How to Grad & Beyond with Betul

You are done with all of your schooling, whether it be college or grad school. Now what? Where do you go? What do you do?

This is what makes the last year of schooling hard. Too many unknowns, to many variables to consider and little time. I know because I have been through this process multiple times. When I finished college, I had a choice to go into grad school or start working as a teacher. I went to grad school to study Linguistics. When I finished my Master’s, I knew I wanted to continue to a PhD in Linguistics, but I wasn’t decided on whether that would be in Turkey, which is my home country, or in another country. Eventually, I completed my PhD at USC in the US. After my PhD, I had the options of staying in academia as a post-doc, moving to tech, or doing something completely different. Oh, I also had to decide which country. Again. Do I go back to Turkey or not? Where in the world am I supposed to be? And I am now a Knowledge Engineer at Amazon in Santa Barbara in the US.

So I know deciding what to do with your degree and planning your life is not an easy process. But I am here to make it as easy as possible for you. I will not only draw on my own experience in multiple careers and schools, but I will also utilize my life coaching experience and skills to help you make the best decisions for your future. When you work with me, I won’t give you a list of tasks to do. Rather, I will help you organize your thoughts into a coherent system but you will be the one creating your choices. Why? Because it is vital that you own your process. I will also support you as you go through these processes. For example, you need feedback on your resume? I will be there. You need to practice for your job interview? I will be there.

You can start by reading my blog posts and reflecting on what resonates with you. When you’re ready, reach out—I’d love to hear your story.