About the Event:
This event was presented on November 19th by The Job Insiders and TFA network members, Jeremy Schifeling and Omar Garriott. This session demonstrated ways to use AI-powered tools to translate your TFA experience into recruiter-ready language, identify top-fit roles, and build a customized career roadmap. Participants also explored how alumni are evaluating opportunities by salary, mission, and growth—and how to align their next move with what matters most.
Session Resources (and recommendations from presenters):
- Presentation Deck
- Breakout Room
- Resources
- The Job Insiders x TFA: AI for Job Seekers Bootcamp
- TFA Career Connect – Teach For America’s exclusive, national career platform for alumni, corps members, and TFA staff to explore connect, network and explore new career opportunities and pathways
- TFA 35th Anniversary Summit – Opt-in to receive text reminders and early updates on Teach For America’s 35th Anniversary Summit in Las Vegas (October 2-3, 2026), including ticket access, speaker announcements, and ways to get involved!
- TFA Regional Alumni Staff Contacts – Opportunities aren’t always locked to a particular geography. If you’ve recently relocated or want to engage with more TFA alumni in your region, reach out to an alumni staff member in your region to find ways to get involved and stay connected.
- Update Your Contact Preferences – Stay informed about events, programs, and other opportunities across the enterprise by keeping your contact information and preferences up to date.
Presenters
Jeremy Schifeling has devoted his career to helping others succeed in theirs. From teaching kindergarten in Brooklyn to recruiting top students at Teach For America to leading education tech marketing at LinkedIn and Apple, he has supported millions of people at every stage of their journey. Along the way, he co-authored Amazon’s best-selling LinkedIn book, Linked, served as a career coach for military veterans and MBA students at the University of Michigan, and produced the most-viewed video in LinkedIn’s history. As founder of The Job Insiders, he helps job seekers leverage LinkedIn and AI to land meaningful careers and partners with over 250 top universities worldwide to train their students, alumni and staff.
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Omar Garriott is the co-founder of The Job Insiders and co-author of Linked, the bestselling guide to career navigation in our digital age. He leads one of the world’s top entrepreneurship centers as Executive Director of the Batten Institute at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Prior to UVA, Omar had a successful 15-year career as a tech executive, serving as Global Head of the $100M+ Education business at Qualtrics and led education product marketing at Salesforce, LinkedIn, Apple, and Adobe. An “Intrapreneur for Good”, he is also a teacher and mentor, having taught 3rd grade with Teach for America and advised students ranging from high school to Executive MBA on college and career transitions. He has worked as a career coach at University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and at the University of Virginia, was a reporter for Major League Soccer, and has been published in The New York Times, Forbes, and The Washington Post.
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About the Career Acceleration Virtual Event Series:
Hosted by the Teach For America Career Center and select partners and contributors, the Career Acceleration Virtual Events Series is offered to our entire network to engage in career accelerating topics to help inspire and support mindsets, knowledge and skills that advance one’s own career. The event series occurs every fall. We are always looking for a range of diverse speakers and topics to engage our alumni and corps member network. If you are interested in becoming a Career Acceleration virtual speaker or presenter, click reach out to us at teachforamerica.org/contact-us