselves), The Center for Professional Pathways (formerly known as Service Learning & Career Development) and we couldn't be more excited! Hopefully you are too because we're not changing it anytime soon.
Interviewing is, a lot of times uncomfortable, nerve-racking, somewhat of a mystery, and also inevitable. It's also a skill that can be developed and something that you can prepare yourself for. In this episode, we give some of our top tips for preparing for a big interview.
We're nearing the end of the school year and for seniors in particular, this can be both the most exciting time and most stressful time of their lives. We're lucky to have a few seniors working in our office this year and today we're joined by two of them in the studio. Tune in as Brooke and Ray talk a little about their journeys through their time at WOU and what they're doing to plan for their futures.
As many of you Wolves already know, we're getting a new President! Not only that but he is a design thinker! Join us as we talk about that could mean for our community and why we're so excited.
We had the pleasure of having Natalie Malone, Computer Science Major and WOU CiP Intern, join us to talk about her own experiences with planned happenstance and how she navigated some big, unexpected changes and opportunities during her time in university.
Today we talk about the idea of planned happenstance and how luck/chance opportunities have played a part in our own lives. How will you create your own luck and make sure you're positioned to seize opportunities that may come your way?
Leadership takes shape in many ways but what does it mean to you? How can you be a leader in your own regard? And how can you develop your own leadership skills?
Teamwork is one of the most sought after skills by the employers of today. It's a skill that many students have but how do you prove it to a potential employer?
Communication - one of the most powerful tools you can hone during college. It's no wonder why it's so important to employers that students have good communication skills. But how can you work on your communication skills, as a college student and beyond?
What gives college students the confidence to go out and start their careers? Career competencies of course! They're the new currency for your career (or career Bitcoin.) Adry and Justin take a dive into these 8 competencies outlined by NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers) and explain why they matter to students.
This episode is a continuation of Episode 3 - What is Life Design? One of the best ways to design and prototype your own life/career is by simply talking to people. Adry and Justin talk to each other.... about talking to people and some of the different ways you can start doing it now.
Adry and Justin are excited to be joined by ASWOU Vice President, Devin Thongdy to talk about the implications of the term, professionalism, and how it is experienced by BIPOC students today.
"The Great Resignation", "The Great Re-Shuffle", "The Turnover Tsunami" - Why are so many people leaving their jobs? What does that mean for the college students of today? Adry and Justin discuss some of what is happening in today's workforce and what students should consider when designing their own lives and careers.
The name of our podcast is Project: Life Design, but we haven't really talked about what Life Design is. This is the episode where we start talking about that!
Are new years resolutions the key to a happy new year? Adry Clark and Justin Sunada with Western Oregon University's Service Learning & Career Development Center talk about goal setting for the new year. Do they work? Do they improve our lives? How can we give ourselves the best chance to achieve them?
Welcome to Project: Life Design! A podcast about getting inspired, trying things, talking to people, and developing a community for your best life.