Career Development

Tasks

In Summer 2025, I... 

• supported the Women of Color and Allies monthly workshop series as the sole career expert. Informed by women of color feminism, provided general and graduate-specific career support and responsive to student concerns and career needs

• served as the sole grad career advisor, supporting students' summer career needs

• translated our general advising content into videos for students to access to expand reach and allow for more tailored one-on-one advising sessions

• designed academic research around graduate career support

• attended the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) conference in Minneapolis and expanded my network of graduate and postdoc career advisors 

• Participated in two hiring committees for Graduate Assistants (PhD Career Advisor and Master's Career Advisor)

• Grew our LinkedIn Page following to over 315 followers

In AY24/25, I..

• built new collaborations with offices of student service, including the Writing Center 

• explored ways to incorporate AI into the career search and office administration

• created an office blog to capture and share qualitative data about our office's impact

• improved my practice by attending various information session/workshops and joining professional associations such as the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC)

• obtained my Certified Curricula Vitae Writer (CV) certification through the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches

• continued collaborating with the Women of Color and Allies Initiative to plan for upcoming workshops. As a team won an Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award (https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/excellence-in-diversity-equity-inclusion-awards-ceremony)     

• joined the Graduate Career Consortium (GCC) as a Trainee Member and supported the Midwest Regional Director in designing and running Midwest Regional meetings

• participated in a 3-person hiring committee for the Career Services Network (CSN) to hire a full-time All-Major Career Advisor

• supported the development of an Ice Cream Flavor to celebrate Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week, partnering with the dairy store to brainstorm ideas, narrow down flavors, and sign off on design. The Ice Cream flavor, Grad School Grind, was debuted at the MSU Dairy Store in April 2025

In Summer 2024, I... 

• helped design, run, document, and assess the MSU Global Talent Accelerator (GTA) program in collaboration between MSU Office of Graduate Career Development, MSU OISS, and Global Detroit. This program was a competitive 4-session initiative serving international STEM students interested in working in industry in Michigan after graduation. We hosted sessions on Networking, U.S. business etiquette, immigration, and document involving guest speakers, activities, and a field trip to LinkedIn

• supported the Women of Color and Allies monthly workshop series, introducing a recognizable face for graduate student women of color to seek graduate-specific career support and providing a graduate-specific career outlook to supplement the Career Service Network presentations. Balanced my role as a resource but also as an outsider to the identity group by uplifting the women of color as the primary speakers/sources of information for the sessions   

• supported the design and running of student-led PILOT speaker and workshop 8-session series, focused on collaborative career support with MDARD (Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development). Held periodic check-ins with student intern to support pre-series conceptualization and establishment of through-lines, advised on workshop and activity preparation, and presented on the Office of Graduate Career Development resources during workshop sessions

• Participated in two hiring committees for Graduate Assistants at the Graduate School (Master's Career Advisor and Content Development Assistant)

• supported the running and assessment of BESTxMSU Technologies workshop series, a 4-session program designed to support STEM students looking to work in technology transfer or launch Startup businesses 

• aided in the design and execution of professional development sessions during the 4-day Hypertension Summer School (hosted by the American Journal of Hypertension at Loyola University Chicago). Sessions focused on supporting STEM students, post-docs, and faculty in telling their professional story 

• served as the sole grad career advisor, supporting students' summer career needs

• joined the MSU College of Education Alumni Association as a Graduate Student Representative with the goal of building my network

In AY 23/24, I... 

• spearheaded a graduate assistant task force to identify needs and design specialized programing to support international students, including hosting an Alumni speaker event

• was invited to present my workshop "Women in the Workplace" at the STEM Women's Lunch

• created and distributed a biweekly newsletter to inform MSU community about career-related events on and around campus

• advocated for the creation of an office LinkedIn profile as part of our career-support and grew follower count. Posted career-relevant tips, highlighted student achievements, and reposted career-related LinkedIn content