Career guidance that meets students where they actually are.
Career Compass partners with universities to support students at every stage of the career journey — from "what am I supposed to do?" to "how do I actually land it?" — with personalized, scalable guidance designed for the realities of today's students.
Built on twenty-five years of placing top creative talent, grounded in ICF-certified coaching methodology, and designed to work alongside the educators already supporting your students.
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Some students arrive at graduation knowing exactly what's next. Many need more.
A nursing student who knows they want to be a nurse. A finance student headed to investment banking. The path from major to career is built in, and they're walking it with confidence.
But that's not most students.
Most students are somewhere else. They're in their last semester wondering what they're actually supposed to do with a sociology degree. They're juniors who picked a major to please their parents and now have to figure out what they actually want. They're in pre-professional programs realizing — quietly — that the career they trained for isn't the one they want. They're in liberal arts and humanities programs with real skills but no clear translation into the language of the job market.
What they share is a question: what am I even supposed to do?
Other students know exactly what they want — but don't know how to get there. They need someone who understands how hiring actually works, what recruiters actually look for, and how to translate their skills and interests into the language of the people doing the hiring. Career services teams want to provide that, but most don't have the industry context to do it for every student, in every field, at scale.
Either way, the math is the same. The systems built to support students — career services teams, faculty advisors, alumni offices — are full of dedicated people, but they can't deliver one-to-one career discernment and strategy to every student who needs it. The math doesn't work, and it never will.
Career Compass is built for that gap.
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Hi, I'm Sam Glatzer.
I'm an ICF-certified coach (ACC), trained through Brown University's coaching program, and a former creative recruiter — co-founder of a boutique firm that placed talent at Wieden+Kennedy, Droga5, Ogilvy, Apple, Google, Lyft, Brooks Running, and other top agencies and brands for twenty-five years.
That combination — recruiter and coach — is the foundation of everything Career Compass offers.
Coaches know how to help someone find what they actually want. Recruiters know what the market actually rewards and how to land it. Most students need both. Most career programs have access to neither.
I built Career Compass to change that.
How Career Compass partners with universities.
Two flagship offerings, designed to work independently or together.
MAP for Universities
AI-powered career guidance, available to every student, recommended start Freshman year.
MAP is an AI career coach, built on my coaching methodology and twenty-five years of recruiter experience. Students access it through a private portal anytime, from anywhere and work through structured guidance designed for wherever they are on the career journey.
For the student who isn't sure yet, MAP is designed to surface the harder questions: What do I actually want? What am I good at, really? What kind of work would fit who I am? It walks them through clarity work first, then helps them translate the answers into real-world paths, roles, and next steps.
For the student who already knows what they want, MAP delivers the strategy work: networking approaches that actually work, recruiter insight on what gets noticed, interview preparation, salary negotiation, how to tell a clear story across resumes, portfolios, and conversations.
MAP isn't a generic job-search tool. It's grounded in the same framework I use with my one-to-one coaching clients, Mindset, Adventure, and Path. Trained on the patterns I've seen across thousands of careers.
For universities, MAP delivers:
Personalized career guidance for every enrolled student, based on who they are
A consistent methodology that complements existing career services
Anonymized usage insights so program directors can see what students are working through
White-glove onboarding and integration support
Licensed per institution, with flexible per-student pricing.
The Compass Method for Educators
A professional development program for the people who support students.
Career advisors, faculty mentors, and program staff are the front line of student career development. They're the ones in the conversations that change a student's direction, but many don't have a framework for those conversations.
The Compass Method for Educators is a training program that teaches the same methodology I use with coaching clients, adapted for educators working with students at every stage of the career journey.
Participants learn how to:
Recognize values and strengths in everyday conversation
Ask questions that surface what a student actually wants (rather than what they think they should want)
Help students who already know what they want translate that into a real strategy
Coach effectively without overstepping into advice-giving
Use the MAP framework to structure career development conversations
Translate career insights into broader career guidance across disciplines
Delivered as:
A two-day intensive workshop, on-site or virtual
A semester-long cohort with materials, follow-up, and ongoing access
A custom-designed program built around your team's specific role and student population
Includes a workbook, frameworks, and ongoing access to me for follow-up questions and refinement.
Custom Partnerships — Human-in-the-Loop Engagement
Some universities want a complete partnership, MAP licensing for all students, the Compass Method for staff, and ongoing advisory support across both.
I work with a small number of institutions each year on full partnerships that integrate AI-powered student guidance, educator training, and direct collaboration with leadership on career outcomes.
If that's what you're exploring, let's talk.
WHO CAREER COMPASS IS FOR
Is Career Compass right for your students?
Career Compass is built for universities, colleges, and programs serving students who need more than a job board and more than a generic career portal.
That includes students who:
Are in liberal arts, humanities, or interdisciplinary programs without a direct path to a job title
Chose a major they're not sure they want to use
Started one direction and realized partway through it isn't right
Have skills and options but no clarity on which path is actually theirs
Know what they want but need real insight on how to land it
Are graduating without a clear answer to "what's next"
Are alumni one to three years out who are quietly rethinking the path they're on
If your students need help figuring out what they actually want — or help landing what they already know they want — Career Compass is for you.
WHAT MAKES THIS DIFFERENT
Why Career Compass.
Built by a coach, not a tech company. MAP is grounded in real coaching methodology, ICF-trained ethics, and the patterns of real careers. It's not a chatbot wrapped in career-services language.
Twenty-five years of industry credibility. Career Compass is built on real placement experience — what the market actually rewards, how hiring actually happens, what's changed and what hasn't. Students get guidance that reflects how careers really work.
Designed for partnership, not procurement. I work with a small number of institutions at a time, with the goal of building something that fits your program — not selling you a platform you'll have to fight to implement.
The whole stack, from clarity to landing it. Universities can engage at any level: just MAP for students, just the method for staff, or a full partnership across both. Whatever fits the program.
HOW THIS WORKS
Starting a partnership.
1. A conversation. We start with a thirty-minute call to understand your program, your students, and what you're trying to solve. No pitch — just a conversation.
2. A custom proposal. After our call, I'll send you a tailored proposal with the offering, timeline, and pricing that fits your situation. Most partnerships are budgeted from career services, program funds, faculty development, or institutional advancement.
3. A pilot or partnership. Some universities start with a single offering — a workshop for staff, or MAP for a single program. Others go bigger from the start. Either path is fine. We'll find the right fit together.
INQUIRY SECTION
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I respond personally to every inquiry within two business days.
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Career Compass is the higher-education partnership arm of Your Career Compass and Clarity Coaching with Sam, LLC.