Become the engineer who stands out.
STANDOUT: 3-week intensive for engineering and technical students who want to:
Interview effectively | Communicate confidently | Get noticed by recruiters
College teaches you to design, build, and calculate.
It doesn’t teach you how to get hired.
Choose Your Cohort…
⏰ Winter Break: Dec 30 - Jan 17
or Jan. 6 - Jan. 24
🎯 Limited to 12 Students
It’s a lie that engineering or technical students are “bad” at interviewing or networking.
They’re unpracticed.
And that's fixable.
STANDOUT
Winter Break Intensive | Dec 30 - Jan 17
Recruiting Ramp-Up | Jan 6 - Jan 24
Standout gives you
Real practice
Real feedback
Real-world preparation
Walk into spring recruiting with the skills most students never learn.
Option 1:
Cohort Program
$1997
What You Get:
All 8 live sessions (60 minutes each)
One 45-minute individual coaching session
In-person networking event (Ann Arbor location, 12/17/25)
Private community for peer support
Session recordings
Limited to 12 students
Perfect For:
✓ Getting a jump before winter semester starts (winter break)
✓ Targeting January, February career fairs
✓Structured practice, accountability, and real-world experience
Option 2:
Premium One-On-One
Investment
$4997
Everything in your chosen Cohort (Winter Break or Recruiting Ramp-Up) PLUS:
6 additional private coaching sessions (7 total = 5+ hours of 1:1 time)
Priority scheduling
Coaching support between sessions via email (24-hour response, Mon-Fri)
Document review: up to 3 rounds per type (resume, LinkedIn profile, etc.)
Customized interview preparation
Option to start early (before your cohort begins)
Perfect for:
✓ Students targeting highly competitive positions who want intensive, personalized coaching
✓ Fast, focused prep for recruiting season
STANDOUT
Learn how to stand out when 273 people have your same GPA.
Who Is This For?
Students studying engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, data science, etc.
Preparing for spring recruiting or upcoming internships
With strong technical skills who struggle in interviews
Feeling anxious about job searching in this competitive market
Tired of losing opportunities to people who "just interview better"
Seeking structured practice and 1:1 coaching
Who want to be the person everyone wants to hire
Learn How To:
✓ Network authentically using approaches that actually get responses (not the awkward small talk that makes everyone uncomfortable)
✓ Translate your technical work so non-engineers immediately understand your value
✓ Handle high-pressure interviews using the same techniques elite athletes use to perform when it matters most
✓ Connect with professionals using outreach methods that actually work (instead of messages that get ignored)
✓ Walk into any room as someone people immediately want to hire
Program Structure:
3 weeks | 8 live sessions
Real-world practice
COHORT A - Winter Break (Dec 30 - Jan 17): Monday/Wednesday/Friday
Sessions: 7:00-8:00pm ET
COHORT B - Recruiting Ramp-Up (Jan 6 - Jan 24): Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday
Sessions: 7:00-8:00pm ET (Tue/Thu) | 11:00am-12:00pm ET (Sat)
Both Cohorts Include:
One 45-minute individual coaching session (additional coaching support with Premier option)
Session recordings
BONUS: In-person networking event in Ann Arbor, MI: Saturday, January 11, 2:00-4:00pm ET
Session recordings
Hi, I’m Parker.
Michigan alum. ICF PCC-certified coach.
Executive leadership coach at the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy.
For 25 years, I've worked where technical expertise meets high-stakes decisions, advising leaders in the energy and defense sectors.
From Congress to Fortune 500 C-suites to Unicorn tech startups.
I've sat on hiring boards—usually as the only non-engineer in the room—evaluating candidates for roles requiring deep technical expertise.
Here's what that means for you: I know what the people hiring you are actually looking for.
Too often, I've seen brilliant engineers lose out to people who just presented better.
Quiet powerhouses passed over for louder, less capable candidates.
Technical depth losing to surface charm.
A Unique Edge
I've been coaching for 30 years.
I specialize in transitions—helping people take what made them exceptional in one context and translate it into the next.
I work with leaders committed to tackling the world's most difficult challenges.
The road ahead require technical excellence AND the ability to lead across disciplines, communicate across divides, and build coalitions around solutions.
I'm invested in your success. I want to see you thrive.
Not just land a job—but pull ahead.
Stand out. Become the leader who gets heard, gets recognized, gets promoted. Feels valued.
You've worked too hard to get overlooked because nobody taught you how to communicate with different audiences or network effectively.
We learn by doing.
My programs include live practice, feedback, and coaching.
In a highly supportive and energizing space.
You're going to be in rooms that matter.
Let's make sure you're equipped for it.
STANDOUT
The Real-World Skills Engineering Programs Don’t Teach
Gain the preparation your peers don't have.
Over 3 weeks, you'll develop the skills that separate candidates who get offers from ones who get ghosted.
What This Isn't:
❌ Resume reviews or job board tips - Career centers already do this
❌ Generic unhelpful advice - "Just be confident!" with zero actual techniques
❌ Death by PowerPoint - You won't sit through lectures taking notes
❌ A massive cohort where you're just a number - You won't be student #87
❌ Fake charisma training - No scripts, no "fake it till you make it" BS
❌ Tips from people who've never worked in non-academic settings - Gain perspective from recruiters and those who have coveted jobs
What This Is:
✅ Real practice when the stakes are low - Make your mistakes here, not at the career fair or in an interview
✅ Small groups that feel personal - 12 students max. I'll know your name and your goals
✅ Practice-based, not lecture-based - You'll spend way more time doing than listening
✅ Led by someone who's hired engineers - Learn from both sides of the table
✅ Techniques from elite athlete training - Nervous system regulation, composure under pressure (skills you can practice and use)
✅ Built for technical students - Not generic MBA-style advice
✅ Strategic prep that gives you an edge - You're already capable. This makes you competitive
✅ Learn to show up as yourself - No forced acting or people-pleasing. Just authentic confidence in your strengths
✅ Complements career center offerings - They find opportunities, we help you land them
Think of it this way: Career centers help you find the door.
Standout helps you walk through it with confidence and succeed on the other side.
You’ve spent four years and over $250,000 on your degree.
Don’t let the final step—actually landing the job—be the place you fall flat.
WHY WINTER BREAK?
Spring recruiting moves fast.
Career fairs start in January
Interviews ramp up in March
Offers go out by April
You have three weeks to prepare.
While others are sleeping in and binge-watching, you'll be building skills that’ll serve you for decades.
Already have an internship or job lined up?
Perfect. This prepares you to excel from the moment you arrive.
Students who show up on Day 1 with strong communication and leadership skills get noticed immediately.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
A Safe Place to Practice (And Be Bad at New Things!)
Your first mock interview will be awkward. Your early networking attempts will feel uncomfortable.
That's expected—and exactly why you're here.
This program exists so you can be subpar now, when it doesn’t cost you anything (instead of learning during a hiring process that determines your future).
You'll practice until the mechanics become automatic, so when the stakes are high, you're not thinking about how to answer—you're just answering.
Small Groups, Personal Attention
Limited to 12 students.
I want to know your goals, your challenges, what makes you brilliant.
You're not a number in a massive cohort. You're someone I'm invested in seeing succeed.
Competitive Advantage — Beyond the Career Center
Career centers are excellent for resume reviews, job postings, and employer connections.
They can't teach you to perform under pressure in a 60-minute appointment.
Think of Standout as complementary: They get you the interview. We help you nail it.
Designed for Engineers and Technical Students
Business students routinely make presentations.
Liberal arts students discuss and debate in every class.
Engineers, math, and sciences students solve problem sets individually.
All equally capable.
Different training opportunities.
The students getting offers aren't necessarily smarter or more qualified.
They're more prepared for the parts your program didn't cover.
You can't change the system. But you can learn to compete in it.
THE REALITY
What Students Tell Me:
“I've sent 87 applications. I got 2 interviews.”
“Entry-level jobs require 3-5 years’ experience. How do I even get experience?”
“I've got a great GPA, but I don't know how to 'sell myself' in interviews.”
"I'm tired of hearing I need more confidence without being told HOW.”
"I feel like everyone else knows how to do this. Or they have better connections.”
If you’ve said any of these, you're not alone.
HERE'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO KNOW
If you feel uncomfortable in interviews or networking, that’s normal.
You're doing something you haven't had the chance to practice.
You can't excel at something you've never been taught.
The capability is there. The training hasn't been.
That's what this program fixes.
Not through tricks. Not through "fake it till you make it."
Through real skills. Real practice. Real preparation.
Your education gave you technical knowledge and hands-on experience.
You're trained to lead in a technology-driven world.
However, real-world leadership requires translation:
Leading cross-functional teams where half the room doesn't speak your language
Presenting to executives who need business impact, not technical specs
Building relationships that turn ideas into funded projects
I'm not here to teach you to be someone you're not.
I'm here to teach you how to make your brilliance visible to the people making hiring decisions.
