Share how your career really works.
College students rarely meet the people doing the work they're studying for. A session from you shows them what the job is like, and what it takes to get there.
Who we're looking for
Coming soon
NextStep Connect: experts in every field
Our network of industry experts across all industries. Students reach it through their college, for the career they are working toward, and colleges book experts for specialized sessions.
NextStep Ready: Clean Tech cohorts
If you work in Clean Tech, we can also match you to sessions in NextStep Ready, our career-readiness program for colleges.
- Solar project development
- Energy storage
- Grid operations
- EV charging and electrification
- Building efficiency
- Climate finance
- Energy policy
- Clean-tech manufacturing
How you can take part
Guest session
Talk with a cohort about your work. [About 60 minutes]
Small-group workshop
A hands-on session on a skill or problem from your field.
Project feedback
Review students' project work.
Informational conversation
A short call with a student.
Your profile and your consent
Your profile is shared only with colleges you're matched to, and only after you consent. We don't list experts on our website.
Paid for your time
You set your own fee for each kind of session, and we pay you on a regular schedule. If you'd rather, you can donate any session's fee to a children's welfare charity instead. We go through the details, including cancellations, before your first session.
Apply
After you apply: we review every application and set up a short call before you're matched to any session.