Know yourself. Find your fit. Go get it.
You are still in college and figuring out where you are headed. You are about to graduate and have lots of career options in front of you. You are a few years into your first job and feeling a pull towards something different. Wherever you are, we help you figure out your fit and then help you go get it.
Hands On Career Coaching
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Career Discovery Lab
Still exploring | 8 to 10 weeks
It's easy to default to the path in front of you: a declared major, an obvious plan, what others expect. Discovery Lab helps you look at that default with intention, explore real alternatives, and test your thinking by talking to people who do the work. For students in any year of college.
$1,300 | one-on-one
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Career Accelerator
Ready to Launch | 12 weeks
University career centers are a good starting point. We go further. First we get to know you: what you're good at, what energizes you, what kind of work and environment will suit you. Then we build your strategy together, including your personal brand, resume, networking, and interviews. For college seniors and recent grads.
$2,800 one-on-one | $1,900 per person in a small group
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Career Design Lab
Early Career Professional | 14 weeks
You've been working for a year or three, and something is pulling you toward change. It might be the role, the company, the field, or something else entirely. Design Lab helps you sort out which one, then test new directions before you commit to any of them. Includes two follow-up check-ins after the program.
$2,500 | one-on-one
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Customized Coaching
Want to start smaller?
We can work on whatever you need most right now — whether that’s figuring out your career direction, sharpening your resume, preparing for an interview, negotiating an offer, setting you up for success in a new role, or anything else on the career spectrum.
$225/hour | 4-hour minimum
Supporting someone you love
Watching your young adult navigate this transition is a lot. You want to help and you also want it to feel like their own.
That’s exactly how we approach it.
We work directly with them to draw out what’s already there: their strengths, their values, what kind of work will actually suit them. Not just a job, but a real direction. We take the time that career centers often cannot — getting to know them as individuals and building a strategy that is specific to who they are.
You can make the introduction. We’ve got it from there.
Our why
We started Emergence because we kept seeing the same gap: talented young people, on the edge of something real, without the individualized support to figure out what that something was. Between us, we’ve spent decades advising organizations, developing leaders, and navigating our own career pivots. We know what good fit looks like, we know how to help someone find it, and we know how to position them for it.
Our Team
Melanie Wright
Aimee Long
Testimonials
“Emergence Career Coaching connected with our daughter in a way we couldn't. Her coach helped her understand the process and how to make the most of her experience and strengths on her resume and when interviewing. She now better understands how to add detail and present a fuller picture of her experiences. It also significantly boosted her confidence.”
— Pam T., Parent
“When it comes to Melanie’s impact on my career trajectory, words will never do justice. Through every obstacle and opportunity, she proved to be a beacon of insight and support. From determining where to begin my career, to recruiting and interview prep, to learning how to view myself as an asset and understand recruiters' perspectives, no one has steered me in the right direction as consistently as Melanie. Her confidence, patience, and world-class expertise helped me land my dream job right out of undergrad!”
— Andrew K., Student