Coaches: They’re not just for athletes anymore!
A career coach can help you identify your dream career, strategize the best way to get there, and be your personal guide toward higher grades and a more impressive application.
Is Your Career Journey Like Being Stuck In a Bad Lab Group?
There’s the talker in the group that overwhelms you with way too much information and too many options. The bad influence who steers you towards things that are not in your best interest. The imposter (aka, the little voice inside your own head) that casts doubt despite your countless past successes. The rival who is always trying to one up you, chasing the same opportunities, at the same time, with the same or better credentials.
A career coach can help you rein in the talker, redirect the bad influence, silence the imposter, and beat the rival. What I mean is, a coach can
Filter out the irrelevant information helping you find the perfect career
Dig deeper to ensure your career selection is consistent with your values
Build your confidence and help you perform better in your classes
Help you build an application packet that makes you stand out from the competition.
Finally a coach that speaks your language!
A coach that understands the unique challenges facing students and early career professionals interested in science and medicine.
Your coach is an established professional with a Master’s and PhD in science, whose research has been published in prestigious science journals, and has over a decade of undergraduate teaching experience in biology. A coach that really understands where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going within the world of science and medicine.
A coach that customizes academic and career coaching programs to best fit your needs, budget, and timeline.
You are unique, as is your journey, thus we tailor your academic and career coaching experience to fit your needs. Whether you have no idea what you want to do career-wise, you have an idea, but not sure what you need to do to get there, or if you know how to get there, but need help standing out from the competition - we’ve got you covered!
Services & Testimonials
Designed for high school, college, grad, and med students, recent grads, postdocs, and early career professionals considering a science or medical career.
1:1 Career Coaching
Career Exploration
Narrow in on the specific subdiscipline(s), hiring institution type(s), and context(s) in which your contributions are applied (e.g. technology, environment, medicine, etc.) while simultaneously ensuring that your selections align with your values, interests, and skills.
Application & Interview Prep
Prepare and revise application documents (e.g. resumes, cover letters, personal statements, etc.) and interview responses based on extensive feedback from your coach to better showcase your accomplishments and align with the programs / jobs you’re pursuing.
“I went into the career sessions without a clue of what career I wanted to pursue or what colleges I wanted to go to. At the end of the sessions I had a list of about 5 careers and 10 colleges. I really appreciated how much values are taken into account during the sessions - I not only feel more confident in who I am but also in what I would like to do with my future. I would recommend this program to anyone feeling anxious and uncertain about their future!”
Academic Coaching
Academic Performance
Create a semester success plan and implement evidence-based study strategies that will result in long-lasting learning and improve your academic performance in STEM - no more forgetting content right after the exam and having to start studying from scratch in your future classes.
Science Writing & Presenting
Prepare science grants that get funded, papers that get published, and presentations that get speaking engagements through this step-by-step, personalized workshop series that includes extensive feedback from your coach on each draft.
“You turned my college career around and made me reconsider applying to medical school once again. I have always wanted to go but doubted myself until I saw that you really had confidence in me.”
“SSCC gave me supreme confidence that not only was the career path I am choosing the right path, but that I am also capable of achieving it!”
— Joe, Undergraduate Student.
Your coach
Cassie M. Briggs, MS PhD
Certified Professional Career Coach, College Biology Professor, Conservation Geneticist, Herpetologist
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