Supercharge Your Job Search with AI
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About the Program
Discover how AI can transform the way you approach your career journey. In this interactive session, AI expert Mike Todasco will cover practical strategies and tools to help you work smarter, stand out, and land your next role.
Whether you’re a curious beginner or a daily power user, this session will boost your productivity and sharpen your AI instincts.
Meet Your Instructor
Michael Todasco is a Visiting Fellow at the James Silberrad Brown Center for AI at SDSU where he mentors students, supports the research, and writes and speaks about how the center can help the community and the world.
Is This Program Right for Me?
Our program is ideal for San Diego business professionals interested in integrating AI into their daily operations, business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals looking to leverage AI tools, and individuals who are overwhelmed or unsure of AI’s capabilities.
San Diego Business Professionals interested in integrating AI into their daily operations. Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals looking to leverage AI tools. Individuals who are overwhelmed by AI’s capabilities or unsure how to apply it.
You’ll learn how to use AI to:
- Gain a competitive edge in today’s job market
- Find and filter relevant job postings more efficiently
- Research companies and prepare for interviews with confidence
- Build polished resumes and tailored cover letters
1. Introduction
- Estimates of AI adoption or AI productivity stats
- Setting expectations: This is about practical applications, not technical deep-dives
2. Text-Based AI Assistants
ChatGPT
Key Features:
- All in One AI Model
- Text Generation, Video Generation, Image Generation, Internet Search
- Voice Features
- Custom GPTs for Department-Specific Needs
- Enterprise-Grade Security and SSO Integration
Practical Use Cases:
- Meeting Preparation: Generate agendas, research talking points, and make an agenda for a presentation
- Email Management: Summarize correspondence threads and draft difficult responses
- Creative Problem: Solving: Brainstorming solutions and generating multiple approaches to challenges
- Deep Research: Dive deep into topics you need to research or don’t have time for
Alternatives: Google Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Perplexity.ai
3. Google’s NotebookLM
Key Features:
- Document-Based Knowledge Building
- RAG-Source Grounded Responses
- Collaborative Note-Taking Capabilities
Practical Use Cases:
- Project Management: Organizing complex project materials into actionable insights
- Knowledge Synthesis: Transforming multiple sources into cohesive understanding
- Audio learning opportunities: create podcasts about your weekly newsletter to share with your company
4. Meeting Enhancement Tools
Zoom AI Companion
Key Features:
- Meeting Summarization
- Action Item Extraction
- Time-Saving Capabilities
Practical Use Cases:
- Meeting Follow-up: Distributing comprehensive notes without manual transcription
- Productivity Tracking: Ensuring action items don’t fall through cracks
Alternatives: Fireflies.ai, Microsoft Teams Premium, Otter.ai
5. Creative AI Tools
Adobe Firefly
Key Features:
- Image Generation Capabilities
- Integration with Creative Cloud Ecosystem
- Commercial Usage Rights Clarity
Practical Use Cases:
- Marketing Materials: Quickly generating visuals for presentations, reports, and communications
- Design Iteration: Testing multiple design concepts without extensive manual work
Alternatives: Midjourney, ChatGPT/DALL-E, x.ai’s Image Generation
6. Pulling it All Together
- Creating seamless workflows between these tools
- Best practices for selecting the right tool for specific tasks
7. Q&A Session
The fifth class on leveraging AI at work will be hosted on LinkedIn Live on Friday, October 24 at noon. Click here to join:
https://www.linkedin.com/events/expertseries-superchargeyourjob7364391927548399617/theater
Session Recording:
Frequently Asked Questions
Our program is designed for San Diego business professionals interested in integrating AI into their daily operations, business owners, entrepreneurs, and professionals looking to leverage AI tools, and individuals who are overwhelmed or unsure of AI’s capabilities.
No. The program is open to degree holders as well as students currently working towards a degree at San Diego State University. It’s also open to working professionals outside of SDSU.
Michael Todasco, AI expert and Visiting Fellow at the James Silberrad Brown Center for AI at SDSU, designed the course content.
This class is designed for a wide range of industries, such as business, accounting, marketing, hospitality, healthcare, manufacturing, life sciences, and more.
The program is free of cost.