Major Choices
Major Choices is a podcast that helps you design the career you want. With each episode you’ll get a quick booster shot of career confidence to get you launched towards a fulfilling career. Hosted by board certified career coach, Rachel Gerber, Major Choices is a podcast from the Career Development Center at Indiana University.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 22 minutes
- Episodes
- 60
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 14: Welcome to Season 3!
In this season trailer, Rachel outlines what to expect in this next in the Major Choices Podcast, including unveiling a few new segments giving you an insiders look into the world of work and choosin…
Minor Choices: Resume Quirks
Rachel and Nathan talk about unique things on their resumes that have helped them in their career journeys.
Ep 13: The Art of Networking
In this episode, Rachel and Nathan discuss the importance of networking and how to start a process that can sometimes seem awkward or mysterious! Later in the episode, Rachel chats with Jeremy Gray a…
Minor Choices: Asking for a Reference
In this episode, Rachel and Nathan talk about how to ask for a reference that will help you to pursue internships, opportunities, and jobs.
Ep 12: SWOT Your Life
There is nothing worse than feeling stuck career wise. What should you pursue? Is it worth it? Is it reasonable? Is it even a good idea? In this episode, Nathan and Rachel teach a particular tech…
Minor Choices: Favorite Advice
In this Minor Choices, Rachel and Nathan share a favorite piece of advice they were given when they were in college.
Ep 11: The Key to Finding your Success
We have all heard the common career adage, “Do what you love and never work a day in your life!” In this episode Nathan and Rachel debunk this advice and suggest a better way towards success--identif…
Minor Choices: Part-time jobs
In this Minor Choices, Rachel and Nathan share a quick story about part-time jobs they have held.
Ep 10: Why Career Coaching Matters
In this episode Rachel and Nathan talk all about working with a career coach, and how it can benefit you! C.J. Brooks from the IU Career Development Center also joins to share his perspective on how …
Minor Choices: Networking Stories
Nathan and Rachel swap two networking stories from their own career pathways.
Ep 9: Resilient and Ready for Anything
What does choosing your major, a global pandemic, and transitioning to college have in common? Resiliency. In this episode Nathan and Rachel explore what it takes to navigate through these major ev…
Ep 7: Make it Rain! Occupations that make bank
Looking for a major that makes a lot of money? In this episode Nathan and Rachel explore career fields that traditionally bring in a hefty paycheck, but also offer some other non-traditional options…
Ep 6: I Just want to Help
Mr. Rogers once said, “Look for the helpers.” What do you do when you know you want to help, but aren’t exactly sure what that looks like career wise? In today’s episode, Rachel and Nathan offer tac…
Ep 5: Overcoming Decision Fatigue
Do you suffer from decision fatigue? Each day on average people make over 30,000 decisions - small ones from what to wear, eat for breakfast or when to cross the street. In today's episode, Rachel an…
Ep 4: Wired
Our personality is one of the biggest attributes that makes us uniquely who we are. How do we learn more about the intricacies of our personality to make informed career decisions? In this episode, R…
Ep 3: Do what you Love (but is that enough?)
We often hear career advice that shouts, “Do what you love!” But is this really the best wisdom? What happens when our passions fall short? In this episode, Rachel and Nathan debunk this common myt…
Ep 2: Know Thyself
Industries today are changing at lightning speed--so maybe choosing to pursue that ‘hot career’ isn’t actually the most foolproof way to decide on a career path. What’s a better way forward? In toda…
Series Premiere: Navigating the Major Choices of Life
Coming to college and choosing a major often feels HUGE. How can we prepare ourselves for this choice without going nuts? In this episode we discuss best practices to help you start to answer that a…