How will I know what career is right for me?
Ask any college-educated adult in your life how much of their career they had figured out when they started college.
OK, that may feel like a tall order.
How about asking them how much of their career trajectory they had locked in by the time they graduated from college?
Their answer may surprise you.
This is exactly why GapWell has brought its highly anticipated Career Confidential series to market.
Career Confidential is an on-demand video library filled with candid perspectives and insights from industry professionals. Interviewed by undergraduates from The Wharton School, the University of Maryland and NYU, these experienced professionals answer the questions that can help you make the most informed decisions about what careers are best for you.
This highly interactive, enterprise product builds on GapWell's success with The Wharton School. This allows GapWell to reach even more college students via a carefully curated collection of student-alumni interviews about what it's really like in designated industries.
It also includes hundreds of excerpts that will give college students an experienced POV that is meant to inform, not persuade on what is right for you.
...to inform, not persuade...
These conversations between college students and business executives gives critical insights into what you need to be prepared for if you're considering a particular career. They are not trying to entice you to go down a specific path, but instead, inform you on what they wished someone had told them at the start of their career.
This product is initially coming to market as a fully integrated part of the enterprise contractual scope with The Wharton School.
Upon our September 2026 launch, 50 full-length video interviews are already completed. There is already a waiting list of industry executives eager to participate in our fall 2026 cohort to share wisdom, insights and advice to the next generation.
Careers explored include financial services & investing, entrepreneurship, real estate, marketing & sales, management & strategy, operations & supply chain, technology and many, many other industries (including healthcare, sustainability, hospitality, gaming, and much more).
Alumni love to participate in these recorded interviews, evidenced by how quickly the library continues to grow with insights from experienced professionals..
While there were so many different things we all got up to post school, your current endeavor is one of the more fulfilling things we could be doing imo. Thanks for letting me ride the wave with you.
MBA alum from The Wharton School
College students want the honest advice
Nobody wins if you pursue a career path that isn't for you. So, how do you know?
If everyone around you seems ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that they are meant to be a banker or a consultant, then that should be your path too, right?
Wrong.
Do your homework. Talk to people who are 5, 10 or even 20+ years into their own career trajectories, as what you learn can be incredibly insightful.
Wharton undergraduate feedback on Mind the Gap & Career Confidential
Learn what it's really like in a particular career. Listen for clues on what may surprise you about that job. From a single conversation you can quickly learn what appeals to you about a position. That can be a powerful ingredient for your short- and long-term success.
In the case of Career Confidential, having the opportunity to listen to hundreds of conversations and excerpts, will inspire you to ask more questions and explore more options in an effort to find what's right for you.
Great Career Advice
In the spirit of career exploration, a whole section of interactive video content falls under the umbrella of "great career advice."
Check out this sample video clip below:
Imagine over 100 interview excerpts that will inspire you, engage you and remind you that there is no single path to success. What may be right for a classmate is likely not right for you.
With Career Confidential, you will be exposed to a multitude of possibilities that will undoubtedly help you recognize which signs to watch out for as you launch your own professional journey.
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