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Career Conversations is a series presented by Teen'Scape at Los Angeles Public Library's Central Library. Teens and adults are able to listen to guests discuss their chosen career and the path it took to get there. These relaxed conversations are a great insight into your dream career!

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    • Jan 25, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 56m AVG DURATION
    • 18 EPISODES


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    Career Conversations: Los Angeles Philharmonic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2020 59:14


    If you love music, what would it be like to work at the Los Angeles Philharmonic? Guest speakers from the learning, marketing, and development departments of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Hollywood Bowl will share about their careers.

    Career Conversations: NASA JPL

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2019 71:22


    What is it like to work at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which conducts missions to Mars, Jupiter and beyond? Join us for a conversation with a systems engineer, scientists, artists and education and outreach staff from JPL.

    Career Conversations: Horticulture

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 49:48


    Learn about the field of horticulture from Jorge Ochoa, Associate Professor of Horticulture at Long Beach College. He will discuss plant biology, field botany and more.

    Career Conversations: Theatre

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2019 59:53


    Theatre offers a variety of career paths. Learn about the options from an actor, playwrights, and speakers from the East-West Players and Los Angeles Theatre Center.

    Career Conversations: Television Editors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2019 43:37


    Learn about what sorts of careers are available for film and television editing. This presentation has representatives from Don't Panik!, and Disney TV Animation.

    Career Conversations: Journalism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 59:24


    Learn more about what sort of careers are available in the journalism industry. This presentation has representatives from NPR, Southern California Public Radio and the Los Angeles Times.

    Career Conversations: Funeral Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2019 58:17


    Learn more about what sort of careers are available in the funeral industry. This presentation has representatives from Undertaking LA and the Order of the Good Death.

    Career Conversations: Lawyers

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 64:00


    Do you like working with people and solving problems? Have you ever considered a career in law? Join us as lawyers from a variety of fields talk about their work with the law. Learn more about the possibilities from a panel of experts.

    Career Conversations: Special Libraries

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2019 58:24


    Do you enjoy working with people, artifacts, and history? Exactly what is a “Special Library”? Join Robin Dodge, Head Librarian of the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising (FIDM); Julie Huffman, Genealogy Librarian at the Los Angeles Public Library & Denise L. Mc Iver from the California African American Museum.

    Career Conversations: Artistic Craftmanship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2018 57:55


    Have you ever considered a career that combines hands-on skills with beautiful art? Join us to hear about careers in craftsmanship with makers from Adam's Forge, the Glass Studio, and the Offerman Woodshop.

    Career Conversations: Music Supervisor for Film and Television

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2018 46:09


    Have you ever considered a career in music supervision? Wende Crowley, Senior Vice President of Sony/ATV, Film & TV Music, Music Supervisor for such films as Peter Rabbit, Annie and the TV show Cold Case will discuss her work.

    Career Conversations: Therapists and Counselors

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2018 54:29


    Have you ever considered a career in therapy and counseling? Representatives from Soultenders will discuss a variety of careers that utilize therapy: psychotherapy, social work, art and group therapy.

    Career Conversations: Video Game Industry

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2018 56:02


    Have you ever considered a career in the video game industry? Hear an expert panel discuss careers in gaming.

    Career Conversations: Writing for Television

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 54:04


    Have you ever considered a career in the entertainment industry? Hear an expert panel discuss writing for television.

    Career Conversations: Architecture

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 58:00


    Have you ever considered a career in architecture or project management? Learn what's involved in designing new buildings in this March interview panel featuring architects from Gehry Partners and KMD.

    Career Conversations: Software Engineers

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2018 55:16


    For our February chat we have with us Software Engineers and Software Developers from Automattic, Selbrite, and Weedmaps.

    JPL Science and Engineering Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2018 52:16


    For our January chat, we have with us Keri Bean, Science and Sequencing Engineer for JPL's Dawn mission to Vesta and Ceres, discussing her out of this world job, and careers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).

    PR and Marketing Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2017 55:36


    For our November chat we have with us Marketing and Public Relation speakers from the Los Angeles Public Library, Golin, and the Director of Marketing & PR for the New Mart discussing careers in the PR and Marketing world.

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