From Here, To There

In this episode, we talk to Erin O’Donnell, who graduated in 2011 with degrees in International Relations and Psychology. She now works as an Associate Director of Education and Global Programs at The House Institute Foundation. We discuss how uncertainty is a career strength, how to maintain a work life balance, and some untraditional resources that can help both in your career and life.

Christine Barthelemy majored in Biopsychology at Tufts and is currently working as a Regulatory Specialist at Boston Children’s Hospital. She is also a cofounder of Sapphire Hues, a community organization centered around uplifting art and literature of people of color. In this episode, the Career Fellows talked with Christine about how she balances her passions with her work life, and how she feels her time at Tufts prepared her to do so.

Esther Kim is an alum from the class of 2015. She graduated with majors in American Studies and Child Studies & Human Development and now works as a high school counselor at Lexington High school. In this episode, she describes her counseling role, transformational education experiences that encouraged her to work in education, and her wish to empower students and young people especially through doing community-based work.

In this episode, we are joined by Ralfi Salhon, who graduated in the class of 2020 and was an international student from Turkey. He majored in computer science at Tufts and now works as a front-end developer at Talos Trading. We discuss Ralfi’s advice for setting oneself up for success as an international student doing job search, doing personal projects as a useful way to develop technical skills, and tips to embolden listeners when interviewing and networking.

In our first episode, we are joined by Zach Merchant from the class of 2017. Zach majored in political science at Tufts and is now working as a reporter at WUSA9 while also attending law school at Georgetown. While a student at Tufts, Zach served as the president of 180 Consulting and worked towards a career in consulting until he changed course during his junior year. In this episode, Zach tells us about his transition from consulting to journalism, the resources he utilized to find opportunities, and mentors that supported him.