My career. My rules.

An intensive group program for science and technology professionals who want to build an informed career. We will focus on developing your professional identity and learn how to communicate it to your employer.

Group: 2 to 7 participants

Duration: 7 weeks

Start: November 1, 2024

Registration for the program is closed.

Do you feel that:

• Have technical or scientific experience but don't see a clear development trajectory?

• Are you afraid to take the first step into a new field or industry?

• Not sure how to stand out from other candidates?

• Struggling to understand your strengths and distinguish your personal values from conventional standards?

This program is for you if you are:

• A researcher, graduate student, or engineer who wants to consciously build your career path

• Seeking new opportunities but having difficulty deciding on a direction

• Want confidence in your decisions and clarity about your next steps

Important: If you have signs of chronic fatigue or burnout, this may not be the best time to participate, as the program will require active self-reflection and a willingness to try new things.

Customer results

Anastasia, 28, chemist

Probably the coolest realization during the group session was that I am not alone. That even those who I see as cool, confident, and accomplished just as much as I am, have doubts and worries. This will greatly reduce the degree of responsibility and excitement.

Plus in the process of discussion I managed to confirm to myself that I am on the right path and doing everything right (this is very important and valuable when you try to dig into yourself on your own and then come to a specialist), to find new tricks and approaches for further work on yourself.

It always seemed that group coaching is significantly less effective than individual coaching, but there are a huge number of opportunities in group coaching that you can't find in individual meetings. During group meetings you get more support, the feeling that you are not alone, due to the fact that several other people are working through the same problem together with you, you can find more new approaches to solving it.

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Lisa, 32, engineer in the field of wastewater treatment

My self-esteem has grown. Communication with people became easier and clearer. I adjusted the balance between family, work and personal time. I realized that teamwork is of utmost importance to me and incorporated that knowledge into my career plan. I realized that I could leapfrog the senior engineer position and move towards project management.

I started thinking in terms of interesting projects rather than job categories. I now know what to emphasize when applying for a job, taking into account my values and strengths, which we broke down in the sessions. I have mapped out the steps for the first year, five years and 10 years ahead.

It is now three months after the last session and I have already completed 40% of my first year plan! I can see that I'm moving in the right direction and I'm fully motivated. Yeeeee! In those three months, I took responsibility for two projects and delegated some routine tasks. My salary increased by 10%, I was recognized as a valuable employee and offered a contract extension. I also learned how to translate conflicts into constructive discussions.

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Maria, 28, education program coordinator

In the first month after the meeting, I was able to keep my focus on 4 important areas almost every day and did something to achieve them every 1-2 days. I got rid of several hanging tasks at work, made a decision to apply for more ambitious positions by the end of the summer, adjusted my diet and sports regimen. Overall I see improved productivity almost every workday.

It was very calming to just discuss what scares you and realize that it's normal and can be worked with. It was great to see that most areas of my life are currently aligned with my key goals and I just need a little more focus on what's important. It has become easier to plan big ambitious goals.

I really enjoy coaching and like Zhenya's approach - lots of questions, a structured approach to the session, bringing reflection back to the client, reminding them of important thoughts spoken during the session. It was easy for me to brainstorm and I felt heard and surrounded by support.

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Marina, @marinanorkinav, junior researcher

During the communication we performed specific exercises in real time to work through different situations and identified those skills, abilities, one could even say behaviors, which actually help a lot in difficult situations, in everyday work, in achieving specific goals, but were used by me not consciously and rarely, and some of them were not based, and were considered as a shortcoming. As a result: understanding that it is necessary to use these skills every day and/or according to situations.

It was especially valuable for me to work in a group. From the outside, discussing with each other (other participants' situations) opens your eyes to yourself even more!

Thanks to Wife for creating an atmosphere where it was comfortable to share thoughts, have a discussion ❤️

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