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Are cover letters still relevant in a world with applicant tracking systems? Absolutely, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kai River. Your cover letter is a chance to tell an employer who you are, why you’re the best person for the job, and the experience you bring to...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 483: How to Write a Cover Letter That Makes You Stand Out, with Kai River Airdate: January 8, 2025 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference...
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Making it to a final interview is not a guaranteed job offer. If you’re meeting with the CEO or higher management, this is the time to stand out from the other candidates. Find Your Dream Job guest Frank Smith shares how to do that in a positive way....
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 482: Interview Red Flags from an Employer’s Perspective, with Frank Smith Airdate: January 2, 2025 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your...
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If the job search is all just one big numbers game, why would you take the time to craft specific cover letters for each position you apply for? Cover letters, according to Find Your Dream Job guest Brittany Brazell are the perfect way to tell an employer more...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 481: How to Write A Knock Out Cover Letter, with Brittany Brazell Airdate: December 18, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m...
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While you need resilience during a job search, it becomes even more important once you’ve settled into a position. The World Economic Forum has listed resilience as one of the top 5 necessary career skills, says Find Your Dream Job guest Beth Benatti Kennedy. Resilience is a skill...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 480: How Growing Your Resilience Helps Your Career, with Beth Benatti Kennedy Airdate: December 11, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m...
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If you think only online influencers have personal brands, you’re mistaken. As a job seeker, your personal brand is what makes you stand out from the crowd of other seekers. But how do you build your own brand? Find Your Dream Job guest Jessica Fiesta George says you...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 479: Personal Branding 101 for Job Seekers, with Jessica Fiesta George Airdate: December 4, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your...
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Why would anyone accept a job that’s not a good fit? Fear. If you lost your job suddenly, fear may propel you to accept whatever you can find. But a job that’s a good fit is life-changing, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kat Nelson Troyer. Kat suggests...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 478: How to Find a Job That’s a Good Fit for You, with Kat Nelson Troyer Airdate: November 27, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a...
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Informational interviews are one of the best ways to learn about jobs you’ve never had experience with. But they take time, and not everyone will give you that time. Find Your Dream Job guest Stephen Lozano knew that and decided to make it easy to access those conversations...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 477: Top Career Tips from More than 200 Professionals of Color, with Stephen Lozano Airdate: November 20, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in...
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Spending 40+ hours per week applying to jobs is not a job search strategy; it’s a default position that too many people rely on. But with hundreds of people applying for some job within days of listing, you need to do more than apply. Find Your Dream Job...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 476: 7 Ways To Reimagine Your Job Search, with Katie Silver Airdate: November 13, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your...
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Experience is not the only thing potential employers are looking for when filling a role; they need to know you have the skills to complete the tasks the position requires. But beyond that, Find Your Dream Job guest Alicia Perkins says your skills can translate to new opportunities...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 475: The Profitable Skills That Matter Most to Employers, with Alicia Perkins Airdate: November 6, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m...
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Finding a job can be an isolating experience, but it doesn’t have to be. There is a wide variety of support available for job seekers, but according to Find Your Dream Job guest Casey Hasten, you want to focus on 3 key areas of support: networking, coaches, and...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 474: Collapse the Timeline to Success Through Networking, Coaches, and Mentors, with Casey Hasten Airdate: October 30, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in...
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An AI bot might seem like the answer to the hours you spend submitting resumes and filling out application materials, but it could be harming your job search. These bots submit information about you without your oversight. Not only that, says Find Your Dream Job guest Jessica Miller-Merrell,...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 473: Why You Should Avoid AI Apply Bots, with Jessica Miller-Merrell Airdate: October 23, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your...
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When dealing with a tough job market, it’s crucial to have enough resilience to get you through without falling prey to a negative mindset. How do you build that resilience? According to Find Your Dream Job guest Ruthie Ditzler, you start by dealing with the negative messages you...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 472: Build Job Search Resilience with Positive Mindset, with Ruthie Ditzler Airdate: October 16, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your...
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Do you feel exhausted by your job search? If you’re facing discouragement, heaviness, or burnout, Find Your Dream Job guest Leigha May says you could be dealing with job search fatigue. Leigha is here to share ways to overcome that feeling of fatigue. She says it starts with...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 471: How to Avoid Job Search Fatigue, with Leigha May Airdate: October 9, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your host,...
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If you head into an interview scared you might say the wrong thing, you might come off as less than confident. How do you overcome the fear of not saying what the interviewer wants to hear? Find Your Dream Job guest Janine Esbrand suggests evaluating your past experiences...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 470: How to Show Up as the Ideal Candidate in an Interview, with Janine Esbrand. Airdate: October 2, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference...
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If you rely on job boards and your resume to get a job, you need to update your strategy. In a market of thousands of applicants for each position, you have to stand out and search for a job in unconventional ways. Find Your Dream Job guest Yauhan...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 469: 4 Unconventional Ways to Get Hired, with Yauhan Mehta Airdate: September 25, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m your host,...
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A job interview is not a legal deposition; you aren’t there to sit quietly and only speak when spoken to. You have the opportunity in an interview to share who you are and build rapport with the hiring manager, says Find Your Dream Job guest Ann Tropea. Ann...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 468: Why You Need to Do More in an Interview Than Answer Questions, with Ann Tropea Airdate: September 18, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a...
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With hundreds to thousands of applicants for the most desirable openings, you need your application materials to stand out. It’s not enough to submit a resume and cover letter; they have to be unique from the rest, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kareem Rogers. Kareem has a...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 467: A Little Extra: 4 Steps to Stand Out in a Tough Job Market, with Kareem Rogers Airdate: September 11, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make...
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You’ve been fired or laid off, or perhaps you took time off for personal reasons. How much of that information do you have to share in an interview for a new job? Not much, says Find Your Dream Job guest Heather Joy. You can share the main point...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 466: How to Explain Why You Left Your Last Job, with Heather Joy Airdate: September 4, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life....
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One of the best ways to find your dream job is to search for positions that focus on your passions. On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Diane Linn talks about how she used her years of experience in the political arena to create a job...
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Find Your Dream Job, Bonus Episode 78: A Champion for Change: Diane Linn’s Job Search Success Story Airdate: September 3, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m...
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It’s inevitable; you’re in an interview and the hiring team asks what your expected salary is. Do you get nervous about that question? You don’t need to, says Find Your Dream Job guest Dorothy Mashburn. Dorothy says you should have a salary goal clarified before you even begin...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 465: Why You Need a Salary Goal at the Start of Your Job Search, with Dorothy Mashburn Airdate: August 28, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make...
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Your career is not your life. It’s also not what defines you. So, while losing your job can be a blow, Find Your Dream Job guest Nicole Serena Silver likes the alternative view- that it can also be a gift. Nicole encourages job seekers to take those inherent...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 464: Why Losing A Job Can Be a Gift, with Nicole Serena Silver Airdate: August 21, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life....
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The job search itself is stressful enough without allowing limiting beliefs to hold you back further. If you think others don’t have time to help you, that you can’t reach out to the higher-ups, or that you don’t even have a network, you’re struggling with common limiting beliefs....
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 463: How to Reframe Your Limiting Beliefs in Your Job Search, with Michelle Schafer Airdate: August 14, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in...
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Some hiring managers report upwards of thousands of applicants for each open position. Find Your Dream Job guest Linda Marak helps her clients bypass the competitors (and the ATS) to get their resumes seen. Linda encourages job seekers to make a list of target companies and then use...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 462: How to Go Past the Gatekeepers and Get Hired, with Linda Marak Airdate: August 7, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life....
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Are you aware that the jobs you see posted are only a small fraction of the available positions on the market? The hidden job market is a real thing, and Find Your Dream Job guest Caroline Ceniza-Levine is here to explain how to find those hidden jobs or...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 461: 3 Ways to Find Your Next Job in the Hidden Job Market, with Caroline Ceniza-Levine Airdate: July 31, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a...
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Do you have career goals? More importantly, do you have a plan on exactly how you’ll achieve those goals? Find Your Dream Job guest Susan Towers says you need to start planning early in your career, as time slips by quickly, and you don’t want to waste opportunities...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 460: Why You Need to Think About Your Career Backwards, with Susan Towers Airdate: July 24, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life....
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Does the word “network” strike fear in you? Do you wonder if you even have a network of people who would support you? Find Your Dream Job guest Lisa Virtue is here to take the fear out of networking. Lisa suggests using the term “building relationships” instead, as...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 459: How to Make Your Network Work for You, with Lisa Virtue Airdate: July 17, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m...
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We all know we need to be active on LinkedIn and that our profile is the key piece of a LinkedIn strategy. How do you begin to build a profile that gets you noticed? You begin by understanding the platform, says Find Your Dream Job guest Portia Obeng....
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 458: How to Build a LinkedIn Profile That Gets You Hired, with Portia Obeng Airdate: July 10, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in...
…of color face in the workplace. Career 101 Podcast Hosted by: Porschia Parker-Griffin Website: fly-highcoaching.com Episode Length: 25 minutes Frequency: Several times a month Years in the guide: 2 Welcome…
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Hiring managers are asking questions about a candidate’s experience in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion, so you need to be prepared to answer. Find Your Dream Job guest Jasmine Tolbert shares the biggest factor in answering these questions—authenticity. Don’t try to fake a concern about these...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 457: How to Answer Job Interview Questions about Racial Equity, with Jasmine Tolbert Airdate: July 3, 2024 Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life....