College Grad Career Job Search Tips: The Power of Internships with Kyler Zampiello Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, I have Kyler Zampiello who is so energetic, bubbly, and so much fun to talk to. I’m glad you’re listening in today to hear her story. Kyler went to James Madison and had lined up multiple internships...
Nov 03, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Relationship Building with Meredith Leutbecker Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, I have with me Meredith Leutbecker who is someone I met a few years ago and we’ve stayed in touch ever since. She also has a passion for helping recent college grads navigate early adulthood. She remembers what her experience was like...
Oct 06, 2022•43 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Career Advice from Kaleb Lewis, Director Of Career Services, George Mason University School of Business Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. It is now September 2022, so summer is behind us. I’m excited, though, because fall is my favorite season! With school starting up and the semester rolling, many find themselves gettin...
Sep 01, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Episode 23: Bethany Brown - A ROCS Success Story! Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, I have Bethany Brown, a candidate I started working with back in 2018. When Bethany first came to ROCS for an interview, she really didn’t have any office experience, but she had so much potential. I knew I had to place her somewhe...
Aug 04, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Episode 22: ROCS Alumni Success Story - Against All Odds with Caitlin Gunning Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. I hope you’re enjoying your summer break and doing some fun things out there. It’s already the middle of July which is crazy how fast time flies. I’m excited that you’re here because today is going to be a very...
Jul 14, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Episode 21: Career Coaching Spotlight with Stephanie Zimmermann, Local Entrepreneur Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, we are so lucky to have with us Stephanie Zimmermann who is a local business leader here in the Northern Virginia area. She went to George Mason and is still really involved with the university tod...
Jun 30, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Episode 20: Tips on Employee Time-Off Requests, Part Two of Two Hey, everyone! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving The Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. This is Part 2 of the Time-Off Requests mini-series. In the first episode, we spoke primarily about when to take time off, how to take it, making sure you know who to talk to, and general best practices. For this episode, we...
Jun 16, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Episode 19: Tips on Employee Time-Off Requests, Part One of Two It’s that time again! The birds are chirping, the ocean waves are crashing, the sun is shining, and students are graduating. And do you know what that means? It’s time for a discussion about time-off requests! Welcome back, listeners! Thanks for joining us for another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real w...
Jun 02, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Questions & Answers Session One Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. I’ve got to say I’ve missed you all! It’s been a long time since I’ve been able to host a solo episode. That’s a good thing, though, because I’ve been fortunate enough to have been joined by some amazing guests. (Be sure to listen to those previ...
May 19, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Episode 17: Every Job is an Opportunity; Advice from Karen Long To all the aspiring entrepreneurs out there, what’s going through your minds as you get close to graduation? Or have you already graduated and you’re waiting for that right opportunity to present itself? Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today I have ...
May 05, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Leaving The Nest - Episode 16: Working at the FBI and in Federal Law Enforcement with Zack Lowe Have you ever wondered what it would be like working for the FBI? Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. I’m so excited for today’s episode because we have with us Zack Lowe. Zack is an Army Veteran and he worked for the FBI...
Apr 21, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Leaving The Nest - Episode 15: Career Coaching Spotlight - An Overview of Human Resources with Becky Millis At ROCS Grad Staffing, we often interview a ton of great candidates who are interested in working in Human Resources but they can’t seem to get their foot in the door. My guest today is here to share what her day-to-day is like and what a job in HR actually entails. Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad...
Apr 07, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Leaving The Nest - Episode 14: Career Coaching Spotlight - Work in Northern Virginia with Michael Batt Have you ever wanted to work for a big-name company like Microsoft? If so, you won’t want to miss the insights and tips from one of our own local business leaders! Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, I’m sit...
Mar 24, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Leaving The Nest - Episode 13: Graduating During a Pandemic with Devin Jones Do you remember what it was like during that first week of COVID-19 lockdowns in March 2020? For many of us, life was so certain the week before. But in a matter of days, everything became so uncertain so quickly. Now imagine being a senior in college getting hired at your dream job only to find out you wouldn’t be able to walk at graduation and your start date was pushed out to an unknown time in the future. This can b...
Mar 10, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 13
What did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut? An archeologist? A teacher? Many of us started out believing we’d do one thing then changed our minds shortly thereafter. This isn’t the case for today’s guest—she knew she would be teaching people since preschool. The only thing that has changed has been who and what she teaches. Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you ...
Feb 24, 2022•39 min•Season 1Ep. 12
No office experience? No problem! Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. I am joined today by a colleague and a friend. Her name is Darcy Grogan and she’s been a member of our team since 2019. She has worked her way up from Associate Recruiter all the way up to an Account Manager. This is so awesome to see because I lov...
Feb 10, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 11
What is career coaching and how can it help job applicants and early-career people get and crush their next interview? Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. I’m joined today by Chris Ricci who has over 35 years of senior management experience from AOL, Accenture, and Verisign. Currently, he works as a career coach at h...
Jan 27, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Ever wonder what you could accomplish during college besides earning a degree? Today we learn and hear from two special people, the Co-founders of ROCS Grad Staffing, who started this business while still earning their college degrees. Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest . I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. In this episode, I am interviewing Tom Moore and Brandon Labman, th...
Jan 13, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 9
We’ve finally made it! After many unique challenges and personal milestones, we’ve made it to the end of 2021. At ROCS Grad Staffing, our team certainly had its fair share of changes. We saw an increase in the job market for our job seekers, we got to meet many of our new employees in person for the first time, and a couple of us even got married (although not to each other)! For our team, our clients, and our job applicants, there was a lot to celebrate. Welcome back to Leaving the Nest. I’m yo...
Dec 30, 2021•43 min
Before we begin, I’d like to take a moment to say thank you. Thank you for tuning in, for listening, for learning, and for reaching out to us with your questions. Saying thank you is a powerful tool, and people love to be thanked. It shows appreciation and affirmation, and it can make people feel happier. So how do thank you notes apply in the interview process? We recently chatted about interviewing over the phone, in person, and over a video chat. After each one of those stages, you should alw...
Dec 16, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 7
How does someone “dress for success” for an interview? We’ve all heard the cliché and we’re all told we should do it. The trouble is there aren't a lot of helpful tips out there that explain how job applicants should dress for success. That’s where we come in! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest. I’m your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. Today, I’m joined by Connor Davis, and we’l...
Dec 02, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In the age of technology and video calls, I’m sure the burning question on every job applicant’s mind is “do in-person interviews matter anymore?” In short, yes! Even though in-person interviews have been less prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’m confident they will come back stronger than ever. Truthfully, I believe most employers want to meet with job applicants in person. As a job seeker, it’s important to get out there and meet the people you will be interviewing with. That’s not to s...
Nov 18, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Leaving The Nest - Episode 4: Video Interview Tips Before 2020, we rarely had video interviews. Back then, many companies relied on technology for their interviews that dated back to the 1800s: the telephone . Our society became masters of the audio age. The only way to get real “Face Time” with a company during an interview was to be there in person. And until 2020, many companies were completely content with that. But because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the interview landscape has changed. Video...
Nov 04, 2021•15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Leaving The Nest - Ep 3- Phone Interviews What does it take to make a great first impression? Does it take wit,confidence, or intelligence? What Separates job applicants who have great interviews from those who don’t? The answers to these questions are not as daunting as you might think. As recent college grads step out into the real world, there’s one skill that—when properly honed—can make all the difference in the hiring process: Phone interviews. The phone interview is the first of many step...
Oct 21, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Let’s address the elephant in the room. Or rather, let’s reveal that there’s an elephant in the room. Recent college grads and job seekers may not know about staffing firms. They may not know what they are or what they do. When I was in college, I didn’t know they existed or that there was an entire industry built around recruiting. And here’s a fun fact: when our founders, Tom and Brandon, were in college, they didn’t know about staffing firms either! It’s just not something that a lot of peopl...
Oct 07, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Hey College Grads! Have you graduated college and are unsure of what to do now? Are you struggling to find a job with little experience or figure out how to navigate early adulthood? I get it. I’ve been where you are and I know exactly what you’re going through. This is Leaving the Nest and my name is Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and thrive in the real world. In our inaugural episode, I talk about what you can expect from this ...
Sep 23, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 1
