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Career Accelerator

A hackathon-style co-working group where we get the accountability, space, and support to take real action on our careers.

Ongoing
Co-working group
Wednesdays

How it works

Every Wednesday, we host 2-4 hour co-working sessions: 2 hours on weeks with Career Pathways guests, and 4 hours (over dinner) on weeks without. In the sessions, we’ll alternate between 1-hour deep work blocks and 1-hour discussion blocks.

During the work blocks, you’re free to work on whatever you want, although we’ll encourage you to work on career development: planning, skill-building, internship applications, etc.

During the discussion blocks, you can choose between structured and unstructured discussion. Structured discussion will involve working through our career red-teaming/blue-teaming template with a partner, with a focus on one person’s career plans for the entire hour. Unstructured discussion can involve getting feedback and advice from board members, exchanging ideas with club members, etc.

What you get

Dedicated time carved out for you to accelerate your career.
Accountability: we'll push you (kindly) to be more ambitious, to make concrete plans and actually test them.
A sounding board: talk things through with peers who are figuring it out alongside you.
Access to mentorship from our leadership team and their professional networks.

This is for you if

You want dedicated time to think seriously about your career
You'd benefit from accountability and structure of being in a motivated peer group
You're exploring high-impact paths and want to improve the world

Ready to accelerate?

Applications are rolling. Questions? Reach out to us.