How do you celebrate an achievement as memorable and important as your college graduation during COVID-19? How can you cope with feelings of loss, sadness, or being overwhelmed because graduation didn’t look the way you planned? In All Careers Considered’s first crossover episode, Maria talks to Rachel Gerber and Nathan Langfitt, hosts of the Major Choices podcast and career coaches from Indiana University's Career Development Center, to think about how to tackle big feelings around graduation.

Entering the job market during times of economic uncertainty can be daunting, but you’re not alone. In this episode, IU alumna Rishika Murthy, a seasoned digital marketing and communications professional based in Los Angeles, talks with All Careers Considered host Molly McCurdy about what it was like to enter the job market with a graduate degree during the 2008 recession.  Tune in to hear how she turned lemons into lemonade and how with a little hope, persistence, and willingness to challenge yourself, you can too.

At the end of the 2008-2010 recession, career coach Maria Cambone scored a summer job as a lumberjack on a chainsaw crew in rural Colorado. That experience helped her get her first and second full-time jobs – even though it had nothing to do with her International Affairs major. Maria offers advice on how to remain flexible with your summer plans and how to tell incredible stories about unexpected journeys to help you get ahead in your career.

Hey Hoosiers, welcome to the end of the Spring 2020 semester and Season 2 of All Careers Considered. Corona got you down? This season, we’re sharing stories from alumni who faced similarly tough economic times in the 2008-2010 recession to help you with your job and internship searches. Tune in for more from your hosts, Maria Cambone and Molly McCurdy.

Trans, non-binary, genderqueer, and agender college students deserve respect and welcome at Indiana University's career fairs. But if you're a trans job or internship seeker, how do you decide what name to use on your resume? Can you include your pronouns on your clothes or on your application documents? What if it's important to be recognized as who you are -- but it's important to have the opportunity to build experience, too? Maria talks through early ideas to consider as you decide whether or how to disclose your gender identity at a career fair.

Going to a career fair as a college student with a visible or invisible disability or as an LGBTQ+ college student brings extra layers of context to consider. Recruiters won't always see past their biases. So how do you decide when the best time to disclose will be, or if you want to disclose at all? 

How do you participate in a college career fair when you're an international student who needs work authorization to have an internship or full-time job in the U.S.? Learning to talk to recruiters about your skills, expertise, and about what work visas really entail can set you up for success. 

Okay, so there's someone who wants to hire students like you for a job or an internship who is showing up on campus to decide who to interview. What do you say to them to start a natural conversation and make a good impression? In this episode, you'll get a real quick recipe for a great career fair elevator pitch.

Over half of employers hiring at career fairs at Indiana University report that the students they see at career fairs aren’t meeting their expectations about what they should wear or what they need to bring. Listen in for tips about how to put your best foot forward and make a great first impression. 

You're going to your first college career fair, or maybe you just want a refresher since it's been a whole year since you did this. Maria talks about what you need to know about a company before you go talk to a recruiter, and shares gold-star tips to get your name on their interview list before the fair even starts.