How do you align you career to your values, interests and skills?

Rob Pearson is here to help answer this question. As Assistant Dean of Professional Development and Career Planning at Emory University in the Laney Graduate School, Rob specializes in helping students answer the hard questions. He knows that career planning can be daunting, but that it doesn’t have to be!

Episode #5 of the Informational Interview 2.0 Podcast uncovers tips, tricks, and tools to help those who are asking what the next steps are for their future.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Innovation in higher education: how universities can prepare their students for success
• The process of evaluating career options starting with your values, skills, and goals
• Tips for graduate students on how to communicate, network, and market themselves
• The importance of harnessing and showcasing your strengths (We LOVE Clifton Strengths!)
• How and where you can develop a digital footprint
• Why networking is valuable and how to improve your skills
• How educators can inspire, mentor and support their students effectively
• Navigating the future of innovation and career planning.

About Rob Pearson
Rob Pearson currently serves as Assistant Dean of Professional Development and Career Planning in the Laney Graduate School at Emory University. He earned a PhD in musicology from Brandeis University in 2011, after which he worked as a faculty member in music history for four years. A committed champion of graduate education, Rob moved into the graduate and postdoctoral career development field, in which he has worked for the last four years helping graduate students and postdocs imagine the range of diverse career options available to them.