Ramesh Jayavaram

Entrepreneurial and empathetic career coach with a passion for empowering job seekers and career switchers with practical strategies and impactful resources. Worked with large student caseloads in software engineering, UX design, data science, finance, and business programs at universities and bootcamps. Taught workshops and coached students from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds in online and in-person format. Passionate about coaching people from diverse and non-traditional backgrounds on career development topics and helping them find well-paid, high-growth jobs. Previous startup advisor, marketing executive, project manager, and mechanical engineer. Competencies: Career Services in Higher Education Institutions, Experiential Education, Employer Relations, Talent Acquisition, International Student Job Search Challenges, Career Change Strategies, Relationship Building, Marketing Strategy and Execution, Program Management, Coaching, Mentoring, Teaching Adult Students, Teaching Online. Trends I follow: Innovation in Higher Education, Life-Long Learning, Professional Education, Bootcamps, MOOCs, Venture Accelerators, Early-stage Startups, Ed-tech, Crowdfunding and Crowdsourcing Platforms