THE NAVIS JOURNEY
Your Career Is a Journey. We Meet You Where You Are.
Whether you're still in school, just starting out, or navigating your first few years — Navis has a place for you.
Stage 1: Discover
Stage 2: Navigate
Stage 3: Advance
For college students not yet working.
Understand what professional life demands — and begin designing a career with intention before entering the workforce.
For college students currently working part time or interning.
Apply interpersonal skills in real time while using current experience to refine and design a career with intention
1–3 year full time professional students.
Accelerate growth and deepen the practice of designing a career with intention — strategically and deliberately.
STAGE 1: DISCOVER
What Kind of Career Do I Actually Want?
You're in college, you're thinking about your future, and you're not quite sure what professional life actually looks like — or what it will demand of you. That uncertainty is normal. Navis Discover programs are designed to answer the questions you're already asking — and some you haven't thought to ask yet.
For college students not working. Understand what professional life demands — and begin designing a career with intention before entering the workforce.
What This Stage Covers
Understanding the Professional World
Building Self-Awareness
Designing a Career With Intention
Building Early Professional Skills
- What does a typical workday actually look like?
- What do employers really look for?
- What soft skills are valued?
- How is AI changing the workplace?
- What are your natural strengths?
- What are your core values?
- What environment brings out your best?
- What energizes versus drains you?
- How do you explore paths that align?
- How do you evaluate opportunities?
- How do you build a vision?
- How do you set intentional goals?
- How do you network authentically?
- How do you stand out to recruiters?
- How do you prepare for interviews?
- How do you use job shadowing?
Programs Available In Discover
Interview Readiness — Show Up as Your Strongest Self
Don't just take whatever comes next. This workshop gives you a framework for thinking strategically about your career — understanding your strengths, clarifying your values, and making intentional decisions about where you want to go before you enter the workforce.
What you'll learn:
- How to tell your story compellingly and authentically
- Strategies for managing interview anxiety and pressure
- How to answer behavioral questions with depth and clarity
- How AI is changing the recruiting and screening process — and what that means for you
- How to ask the questions that set you apart
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Career Design Workshop — Build a Career With Intention
Don't just take whatever comes next. This workshop gives you a framework for thinking strategically about your career — understanding your strengths, clarifying your values, and making intentional decisions about where you want to go before you enter the workforce.
What you'll learn:
- How to identify your natural strengths and what energizes you
- How to clarify your values and what you need from a career to feel fulfilled
- How to evaluate opportunities strategically
- How to build a career narrative that connects your past, present, and future
- How to set career goals that are ambitious and achievable
Networking That Actually Works — Build Relationships Before You Need Them
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Networking doesn't have to feel awkward or transactional. This session teaches you how to build genuine professional relationships authentically — even before you have work experience — so you enter the workforce with a network already working for you.
What you'll learn:
- How to network authentically without feeling fake or pushy
- How to make a strong first impression in professional settings
- How to use LinkedIn effectively as a college student
- How to request and conduct informational interviews
- How to build and maintain professional relationships over time
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
EVENTS & PODCAST IN DISCOVER
A Day in the Life — The Skills Behind the Role
Go beyond the job title. In these podcast sessions, senior professionals share what their role actually demands — the soft skills, relationship strategies, and personal lessons that shaped their careers. Raw, honest, and immediately applicable.
→ Listen to Past Episodes
Ready to Discover your path?
Take the first step toward building a career with intention.
STAGE 2: NAVIGATE
Is This the Right Direction for Me — And How Do I Apply What I'm Learning to Design a Career With Intention?
You're in college and you're already in the workforce — part time or interning, You're perhaps experiencing professional life in real time and navigating challenges no one fully prepared you for. Navis Navigate programs are built for exactly where you are — helping you apply interpersonal skills on the job while using your current experience to design a career with intention.
For College Students Currently Working Part Time or Interning
What This Stage Covers
Applying Interpersonal Skills on the Job
Using Your Experience to Refine Your Career Direction
Designing a Career With Intention
- How do you advocate for yourself in a part time or internship role?
- How do you speak up in meetings and make your voice heard?
- How do you build trust and credibility quickly in a professional environment?
- How do you handle difficult conversations or workplace conflict?
- Is this industry or role the right fit for you — and how do you evaluate that?
- What is your current experience teaching you about what you want and don't want?
- How do you use an internship or part time role to open doors for your next opportunity?
- How do you turn a part time role or internship into a full time offer?
- How do you connect your current experience to a longer term career vision?
- How do you make intentional decisions about your next step after graduation?
- How do you build a professional network while still in school?
- How do you position yourself strategically for the job search ahead?
Programs Available In Navigate
Interview Readiness — Show Up as Your Strongest Self
Interviews are high-stakes conversations. We help you master them with confidence, clarity, and authenticity.
What you'll learn:
- How to tell your story compellingly and authentically
- Strategies for managing interview anxiety and pressure
- How to answer behavioral questions with depth and clarity
- How AI is changing the recruiting and screening process — and what that means for you
- How to ask the questions that set you apart
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
How to Advocate for Yourself — Get What You Deserve at Work
Self-advocacy is one of the most underdeveloped skills among early career professionals — and one of the most career-defining. This session teaches you how to recognize your value, articulate it confidently, and advocate for the opportunities and recognition you deserve — even when you're just starting out.
What you'll learn:
- How to identify and communicate your unique value
- How to speak up in meetings and be heard
- How to advocate for yourself without feeling uncomfortable or aggressive
- How to understand different work style and adapt to them
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Career Design Workshop — Use Your Experience to Build With Intention
You're already gaining real world experience. Now let's make it work for your future. This workshop helps you use what you're learning right now to refine your career vision and make intentional decisions about what comes next — after graduation and beyond.
What you'll learn:
- How to evaluate your current experience against your career vision
- How to identify what your experience is telling you about fit and direction<br/>How to position your part time or internship experience strategically
- How to make intentional decisions about your next career move
- How to build a career narrative that connects your experience to your goals
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Networking That Actually Works
Build Geniune professional relationships authentically while navigating your current role.
What you'll learn:
- How to network authentically without feeling fake or pushy
- How to make a strong first impression in professional settings
- How to use LinkedIn effectively as a college student
- How to request and conduct informational interviews
- How to build and maintain professional relationships over time
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
EVENTS & PODCAST IN NAVIGATE
A Day in the Life — The Skills Behind the Role
Real conversations with senior professionals about how they navigated the early stages of their careers — the workplace dynamics, the difficult relationships, the moments they had to advocate for themselves, and the lessons that shaped everything that followed.
→ Listen to Past Episodes
Ready to Navigate your path?
Build the skills to thrive in the workplace — right now, while you're still in school
STAGE 3: ADVANCE
How Do I Go From Surviving My First Years to Thriving — and Build a Career That Is Deliberate, Strategic, and Intentional?
You're in. You've landed the role and you're navigating your first years as a full time professional. Now the real work begins — not just doing your job, but building the skills, relationships, and intentional career strategy that will define everything that comes next. Navis Advance programs are built for exactly this moment.
For 1–3 Year Full-Time Professionals, College Students Looking to Accelerate Growth
What This Stage Covers
Navigating the Workplace in Real Time
Accelarting Your Professional Growth
Building the Relationships That Move Careers Forward
Designing a Career With Intention
- How do you manage your relationship with your boss or supervisor?
- How do you navigate team dynamics when you are the newest and youngest person in the team?
- How do you handle feedback - both giving and receiving it?
- How do you manage the balance between competing priorities and expectations?
- How do you make yourself visible and valuable in your organization?
- How do you ask for stretch assignments, promotions, and new opportunities?
- How do you build a personal brand within your industry?
- How do you identify and close the skill gaps holding you back?
- How do you recover from early career mistakes and setbacks?
- How do you build and maintain a professional network that actually opens doors?
- How do you find mentors and sponsors who will advocate for you?
- How do you navigate difficult relationships with managers or colleagues?
- How do you build cross-functional relationships within your organization?
- How do you evaluate whether your current role is still aligned with your career vision?
- How do you make a strategic career move — lateral, upward, or into a new industry?
- How do you build a career that reflects your values, strengths, and long term goals?
- How do you design the next chapter of your career deliberately — not reactively?
Programs Available In Advance
Managing Up - How to Build a Workable Relationship With Your Boss
Learn how to understand what your manager needs, communicates to build trust, and position yourself as someone worth investing in.
Topics Include
- How to understand your manager's priorities and communication style?
- How to have difficult conversations with confidence?
- How to ask for feedback - and actually use it?
- How to advocate for yourself without burning bridges?
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
How to Advocate for Yourself And Work With Your Team
Recognize your value, articulate it confidently, and advocate for the opportunities and recognition you deserve. A practical framework for building strong working relationships and navigate team dynamics.
Topics Include
- How to identify and communicate your unique value?
- How to advocate without feeling uncomfortabel or aggressive?
- How to speak up in meetings and be heard?
- How to understand different work styles and adapt to them?
- How to build trust and credibility with your team?
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Navis Peer Cohorts — Grow With Your Community
You don't have to figure it out alone. Our peer cohort program brings together small groups of early career professionals — 5 to 7 people — who are navigating similar challenges and stages. Facilitated by Navis, cohorts meet regularly to share experiences, work through challenges, and support each other's growth.
What makes cohorts powerful:
- A trusted group of peers who understand what you're going through
- Structured conversations around real workplace challenges
- Accountability and momentum between sessions
- Relationships that last beyond the program
Format: Group Workshop - 5 pariticipants requirement
Career Direction Sessions — Design Your Next Move
One on one career direction sessions with a Navis advisor are designed to help you step back, assess where you are, and think clearly about where you want to go. This is not traditional coaching — it's a structured, forward-looking conversation about how to design the next chapter of your career with clarity and intention.
What We Cover:
- Assessing your growth and identifying gaps
- Clarifying your next career move
- Building a strategy to get there
- Thinking long term about the career you actually want to build
Format: One on One Session — 60 Minutes
EVENTS & PODCAST IN ADVANCE
A Day in the Life — The Skills Behind the Role
Honest conversations with senior professionals about the skills, relationships, and strategic moves that shaped their careers. Every episode is designed to give you a window into what it actually takes to advance — and what you can start doing right now.
→ Listen to Past Episodes
Ready to Advance with intention?
Stop surviving your first years. Start building the career you actually want.