Land your next summer internship

Nail that first interview, succeed in your job or internship, and learn how to share this experience in your college applications with Ampersand’s Achieve Career Readiness Bootcamp, a $5,000 program, at only $500 for select Emery/Weiner School students.
Emery/Weiner School has teamed up with Ampersand, a leading Houston-based training and coaching company, to provide this award-winning coaching platform to juniors at Emery/Weiner School.
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Our Exclusive & Proven Program

Vetted
Career Coaching

Our dedicated career coaches bring a wealth of knowledge, experience and  relatability to ensure Professionals gain the confidence to excel.

Professional
Personality Assessments

We've partnered with an industry leader to help you figure out how you're wired and how to leverage that for long-term success.

Hiring
Career Readiness Training

Access our proven career readiness training, following NACE's 8 core competencies, and learn workplace best practices.

Career
Real World Experience

Opportunity to network IRL with  thought leaders from a vareity of industries, as well as participate in focus groups and marketing events.

Achieve Career Readiness

Work with our experienced coaching team, and gain access to proven courses that give the skills and confidence to achieve your goals.

$500

/ student
Note that EWS is covering 90% of the costs for this program
What's included?
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    Six, 1-on-1 coaching sessions with experienced college and career coach
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    Two group coach sessions with Emery/Weiner students
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    Dozens of resume, cover letter and job readiness tools, and templates
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    Access to Ampersand's online professional development platform
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    Optional Birkman personality assessments, additional $750 fee
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1-on-1 Career Coaching

Access guidance and support to build a tactical career roadmap, boost your confidence, and put your best foot forward in your internship.

The program includes six 1-on-1 sessions and two group sessions to ensure you reach your career goals.

Course Curriculum

12 interactive courses designed to help bridge the skills gap, turning students into prepared professionals.
Getting a Job
50 Mins | 1 Quiz
Tired of sending resumes into the void? Leveling up your application strategy and materials is the first step. Learn how to properly research and isolate strong job fits, then revise your resume, LinkedIn, and more with tips, tricks, and secrets by recruiters, hiring managers, and executives.
Lessons included:
  • The Job Search
  • Resumes
  • Linkedin
  • Cover Letters
  • Portfolios
  • Reference Checks
Pitching & Networking
22 Mins | 1 Quiz
Candidates will leverage their personal brands to tell their story, share their strengths, build a community, increase their network and conduct informational interviews.
Lessons included:
  • The Purpose of your Personal Brand
  • Leveraging your Personal Brand
  • Your Pitch
  • Networking & Outreach
Ampersand Professional Certification
8 Mins
Learners will review the process and criteria for becoming a Certified Ampersand Professional and sign-up for their meeting slot with an Ampersand Career Coach.
Lessons included:
  • Your Ampersand Interview
  • Get Certified
Welcome Tour
4 Mins
This course is designed to introduce the Ampersand program to learners, set expectations for success, and outline guidelines. Learners will also learn how to access Ampersand support systems and more information about certification and program structure, in order to progress through their training worry-free!
Lessons included:
  • Intro to Ampersand
  • Program Structure
  • Community Expectations
  • Questions & Technology

Professional Basics
1 Hr 30 Mins | 1 Quiz
Succeeding in the modern workforce requires a robust fluency in various technologies, communication strategies, and professional norms. First, we'll demystify the unspoken rules of the workplace, then learners will dive into key communication skills, tips for personal organization, professional etiquette, and core business tools that are fundamental to success.
Lessons included:
  • Email & Calendar Management
  • Professional Writing
  • Presence & Professionalism
  • Presentations
  • Data Organization & Spreadsheets
  • Research
  • Confidential Information
Working With Your Manager & Team
1 Hr 18 Mins | 1 Quiz
Employees progress in roles and careers through strong relationships with managers. It's essential to walk into a new role with an understanding of how to build trust, as well as best practices to succeed on a new team, give and receive constructive feedback, manage up, and navigate different management styles.
Lessons included:
  • Getting to Know Your Manager & Team
  • Learning Stages In Your New Role
  • Clarifying Expectations
  • Work Schedule & Time-Off
  • Feedback
  • Micromanagement & Manager's Perspective
  • Conflict In The Workplace
Goal Setting & Mindset
47 Mins | 1 Quiz
Setting intentional short-term and long-term professional goals powered by a growth-oriented mindset is key to launching a career, and overcoming the challenge of building professional confidence. Learners gain the tools to start setting goals, including methods for articulating goals to managers, dealing with imposter syndrome, and more.
Lessons included:
  • Mindset
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Goal Setting
  • Case Studies
Structures & Job Functions
35 Mins | 1 Quiz
Develop an understanding of workplace structures, how various departments work together, and types of projects corresponding to various company functions such as marketing, human resources, business development, IT and operations. This information and expertise help employees to better understand how each team and individual contributes to the overall success of any company.
Lessons included:
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Organizational Structure
  • Job Functions: In-Depth
Reviews & Wrap-Up
48 Mins | 1 Quiz
Succeeding in a role requires a regular exchange of feedback, a thorough understanding of the review process, and an awareness of how the role fits into the bird's eye view of a career. We start by going in-depth on performance review best practice and career advancement tips, then provide learners the tools to successfully transition out of roles while setting organizations up for success and preserving their professional networks.
Lessons included:
  • Intro To Performance Reviews
  • Self-Assessments & Self-Leadership
  • Manager Reviews
  • Career Advancement
  • Concluding A Role

Employee Rights & Support
31 Mins | 1 Quiz
In order to confidently navigate the workplace, professionals need to understand the rights and protections afforded to them, as well as how to manage their stress and mental health. By diving into employee rights, strategies for burnout prevention, workplace bias, microaggressions, and more, we prepare learners to self-advocate in the workplace.
Lessons included:
  • Employee Rights
  • Mental Health In The Workplace
  • Bias In The Workplace
  • Accommodation in The Workplace
  • Harassment In The Workplace
Interviewing & Hiring Process
49 Mins | 1 Quiz
Approaching interviews with professionalism and preparation is key to making a strong first impression on an employer, and securing a career-changing role at any stage of a professional career. By reviewing the hiring process, strategies for tackling common interview questions, and how to negotiate a job offer with confidence, learners will ace any interview and secure their dream jobs.
Lessons included:
  • Hiring Process & Preparation
  • Interview Questions & Strategy
  • Wrap-Up & Follow-Up
  • Evaluating Offers
  • Negotiation
  • Case Studies
Beyond the Workplace
51 Mins | 1 Quiz
Self-management doesn't end at the job; showing up as the best professional possible means understanding how external factors can affect workplace performance. To prepare professionals to be indepedent and self-sufficient, we start by covering the different types of employee benefits and insurance policies available, before taking a closer look at how to effectively manage finances, plan for retirement, and avoid common financial scams.
Lessons included:
  • Employee Benefits
  • Making The Most Of Your Cashflow
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Where our trained professionals now work

Hundreds of successful businesses (and counting!) have hired Ampersand trainees, overwhelmed by their preparedness, confidence and job readiness.
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Accolades for Ampersand

From landing a job upskilling entry-level talent, our happy customers are giving high marks all around.

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Ampersand’s coaching has given me the most realistic and practical advice in my transition from school to career process. Their coaching sessions gave me all the things I needed to hear to push myself to start playing that numbers game with my networking. I really feel like there's a purpose to the steps in my job search process now.

Vero Poppe Cereda
Marketing Intern at Laura U
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I think my favorite part was the training around Google Docs, Sheets and Presentation and Calendar because most students learn through Microsoft software. When I started my internship, I had to use Google and the training offered video and tips and tricks.

Sam Houston State Student
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As we wrap up the experience in the platform, I’m walking away with the skills I need to get my dream job, like creating a strong resume and tailoring it to a job description, putting together a detailed portfolio, and activating my network on LinkedIn and beyond. I developed my professional communication and presentation skills, learned about SEO and blog writing, and built connections with my managers that will help me in my exploration of potential careers."

Cameron Cole
Willamette University, Sophomore
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Ampersand has given me the opportunity to better myself in every way and provided me with a process that enhanced both my strengths and weaknesses. With the projects I was given, I was able to develop my design talents and my communication skills by using Adobe and Canva. My internship experience was both instructive and eye-opening. My supervisors taught me step-by-step how to complete each task, and once I got the hang of it, they gave me the flexibility to do tasks that involved creativity. I'm especially proud of my social assets because it allowed me to utilize my imagination and envision how I wanted to develop a specific template while still adhering to the company's branding guidelines."

Allison McKinney
Compass, Intern
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Ampersand has been beyond helpful throughout this entire process. They were always available to answer any questions I had and gave me the confidence I needed to be a better intern. I appreciated the career help that I was given by Scott. It made me realize that I really can achieve any career path I want if I put in the work on my LinkedIn and polish up my resume, as well as grow my network. I also enjoyed my weekly meeting with Scott to catch up on my progress at my internship. These sessions gave me the confidence boost I needed and also clear up any questions I had about literally anything."

Wara Makinojia
University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business, Senior