Career Composer
Gen Z deserves better career advice — from someone who knows what you’re going through and also happens to be a full-time career coach! (I’m also obsessed with music, if you couldn’t tell!)
I’m Erin, and I’m helping YOU, Gen Z professionals, write your OWN career story. I’m giving you the job search and career advice you need to GET THAT JOB, but we’ll also talk about finding your rhythm at work, how to balance our personal and professional lives, and figure out what we’re MEANT to do.
Career advice doesn’t have to be boring or outdated, and as a fellow Gen Z, I’m here to give you the career advice I would want for myself! We can build successful careers we’re proud of — AND stay true to who we are.
Ready? Let’s go.
Episodes
18 episodes
Why You Should Negotiate Your Salary and How to Feel More Confident Doing It!
If you're wondering if you should negotiate your salary ...Let me guess, is anxiety trying to talk you out of it? ...The answer is YES, you absolutely 1,000% SHOULD negotiate your salary!I wish someone had given me this advice before I e...
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POV: You're Gen Z at Work with Ang Richard | Navigating the School to Work Transition & Cultivating Intergenerational Harmony
The Gen Z experience in the world of work today is nothing short of... Chaotic? Contradictory? Overwhelming? Way too difficult for no reason? Fill in the blank.Gen Z career coach, entrepreneur, TedX speaker, and LinkedIn Top Voice Ang Ri...
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How to Follow Up After Applying for a Job
Happy Monday! I can't tell you the amount of times I've been asked: "How do I follow up after applying for a job?" Today, I'm answering ALL of your questions and sharing why the traditional career guidance is no longer relevant in today's job m...
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12:56
How to Apply for Jobs FAST
Happy Monday! If you desperately need to get your job applications out there, or even if it's your first time job searching -- this episode is FOR YOU! Erin explains the Top 5 steps job seekers need to take to properly apply for jobs, AND how t...
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22:14
New Year New Career: How to Set Career Goals for the Year!
Welcome back to Career Composer for our first episode of 2026! In this episode, we talk about how to set and achieve career goals for the year. This episode is 2 parts -- getting in the right mindset (creating your career vision board) and mapp...
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30:46
What to Do If You Get Laid Off! | 24, Laid Off Twice, & Thriving with Abby Weaver
Special guest and human resources professional Abby Weaver shares her experience navigating not 1, but 2 (!!!) layoffs in her early twenties! What DON'T we cover in today's episode?Should you search for jobs when you're anticipating...
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55:22
Summertime Sadness: Career Comparisons + Navigating a Quarter Life Crisis
Erin shares her advice for how to navigate a quarter-life crisis (or multiple) and the career comparisons that happen so often in our 20s. When we're all at different places in our lives and careers, it is way too easy to get stuck in a compari...
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27:49
How to Answer What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses in an Interview
Welcome back to another interview prep episode! Today, we’re breaking down (yet another) one of the most common questions you’ll get in an interview: “What are your strengths and weaknesses?”It's easier than you think, there is an EXACT ...
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Overnight Sensations: How to Break Into a New Industry
Overnight sensations exist because one day, no one knew about them. And the next day? They blew up. That doesn't mean there weren't YEARS of hard work and challenges they had to overcome to FINALLY make it in their industry!You might not...
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What I Learned About AI & The Future of Work at NACE 2025
Career Composer is back with another jam-packed episode, inspired by the NACE 2025 conference in Philly! Trust me—you’re going to want to take notes.Today, we’re diving into what every job seeker needs to know in the age of AI:<...
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The STARR Method for Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
Welcome back to another episode of Career Composer! It's finally yours - the BEST interviewing technique out there, made simple! Ready, set, let's talk about THE STARR METHOD.The STAR (R) Method is a behavioral interviewing t...
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Creativity at Work: Why Innovation is Gen Z's Baseline with Arianna Risilia
Arianna Risilia joins Career Composer for our new GUEST EPISODE discussing how to be more creative at work! Arianna is an Elementary General Music Teacher and an AMAZING singer and musician who also loves nature and trying new thing...
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Your Guide to Work, Travel, and Building a Life You Love with Nathalye Chona
Nathalye Chona joins Career Composer for a conversation about work, travel, and building a life you love! Nathalye is the Director of Finance and Accounting at Ziflow, has a dual master’s degree in International Business and Finance from Hult I...
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54:31
INTERVIEW PREP CHECKLIST
Finally!!! Everything you need to prepare for your upcoming interview, all in one place! Erin Ahart shares how to prepare for an interview like you're packing for vacation, and provides listeners with an interview prep checklist that applies fo...
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29:12
How to Answer Tell Me About Yourself in an Interview with Matt Norawong
In this episode of Career Composer, Erin dives into how to answer the question 'Tell me about yourself' in an interview!Erin shares:How to use the present, past, future model to craft the perfect response.The importa...
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28:42
Every Factor You MUST Consider Before Going to Grad School
Grad school can be an important step towards achieving your career goals, but is it always necessary? Erin shares what she's learned from coaching master's and PhD students in her full-time job, as well as from pursuing her own master's degree....
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Should I Go to Grad School? with Sarah Marsan
In this episode of Career Composer, Erin Ahart chats with Sarah Marsan about her journey deciding whether or not to go to grad school. Sarah shares her story from undergrad to her current role, the challenges she's faced, and what helped her ma...
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