GPP Podcast: Career Coaching for Budding Advocates, Politicos, Policy Wonks & Social Entrepreneurs
Are you a burgeoning policy wonk, politico, change agent, advocate, or public sector or nonprofit leader? Dreaming of being a diplomat, running for office, or founding a nonprofit? The Washington University in St. Louis Career Center has you covered. Join Amy Heath-Carpentier and Susan Craig, lecturers in international affairs and co-directors of the WashU Career Center's Government and Public Policy Work Group (GPP), to assess, explore, search, and launch a career in the complex and, too often, opaque world of government, policy, nonprofits, and advocacy.
- Update frequency
- every 102 days
- Average duration
- 15 minutes
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Salary Negotiation
Career consultant Andy Harber joins fellow coach Susan Craig to discuss how to negotiate a starting salary in the mission-driven world.
Some of the resources they discuss include:
Social Work Licensure
Career coach Amber Brown joins Susan to discuss the ins and outs of obtaining a Social Work license. Check out the resources mentioned in the episode:
Association of Social Work Boards - click "gettin…
The Scoop on Fellowships
Dean Megan Peabody joins Susan to share her thoughts on fellowships. She has great advice on when and how to think about fellowships, where to find them and a few you may never have heard of!
Learn mo…
Thinking about Law School
Are you law school curious? Join Susan and special guest Ahmar Ursani to learn about how to think about and prepare for the possibility.
Here are some of the resources referenced:
WashU Pre-Law Advis…
How to Make the Most of Your Summer
In this short episode, Amy and Susan offer a few tips for how to learn about yourself, your interests, and what environment you work best in while you're doing whatever it is you're doing this summer…
Offers
In this episode, Amy and Susan share tips on handling offers for internships and jobs in government, policy, advocacy, nonprofits, and international affairs. Some resources you might consider using:
O…
LinkedIn: Profiles and Tips
Do you have a LinkedIn profile? Wondering how to get more out of the platform? You can mine it for much more than internship listings, but first you should be your profile in order. Amy and Susan pro…
Figuring Out and Charting Your Path in a Career in Government, Policy, Advocacy, Nonprofit, and International Affairs
How do you figure out your path when careers in government, policy, advocacy, and international affairs are remote and opaque, sometimes intentionally so? Season 2 of the GPP Podcast launches with th…
All About Interviews
Amy and Susan provide insight and skills to help you prepare for your interview and land that internship or job. Whether it's your first interview or your tenth, there is something here for you.
Some…
Just for Parents!
Our 2021 grads asked us to produce an episode just for the parents, family, and friends of students interested in government, policy, advocacy, nonprofit, or international affairs. Amy and Susan expl…
All About Writing Samples
Many applications ask you to submit a writing sample with your resume and cover letter. What should you send? Amy and Susan discuss your options, how to interpret what the hiring manager is looking f…
How to Write Amazing Cover Letters
In this episode we talk about how to make your cover letter stand out from the stack. We'll offer some tips so that your cover letter is as much about the organization you're applying to as it is abo…
Internship Search Strategies - Part 4 Listings & Job Boards
When you imagine yourself searching for an internship, you likely see yourself scrolling through internship listings on a job board, but surprise! This isn't the most effective use of your limited ti…
Internship Search Strategies - Part 3 Networking
Networking! Just the idea provokes dread in the most steadfast of hearts, but networking isn't mingling. The core tool in networking is informational interviewing, which is almost like a qualitative …
Internship Search Strategies - Part 2 Targeting
Internship Search Strategies for Government, Policy, & Advocacy Part 2: Targeting!
In the last episode, Amy and Susan discussed internship search strategies for government, policy, advocacy, internat…
Internship Search Strategies - Part 1 Overview
Internship Search Strategies for Government, Policy, & Advocacy
Amy and Susan discuss internship search strategies for government, policy, advocacy, and international affairs. They detail the three el…
The Four Phases of the Career Development Process
In this episode, Susan and Amy describe the four phases of the career development process (Assess, Explore, Search, and Launch). They provide insider tips for how these phases unfold in government, p…
Resumes for Government, Policy, and Advocacy
Susan and Amy discuss the document that's central to internship and job applications: the resume. They cover why the resume is central to government, policy, and advocacy applications, how to format …