Career Chat Capsules is a bite-sized podcast for career advisors working with students, alums, or clients transitioning into new careers. Each 5–10 minute episode delivers actionable tips, timely strategies, and real-world examples to help you navigate today’s evolving career landscape—from using AI tools in advising to managing burnout, promoting equity, and supporting diverse career paths. Tune in during your commute, between sessions, or whenever you need a fast dose of professional insight.
Career Chat Capsules
BITE-SIZED EPISODES
In this episode of Career Chat Capsules, we explore the growing role of data-driven decision-making in higher education career services. Learn how effective reporting and data visualization can showcase program impact, guide strategic improvements, and engage stakeholders—from campus leadership to students. We break down what makes a report truly effective, focusing on clarity, relevance, and actionability, and share best practices for designing visuals that simplify complex information. You'll also hear about the best tools—from spreadsheets to dashboards—and practical reporting use cases that elevate career services strategy. Whether you're building your first outcome report or refining your data storytelling, this episode offers actionable insights to help you use data to drive progress and prove value. Check out our Webinar Transforming Career Services with Data on July 22, 2025 at 12 p.m.
In this episode of Career Chat Capsules, we unpack the complex ethical questions surrounding the rise of AI in higher education. From concerns about plagiarism and equity to the accuracy of AI-generated content and the validity of traditional assessments, educators are being challenged to rethink the classroom. We introduce a forward-thinking framework that encourages institutions to move beyond bans and toward preparation. Learn how to create clear policies, integrate AI literacy into curricula, redesign assessments for authenticity, and model ethical AI use. Whether you're a faculty member, advisor, or campus leader, this episode offers practical strategies to guide students in using AI responsibly—and prepare them for a future where AI is part of everyday learning and work.
This episode of Career Chat Capsules analyzes the 2025 U.S. job market, highlighting a significant paradox: strong overall employment data contrasts sharply with widespread job insecurity and dissatisfaction. The Hosts argue this disconnect stems from uneven performance across different sectors, specifically focusing on the negative impact of proposed government funding cuts, particularly an $18 billion reduction to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These cuts are projected to severely affect education, biomedical research, and public sector employment, while areas like healthcare and technology remain more robust.
The first part of this two-part series the hosts examine five critical challenges facing career advisors in 2025, with a focus on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies—both currently implemented and emerging—offer potential solutions. This installment explores ways in which AI can expand advising capacity, improve the accuracy and relevance of labor market information, increase student engagement in the advising process, and alleviate administrative overload. Drawing on recent field practices and scholarly literature, the hosts argue that AI offers tangible benefits for the modernization of career services. The second part will address additional challenges, including outcome tracking, equity, scalability, advisor wellbeing, and institutional accountability.