Foster Career Chats: Recent Episodes
Foster Career Services
A podcast by the career services team for undergrad and Specialized Master's students at University of Washington's Foster Business School. The team shares career advice and interviews industry professionals to help students build career skills.
Aisiri Ravishankar (MSIS '23) discusses the job responsibilities of a customer engineer (also known as solutions engineer or solutions architect at other companies). She also describes how she got into Google and the role that networking played.
After a long hiatus, Foster Career Chats is back with Jack interviewing Filiz Genca, a long time ex-Amazonian and former COO of CareRev. She discusses her accomplished career journey as well as other topics such as finding meaning in work and juggling life outside of it.
In this episode Jack interviews Sammie Walsh, a talent acquisition manager at the staffing agency Insight Global, to talk about contracting. Sammie describes why companies hire contractors, what the hiring process looks like, and the benefits of contracting.
This is the last episode dedicated to sharing “soul-filled” episodes where we explore careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, Alex Alexander, the ultimate friendship facilitator breaks down how to build and maintain meaningful relationships that add value to our professional and personal lives.
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The second half of season 4 is dedicated to sharing “soul-filled” episodes where we will be exploring careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, writer, mindfulness mentor, and spiritual coach, Audrey Sutton Mills shares easy to follow steps on everything from practicing mindfulness to overcoming limiting beliefs.
To learn more, visit: http://audreysuttonmills.com/
The second half of season 4 will be dedicated to sharing “Soul-filled” episodes where we will be exploring careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, Dean Hodge breaks down the key components in telling stories that are purposeful, universal, and captivating.
Gabrielle Woody is a University Talent Attraction Manager at Intuit and the content creator behind the information-packed career TikTok, the CareerConfidant. In this episode, Lindsey interviews Gabrielle as she provides insights on how to connect with recruiters on social media and ways to stand out as a candidate in the process.
Follow Gabrielle on TikTok or add her on LinkedIn. Be sure to mention that you have listened to the podcast!
Follow the CareerConfidant on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@careerconfidant
Gabrielle's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellewoody
At the top of the episode Lindsey discusses different types of job postings and when to apply for full time opportunities. Around the 5-minute mark, Foster Alum and Deloitte Advisory Analyst, Danny Bui '20, talks about his experience in the U.S. Army. In this conversation Danny highlights how he translated his experience in the military to the job search and beyond!
Resources for Student Veterans:
- Husky Veterans (Registered Student Organization)
- Student Veteran Life
This is an episode of Conversations on Careers & Professional Life hosted by my colleague, Gregory Heller from the Foster School of Business MBA Career Management Team. If you enjoy this episode, you can find Conversations on Careers & Professional Life on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
Yvonne Wang was an MSCM student who was selected into Amazon's Pathways program through the company's University Recruiting. Jack interviews Yvonne as she provides insights on how to navigate the University Recruiting process.
In the final episode of Season 3, Foster business development manager Chris Milliken interviews Oscar Mayorquin. Oscar is the VP of Supply Chain at Talking Rain Beverage Company which is located just 20 miles east of Seattle. In this interview, he shares invaluable information about the company culture, their significant growth, and impacts of COVID-19 on supply chain.
Chris Milliken connects with Karen Neth, a recruiter at Seattle-area start up, Wyze! In this episode they discuss the culture and overview of the company.
In episode 3.6, Leon Yao (MSIS '19) from shares his career journey in landing a job at Nordstrom and gives advice based on what he's learned in the last couple of years in both applying to jobs and working at Nordstrom.
Occasionally we'll have episodes of "How I Got the Job" in which students share how they got jobs with different companies. In this episode Laura Bettinger from the MSIS program shares how she landed a dream job with McKinsey & Co.
In episode 3.4, Andy Rabitoy, director of Foster Services, provides tips and tricks on how to engage industry professionals in meaningful conversations in networking and informational interview situations.
In episode 3.3, former MSIS alum Soumik Chakraborty describes his journey after the MSIS program to working at Tableau and then Microsoft as a PM. He also provides useful tips and advice for current Specialized Master's students.
In episode 3.2, Foster business development manager Chris Milliken interviews UW alum and Sr Analytics Manager Matt Ravet at Amazon. Matt talks about analytics, his career journey, and the data skills that are valued at companies such as Amazon.
In the new season 3 of Career Chats, Foster business development manager Chris Milliken interviews Foster alum and managing principal Kevin Tam at the cybersecurity consulting firm Coalfire. Kevin shares the skills needed to get into consulting and provides invaluable career advice for students.
1 page or 2 pages for your resume? Good question! Jack and Natalie give their perspectives on how long your resume should be.
In the second episode on resumes, Jack and Natalie discuss how to write compelling bullet points for the Work Experience section by focusing on accomplishments rather than job descriptions.
Not sure what to put in the Additional Information section of a resume? Natalie and Jack discuss why it's important to give this section some thought and energy on a resume.
In the second season of Career Chats, Jack and Natalie dive into the topic of resumes. This first episode of the multi-part series on resumes investigates what sets apart good resumes from bad ones.
In this episode Natalie interviews psychologist Dr. Andrea Salazar-Nuñez from the UW Counseling Center. She provides helpful tips and advice on how students can manage stress and anxiety during the job searching process.
In this episode Natalie and Jack provide tips on interviewing by discussing their own experience with job candidates. They talk about candidates who stood out--both in good and bad ways.
Let's face it: Networking can feel fake and painful. In this episode, Natalie and Jack provide tips on how to make networking easier, and they also describe how Jack was able to network with Natalie to help him land his career coaching role.
A new year is the great time to start thinking about your career moves, but it can feel daunting. In this episode Natalie and Jack give concrete tips on how you can get started in your job search.