Career Chats

This Chat will explore the possible pathways to break into the theatre industry. Here is your chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that covers everything from playwriting to acting to producing and more! Come to learn about careers on and off the stage.

Every writer dreams of being published. And, if you’re lucky, your work will be published in different languages so that people across the world can engage with your words. In this Career Chat, you’ll learn about publishing from various perspectives. Whether you’re a monoglot or a polyglot, you’ll gain so much from our Mentors for the Day. Come hear from Rhonda Mullins, a translator and writer; Aube Rey Lescure, a French-Chinese-American writer; and Natália Affonso, a translator, editor, and communications and publishing professional.

In this Career Chat, you’ll have a chance to ask all of your burning questions with a panel that covers comedy from multiple perspectives. Speak with Emily Flake (cartoonist for The New Yorker), Caroline Easom (comedian and YouTuber), and more!

It seems like everyone and their neighbor and their neighbor’s cat has a podcast, but how do you produce one? And how do you build an audience? Find out the answers to these questions and more at this Career Chat.

Macmillan employees from various departments like Editorial, Sales, Marketing/Publicity, and more will come and talk to you about what it takes to get a book into the hands of bookworms like you. Also, come hear about ways to break into the publishing industry from the people who have done it!

Has The Pitt inspired you to get involved with healthcare, but you’re not sure what path is right for you? Come to this Career Chat to hear from a range of professionals in the wellness space.

This Career Chat seeks to give you the insider know-how of what to expect as an emerging journalist and how the industry has changed. Speakers include Jesse Sposato, Executive Editor at Narratively; Emi Nietfeld, author and independent journalist; Ilana Kaplan, Music Editor at PEOPLE; and more!

Everybody has money on their mind right now, and for good reason! Our partners at Raymond James join us to demystify and destigmatize all money matters.