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Hey, InterVarsity alumni! This is After IV, your podcast for navigating life after graduation. This is both an exciting and potentially tricky transition you’re making and you might feel a little unsure about the coming weeks and months. We’re here to provide you with expert advice, practical skills, and plenty of encouragement as you learn how to keep saying "Yes!" to Jesus in your new context. This is After IV, and this podcast is for you, alumni.

After IV Jon Steele

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 4.8 • 16 Ratings

Hey, InterVarsity alumni! This is After IV, your podcast for navigating life after graduation. This is both an exciting and potentially tricky transition you’re making and you might feel a little unsure about the coming weeks and months. We’re here to provide you with expert advice, practical skills, and plenty of encouragement as you learn how to keep saying "Yes!" to Jesus in your new context. This is After IV, and this podcast is for you, alumni.

    E116: Navigating a Career in the Arts

    E116: Navigating a Career in the Arts

    For real. What's it like developing a career in the arts after graduation?
    This week we're joined by Lydia Goldie, an InterVarsity alumna with a Master of Music degree from The Juilliard School. And Lydia is going to share her experience developing a career as a professional vocalist in operas and musicals; a calling that requires dedication, thick skin, and a unique vision for partnership with Jesus.
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    • 29 min
    E115: Navigating a Career in Finance

    E115: Navigating a Career in Finance

    How do I navigate a career that focuses so heavily on money?
    This week, we're joined by Kyle Campbell, UNC Wilmington alumnus and VP of Corporate Development for a billion-dollar wealth integrator. With 10 years of professional experience in banking and finance, Kyle sits down with Jon to chat about vocational transition and staying rooted in Jesus in an industry that is laser-focused on dollars and cents and the bottom line.
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    Check Out Kyle's Episode on InterVarsity World Changers (Apple, Spotify)E112: A Foundation for Vocational Transition (Apple, Spotify)E39: Invest that Bread Pt 1 (Apple, Spotify)E40: Invest that Bread Pt 2 (Apple, Spotify)
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    • 30 min
    E114: Navigating a Career in Nursing

    E114: Navigating a Career in Nursing

    What are the unique opportunities and challenges of starting a career in nursing?
    We're continuing our series on vocation transition with alumna and travel nurse, Valerie Parkins (Winona State University). Valerie explains some of the early challenges related to the transition to full-time work as a nurse, along with the unique ways God is inviting her to partner with him as she cares for vulnerable populations (and their loved ones) in the NICU and PICU.
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    E66: I Nearly Failed Out of Med School (Apple, Spotify)E29: Life as a PA (Apple, Spotify)
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    • 30 min
    E113: Navigating a Career in Academia

    E113: Navigating a Career in Academia

    Hoping to become a professor after completing your degrees? Wondering what the early days of transition from full-time student to full-time academic are like?
    This week is the first of several upcoming interviews with InterVarsity alumni from diverse career paths who have navigated the transition from student life to professional life. We're joined by Dr. Felicia Song, Yale Christian Fellowship Alumna, and Professor of Sociology at Westmont College. Drawing on her own experience with transition, Dr. Song provides a number of useful insights about connecting relationally with colleagues, developing a healthy work/life balance, and partnering with Jesus as an academic.
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    • 34 min
    E112: A Foundation for Vocational Transition

    E112: A Foundation for Vocational Transition

    We're kicking off a new series about vocational transition!
    What's it like making the jump from full-time student rhythms to full-time work rhythms? Before we hear from a number of alumni like you about their experience with this transition, we're going to lay a foundation. This week, we're joined by IVP authors Dr. Ryan Tafilowski and Dr. Ross Chapman who recently released their book Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind With God and For Others. Ross and Ryan are going to provide some biblical insight on work, calling, and following Jesus in our new professional context after graduation.
    Grab your copy of Faithful Work: In the Daily Grind With God and For OthersRELATED EPISODE(S)
    Bonus: Well Being at Work (Apple, Spotify)E82: Can I Put InterVarsity on My Resume? (Apple, Spotify)E37: Nail the Interview (Apple, Spotify)E38: Win Employee of the Month (Apple, Spotify)IVWC - E7: Redeeming Babel (Apple, Spotify)
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    • 33 min
    E111: Final Thoughts on Relational Transition

    E111: Final Thoughts on Relational Transition

    This week, we get to hear a few final thoughts from recent guests, Emily Francis, Dr. Bryan Loritts, and Dr. Steven Argue, on the topic of relational transition. If you didn't catch their full episodes, check out the links below.
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    E102: Ending Well With My Friends On Campus (Apple, Spotify)E103: Making (and Keeping) Friends After Graduation (Apple, Spotify)E106: Relating to Parents After Moving Out (Apple, Spotify)STAY IN TOUCH
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    • 22 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

Bebkenz ,

Incredibly Helpful

Jon brings insightful guests to each episode and covers a wide variety of topics related to navigating life after college. Even though I graduated several years ago, I still find each conversation to be helpful and full of wisdom for life with Jesus as an adult.

Mikey Z ,

What a Great Resource

Grateful to have this resource to recommend to new graduates!

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Wonderful podcast!

Such a great podcast! I am about 6 months post grad and this is truly helping me during this transitional time of my life. Helps me see that I am not alone in my struggles!

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