Feb 1, 2019
Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Did you ever face a moment where you wish you had some degree of insight that could help you move forward? What if there was a way to navigate your career path and ultimately locate that perfect fit where you could make a difference? Christine Cruzveraga joins Mark in this episode to talk about her work helping students and professionals find the right fit in their career.
Christine currently serves as the VP of Higher Education and Student Success at Handshake. In this capacity, she leads the effort to deepen partnerships with the higher education community to ensure greater student career success. Most recently Christine served at Wellesley College as their Associate Provost and Executive Director for Career Education.
She has held senior level positions and board roles at multiple institutions and organizations including Wellesley College, George Mason University, Georgetown University, The George Washington University, the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Christine earned her Master’s degree in College Student Personnel from the University of Maryland, College Park and her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from James Madison University.
As you continue to navigate your career it is helpful to consider three types of people that can assist you along the way. Christine Cruzveraga developed these three categories to bring clarity to the often vague concept of a mentor/mentee relationship.
Christine encourages students and professionals to keep an eye out for leaders who fit these descriptions and work to nurture those relationships. Make sure that you approach these relationships organically, don’t go for the big names, find leaders who you genuinely connect with and learn from them.
Do you remember when you were a young student, and you struggled
with a concept or an equation, then one day you have that moment
when everything just clicked and fell into place? Perhaps for you,
it was the extra help that you received from your teacher or maybe
it was a peer who took the time to explain the concept to you. What
does it take to find a similar “Ah-ha” moment when it comes to
navigating your career?
Drawing on her years as a student and as a professional, Christine
Cruzveraga wants to help as many people as possible to make the
right decisions and advance in their career. In her conversation
with Mark, Christine touched on five lessons she has learned along
the way.
Go deeper with these lessons from Christine by listening to this fascinating episode of When Science Speaks.