What Can Career Coaching Do for You?
U Career Success coaches meet with students like you one-to-one to share personalized advice to help you focus your career visions and achieve your professional goals.
Coaches can guide you in exploring internship and career opportunities, writing strong resumes and building connections with organizations in art, teaching, entertainment, graphic design, photography, printmaking, film, and more.
First-year student, new Fine Arts major, ready to graduate, or anywhere in between--your coach is ready to prompt you through each stage of your career journey.
Career Coaches Can Help You:
Practice job interviews
Find gig work
Create a unique brand
Meet Our Career Coaches
Samantha Wisell
Samantha has found deep fulfillment and joy in her own evolving career journey and is passionate about helping students to build the foundation to do the same. She has always enjoyed learning about humans and being in a position of impact and support. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Utah, she started her career working in residential treatment and then provided intensive in-home interventions with families and youth. She went on to complete a master’s degree in School Counseling and served as a high school counselor for nine years.
Her approach to career coaching is rooted in empowering students with practical tools and resources to make informed decisions that align with their goals and identity. She learns alongside students, celebrates creativity and progress, and offers supportive guidance through challenges, transitions, and moments of uncertainty.
Favorite Movies: Inside, The Big Lebowski, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Favorite TV Shows: Saturday Night Live, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Last of Us, Glow
Passions: Beach Volleyball, Running, Camping, Traveling, Horticulture
Creative Side: Macrame, cross-stitching, sketching landscapes and plants when camping, writing haikus, hiding in the back of hip hop dance classes and trying to keep up, stitching her dogs’ mangled dog toys into new grotesque creatures for them to destroy again.
Trevor Bird
When Trevor isn't taking in a play or exploring a museum, you can find him at U Career Success, helping students from the College of Fine Arts explore meaningful and fulfilling career paths. Drawing on his background in corporate recruiting, Trevor brings insight from the hiring side to help students like you navigate the job search with confidence. He hopes to coach you through resumes crafting, cover letter writing, and interview skilling to help lead you to the next step in your professional journey.
Originally from sunny Southern California, Trevor moved to Utah for BYU where he studied Recreation Management and Youth Leadership with a minor in World Dance. During his undergrad, he worked on campus as a First Year Mentor for the Office of First Year Experience and then as a Peer Advisor for University Advisement and Careers. Post grad, Trevor gained experience from working in various industries, from event planning and hospitality to human resources and recruiting. He understands that it’s normal to feel uncertain about what comes next after graduation and is committed to listening, supporting, and helping students identify their options, through career exploration or actively applying to jobs and internships.
Trevor’s coaching philosophy is rooted in taking action instead of being acted upon. The unknown can lead to executive dysfunction or decision paralysis, and his goal is to help ease your fears and champion you in your career choices. The more confidence you have to make a choice and take action, the less anxiety you will feel.
Favorite Movies: The Devil Wears Prada, The Sound of Music, Ever After, Pride and Prejudice (both 1995 miniseries and 2005 movie)
Favorite Shows: Fleabag, The Nanny, The White Lotus, Golden Girls, Rupaul's Drag Race
Hobbies: Theater (both performing and watching), dancing, going to concerts, singing karaoke, local drag shows, going to brunch, swimming, paddleboarding, improv comedy, thrifting, going to estate sales, card making, crafting, reading, sitting in a coffee shop
Career Resources
Have an online interview? Our Career Studio rooms are equipped with proper lighting, camera, sound, microphone, and backdrop.
Stop by GARFF 1300 to borrow complimentary professional clothes for that important interview, career fair, etc.
Get a professional headshot taken to use on your LinkedIn profile, presentations, and more.