Don’t miss the hiring boom in tech. Join TACT to propel your career.
Hiring in tech-related roles increased more than 28% percent in Q1 of 2021 despite the 2020’s downturn. Given the rapid digital transformation of most companies and this surge in hiring –do you want to miss out on this hiring boom?
TACT (Tech Alumni Career Team) is a highly interactive, six session program held via Zoom with fellow UCLA Anderson alumni focused on career management, network building and accountability. Led by NextStep Careers Founder and Career Coach Emily Taylor ('08), in close partnership with Director of Alumni Career Services David Cooley, TACT can help you successfully navigate your current career crossroads by providing tools necessary for future job searches in the fast-moving tech sector.
You will be a part of an exclusive, tight-knit alumni job seeking cohort capped at 16 participants to foster networking and cohesion.
Content
This 6-session virtual program is highly interactive; it will help you successfully navigate your current career crossroad as well as provide you with the tools for all of your future job searches. After completing this program, you will have:
- Optimize your resume for applicant tracking systems and your LinkedIn profile to drive more reach outs
- Discover resources to upskill and expand your job search
- Develop an effective networking strategy and master latest search techniques
- Learn how to set yourself apart in the application
- Create an action plan & roadmap to guide career development
- Build connections with other Anderson alumni in leading tech companies
Dates: Thursdays. June 24, July 8, July 15, July 22, July 29, August 5 (no session on July 1 for the holiday weekend)
Time: 12-1:30 pm PST
Cost: $300
Format
This program will be led by Emily Taylor ‘08, the former UCLA Anderson Director of MBA Career Education and founder of NextStep Careers. Each of the six weekly sessions will be delivered via the Zoom video conference platform, accessible from your computer, your smartphone, or by dialing a toll-free voice number. TACT program includes:
- Six 75 - 90 minutes
- 15-minute virtual intro call with Emily Taylor
- Goal setting and curated pre- and post-session action items to maximize effectiveness
- Targeted feedback provided during the weekly interactive exercise
- Videos before sessions covering lectures, so sessions are focused on personalized feedback
- Rotated weekly partner pairings to workshop application materials and foster deeper networking amongst the cohort
- Examples of best practices and templates so you’re not reinventing the wheel
The TACT group will consist of no less than 10 and not more than 16 participants. Director of Alumni Career Services David Cooley will join the sessions, providing career search insights and personal feedback.
Alumni Facilitator: Emily Taylor ‘08, Founder of NextStep Careers
Emily Taylor brings first-hand experience of the hiring process from the employer’s side and the preparation process from a business school career center perspective. This means she can tell you with certainty what it takes to shine. Over the past 15 years, Ms. Taylor has used her insider knowledge to help thousands of career seekers take their next step.
After graduating from UCLA Anderson with a focus in entrepreneurship, Emily joined an edtech startup as a product manager, enabling the company to scale while also improve product quality. She was promoted to Vice President of Talent, overseeing recruiting, training & development, human resources, and corporate culture.
Emily was then asked to return to UCLA Anderson to lead career education. She is extremely proud that the career center became the highest rated of the top 20 business schools. The career management course she developed and taught was the first mover in hybrid learning among MBA programs. Furthermore, students appreciated the infusion of relevancy and edutainment, and consequently, the course received top ratings. In addition, Emily founded the UCLA Anderson Startup ACT group, which quickly became one of the most enrolled career teams. It provided valuable coaching and accountability, plus inroads into Silicon Beach, Silicon Valley and Silicon Alley.
In 2018, Emily launched NextStep Careers to give job seekers the personalized career coaching and MBA/EMBA admissions consulting that they need to succeed in today's competitive job market. NextStep Careers works with clients in 63 cities around the globe and provides programming for top universities, foundations and corporations. In addition to running TACT, she has facilitated sold-out Anderson alumni resume workshops.
Emily was awarded a BA and Masters from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA Anderson. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Matt, also an Anderson alum, and their two future Bruins.
Testimonial
Emily is a master of her craft. I've known Emily since I was an MBA Candidate at UCLA Anderson, and she has been my career coach at many pivotal stages--both as a graduate student and as a professional navigating a marketing career attending TACT. During my most recent job search, TACT helped me revise both my resume and LinkedIn profile, increasing my hit rate with recruiters and interested companies. Emily's support and coaching helped me achieve great results: final rounds with four major companies, and two job offers, all during a pandemic. Emily is the first person I contact whenever I am contemplating a big career move. Anyone who works with her is in great hands!
Joie Bernabe '14, Senior Brand Manager, Electronic Arts
FAQs
What is the cost?
The total for the 6-week program is $300.
How much time will I need to spend on the pre- and post-session action items?
All of the action items are extremely relevant to your job search. There’s no busy work. Budget at 1 hour for the action items and at least another hour for networking outreach and informationals.
What if I miss a session?
Each session will be recorded, and these recordings will be available to registered participants for the duration of the Program. If you miss a session, you will have access to the recording. Note that the recordings will be deleted from the server 30 days after the conclusion of the Program.
Who can sign-up?
Registration in the Tech Alumni Career Teams (TACT) teams is available solely and exclusively for alumni of the MBA programs at UCLA Anderson. Attendees will be verified as degreed alumni after registering and those ineligible will have their registrations cancelled and refunded.
