Let's Talk UNLV

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Welcome to another episode of Let's Talk. This is public radio. K, U N, V, 91.5 I am your host. Dr scales, and I am happy to have AJ, Angelo here with me. He's a career in Life Design Specialist here at UNLV. So welcome. AJ, Welcome to Let's Talk. Thank you. Thank

Unknown Speaker 0:37
you for having me. I'm glad to be here absolutely. Thank

Speaker 2 0:40
you for accepting the invitation to come. Just as I start all the shows, I'd like to ask you your audience story. How did you end up here at UNLV? What'd you get your undergrad, your master's? How did you end up here in this place?

Speaker 3 0:51
Yeah, yeah, I can explain that. So first, I have a degree from Cal State Long Beach in psychology. I really thought I was going to be like a therapist. That's what I wanted to do originally, but I was like, that's, that's a little small scale for me. I really wanted to help more people, so I tried different things out. I did career coaching for a public or a private university, actually. And when it comes to a private university, it's like, very, it's very numbers based. Like, we want to show off good numbers and show off, like, how many people were getting hired, or anything like that. So I didn't love that. Didn't love that, but it was good experience. And then I moved into working for the government. So I worked for the State of California, doing career coaching there for, like, their public offices, and that was fun, too, but it wasn't exactly what I wanted to do. I always wanted to work at the university level, so that's what I'm doing now, and I'm glad to be here recently. I just started a couple months ago, actually, like three months ago, but I've been doing career coaching for like, four or five years now, and I actually just finished my master's program, literally two weeks ago. Wow, yeah, I was going online at ASU, and, yeah, I just finished it. It was at psychology, but focuses on research, so I'm done with that. And the only reason I why I did it was because I want to be a professor here on campus, so I wanted to either teach here or teach at one of the community colleges. So that's why I did it. Excellent.

Speaker 2 2:08
Excellent. Sometimes it takes a while to actually find your niche. You know, we have all these little jobs that we do in between, and God knows, I've had so many jobs. And of course, I kept coming back to education because that's what I'm good at. That's what I can do, hands down, without even thinking. So I absolutely love helping students in the full gamut of education. So let's get started here. Can you tell us a little bit about your role as a career coach at here at UNLV,

Speaker 3 2:35
yeah. So our goal is to basically help students with anything that has to do with career readiness. So that could be anything from like, some students are like, I just need a resume right now. I'm trying to apply next week. Some students want to talk about, like, I need to plan out a 10 year plan. And that's fine. We can do that. I've talked to students about, like, they might be in their first or second year, and they're already thinking about their doctor. We can help them in that way, helping them with interview readiness. There's a lot of nuance to like the way that we do interviews, basically anything that has to do with getting ready to work. I even have talked to somebody about they wanted to start a streaming career, and that's what they wanted to do for work. Okay, let's have that conversation. So, yeah, anything career readiness we can help any of our students and alumni with. So we are open to alumni that graduated for life. Oh,

Speaker 2 3:19
so you have to be alumni in order to get that service, other than being just a student here. Yes. Oh, okay, okay, so do you guys do mock interviews as well?

Speaker 3 3:27
Yeah, that's one of the things that I love doing. So I what the way that I do it is, if a student wants a mock interview, I'll tell them, Okay, before you show up, I want you to tell me the job description, the place that you're interviewing, and by the time you open up the camera, or the time you show up, I'm gonna pretend like I'm the recruiter and I'm gonna make them very uncomfortable, like my goal is to make them uncomfortable, because I'd rather them be uncomfortable with me and get those like nerves out with us instead of at the interview. So I ask them very tough questions. I purposely ask questions that I know they're not gonna know the answer to, because that's something that might happen. We wanna give them the skills of, well, how do you answer that if you don't know how to answer a question, or you don't know what they're asking about? Wow.

Speaker 2 4:05
So do you guys do the full gamut of the interview process would come with, like, what to wear, what to say in these interviews, what not to say, whether they should have questions to ask at the end, when they when the interviewer always asks you have any questions for us? Because it's kind of like a process of the person that's applying for the job is interviewing the job as well. So do I coach them on what appropriate to ask? Yeah,

Speaker 3 4:28
literally, everything that has to do with the interview. So they'll show up and then they might be wearing something that, like, is not appropriate, like, Okay, you're wearing, you know, tennis shoes. And this is like an office type of job. So we'll comment on that sometimes, since it's now virtual too, we'll comment on like their background or like the background noise. So we'll make comments about like, hey, you know, there's a lot of distractions with like, the stuff that incident, your background, so all of that will also give tips as to like, what are good or bad questions at the end of an interview? Because, yes, those are, you know, there's, there's a way to ask questions at the end of an interview that shows that you're interested. In the position. But, for example, a lot of students come in and then they'll say, you know, we'll be mocking the first interview, and then I'll be like, Okay, and what questions are you gonna ask at the end? And they're like, oh, you know, usually I ask the salary, or usually I ask vacation. I'm like, Hold on, wait, that's not the time to do that during the first interview, maybe after the second interview, maybe after you get a job offer. But just coaching them as like we want to first pretend like we want the job, like we want to explain that we really want that position. And then after we get that like in writing, then we can start like, negotiations. And we also tell them, like, yes, this, this is an interview process that is two ways. It's not just them interviewing you. You have to find out if these companies are a good fit for you, and if anything during the process you don't like, you don't really meld with you can either come talk to us or talk to the people that are important to you, and they can give you feedback as to like, how to figure out if this is a good place for you to work. Wow.

Speaker 2 5:51
Excellent, excellent. So yeah, definitely that first interview is not the time for negotiations. So what about the mission statement of some companies? Do you advise students to our alumni to look at the mission statement of that company to see if it actually fits what they're looking for, if they can abide by that, or if that's something that they value.

Speaker 3 6:09
Yeah. So before anybody goes to an interview or like, even steps foot in there, you need to know the website, the mission statement and the job description, like the back of your hand. So you should know everything about that company before you even get there, and you can use that information to know, like, is this something that I want to do? One the job description could say things that you know you're not really ready to do. Do you want to challenge yourself to do that? Or the mission statement could be aligned with things that you don't really love. So So, for example, a lot of students are looking for something that is very service oriented, or, let's say, philanthropy oriented, and if they don't find that on the mission statement, maybe they won't statement, maybe they won't go towards that type of company. But that's how we also talk about, like, how do you learn about the company before

Speaker 2 6:47
you show up? Wow. Okay. Very good. Very good. So what are some of the most common challenges students face when preparing for their careers?

Speaker 3 6:55
So I think a lot of it is they have a lot of challenges in like, the different steps. So for example, in the resume, when students go online, they look up resume, they're going to see, like, the really bright, colorful resumes with like, some of them have your picture on them. Some of them have like, graphics, and those are not super friendly to the computer programs that are going to scan somebody's resume. So that's a big mistake that we start off, because if you upload one of those resumes, it's pretty and has all these pictures the computer program is going to miss a lot of information. So first, we try to transfer that over to like, a more readable format for the interview portion. Again, it's just asking the wrong questions, or even asking questions that are going to make you seem like you don't want to be there. So for example, even asking a question like, is this going to be a fast paced environment? That's something you might want to know. Like, you might want to ask that during the interview, but that might come off to the employer, like, Well, why? Why are you asking that? Do you not want to work in a fast paced environment? So kind of like, clearing up those issues. We also have a lot of students that talk negatively about previous employers in a not productive way. So there's ways to bring up, like, maybe you did have an issue at a previous job, and students don't know how to like, navigate those problems. There's also not just on the student side, but the employers having to like work with you and in the back and forth that you have to do with the employers, and it's kind of like a dance, like you have to figure out how to like, navigate the employer culture as a student and an employer, so that you can get to like that interview stage or get a job offer. And some students don't want to do that. They just want, you know, something quick and easy handed to them that's not really like the culture of how things are gonna happen. Wow.

Speaker 2 8:27
Okay, so let me ask you this, is it more appropriate now in the day and age that we're living in, of course, in the time of AI and just like you said, there are machines that and computers that are scanning these resumes, versus, you know, 20 years ago when a person was sitting in the back room looking at them. So is it appropriate to leave the picture of, you know, with the colorful stuff on on the resume and the address and stuff like that. What should a student do when it comes to like, putting an address on their resume or putting a picture on should that picture just not be there?

Speaker 3 8:57
Yeah. So the only time a picture would ever be appropriate would be for if they're like an actor or a model, that's the only time a resume should have that, because your face is going to be important. What scares me or what worries us is about the full address. So for example, like a zip code or a picture is the more information you give them, the more chances there are for implicit bias. So we would never want a student to be like, discriminated against or like be judged because of like, how they look or where they live. So even a zip code can just cause implicit bias if somebody knows something about a zip code. So we want to give them only relevant information. So anything that goes onto your resume should be relevant to the job that you're applying to. So if you want to put the city on there, so let's say Las Vegas, Nevada, that's all you need to put. We don't need to give them any more information about your house, because even putting apartment D or something that shows them that you live in an apartment and might have, again, bias on their students put stuff on their like, their interest, like, Oh, I'm sure you would love to put on that you love to travel. That's great. But if an employer sees that, they might think like, oh, this person's going to be taking a lot of time off, so it's just giving them only the information that we want them to. Know, and is relevant to the position that we're applying

Speaker 2 10:02
for. Wow, this is very good information. I'm learning something new sitting here with you because a lot of this stuff I did not know. So it's excellent that we have you on campus and your department on campus to actually, you know, navigate and help students with, you know, something as simple as putting a resume together, you know, interview questions. That's excellent. So how does the job market evolve? How has the job market evolved recently? And what skills do you think students need to focus on to stay competitive for jobs that are out there?

Speaker 3 10:31
So it's changed a lot in that, like one we're kind of worried about AI right now. So we see that kind of just like a trend going on that, like AI is taking people's jobs, and it's can be a little bit scary, but one, we're trying to embrace AI and, like, use it into like, our work. So we even have a course on how to use AI in the job search. So yes, the companies might be using AI against us. Like to scan our resumes, but we're also using AI to to work with them too, to show them, like, the skills that we want to utilize. And there's, there's tools that we can do. So for example, if you don't know how to beef up, like the bullet points on your job description, you can put them into AI, and then AI will feed them back to you with, you know, just more skills focused, or more like details, or just kind of clean them up more professionally. So that's one way that, like the the job market is evolving on both sides. It's also a lot of the computer science roles are like, people think that they're like being a lot more competitive. So that's another thing that we're kind of like keeping an eye on. How are those like, tech roles are increasing or decreasing. It also works with like the election cycle. So the election cycle because of people kind of wanting to know where it's going to go. It's like companies kind of put things on hold. So that's another thing that like, is worrying a lot of students right now, but it's just the companies that are kind of slowing things down right now, just to wait to see how everything happens, and it's just constantly changing on and on. The last thing I want to mention is that students are kind of having to change the culture of the hiring practices. So for example, let's think back 3040, years. You could walk into a company and just hand off a resume, and now it's totally different. And it's because the generation that was using computers was like, no, let's start doing it this way. So they started changing the culture. Now the new culture of the new students are kind of changing the culture as well and saying, like, Hey, I'm going to be applying to you, and you need to reach out to me. Or, if not, like, I'm not going to feel this is a good company. So it's putting pressure on the employers as well to kind of move things quicker through the process. There's a lot of changes, and we kind of try to keep up with them, even we've had resume samples from like, five years ago, and we update them every year if we can, so we can keep up with like, what they're looking for. Wow.

Speaker 2 12:35
Let me ask you this, do you think that covid had an effect on the job market? Because, you know, it was proven to us that a lot of us, we can do our jobs from home. So since going back into the office after covid, do you think that covid has had an effect on how employers react or interact with those that are seeking jobs?

Speaker 3 12:56
Yeah, so with covid, what happened was that a lot of the jobs, we're moving all the way, all to remote. But the more important part would be the interview process can now be remote. I know that that we used to, you know, fly people out across the country to, like, have an interview in person, but now it's like, well, we could just do it remotely. So that's a good thing on the student side, that if you want to travel, if you want to move abroad, that's a positive of it. The other side would be that it's a lot of students are sort of expecting remote work because, like, well, I can work remote. Well, yeah, but you know, the companies might not want you to work remote. So a lot of students come to us and say, like, well, I want a fully remote job. And usually those jobs are more like experienced jobs. It's not going to be like a job straight out of college. It might be, you know, you've proven yourself at the company, and then you've earned the right to work from home after you show yourself. So it's going both ways, where some students are benefiting from it, but at the other end, they might not be ready to like tackle on what's like covid world or post covid world?

Speaker 2 13:52
Wow, wow. Covid has changed so much in the world that we know. What are some of the ways that students can learn about industries that are in demand, and you know, and companies also that you know, will say, hey, yeah, you know, after you have maybe a year experience, six months experience, we will allow you to work from home, maybe two or three days a week, or something to that effect. How do they find out what companies are in demand when it comes to that? So

Speaker 3 14:14
we actually have a tool on our website. It's on if you Google UNLV career, launch on our website from a computer. And then on top, there's a button that says Job trend data. And I always, I love showing people that, because if you click on it, it'll pull up a job. So you can type in, let's say, graphic designer for Las Vegas County, and it'll show you the trends of how that's going. Is that something that's in demand? Is it growing? Is it declining? Which is very important to know, is this like a declining industry? And it also shows what companies are hiring those students on the local basis. So it'll tell you like, these are the top 20 companies that hire graphic designers in this area. So I love that tool. I love showing it off to students. It's a great tool for them to kind of learn about these industries. And we bring it up a lot in our lectures and our workshops, so that students. And use it to kind of look at their own field. Is this something that's going to continue to grow? Is that where the trends are going, just because they want to keep up to date with all that information? And what was the website? Was that again? So it's, if you Google UNLV career launch, and it's always going to be the first link, especially if you're in this area, UNLV career lunch, okay, fantastic,

Speaker 2 15:17
fantastic. I hope students wrote that down, or, you know, got that on their phone. UNLV career lunch. So what? What advice do you have for students who are unsure about their career path? What career path to pursue?

Speaker 3 15:29
Yeah, so that's sort of a conversation we have with students. We've had students that have absolutely zero idea, don't even know where to start. So with that, we can start with, let's say, an assessment. So, you know, you can go online, like, what jobs for me? And then it asks you a lot of like, value questions, what do you like? What do you have fun with? And it'll spit back, I don't know, 20 jobs. And it's like, for me, for example, when I took it for me, it gave me camp counselor, and I was just like, No, I do not like the sun. No, thank you. Like, I'm not going outside, yeah? But so, but so, but that's an example of, like, Okay, wait, so cam counselor does have things that I like. It does have, you know, the helping people, the teaching portion. So we start there, like, Fine, let's take a career assessment and see what suggestions it gives. And then it also, like, assesses your values, and we take that information and kind of have a conversation. Well, what was it about these jobs that you do like or don't like? We talk to them about like, Okay, well, what do you see your life being as some students are like, Well, I just see myself working as little as possible, and I really want to focus on having a family or having fun outside of work. Okay, let's talk about careers that can fulfill that. Or some students are like, I really want to do something that's going to help people, that is going to make an impact. Okay, let's talk about it that way, so, and then also talking about like, what are their skills. What are they good at? So some students want the high paying job, but they're like, but I hate math. Okay, fine. Let's find a job that has high pay but is not heavy on like the sciences or math.

Speaker 2 16:50
Wow, excellent. You know, so many times students make choices, you know, especially even when choosing a major. So many students choose majors that you know. After maybe three years, four years, they decide, You know what, maybe I don't want this. Or they go on and graduate college with that degree and then decide not to work in that area. So what are some of the common mistakes that students make in job searches, and how can they avoid them? Yeah,

Speaker 3 17:14
so with the job search, a lot of students kind of like, even with their like, major selection, they just kind of like, lock themselves in and say, like, I want this one thing, and I they don't really look at, like, alternative options to get there. So, like, my job title says it's career and life design. The life design portion talks about leaving things open, leaving things open to like, change or problems or fixing these problems. So it's just looking at your whole life instead of just, like looking at things in chunks. So that's what students kind of do. They kind of pigeons and hold themselves to like, for example, I had a conversation with a student a few days ago that was very set on a certain company, and they didn't want to look anywhere else. They just wanted that one company. And I was like, Wait, it would be better if you kind of picked up experience somewhere else and then ended up at this company. But they were so set on this one company that, like, they didn't want to take the conversation anywhere else. But if we have those conversations about, like, Well, where else could you end up? Or what else could you do in the meantime, can we try something else so that we can kind of learn about the industry that might help prepare them better than just, kind of like locking themselves to one idea? So another thing is just having those conversations with me, with people around them, with professors. So we call those like informational interviews, where you talk to people about the fields or the things you're interested in. And a lot of students kind of just have an idea of what they want to do, and kind of get stuck on that, but never really like do the research for it.

Speaker 2 18:32
So when you have situations like that, how do you get around trying to get the student to look at something else you know, with all the time you thinking in your head, or you knowing, okay, this is not going to be a good fit for you because of x, y and z. So how do you get the student to consider a different company? Yeah,

Speaker 3 18:49
so we explain to them the benefits. Hopefully, I would why rather they convince themselves that it's a good idea and explain the benefits of like, let's take a step back and look at this picture as a whole. Do you think it would be better if we kind of beefed up our resume by doing something else in the meantime, taking an internship or applying for, like, a lesser company that that you don't that's, that's not your goal company, but it's a company that you were, like, not thinking about so that that's kind of how we have those conversations, of like, directing them somewhere else, but that letting them understand, like, the benefits of it. I would never if somebody has sat on that idea. I would never want to, like, take that away from them, but I want to explain to them, like, the best way to get to that role would be kind of preparing yourself for that. So for example, for me, I always use myself as an example. That private school that I worked at, it was a good school. It had its benefits. It just wasn't for me, but I knew I had to be there for a year or two so that I could build up the experience to transfer where I wanted to end up. And I don't think it was like a bad thing. I think it was just part of my journey, and explaining to students like, yeah, if you want to end up at this goal company or this goal position, we might have to do things on the front end to kind of get prepared for that.

Speaker 2 19:55
Yeah, yeah, because so many times employers look for that experience. You know, I've had. At jobs where I knew that I wasn't going to stay in but I needed the experience for my resume, so that's why I stayed at a lot of those jobs. So do you have any success stories from, you know, current students or alum that have come that have used your program and are very successful right now? Do you have any other things?

Speaker 3 20:18
Yeah, even though I've just got here, I already have, like, a couple stories that, like, are just, I don't know. They just make me happy to listen to them. So for example, one of them was a student who was like, he had never applied anywhere, and he was like, I don't know what to do. Like, I applied here, and I want to know what to do after that. I was like, well, we can follow up. We'll send an email See how it's going. And we worked together to type up an email, and the student sent it off. And then two weeks later, he sent me another email, like, I got the job. And I don't know if that would have happened if he hadn't sent that email, but just something as simple as, like reaching out for a student on his first job, and like guiding him through that helped him get that position. And that's that that was great. I mean, feel good to like, actually be like, an influence that way. I had another student who was we were talking things out. They were very upset about everything. And like, you know, nothing's coming through. This was like, the third or fourth conversation that we had had, and like, trying to trying different things, and she was very upset mid meeting, and then I'm talking explaining things, like, it's okay, you know, this is what happens. And then all of a sudden, like, I can tell she was not paying attention to me, and I was just like, Is Is everything okay over there, because we were on like, a video call, and I was like, trying to get her attention back. And she was just like, Hold on one sec. And I just waited. And then she was just like, I just got a job offer. Like, middle of the conversation, she had realized that she got an email come through and she had a job offer. And I was like, oh, okay, so we were just in the middle of, like, being upset about, like, nothing coming through, and then, yeah, in the middle of the meeting that a job offer came through for her, and it's just that's what we try to help them through, like helping them, it's not an easy process. It's something that we have to go through and take our time with. And for her, that that was her time, she finally found a job offer that was like, something that she was looking for. Wow,

Speaker 2 21:56
yeah, it's important that students understand also that, you know, companies have to do their due diligence as well. You know whether that's checking backgrounds or checking references or whatever, but at some point the offer is going to come. You know whether, yes, you got the job, or we decide to go in a different direction, blah, blah, blah, but they have to realize also that companies have to have that time to do their work as well. So how important is it for internships? And what advice do you give students about securing an internship?

Speaker 3 22:24
Yeah, so internships are super important, because we even see a statistic like, let's I believe it was from the National College Association. I forgot the exact title, but it said something like, if you have an internship, there's a 2.2% chance, or, sorry, 2.2 times chance, that you're going to get that job offer. So when it's going to increase your likelihood of getting hired somewhere, but two, it's just going to give you those skills that you need. It's a short term job. You don't have to commit to it. It's just something that you can pick up experiences in. And it's very helpful for a graduate, basically, a graduate that has an internship versus one who doesn't, is going to have a better time working in their field. So for example, again, for me, I unfortunately didn't have an internship. Nobody told me it was a good idea, and I had to sell my pizza pizza place experience to like the jobs I was applying to. And it was a hard sell until I finally got some experience. It was actually helpful. So what we want students to do is kind of the sweet spot for internships, it would be like year three, because second year, they might not know enough experience, or not. Know, they might not know enough of the stuff that need, that is needed for those fields. And year four might be too late. You know, they might be scrambling to, like, finish your schooling. So I think year three would be a good spot and just applying anywhere. Just, I know they might think like, I might not get hired here. Just go everywhere. Just try to open up your doors with as many applications as possible. Yeah,

Speaker 2 23:39
exactly. You know, those those internships are very good for helping to bolster and build that resume. Because a lot of times, you know, especially if you're applying for an office job, employers are going to be looking for those soft skills, you know, like, do you have customer service skills? Are you able to answer phone correctly? Are you able to use a copy or Microsoft Word, you know? So they look for those skills well. And having those internships is very good for building those resumes. So what strategies do you recommend for students to build meaningful professional networks while still here in school at UNLV?

Speaker 3 24:11
The biggest thing they could do is go to events. So we have so many events on campus, all departments, I think you have some events. Student

Speaker 2 24:18
Diversity Programs have tons of events. They have one coming up today, actually. So, oh,

Speaker 3 24:22
wow, yeah. So all of those events, you just need to go. Go make friends, make connections, with your classmates, with the people around you, with the professors, with, for example, we're going to be bringing, unfortunately, by the time this airs, we will have done our career fair, but hopefully our students were there, and we do it every semester. But just go to the events. Make friends, continue to network, build your network, because you never know when, three years later, you can reach out to that one contact that ended up working in human resources somewhere else, so that you can ask them about, like a job, or ask them about a position. They say that a lot of the jobs that are currently being created, or a lot of people that are getting hired are done through networking. So it's like the invisible job. Job market. Of you're getting a job because somebody offered it to you that you know, instead of you actually going through the application channels. Yeah,

Speaker 2 25:06
it brings up that cliche, you know, it's not what you know is who you know you know. And being here on campus, the short time that I've been here, I actually started last semester, I've had students contact me for different letters, you know, one, actually two students for recommendation letter for a particular job, one for a particular sorority that's here on campus she's trying to become a part of, and she needed a letter from someone on campus. And I got to meet these students actually from coming to events. So just attend these events, talk to people, show yourself friendly, and you know, you never know. You know how someone will be able to help you down the line when you actually need that. So what roles do you see technology and AI playing in future career development and job searches?

Speaker 3 25:48
Yeah, so like I said, the computer program on the on their end is going to be scanning your resume. But what I see is that students are not like embracing the AI and embracing how they can use it for themselves. So another example is that there's applications online that either can apply for you or can scan your resume. So for example, one of them, it's called job analytics. It's a free app or a free extension for Chrome. You upload your resume onto the computer program, and then it'll compare it to a job description. So it'll say your resume is a 30% match or a 70% match based on this job description which would make it more likely for you to get hired, and then it'll give you tips on, like, how to improve the resume. So I think that would be a great opportunity for students to, like, improve their own job search, and also just keeping up with technology in general, we get some students that, like, don't have, like, the email skills or the Excel skills that are just basic to any job that you might need. So students might think like, oh, well, you know, I know how to use my phone. And we might think like, Oh, they're so good with their technology. Look how fast they just, you know, open up their Tiktok. But opening up a Tiktok is way different skill than like, scheduling emails or keeping a calendar ready to go. So we want to make sure that students keep up with that technology side too, because that's going to be basically intertwined to computer. It's going to be intertwined to the job market going forward. Wow.

Speaker 2 27:06
Okay, okay, so if a student wanted to contact you, to ask questions or to be, you know, take part in your workshops, how would they do that?

Speaker 3 27:16
So if they want to know about our events? So on career launch. So again, that was UNLV career launch Google that all the way at the bottom there's an Events tab, and they can see all the stuff that we are doing. So all the events that are coming up. We are still doing some towards the end of the semester. We also try to make ourselves available at tabling. If a student actually wants a one on one appointment and they want to talk to us, they can either do that at walk ins. We have walk ins Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, from 10 to four in the ASC, or they can make an appointment through their handshake account, and on there for the career center, they can make an appointment with one of us. There is a couple different career coaches, and we're all ready to help them in whatever they need. So that could be a 45 minute conversation about resumes or CVs or grad school applications, all of that is available for us to give to the students because we want them to be career readiness or to help them take that next step.

Unknown Speaker 28:02
Wow, excellent. What's your best piece of advice for students?

Speaker 3 28:06
So my go to advice, because I know I or I wish somebody had given this to me, would be make connections with your professors, or get those letter, letters of recommendations that you were talking about, because when I applied to grad school, it was so awkward having to email professors five years later and say, Hey, can I get a letter of recommendation? I know you probably don't remember me, but this is what I did there. If I had made those connections while in school, that would have been way better for me, way easier and again, less awkward. So that's my piece of advice, if you're even considering grad school, or if you want to get those recommendations, that that's what you need to do make connections with those professors that will help you with those recommendations.

Speaker 2 28:44
Excellent. Thank you so much. AJ Angelou, thank you so much Career and Life Design Specialist here at UNLV. Thank you so much for taking the invitation and coming and speaking with us about what you do over there, and telling us about the services that is offered here on campus for students and alums. So thank you so much. Yes, yes. Thank

Unknown Speaker 29:04
you for having me. It was great. And hi to all the students.

Speaker 2 29:07
Is there an email address that students, if they want to email you, that they can email you? So if a student

Speaker 3 29:12
wants to get in contact with a career coach, they can email careerlifedesign@unlv.edu so that's careerlifedesign@unlv.edu but if they want to email me directly, go ahead. It's just a J period, Angulo, A, N, G, u, l, o@unlv.edu,

Speaker 2 29:28
excellent. Thank you so very much. And that is KU N, V 91.5, let's talk, and thank you so much for being here we look forward to next week. Thank you. Bow

Dr. Renee Watson 29:42
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