Kat Castro

Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)

Kat Castro serves as Associate Director at the CDL, specifically working with the talented Applied Analytics students. Before Columbia, Kat worked in Career Services at her Alma Mater, Hofstra University, and Marymount Manhattan College.  Before her career in higher education, Kat worked in the busy life of television. She scouted locations for the long-run show Law and Order, worked as a Production Manager for NBC Sport’s Football Night in America, and managed the NBC Universal Page Program. She started her TV life as an NBC Page, just like Kenneth from 30 Rock! Kat holds a BA in Television/Video Production and is completing her MS in Strategic Communication in August 2024. She is a born-and-raised Queens, New Yorker, residing in Forest Hills with her husband, two daughters, and a pup named Bo.

 

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17 Spots Left! Get your Chinese Resume Ready for Recruitment Season!

Are you ready to shine in the Chinese recruitment season this summer? The Career Design Lab has contracted with Lockin U, a Chinese-based company, to conduct professional 30 minute, one-on-one Mandarin resume reviews for Columbia SPS students interested in working …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Success Stories of the Week: Izzy Itu and Vidhish Vedala

The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we highlight alumni from the Enterprise Risk Management and Applied Analytics programs. Congratulations Izzy Itu …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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4 Attributes You Need to Get Hired by a Top Consulting Firm

As an MBA student aspiring to become a management consultant, specifically in the financial services industry, I had the opportunity to attend several information sessions organized by management consulting firms. In these sessions, management consulting firms showcased their organizational capabilities …

By Firsthand
We help applicants, students, job-seekers and professionals like you find the right career path using the power of firsthand experiences.
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Upskill this Summer with LinkedIn Learning Courses

Did you know as a Columbia SPS student you have access to thousands of LinkedIn Learning courses? What better time to upskill than during the summer?

LinkedIn Learning is an on-demand library of instructional videos covering the latest business, technology, …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Success Stories of the Week: Shahbaz Nadir and Pallavi Tripathi

The Career Design Lab is thrilled to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we highlight an alumnus from Enterprise Risk Management as well as a current student from …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Dubai Business Associates Program – Applications Close May 8th

Dubai Business Associates is a fully funded 9-month graduate management training programme. Applications close on May 8th, 2022.

Employing an experiential and project-based learning approach, the DBA programme is a transformative experience for associates, who develop career-enhancing consulting skills and …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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How to Turn Your Summer Internship Into a Full-Time Job

So you landed a summer internship – congratulations! Now that you’ve made the obligatory Facebook/LinkedIn post and changed that status to employed, you may be thinking about what you can do to make a lasting impression at one of your first …

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Success Stories of the Week: Erin Lam, Rima Rahayu, Xantal Tejada Herrera

The Career Design Lab is excited to celebrate the successes of all of our Columbia University School of Professional Studies students and alumni.
This week we launch our Success Stories initiative that highlights three alumni from Technology Management, Human Capital …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Resumes Alone Are No Longer Enough — 4 Things Job Seekers Need to Add to Their Applications ASAP

We live in the digital world, and that has affected every aspect of our lives — including the way we work and apply for jobs. Plus, the circumstances we’re now experiencing, from an ongoing pandemic to the Great Resignation, are transforming …

By Ivy Exec
Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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