"My time as a career coach with ScholarMatch has been exceptionally gratifying. I collaborated with a UC Berkeley sophomore who shares my career interests. We both gleaned invaluable insights by sharing my professional journey, offering LinkedIn insights, researching graduate programs, and conducting mock interviews. I am immensely thankful for this enriching experience, fostering mutual growth. I highly recommend the ScholarMatch Career Services program for its impactful volunteer work."

"Being a career coach and encouraging students who struggle financially or are first generation  has been such a transformative experience for me. I absolutely love giving students advice and tips on how to succeed. I had so many opportunities at my finger tips and really benefited from going to college so am grateful to give back to hardworking students hopefully being a great example of how having concrete career goals will change their lives."

"Over the last 3 years, I have gotten the opportunity to help 3 young women prepare to enter into the workforce. Watching them go through career exploration and resume building and end up in their own exciting summer internships has been so rewarding. The Scholars come with such interesting insight and passion to take their experience into the "real world" and it has been such a pleasure to see each of them evolve!"

"My first year as a career coach with ScholarMatch showed me I chose the right organization to work with. I was so impressed with process, materials, and resources that ScholarMatch provides to support its coaches and students. Their thoughtful step-by-step process for the school year provided a strong foundation for working with my student, and the resources they connect you to are truly informative and useful for both student and coach. I had a wonderful experience working with my student who met with me at least once a month, prepared well for our meetings, and showed lots of enthusiasm for the process. My student recently reached out to me to tell me about how well his internship is going! I'm looking forward to staying in touch with him and to working with new students in the coming school year."

"I thoroughly enjoyed my experience as a career coach over the last year.  It was delightful getting to know my student and witness how motivated and focused she was on her education and her professional development.  She responded so positively to each and every suggestion I offered.  Supporting my student as a first generation college student allowed me to act on my deeply help values about social and racial justice."

"As a career coach, I help first generation students seek out their highest potential academically and professionally. It's a honor to watch my students grow into the person that they want to become and to be a support system for all of their career endeavors. Walking them through the path of getting their dream internship to landing their first full-time position is one of the most heart warming feeling of all time. It's the timeline from start to finish that makes me extremely grateful to be a career coach at ScholarMatch. I love connecting with students and I thank ScholarMatch for giving me an opportunity to do so! "