The First Steps
The working world hits you fast. After years in a structured academic environment, you're suddenly facing unfamiliar expectations, unspoken rules, and ambiguous feedback. It takes higher agency to create success in the world, and you may feel adrift in an ocean.
How do you navigate interviews when you've spent years in school? How do you negotiate effectively when you barely know your value? How do you establish credibility when experience can affect perception?
Planning and practice can make a mountain of difference in how well you perform, and while there’s no substitute for decades in the field, a bit of effort on the front end can really smooth the transition and make your early days a success.
This station prepares you for the concrete challenges of career transitions. We'll break down interviewing frameworks, negotiation strategies, and approaches for the critical first 90 days in a new role.