Boston Career Coach Program

What Is The Career Coach Program?

The Career Coach Program (CCP) provides an opportunity for experienced, professional volunteers to work directly with Summer Search participants by supporting their career exploration and helping them develop the hard and soft skills required to secure an internship or job. CCP allows Summer Search post-secondary participants and recent alumni to benefit from the caring support, professional skills and experiences of our Coaches. Together, each pair will work to prepare participants as they make informed decisions about their career development and trajectory.

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2024-2025 Career Coach Program

This year our Career Coaching will focus on participants who have a clear professional goal for the year- they are looking to secure a job or internship, are applying to post-grad programs, or are building their industry networks. All matches will be determined by the participants’ need. If our staff determines that a Summer Search participant is not ready for the Career Coach program, we will connect them to our Career staff for direct support.

Career Coaching

Individualized mentoring with holistic, field specific support and thought partnership
Creation of individualized OKRs with specific deliverables to guide coaching
Training provided on owning and leveraging relationship
Content delivered through Career Coaches
Runs from October – June
Meet 1x per month minimum; participants engage in Career goals 4 hours a month
Application required for participation

Time Commitment

Summer Searchers and volunteers should plan to participate in an initial hour–long info session (via Zoom), attend the Kick Off Event (about 2 hours) and spend about 2-4 hours a month working together.

Important Dates

July 29th – Participant Application opens.

August 1st at 5pm EST – Virtual Info Session for Participants for Career Coaching. (One info session is required for participation)

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August 8th at 5pm EST – Virtual Info Session for Participants for Career Coaching. (One info session is required for participation)

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August 9th – Preferred application deadline for participants.

August 12th – Volunteer coach application opens.

August 16th – Final rolling application deadline for participants.

August 20th at 12pm EST – Virtual Info Session for Volunteer Coaches for Career Coaching. (One info session is required for participation – even if volunteered previously)

Register here

September 4th at 4 pm EST – Virtual Info Session for Volunteer Coaches for Career Coaching. (One info session is required for participation – even if volunteered previously)

Register here

September 6th – Application deadline for volunteer coaches.

Late August – Mid-September – Receive updates and confirmation of program placement.

October 2nd – Kick Off Event for Career Coaching (Virtual) – Link will be sent upon being matched.

June 2025 – Career Coach Program Ends

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VOLUNTEER COACH APP

“I enjoyed getting to know someone who is in the business field and who provided me with experiences and support that motivated me to keep going with my career and goals!”

“It was super helpful to have someone inside the field giving you pointers and tips and giving you examples that applied directly to you.”

“The highlight was getting an internship and going through my resume, CV & portfolio.”

“It helped me gain a new perspective on the communications industry and got to speak with new people.”

“A highlight was spending time with my mentee and being able to see her explore so many opportunities! I also enjoyed having really genuine conversations about what it’s like to be a person of color and other aspects of our identities in various workplace settings.”

“A highlight was helping my mentee prepare for a film she directed was exciting and rewarding. She shared the script with me and was very receptive to notes and encouragement. I gave her scaffolding for her prep work and plenty of things to think about. It was awesome to see her run with it and share some processes with her collaborators.”

“The highlight of my experience was when my participant got an internship offer from one of her top choice options. We worked very hard on this application and I was proud of how she incorporated my feedback to improve her essays and application.”

Questions?

If you have general questions or if you are not sure if the career coach program is for you, but are interested in engaging with career programming at Summer Search in other ways, please reach out to our staff:

Summer Search Participants – Reach out to Lily Smith: lsmith@summersearch.org 617.390.1934

Volunteers – Reach out to Sam Larkan: slarkan@summersearch.org 617.390.1955

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What Is The Career Coach Program?

2024-2025 Career Coach Program

Career Coaching

Time Commitment

Important Dates

PARTICIPANT APP

VOLUNTEER COACH APP

“I enjoyed getting to know someone who is in the business field and who provided me with experiences and support that motivated me to keep going with my career and goals!”

“It was super helpful to have someone inside the field giving you pointers and tips and giving you examples that applied directly to you.”

“The highlight was getting an internship and going through my resume, CV & portfolio.”

“It helped me gain a new perspective on the communications industry and got to speak with new people.”

“A highlight was spending time with my mentee and being able to see her explore so many opportunities! I also enjoyed having really genuine conversations about what it’s like to be a person of color and other aspects of our identities in various workplace settings.”

“The highlight of my experience was when my participant got an internship offer from one of her top choice options. We worked very hard on this application and I was proud of how she incorporated my feedback to improve her essays and application.”

Questions?