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Whether you’ve been away from the workforce for a few months or a few years, it can feel challenging to find your way back. But you can relaunch with confidence, says Find Your Dream Job guest Heather Black. Heather states it isn’t uncommon to have times away from...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 506: How to Relaunch Yourself After a Career Break, with Heather Black Airdate: June 18, 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...
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On May 15, we hosted our second quarterly event of 2025 in partnership with the University of Portland’s School of Business. More than 110 attendees gathered for networking and a panel discussion, “How to Get a Marketing Job in Today’s Uncertain Economy: Why Analytics Gives You an Edge....
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Find Your Dream Job, Bonus Episode 83: How to Get a Marketing Job in Today’s Uncertain Economy Airdate: June 9, 2025 Welcome to a bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in...
…Footing in a Shifting Job Market Panelists spoke about how the Portland job market is in flux. Layoffs, hiring freezes, and the rise of AI have created uncertainty, especially for…
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How do you determine what to do next in your career? That depends on your situation, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kathy Oneto. But if you have time to figure it out, Kathy suggests beginning with self-reflection. Examine peak moments in your work and personal life to...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 501: What Do You Want To Do Next?, with Kathy Oneto Airdate: May 14, 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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Does networking feel icky to you? If so, you’re doing it wrong, according to Find Your Dream Job guest Angie Callen. Networking is simply building and nurturing relationships with others, and we all do that with friends and family every day. Angie suggests being proactive but not aggressive...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 495: How to Network Authentically in Your Job Search, with Angie Callen Airdate: April 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...
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If you think you’re in the wrong job, there is a way to change that. But first, you need to know why you accepted that position. Find Your Dream Job guest Patricia Ortega says there are external and internal reasons we take jobs that are wrong for us....
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 493: Why Do You Keep Taking the Wrong Job?, with Patricia Ortega Airdate: March 19, 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...
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Are you spending valuable time filling out online applications and sending in resumes to any open positions you see? If so, Find Your Dream Job guest Danielle Cobo has some advice for you. She recommends focusing on building out your LinkedIn profile and using that to connect with...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 486: How to Attract Your Dream Job Without Applying Online, with Danielle Cobo Airdate: January 29, 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....
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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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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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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...
…the work. Looking back on my 26-year career, I am proud of everything, even the mistakes, because they all made me who I am. Feel free to reach out to…
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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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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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If the Covid-19 pandemic taught us anything at all, it’s that nothing is permanent. Life changes and we change, and sometimes that change is for the better. Find Your Dream Job guest Toye Jones says changing careers can also be for the better, if you do it right....
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 454: Four Things You Need to Change Careers, with Toye Jones Airdate: June 12, 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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You spend the majority of your life at work, so it’s important that your work matters to you. A job that matters adds to your overall fulfillment in life, as well as provides you with direction in your career, says Find Your Dream Job guest Melanie Damm. Melanie...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 449: How to Find a Job that Matters to You, with Melanie Damm Airdate: May 8, 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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Career burnout is more common than you might suspect; approximately 76-90% of people report feeling some level of burnout in their job. And not all burnout is the same, says Find Your Dream Job guest Candyce Hunt. She shares her three-step strategy for addressing burnout, and how to...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 448: How to Recognize and Overcome Career Burnout, with Candyce Hunt Airdate: May 1, 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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It’s so easy to use LinkedIn’s quick apply, isn’t it? No more spending hours filling out applications. But those quick apply links might be hurting your chances of getting the job, says Find Your Dream Job guest Sabrina Pomar. Using quick apply submits your resume, whereas a company’s...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 447: Why You Should Apply on a Company Career Page, with Sabrina Pomar Airdate: April 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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If you’re looking for a job, you’re being intentional, right? Not necessarily, says Find Your Dream Job guest Hayden Iverson Todd. Hayden defines an intentional job search as knowing the type of position that will benefit your overall lifestyle. We spend too much time at work to apply...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 446: How to Do an Intentional Job Search, with Hayden Iverson Todd Airdate: April 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 hear a lot about branding in the job market, but what does it mean to create a personal brand? Find Your Dream Job guest Michael Ramirez says you already have one, whether intentional or not. Michael defines a personal brand as the way you communicate your values...
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Find Your Dream Job, Episode 445: How to Create and Share Your Personal Brand, with Michael Ramirez Airdate: April 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 life. I’m...
…attending networking events to free webinars, I continually tried to learn something new in my field. Instinctively, I knew that the worst thing I could do was to focus on…