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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The 8 Negotiation Skills You Need—Whether You’re Job Searching or Not

Let’s say you’re conducting a job search and aiming for an annual salary of $100,000, but a company you’ve interviewed with offers you $87,000. You could grudgingly accept it, walk away, or try to negotiate.

You decide to negotiate and …

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The Post-Interview Thank-You Email | Template Toolbox

If you’re on the job hunt and are wondering whether you really need to send a post-interview thank-you email, the answer is a resounding yes! Now that we got that out of the way, use these helpful tips and the …

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How To Become a Highly Paid Freelance Data Scientist in 2021

Over 30% of the American workforce was freelance amid the pandemic. While some of this was driven by the job losses during the initial days, much of it came from experienced professionals resigning from full-time positions to go freelance. This …

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Use VMock to Strengthen Your Resume

Before applying to any opportunity, it can’t hurt to run your resume through VMock!

VMock is a powerful, easy-to-use automated online resume platform. This “virtual resume assistant” will give you feedback on your resume within seconds of uploading it. The …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Here Are 15 Possible Reasons You’re Not Getting Hired—and How to Fix Them

Job searching is a grind. And the longer you’re at it, the worse it seems to get. It can be so discouraging to put yourself out there and get rejected over and over again or be met with radio silence.

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Ask These Questions at the End of Your Interview to Make an Unforgettable Impression

The process of interviewing for jobs can be daunting. Armed with all the interview preparation in the world, even the most confident interviewees get nervous from time to time. Your future may depend on this interview.

Get empowered by taking …

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Coaches Corner: Become Searchable to Employers on SPS Talent!

Corporate recruiters and hiring managers are actively searching for Columbia students and alumni to fill full-time and internship opportunities on SPS Talent.
🔎Candidate Search🔍
🔎Employers are able to use the feature “Candidate Search” on SPS Talent. Candidate Search allows the …

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)
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Top Open Source Machine Learning Tools to Learn (and Use) in 2022

To have a successful career in future technologies like data science, machine learning (ML) and analytics, you need a combination of two complementary skill sets: An instinctive understanding of data and practical expertise with relevant tools. While developing an instinctive understanding …

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3 Key Steps to Landing Entry-Level Data Science Jobs

If you want to become an entry level data scientist, you are really going to like this article. Do you know why? Because you’re soon going to find out that getting entry level data science jobs requires way less time …

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How the COVID-19 Pandemic Could Lead to a More Pet-Friendly Workplace

For many people, working from home during the pandemic meant getting accustomed to working alongside their pets. Not only did pets provide comic relief on Zoom calls, but being close to our animals has also offered some much-needed stress relief.

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