See around Blind Corners
We blindly make the most important decisions of our early careers. After all, no high school senior has any idea what it actually feels like to be a college freshman. And what college senior can possibly predict the small, big difference-makers of one full-time job versus another?
So, to feel better about this asymmetry, we fill these gaps with all sorts of nonsense data like rankings and “prestige.”
Fortunately, there’s a better way: my coaching style leans heavily on my personal experiences and my extensive network across multiple industries and backgrounds. There’s simply nothing more valuable than getting first-hand accounts of people who have navigated these blind corners before. In other words, this corner isn’t actually blind: it’s just blind to you.
The anonymized anecdotes below will give you a sense of the early-career blind corners where my style of coaching is particularly helpful. But this isn’t a strict menu! If you’re even the slightest bit curious about working together, I’d love to hear from you @GetCoachedbyJay.
Meet the Clients
Carla S.
College student
Carla studied business at an Ivy and led a dance troupe each semester. She spent her summers interning at start-ups. We worked together to distill the data of these experiences and identify a data analytics start-up where she could thrive. Carla avoided the traditional hiring pipeline and had a job offer in hand before graduation.
Katie O.
High school senior
Katie has a passion for cartooning and is waiting to hear back from design schools. But she doesn’t actually know anyone who’s worked in the field. And in my experience, there’s usually some daylight between the fantasy and reality of working in particular industry. So I put Katie in touch with a friend of mine who studied design at USC and worked at Pixar.
Tina A.
Junior associate in Big Law
Tina and I are peers, working hard to stay afloat with the ebbs and flows of Big Law. We chat regularly to compare experiences and keep the day-to-day contextualized within our broader career goals. Understanding how the current job paves the way to even more fulfilling next jobs is key to maintaining your sanity for any pressurized young professional.
Ryan P.
Law student
Ryan worked as a paralegal with law firms and the DOJ, so he knew he wanted to go to law school. Easier said than done! We worked together to strategize the LSAT, optimize his applications, and pick a campus where he could maximize hard and soft learning (instead of blindly attending the highest-ranked program). Ryan is on track to graduate in the top 5% of his class, has a federal clerkship lined up, and we continue working together to make sure he knows what to expect as a junior associate at a big law firm in DC.