Foster Career Chats

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A podcast by the career services team for undergrad and Specialized Master's students at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. The team shares career advice and interviews industry professionals to help students build career skills.

  1. 04/03/2025

    6.2 Shruti Panchal (MSBA '25) Talks about Her Approach to the Job Hunt

    Send us a text Shruti is a current MSBA student who's had some success getting interviews and job roles in the US. In this episode she shares her approach and some tips and tricks she's learned over the years for the job search.

    17 min

  2. 09/19/2024

    6.1 Tim Kim (MSIS '22) Talks About His Background at Amazon and Microsoft

    Send us a text In this episode, Microsoft PM Tim Kim (MSIS '22) talks about his interesting and varied background in the military, Amazon, and Microsoft. He then shares very specific and helpful tips on how he talked with Microsoft recruiters to get his resume noticed after numerous unsuccessful attempts at joining the company.

    34 min

  3. 05/23/2024

    5.2 Aisiri Ravishankar (MSIS '23) Talks About Her Customer Engineer Role at Google

    Send us a text Aisiri Ravishankar (MSIS '23) discusses the job responsibilities of a customer engineer (also known as solutions engineer or solutions architect at other companies). She also describes how she got into Google and the role that networking played.

    28 min

  4. 02/12/2024

    5.1 Career Discussion with Filiz Genca

    Send us a text After a long hiatus, Foster Career Chats is back with Jack interviewing Filiz Genca, a long time ex-Amazonian and former COO of CareRev. She discusses her accomplished career journey as well as other topics such as finding meaning in work and juggling life outside of it.

    47 min

  5. 06/06/2022

    4.8 De-mystifying contracting with Sammie Walsh

    Send us a text In this episode Jack interviews Sammie Walsh, a talent acquisition manager at the staffing agency Insight Global, to talk about contracting. Sammie describes why companies hire contractors, what the hiring process looks like, and the benefits of contracting.

    16 min

  6. 04/13/2022

    4.7 How to make and keep intentional friendships at work and beyond with Alex Alexander

    Send us a text This is the last episode dedicated to sharing “soul-filled” episodes where we explore careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, Alex Alexander, the ultimate friendship facilitator breaks down how to build and maintain meaningful relationships that add value to our professional and personal lives.  To learn more, visit: @itsalexalexander on Instagram or https://alexalexander.com/hello/

    28 min

  7. 02/07/2022

    4.6 How to get "Unstuck" through Mindfulness and Overcome Limiting Beliefs with Audrey Sutton Mills

    Send us a text The second half of season 4 is dedicated to sharing “soul-filled” episodes where we will be exploring careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, writer, mindfulness mentor, and spiritual coach, Audrey Sutton Mills shares easy to follow steps on everything from practicing mindfulness to overcoming limiting beliefs. To learn more, visit: http://audreysuttonmills.com/

    23 min

  8. 01/24/2022

    4.5 Storytelling with UW Foster School of Business Dean, Frank Hodge

    Send us a text The second half of season 4 will be dedicated to sharing “Soul-filled” episodes where we will be exploring careers through storytelling, mindfulness, and connection. In this episode, Dean Hodge breaks down the key components in telling stories that are purposeful, universal, and captivating.

    13 min
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A podcast by the career services team for undergrad and Specialized Master's students at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business. The team shares career advice and interviews industry professionals to help students build career skills.

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  • Creator
    Foster Career Services
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2025
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Foster Career Chats
  • Show Website
    Foster Career Chats