In this two-part episode, we talked with Una Knowling, Section Leader for Reliability, Fuels, and Efficiency at Black & Veatch Corporation, Licensed Professional Engineer, Adjunct Professor of Mechanical Engineering at UMKC. Una is also an intersex and transgender person who as walked the walk as a woman for a decade. Part 1 consists of conversations around what it means to be intersex, Una's experiences coming out at work, what it looks like to be transgender in the STEM field, how to travel safely internationally as an LGBTQIA+ person and professional. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗿. 𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟭: - 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘅 𝘀𝗹𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟰𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟱𝟬𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟰𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟱𝟮𝘀𝗲𝗰 - 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟳𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟱𝟴𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟴𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟱𝘀𝗲𝗰 - 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟭𝟯𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟱𝟲𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟭𝟱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟯𝟬𝘀𝗲𝗰

We discuss the Rachael Cady's career, experiences as an LGBTQ+ professional, and how to break into the entertainment industry and thrive. 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲, 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝟯𝟮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟰𝟱𝘀𝗲𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟯𝟰𝗺𝗶𝗻𝟬𝟱𝘀𝗲𝗰.

We discuss toxic organizational culture and how to identify and overcome it with Dr. Kevin Sansberry, successful Behavioral Scientist, Founder of KEVRA Consulting, Host of the Toxic Leadership Podcast, and UMKC alumni. Search for Roo Career Radio on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Pandora.

In this episode we invited Paige McLean, UMKC Career Services Career Coach, and Jonaie Johnson, current UMKC student athlete and creator of Interplay, the world's first interactive dog crate, to discuss the unique challenges of marketing yourself to employers as a student athlete and tips for how to showcase your career skills, leadership, and academic or professional experiences.

Woah! It's Equal Pay Day (or 'Month') & we've partnered up with the UMKC Women's Center to bring you the very first episode of our Diversity in Professionalism series. In this episode, we discuss the gender pay gap and Equal Pay Day with Dr. Brenda Bethman, Director of the UMKC Women's Center and Assistant Teaching Professor within Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Step 1 in creating change is getting informed, so tune in and learn alongside us! Our launch of the Diversity in Professionalism series is loooonnnngggg overdue. We are excited to bring you this series and all the truly amazing guests we have lined up. Daniel Folk, our Manager of Employer Development and Engagement will host these episodes along with our Peer Career Coach, Taylor Michl, and some other special guest hosts! If you 'd like for us to discuss any specific topics through this series, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We want to know your thoughts!

Ashley Nance, Manager of Professional Development at the Bloch Career Center pops by to talk mentorship for students and professionals.

So, you've got a job offer.... now what? In this episode, we discuss what to consider when receiving a job or internship offer. Should you negotiate salary? What can you negotiate aside from salary? What about benefits? And what are all of the possible benefits you can be offered anyway? We invited the Bloch Career Center's new Manager of Employer Relations and Outreach, 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗴𝗶𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, to cover all of these questions and more! 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗷𝗼𝗯/𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀!

It's time to start thinking about the possibility of graduate/professional school and get those applications together. But, what is that you need to prepare exactly? And how do you navigate this process efficiently?We've brought our UMKC Career Services Career Counselor, Daniel Folk, back via a Zoom call to provide advice about starting the process, gathering references, the financial considerations, and the materials you will may need for applications.

Do you know when your industry will be recruiting? Are you ready for the internship/job search process? Have you prepared for a virtual career fair?It's been a long two months since our last episode, and we are ready to get you up-to-date on recruiting, industry timelines, and UMKC virtual career fairs. We also threw in some other fun bits of information that can help you land an internship or full-time position. So, listen in!

Summer break isn't over, so how can you finish it out strong? Well good news - we brought on Daniel Folk, our UMKC Career Services Career Counselor to provide some unique advice!