WSJ Your Money Briefing

She Built an AI Career Coach and It's the Best One She’s Ever Had

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Jun 27, 2025
Alexandra Samuel, a Wall Street Journal contributor, shares her transformative journey working with an AI career coach. She highlights how this innovative tool has unlocked her creativity and career progress while requiring significant time and patience to train. The conversation dives into the benefits of personalized AI coaching, the potential pitfalls it has, and essential factors like data privacy to consider before diving in. Alexandra also offers insights into how AI can help navigate career decisions, making the coaching experience both unique and effective.
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ANECDOTE

Custom AI Coach Creation

  • Alexandra Samuel spent a lot of time teaching the AI about her past coaching experiences and preferences.
  • She created instructions for Viv on how to act as her personalized career coach based on her needs.
INSIGHT

AI Coach Tailors Expertise

  • An AI coach can be programmed with any expertise you need, unlike human coaches.
  • This makes AI ideal for highly technical and specialized career coaching.
ANECDOTE

Role-Playing Clarifies Vision

  • Alexandra used the AI coach to role play different personas, forcing ambitious reflection.
  • This led to rapid clarity and big changes in her work and personal life within 12 months.
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