All Things College and Career

Join us for an in-depth discussion that covers everything that you need to know about the medical school admissions process with Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, an expert in the field. We get all your questions answered:

√ What are your chances for Medical School Admission?

√ What is a good GPA for Medical School Admissions and how is it broken down?

√ What is a good MCAT score?

√ How to get into medical school from high school?

√ Should you consider a D.O. program?

√ Should you consider attending a Caribbean medical school?

√ What are your best options for admissions if you do not have the best stats?

√ What are the “four pillars” of medical school admissions?

√ What to expect with the medical school interview process

√ Should you take a gap year (or more) between college and medical school?

√ How to write the personal statement

√ What is the most underrated aspect of the medical school admissions process?

√ How many schools should you apply to?

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SHOW NOTES:

Email Shirag: [email protected]
Visit Shirag’s Website: Shemmassian Consulting
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Check out the MSAR tool that Shirag was talking about: MSAR Tool

What is the #1 way that college students get hired? Join us to learn all the benefits of Handshake. Currently Handshake has about 8 million student users, over 500,000 employers and over 1200 colleges and universities on their platform.

Handshake democratizes opportunity for all students providing equity and access. Handshake also provides a perfect opportunity for employers to connect with student talent.

In this Episode You will Learn:

• How Handshake democratizes opportunity for all students by providing equity and access to opportunities
• How Handshake can help students establish real relationships and provide them with networking opportunities
• How Students can have direct access to employers and opportunities
• Who Christine looks up to and how she got started

Forward this Episode to:

√ Anyone working in Career Services in Higher Ed institutions

√ Employers looking to hire college students

√ College Students looking for job opportunities
√ Anyone working in Education
√ Career Services Providers
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Music Production by Lena Ozea: Lena Ozea Sound CloudTechnical Production: Richard Barnett
Introduction by: Patricia Walsh
SHOW NOTES:
Visit Handshake: HandshakeFollow Handshake on Instagram: Handshake | InstagramFollow Handshake on LinkedIn: Handshake | LinkedInFollow Christine on LinkedIn: Christine Cruzvergara | LinkedIn
Learn About Dr. Farouk Dey
Learn About Andy Chan

Do you work in career services or career development? If so, join us for an in-depth conversation with Rich Feller, PhD, a nationally known and respected leader in the career development space.
We ask Rich how career coaches/counselors can best serve the public and he offers some incredible advice that you will not want to miss including the best four questions to ask your students and clients.

We also discussed strategies for job seekers and Rich provides some great tips for everyone from high school age through to retirement.

We talk about the HEROIC G Mindset model that Rich has created which helps people to negotiate any situation that life may present from changing jobs to receiving a cancer diagnosis.

You will learn about many programs and tools that Rich has created that will assist anyone looking for career clarity or guidance
It was enlightening getting into the “weeds” with Rich on topics such as the challenges people face in breaking out of poverty or minimum-wage jobs, and the difficulties associated with up-skilling or acquiring an education. Also, Rich shares his thoughts on a variety of career theories.

Rich is a talented, kind, and humble man that leaves us with a wealth of tools and knowledge. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Rich as much as we did.

Forward this podcast to:

• Career Coaches
• Career Counselors
• Anyone working in Higher Ed Career Centers
• Job Seekers
• Academic Advisors
• Anyone working in Career Services
• School Counselors

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Show Notes:

Visit Rich's WebsiteEmail Rich: [email protected]Take the YouScience Assessment or Visit the Website to Learn More
Check out Conversations Matter | One Life ToolsListen to Rich’s Interview on the HEROIC G Mindset

Music Production by Lena Ozea: Lena Ozea Sound CloudTechnical Production: Richard Barnett
Introduction by Patricia Walsh

Interested in learning what it takes to become a Quality Assurance Engineer? Packaging Science expert? Our guest, José Díaz Aquino, shared that if you have eaten Cheerios in your lifetime, “I, no kidding, probably packaged it.”
José shares his wealth of expertise in quality assurance engineering where he reached high levels of responsibility at General Mills.
You will learn the advantages and drawbacks of working as a quality assurance engineer, what it takes to prepare for a career in this field and why our bags of chips have so much air in them. 🤔
José is so well-rounded. He played basketball in college and talks about a complete career switch to become the Assistant Director of Career Programming at Northern Arizona University, which you will learn about in this podcast.
José is talented, funny, smart, and kind. He was a pleasure to interview!

Forward this podcast to anyone interested in learning more about:

• Quality Assurance Engineering
• Quality & Regulatory Operations Manager
• Packaging Science
• Chemical Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Food Scientists
• Microbiologists
• Switching Careers
• Career Services

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Music Production by Lena Ozea: Lena Ozea Sound CloudTechnical Production: Richard Barnett
Introduction by Patricia Walsh

SHOW NOTES:

Follow José on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-r-diaz-aquino/Follow José on Twitter: @JoseDiazAquino

Books & Authors we Talked About:

Dr. Dawn Graham | Switchers: How Smart Professions Change Careers – And Seize Success

Michelle R. Weise, PhD | Long-Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist Yet

What does the future of work and learning look like?
What do you need to know to prepare?
According to Dr. Michelle Weise, “for the future of work, we are all going to have to be very skilled problem solvers and system thinkers” and “that really does require a different approach on the part of higher-ed institutions in cultivating those kinds of learners.”
Michelle’s work focuses on the bottom 25% of income earners and what needs to change to help them to overcome barriers that prevent them from achieving academic and career success. One of the largest barriers Michelle describes is solving for time and lack of funds.
We talk about the role of A.I's role:

• Helping to bridge the gap for employers to understand if a potential employee has the skill set they need.
• Helping employees to feel confident that the education or training that they are pursuing will lead to work.

Right now, we are teaching in silos. Things will need to become more interdisciplinary. Michelle provides examples of organizations that are doing it well.
Refer this podcast to:

• Anyone struggling to move forward in their career
• Anyone needing free resources to up-skill
• Higher Ed | Career Planners/Counselors/Academic Advisors
• College Planners/Counselors
• Employers

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Visit Website: Academic and Career Advising ServicesSchedule an Appointment with Academic & Career Advising ServicesEmail Meg: [email protected]
Music Production by Lena Ozea: Lena Ozea Sound CloudTechnical Production: Richard Barnett
Introduction by Patricia Walsh

SHOW NOTES:
Buy Michelle’s Book on Amazon: Long Life Learning: Preparing for Jobs that Don't Even Exist YetFollow Michelle on Twitter: @rwmichelle
Follow Michelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rwmichelle/Visit Michelle’s Website: https://www.riseanddesign.io/
Michelle collaborated with Clayton M. Christensen on a Book | Hire Education: Mastery Modularization, and the Workforce Revolution: