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Faculty & Staff

Hello SPS Faculty & Staff!

Support us in providing the best service to our students and alumni. The Career Design Lab (CDL) actively engages with SPS faculty and administrators to provide students and alumni with meaningful and impactful experiential education, professional development, and recruitment & networking opportunities.

From Subject Matter Expert to Team Leader

Subject matter experts know everything about their fields of expertise.

You’re probably a widely-respected thought leader in your industry, publishing articles and speaking at conferences left and right.

But unfortunately, being a thought leader doesn’t automatically make you a team …

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Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Vault-Firsthand Celebrates Top Employers for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Today, while many professional services firms claim to focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion, not that many can back up their words with concrete actions. Indeed, it takes more than merely including a DEI statement on a website to prove that fostering individuality, …

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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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How to Ace Your Interview with AI

Want to walk into your next interview with superhuman confidence?

Then join Jeremy Schifeling (Co-Founder, The LinkedIn Guys) and Varun Puri (Co-Founder, Yoodli) for a deep dive on how to:

Generate the most likely interview questions with ChatGPT
Structure your …

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Get more tech tips at breakinto.tech
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How Do You Get a Job After Being Self-Employed for 20 Years?

Self-employment offers many benefits.

Not only can you set your own hours, but you can also prioritize the work that interests you most. However, working for yourself also has its drawbacks. Operating your own business can be risky and unstable …

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Ivy Exec is your dedicated career development resource.
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Success Story of the Week: Yile Zeng

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 alumn from the Actuarial Science program. Congratulations to Yile Zeng on his …

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Podcast Episode 9:  The Importance of Managing Up!

In the ninth episode of Rising to the Top: Lessons in Leadership, we welcome Steve Safier, Director, and Lecturer in …

Podcast Episode 8: The Importance of Transferable Skills
In the eighth episode of Rising to the Top: Lessons in Leadership, we welcome Jennifer Riaño Góez, Executive Director at …
Podcast Episode 7: Transferable Skills and Leveraging Your International Experience

In the seventh episode of Rising to the Top: Lessons in Leadership, we welcome Sean Brecker, the CFO of Headspace …

Podcast Episode 6: Creative Problem Solving and Resiliency

The Career Design Lab at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies recently launched a new podcast, “Rising to the Top: Lessons …

Podcast Episode 5: Face the Fear in Your Career

The Career Design Lab at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies recently launched a new podcast, “Rising to the Top: Lessons …

Podcast Episode 4: The Art of Storytelling

The Career Design Lab at Columbia’s School of Professional Studies recently launched a new podcast, “Rising to the Top: Lessons …

Featured Mentors


Paula Diaz

Success Stories
  • Climate Justice and Nature Intern Colgate Palmolive

Jan Raphael Floro

Success Stories
  • New York, New York
  • Assistant Vice President - Technology Audit Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

Ursula Grosser

Success Stories
  • Senior Director, Program Management BetMGM

Anna Martirosyan

Success Stories
  • New York, New York
  • Product Marketing Senior Associate JP Morgan Chase

Lisa Patton

Success Stories
  • San Diego, California
  • Client Advisor Mission Wealth

Jonathan Scott

Success Stories
  • Chelsea F.C. Community Manager Viral Nation

Ning Yang

Success Stories
  • Quant Analytics Associate JPMorgan & Chase Bank
  • New York City, New York
  • Data Scientist HelloFresh