Stagione 1
Crush that Interview Part 2: Climbing the Academic Ladder
Crush that Interview Part 1: Joining a non-profit organization
Get your foot in the door: land that interview
(Original Date of Interview October 6, 2022) Host Christina Cho, and guest Chrystal Ama Starbird (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) talk about the different stages of academia, from graduate student, to postdoc, to junior faculty. They discuss how to prepare for interviews for those different stages and how to walk in an interview confident and self-assured.
(Original Date of Interview September 29, 2022) Host Christina Cho, and guest Danielle Perry (Mass Audubon; NOAA) discuss how to make sure you leave a lasting and good impression. How to prepare for an interview for the non-profit sector, and how to fight imposter syndrome when you're interviewing.
(Original Date of Interview September 29, 2022) Host Christina Cho, and guests Katherine Wu (The Atlantic) and Courtney Schmidt (Narragansett Bay Estuary Program) discuss ways to land an interview, from cold emails and calls, to contacting people you know. How can you leverage your network to get in the door? We also talk about non-traditional STEAM jobs.
Host Dr. Christina Cho shares her story as a first-gen low income college grad and how her first mentor completely changed the trajectory of her life. She shares the inspiration behind Project:STEAM'd! and STEAMD the podcast and how she hopes this podcast series will inspire, encourage, and empower the next generation (and current generation) of STEAMinists.