Surabhi Lal on "What the heck, just apply"

Nov 21, 2018

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Head of Program Development at Luminary, Surabhi Lal talked to me about her decade of experience coaching careers of change. Surabhi sits at the intersection of conversations with job seekers and employers in the public service space. Listen to Surabhi’s career trajectory as she also share careers tips, dos and don’ts, based on her decade of working with students and professionals in the social good space. From bringing you career tips; real insights of what employers are looking for to the emotional dimensions of job search, find out how Episode 5 of the Season 3 of The Social Change Career Podcast can help you in your job search journey.

*At the time of the recording, Surabhi held the title of Director of Career Services NYU Wagner. Don’t panic, we change careers, rather, enjoy the podcast.

Episode 5 of Season 3 is brought to you by The Rotary Peace Fellowship.

In this episode we discuss:

Surabhi grew up in the suburbs of D.C. and her parents were civil servants
The impact of seeing her mum receiving her doctoral degree
How Surahbi’s spent almost every summer in India and how that shaped her
Surabhi’s bachelors degree and how she wanted to work on International Development
How Surabhi got involved on campus which shaped her choice for graduate school in Education
How Surabhi felt into career services and felt in love with career development
Career Tip 1 from Surabhi
What it means to NOT have the right experience but have the right SKILLS
Be confident and identify transferable skills
On the gap between employers and universities
- Why you need on –the- ground financial experience
- For M&E, you need to know the tenets and fundamentals
- If you are an entrepreneur you need to be confident and know how to do a good pitch
How to use graduate school course work to advance your career
On the importance of explaining your point of view
How NOT to brag but how to explain your credentials
Employers want better inter-personal skills
What employers are looking for these days in the social good sector
Key skills to have in the future of work
The emotional side of applying for a job
How much time to spent looking for a job and what to do to keep it together
Check your resume (again)
Are you doing enough in terms of your job search?
Purple pen pain: this will help your resume
Surabhi’s best career advice
Surabhi’s take on failure and perfection
Top three things to pursue a career of impact by Surabhi

Links:

Luminary

Virginia Tech

NYC Wagner School of Public Service

National Association of Colleges and Employers