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Q+A: Founder of Sokanu

Spencer founded Sokanu/Career Explorer in 2012, based on the theory that most career development technology hasn’t evolved since the 1950s. …

Analytics

Career Satisfaction

Do careers that pay more have higher satisfaction? What are the most important factors for happiness in a career? We studied over 500k career ratings to find out.
Degree Satisfaction

As we've built comprehensive profiles of nearly every academic degree, we've also studied the factors that lead people to choose different degrees — and how happy they are with the results of their decision.
Degree Specificity

Have you ever wondered if people actually pursue a career in what they study? Here, we explore degree specificity: how concentrated or diverse career outcomes are for a range of popular degrees.

Q+A: Psychology Student

Rachel Meringer is an undergraduate student at Pepperdine University majoring in Psychology, works part-time as a Healthy Bodies Ambassador for the Student Wellness Advisory Board, and is involved in Greek …

~ 11 minute read Oct. 2, 2020

Q+A: Digital Producer & Filmmaker

Kristin is a content creator, digital producer, and filmmaker focused on social and political issues. Prior to picking up a …

Q+A: Director of Marketing + Content

Kristin is the Director of Marketing + Content at Sokanu. She has a Master's Degree in Publishing and has led content teams at magazines, agencies, and in tech.

~ 7 minute read Sept. 28, 2020

Q+A: Data Scientist

Alexi currently works as a data scientist at a startup company that makes simulation-based cognitive assessments. He transitioned from being an animal behavior researcher to a data scientist just over …

~ 9 minute read Sept. 23, 2020

Careers in Finance

A comprehensive overview of the dominant career paths in the finance industry.

~ 23 minute read Dec. 20, 2018

Q+A: Career Service Provider

Eric Anderson is a certified career development facilitator and career services provider for the University of Idaho, with over 15 years of experience. He takes pride in assisting clients in …

~ 12 minute read Sept. 18, 2020

Q+A: Front-End Developer

Eric is a front-end software engineer at Sokanu. In a past life, he worked as an HVAC + Refrigeration technician. After a few years, he decided to go back to …

~ 7 minute read Sept. 15, 2020

How to Spend a Gap Year

Many students have decided to put their studies on pause and are choosing to take a gap year instead, either before or after starting their university education.

~ 5 minute read Aug. 26, 2020