Looking to change careers,

or maybe for a new lease on life?

For the first time, The Power Seat and My Career e-Portfolio are teaming up to bring you the most unique and undeniably impressive pivot strategies for overall career success.

Join interview guru, Christina Nepstad and professor Tom Pickering as they take you on an eye-opening, educational journey in this two-part certified course, Mastering Interview and Career Marketing Skills.

About your instructors

Christina Nepstad

Your interview guru

Christina Nepstad

Christina Nepstad is an acclaimed interview coach, best-selling Amazon author, popular speaker, and creator of the Power Seat program.

Christina's ground-breaking work in the field of Interview Development has been featured in Forbes and her game-changing approach to communicative power has been taught in our nation’s military, various colleges, corporations, and the entertainment industry.
Tom Pickering

Your professor

Tom Pickering

A distinguished graduate from both Indiana University and the University of Southern California, Tom Pickering is a 21-year veteran who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army. 

Tom’s distinguished military background coupled with his talent and passion for writing have led him to have his works published in Military Review, FACTC Focus Magazine, and This I Believe. He is currently a professor at Pierce Community College in the state of Washington.
The Guru & The Prof

The Guru & The Prof

We offer a rare and insightful view of the interview world with practical and ground-breaking techniques to put you on your Power Seat indefinitely. We provide a must-have visual approach that showcases qualifications, skills and credentials in one composite framework for on-point career marketing. Our combined 55 years of experience in military, business and education allows us to provide the BEST of combined capabilities and lessons learned to help you succeed.
Christina Nepstad

Your interview guru

Christina Nepstad

Christina Nepstad is an acclaimed interview coach, best-selling Amazon author, popular speaker, and creator of the Power Seat program.

Christina's ground-breaking work in the field of Interview Development has been featured in Forbes and her game-changing approach to communicative power has been taught in our nation’s military, various colleges, corporations, and the entertainment industry.
Tom Pickering

Your professor

Tom Pickering

A distinguished graduate from both Indiana University and the University of Southern California, Tom Pickering is a 21-year veteran who retired as a Lieutenant Colonel from the US Army. 

Tom’s distinguished military background coupled with his talent and passion for writing have led him to have his works published in Military Review, FACTC Focus Magazine, and This I Believe. He is currently a professor at Pierce Community College in the state of Washington.
The Guru & The Prof

The Guru & The Prof

We offer a rare and insightful view of the interview world with practical and ground-breaking techniques to put you on your Power Seat indefinitely. We provide a must-have visual approach that showcases qualifications, skills and credentials in one composite framework for on-point career marketing. Our combined 55 years of experience in military, business and education allows us to provide the BEST of combined capabilities and lessons learned to help you succeed.
Christina Nepstad

Your interview guru

Christina Nepstad

Christina Nepstad is an acclaimed interview coach, best-selling Amazon author, popular speaker, and creator of the Power Seat program.

Christina's ground-breaking work in the field of Interview Development has been featured in Forbes and her game-changing approach to communicative power has been taught in our nation’s military, various colleges, corporations, and the entertainment industry.

The C H A N C E 2 Method

A unique pairing of two forward-looking career pivot strategies that focus on mastering interview techniques and career marketing skills to help you land the job you deserve.

  • A 20-day course utilizing a mix of videos, PowerPoints, worksheets, checklists, how-to-guides, bonus studies and quizzes, alongside a virtual library containing all the tools and resources you need for a successful educational experience.

  • Combines the experience of Tom Pickering, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, author, and college professor of business communication with Christina Nepstad's experience as an author, speaker and interview coach, to offer a fresh and comprehensive approach to interviewing and career marketing. 

  • Coaches you on how to best prepare for a variety of interview situations with power and confidence, and teaches a persuasive approach toward a compelling and authentic visual presentation of your accomplishments to employers.

  • Enables you to rebound with resilience within the evolving work conditions of the pandemic

Mastering Interview and Career Marketing Skills

A two part course - brilliantly and simply connected to offer extraordinary value in career advancement.

In section one, The Power Seat, Mastering the Interview, you will learn the real definition of an interview and the surprising role you must play if you want to truly set yourself apart. Moreover, you will learn what companies and hiring managers really want to hear from you in your interview. You’ll know what interview formats are being used today and how to adjust to each, organically; and, why some career sites could actually be holding you back from being your most powerful self in your interview. You will learn how to listen, think and speak through your personal strengths and how to eliminate fear and confusion during Q&A. You will learn the secrets and techniques of legendary communicators and know exactly how to showcase your individuality, special qualifications, transferable skills and attributes in a way that very few people can. Finally, you will learn the 4 fundamental principles that will enable you to step into your power and stand out in all of life’s interviews.

In section two of this course, My Career e -Portfolio, Mastering Marketing, you will learn how to land the job you deserve without stressing or guessing! An e-Portfolio digital collection empowers you to portray your accomplishments, experiences, and skills to help you write a compelling narrative about where you have been, where you are, and where you intend to go, with what you can deliver. How many times have you been frustrated because you lacked the ability to consolidate and concentrate your very BEST capabilities? This part of the course does just this by allowing you to illustrate your unique selling points. You are the “Director of First Impressions” so the e-Portfolio on your chosen platform, will communicate your personal brand … your story in a simple, but brilliant fashion.

Once created, you can link to your e-Portfolio to both your resume and cover letter, providing a stunning visual of your proficiencies and capabilities.

The job search requires daunting preparation but the addition of an e-Portfolio will emphatically improve the possibility of your success.

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Part One

The Power Seat, Mastering Interviews

  • Why you want to learn it

    Your goals and dreams require you to pursue and represent them to the best of your ability. You can’t afford to get lost in the crowd or waste your time on the hot seat. The Power Seat curriculum will align you with your unique strengths, give you clarity, enhance your communicative power, restore your confidence, and equip you to be positively fearless.

  • Why you need to learn it

    In today’s job culture employers want to know more about you which means you must be the expert on yourself and your story. To keep up and stand out you also must advance your communication and presentation skills and be knowledgeable about what does and doesn’t work for today’s interview styles and formats.

  • How it will help you

    Graduates tell me that their new skills have made them increasingly more confident. They feel prepared to tell their story and think on their feet. They claim to make better decisions when faced with difficult questions and confront problems and challenges more positively. They also believe they are more persuasive communicators, prepared to pursue their goals and cast out their fear of interviews forever.

Part Two

My Career e-Portfolio, Mastering Marketing

  • Why you want to learn it

    This part of the course will show you how to design an e-Portfolio platform to enable you to tell your story of your best traits, qualities, attributes and qualifications in a compelling visual fashion that accents your accomplishments, credentials and authenticity. I wish I would have had a mentor in the daunting job searches.

  • Why you need to learn it

    Like Christina I believe you need to be able to concentrate your capabilities into one simple but engaging model to communicate who you are, where you have been and what you can do to make a convincing connection with employers.

  • How it will help you

    A career e- Portfolio will add significant value to your ability to market your qualifications. You will gain increased confidence in knowing that you can persuasively communicate with flair…the mastery of your narrative to reveal your potential.

Move your career forward with confidence and finally be able to capitalize on your special strengths and career experiences to get the job and life you deserve.

We are super excited that you are ready to take this exciting journey with us. You are a ROCKSTAR not only because you are going to be brilliantly prepared to crush it, but because you have what few do, the courage and desire to do what’s necessary to influence your own success.

This is the perfect time to invest in the perfect course for yourself and your future.

It’s time for you to become a master in interview strategies and career marketing with the certification to prove it!
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Testimonials from our students

William B.

“Really nice professor, knowledgeable, motivational, good sense of humor, very approachable, caring."
M.S.Former Senior Adjunct Professor Master's in Counseling & Guidance Program California Lutheran University

Karen Miles

M.S.Former Senior Adjunct Professor Master's in Counseling & Guidance Program California Lutheran University

“The Power Seat curriculum provides invaluable tools and strategies to help students prepare to enter the workforce. It helps raise their self-efficacy through a series of empowering activities, and prepares them to interview successfully. For those who seek a better understanding of the interviewing process, The Power Seat book provides insight into some of the biggest issues facing students and effective ways to overcome them.”
LTC Army Reserve

Anthony J. Almeida

LTC Army Reserve

“The Power Seat program will enhance your ability to transition from the military to your next civilian career with the inner skills needed to capture your best long-term opportunities.”
BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET) Army

Vincent E. Buggs

BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET) Army

“The Power Seat course identifies the central challenges people face in the professional world, but offers clear cut approaches to overcoming stigmas during the hiring process. Christina’s program is a must for anyone who believes in having a strategy for success.”
Senior Vice President, Situs AMC

Jere Goostree

Senior Vice President, Situs AMC

Not having been in more than one or two competitive interviews since my early 30's, I became quite aware of my need to change up the same old way of approaching the traditional face-to-face interview. The Power Seat helped me in three main ways: a) Restored my confidence in that I am really an industry "expert" and my interview is as much about me interviewing the prospective company as it is about them getting to know what I can offer, b) Responses to interview questions-this totally changed by taking The Power Seat program-in that my responses could be intentional and sincere, not canned or rehearsed. c) Knowing that an interview is simply a conversation. This knowledge took away the apprehension of being judged by others and allowed me to reflect my true "self worth.” Christina is a fantastic interview coach with a great personal story, and real examples of growing and overcoming obstacles.
Student of law, University of West Los Angeles

Carley Rykman

Student of law, University of West Los Angeles

“As a young woman standing at the edge of “the real world”, life can feel out of control and interviews can create stress and fear. With the tools I have taken from Christina's Power Seat program, I now have the evidence I need to be confident in every situation life throws my way.”

Sandra T.

“Tom Pickering is one of the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure of studying with. He is extremely good at what he does. His style of teaching makes you want to learn. I am glad I had the pleasure of studying with him.”
Pepperdine University

Yasamine Bolourian

Pepperdine University

“I am currently working on my PhD in education and what Christina’s program has taught me really translates to much of what I am doing academically and professionally my time with her was an incredible investment! I recommend any student to take Christina’s course and read her book.”

William B.

“Really nice professor, knowledgeable, motivational, good sense of humor, very approachable, caring."
M.S.Former Senior Adjunct Professor Master's in Counseling & Guidance Program California Lutheran University

Karen Miles

M.S.Former Senior Adjunct Professor Master's in Counseling & Guidance Program California Lutheran University

“The Power Seat curriculum provides invaluable tools and strategies to help students prepare to enter the workforce. It helps raise their self-efficacy through a series of empowering activities, and prepares them to interview successfully. For those who seek a better understanding of the interviewing process, The Power Seat book provides insight into some of the biggest issues facing students and effective ways to overcome them.”
LTC Army Reserve

Anthony J. Almeida

LTC Army Reserve

“The Power Seat program will enhance your ability to transition from the military to your next civilian career with the inner skills needed to capture your best long-term opportunities.”
BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET) Army

Vincent E. Buggs

BRIGADIER GENERAL (RET) Army

“The Power Seat course identifies the central challenges people face in the professional world, but offers clear cut approaches to overcoming stigmas during the hiring process. Christina’s program is a must for anyone who believes in having a strategy for success.”
Senior Vice President, Situs AMC

Jere Goostree

Senior Vice President, Situs AMC

Not having been in more than one or two competitive interviews since my early 30's, I became quite aware of my need to change up the same old way of approaching the traditional face-to-face interview. The Power Seat helped me in three main ways: a) Restored my confidence in that I am really an industry "expert" and my interview is as much about me interviewing the prospective company as it is about them getting to know what I can offer, b) Responses to interview questions-this totally changed by taking The Power Seat program-in that my responses could be intentional and sincere, not canned or rehearsed. c) Knowing that an interview is simply a conversation. This knowledge took away the apprehension of being judged by others and allowed me to reflect my true "self worth.” Christina is a fantastic interview coach with a great personal story, and real examples of growing and overcoming obstacles.
Student of law, University of West Los Angeles

Carley Rykman

Student of law, University of West Los Angeles

“As a young woman standing at the edge of “the real world”, life can feel out of control and interviews can create stress and fear. With the tools I have taken from Christina's Power Seat program, I now have the evidence I need to be confident in every situation life throws my way.”

Sandra T.

“Tom Pickering is one of the best teachers I have ever had the pleasure of studying with. He is extremely good at what he does. His style of teaching makes you want to learn. I am glad I had the pleasure of studying with him.”
Pepperdine University

Yasamine Bolourian

Pepperdine University

“I am currently working on my PhD in education and what Christina’s program has taught me really translates to much of what I am doing academically and professionally my time with her was an incredible investment! I recommend any student to take Christina’s course and read her book.”