About Audrey
For more than 10 years, I have worked closely with hundreds of students and graduates navigating jobs, internships, college and graduate school, professional relationships, and decisions about what comes next.
I advised students and graduates individually at Cornell University and designed and taught master's-level curricula focused on putting professional skills into practice for career readiness.
Cornell University Graduate & Professional
Student-Nominated Mentorship Award Recipient, 2026
“Working with Audrey gave me practical skills in things like answering questions effectively in interviews, talking to the right people, and understanding different application processes.”
My Approach
There’s no way for you to know the “right” path for you now. I can help you learn how to figure things out: explore fields you’re interested in, find the right people to talk to, ask useful questions, build relationships, spot opportunities, communicate what you have to offer, and decide what to do next.
We’ll set real goals and next steps along the way. I’ll research alongside you, share what I know, give you direct feedback, help you prepare, and tell you when I think something could be stronger.
The goal isn’t just the next internship, application, or job. It’s getting really good at finding, creating, and navigating opportunities for yourself.
Realistic Goals & Action Steps
I have always been straightforward with students and clients.
Internships and entry-level jobs can be highly competitive. Industries and technologies are changing. Economic, political, and environmental conditions create real uncertainty. Students also face different circumstances and constraints.
I’m not going to tell you that a well-tailored resume and practiced interview strategies make those realities disappear.
What we can do is figure out what makes sense for you and take concrete steps from there.
That might mean strengthening an application, talking to people, building relationships, researching possibilities, developing new skills, or exploring a completely different direction.
Careers rarely follow a predictable path. Part of this work is learning what to do when opportunities, obstacles, and plans change.
My Background & Philosophy
My own path has continued to evolve alongside this work. I hold a Master of Public Administration, and after a decade working with students at Cornell University, I recently returned to school to pursue a PhD in Science and Technology Studies.
In 2026, I was honored to receive a Cornell University Graduate & Professional Student-Nominated Mentorship Award.
I’m practical and straightforward, and I invest in the people I work with. I pay attention, give direct feedback, help you practice, and rally around you and what you’re trying to accomplish. I brought that approach to coaching my son’s soccer teams when he was little, and to more than a decade advising and teaching university students.
The relationships that come out of this work matter to me, too. I’m still in touch with former students all over the world, many now building careers that have taken them into fields, places, and directions they could never have predicted at the start.
Why Audrey Zelda Coaching?
I want you to finish coaching with me better able to do this work without me. Not just with stronger applications and interview skills, but with a better understanding of how to find people and opportunities, build relationships, make decisions, communicate what you bring to the table, stay organized, and adjust when your original plan doesn’t work.
And if our time together is a true success, you’ll understand yourself better too: what you’re best at, what matters to you, what you want more or less of, and what kinds of possibilities are worth exploring next. You’ll also leave with a better sense of the practical strategies and systems that work best for you, from how you organize yourself and make decisions to how you approach relationships, opportunities, and setbacks.
“When I began applying for jobs and seeing results, I realized how directly relevant this work [with Audrey] was for having successful processes.”