NextStep Founder and CEO Emily Taylor has been a leader in education for over 15 years, working with over 3,000 students to reach their next step. Over the course of her career, Emily found that colleges were doing a great job of teaching students how to write and think critically, but they were NOT teaching students how to get a job after graduation. And that was a big problem.
College career centers have the best of intentions, but they don’t have the resources to give students the personalized, 1:1 guidance they need to succeed. In fact, a 2014 study by Millennial Branding and InternMatch, showed that the average ratio of students to career service professionals is 1,889 to one!
And while 64% of students found their college career services accessible, more than half said career services are “never or rarely effective in helping them land a job” and are “never or rarely helpful in helpful in helping them figure out a career path.”
That’s why 1:1 career coaching really matters! It offers the individualized attention that college career centers simply can not provide. And it’s also why Emily founded NextStep: to offer best-in-class, personalized coaching to define and reach your goals.
“Even if you don’t come from a business background, Emily can help you get into business school. She turned my non-business engineering background into an asset that appealed to the admissions committees.”
Christopher Culin | Associate at Oliver Wyman | Northwestern Kellogg MBA + MS Design Innovation
“My graduate career advisor at Cal Poly said that my resume was amazing, but I wasn’t getting any interviews. Then I worked with Emily, and she transformed my resume to best capture my accomplishments. I immediately started getting interviews.”
Tiffani Tonso | Analyst Energy Efficiency at ADM Associates | Cal Poly MS
“Emily helped me find the right career path, craft my resume to resonate with recruiters, write killer cover letters, and refine my interview answers to impress hiring managers. I couldn’t be happier with my first full-time job!”
John Colarusso | Senior Associate at Charlie Health | Former Bain Consultant
“Emily helped me to craft a compelling story for each school and made me feel confident in myself throughout the business school application process. Not only did Emily keep me sane, but I don’t know if I would have made it into Kellogg without her!”
Danielle (Culin) McKennan | Revenue Operations at Workday | Northwestern Kellogg MBA
“Emily was fundamental in helping me land a successful business school internship and full-time job after. Her MBA course helped me polish my resume and learn how to network, recruit, and interview effectively – resulting in multiple job offers.”
Natalie Chladek | Product Manager at Harvard Business School Online | UCLA Anderson MBA
“After I didn’t get into my Round 1 schools, I partnered with Emily for Round 2. She helped revamp my applications and prepared me for my interviews. The result – I ultimately got into all 3 top programs I applied to in Round 2, along with a significant scholarship.”
“Emily helps you to turn your strengths and interests into an action plan for your career. She helps you select your best stories and coaches you on how to share them for maximum impact. She is an amazing mentor and we’ve shared a lot of laughs together!”
Madeline (Vuong) Jones | Consultant at Boston Consulting Group | Chicago Booth MBA
“Before working with Emily, I would freeze up in interviews. Despite having decent work experience, I lacked the knowledge and confidence for how to convey it. Since working with Emily, I have learned to present my best self to interviewers, receiving offers from four different companies.”
Betsey Blakeley | Mattel Marketing Manager, Global Brands | UCLA Anderson MBA
“Despite having spent hours on my resume with my college’s career center, I ended up reworking my entire resume following Emily’s resume workshop. You might think that you have a cutting-edge resume—I certainly thought I did—but you’ll be pleasantly surprised when you learn tips and tricks that can take your resume to the next level.”
William Huang | Strategy & Consultant | Tuck MBA 2022
“Two people received a shoutout at my wedding: the obstetrician who delivered me…and Emily. It was because of Emily that I got into my dream college, Berkeley. When I was ready to take the next step and get my MBA, she was the first person I called.”
Phil McKennan | Head of Technology Partnerships at Qualtrics | Duke Fuqua MBA
“Working with Emily gave me the confidence and tools I needed to successfully negotiate my salary and overall compensation. I was able to increase my compensation package by over 10% from the initial offer and get the compensation that I deserved.”
Jacqueline Delgado | AT&T Lead Product Marketing Manager | UCLA Anderson MBA
“I wanted to pivot from old tech companies to the gaming industry, but was not having success on my own. After working with Emily, I was able to land a great role at PlayStation. This was a dream come true, and I am so thankful for her help. From building resumes and cover letters to helping me with my interviews and networking, I could not have done this without her.”