
Career Composer
Career Composer is a career and life advice podcast “Helping YOU, professionals under 30, navigate your careers with a music-themed twist!” Truly the first of its kind, Career Composer mixes expert career advice with fresh music variety that leaves listeners feeling inspired and motivated to take action.
So how does this work exactly? Your host, Erin Ahart, wipes the dust off traditional career concepts and uses music analogies, current events, and storytelling to explain the career advice she provides every day. As a full-time career counselor, Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths Coach, and pianist, she knows that leaning into our passions is the key to figuring out what we’re meant to do.
Did you know that a cover letter can be formatted like a love letter, or that Clara Schumann and Johannes Brahms had a steamy love affair? Are you deciding whether to go to grad school and want to hear from other 20-somethings who have recently been in your shoes? Do you desperately need to get those job applications out, but just want to talk about Taylor Swift? Look no further, Career Composer has it all.
Episodes
19. What to Do If You Get Laid Off! 24, Laid Off Twice, & Thriving with Abby Weaver

The Prelude: Lollapalooza, Simon & Garfunkel, and Music Therapy

18. Summertime Sadness: Career Comparisons + Navigating a Quarter Life Crisis

17. How to Answer What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses in an Interview

The Prelude: Not sure what strengths to list in an interview? TRY THIS + Sharps & Flats

16. Overnight Sensations: How to Break Into a New Industry

The Prelude: How Lainey Wilson, Lil Nas X, and Ice Spice Became Overnight Sensations

15. What I Learned About AI & The Future of Work at NACE 2025

14. The STARR Method for Answering Behavioral Interview Questions

The Prelude: Feel like you do worse in real interviews? DO THIS

12. Creativity at Work: Why Innovation is Gen Z's Baseline with Arianna Risilia

9. Your Guide to Work, Travel, and Building a Life You Love with Nathalye Chona

8. Making Friends in a New City!!! ...Because Loneliness Impacts Job Performance

7. All Industry Interview Prep Checklist

6. How to Answer Tell Me About Yourself in an Interview with Matt Norawong

4. Every Factor You MUST Consider Before Going to Grad School

3. Should I Go to Grad School? with Sarah Marsan

2. The Death of the Resume Template

1. A Cover Letter is Like a Love Letter
