If you’re looking for a new job, informational interviews are one of the most effective ways you can get started. There’s no better way to learn about a new company…
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Getting Clear about What You Want from Work, with Aubrie De Clerck
Podcast Summary: Are you clear about what you want from your job? Sometimes you take a job solely for the paycheck. But, at its best, work is about more than just financial advancement. A rewarding job engages you in a personal way, drawing on your strengths and passions, and challenging...
Podcast Transcript: Mac Prichard: This is Find your Dream Job. The podcast that helps you get hired and have the career you want and make a difference in life. I’m Mac Prichard your host and publisher of Mac’s List. Our show is brought to you by Mac’s List, your best...
Making the Most of Your University and Alumni Networks, with Linda Favero
Podcast Summary: Most colleges and universities provide career advising services to their current and former students. Yet only 10-20% of all students and alumni ever use of their university career center. And even fewer use their alumni association as a resource after graduation. Are you making the most of your alma mater?...
Podcast Transcript: 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 Mac Prichard, your host, and Publisher of Mac’s List. Our show is brought to you by Mac’s List. It’s your best...
How To Find A Job Through Networking, with Nathan Perez
Podcast Summary: Did you know that you can find a job by networking? This is how up-to 80% of all jobs get filled. It’s a fact… employers hire candidates that they know and those who are recommended to them by people that they trust. That’s why networking is so important:...
Podcast Transcript: 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 Mac Prichard, your host and publisher of Mac’s List. Our show is brought to you by Mac’s List, you best online source for rewarding, creative...
Six Simple Rules for an Email Job Application
…email service provider Using an antiquated email service like @aol.com, @lycosmail.com, or even @yahoo.com and @hotmail.com, pegs you as someone who doesn’t stay up-to-date with technology. The best free email…
Finding Work Through Recruiters and Recruiting Agencies, with Steve Potestio
Podcast Summary: Finding a job can take a lot of work. But what if you could get in front of a headhunter–someone who is paid to find great employees? Like a fairy godmother, couldn’t a recruiter make your wish for a dream job come true? And by doing so, save...
Podcast Transcript: Mac Prichard: Welcome to Find Your Dream Job. We’re the podcast that helps you get hired and have the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m Mac Prichard, your host. I’m the publisher of Mac’s List. On today’s show, we’re discussing how to work with...
Creating Your Professional Brand, with Andrew Hudson
Podcast Summary: Your professional brand is how you showcase yourself to others in a way that distinguishes you as a credible, trustworthy, and skilled person. In other words, it is how you personify and embody the strengths, skills, and accomplishments you list in your resume. Professional branding is particularly important...
Podcast Transcript: Mac Prichard: This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that hopes you get hired in the career you want, and make a difference in life. I’m Mac Prichard your host and publisher of Mac’s List. Our show is brought to you by Mac’s List, your best online...
Remote Work, Telecommuting, and Digital Nomads, with Tamara Murray
Podcast Summary: Being a professional no longer necessitates going to an office every day. People are increasingly able to do remote work, using telecommunications technologies to stay connected with their companies and colleagues. This trend is happening in nearly every industry sector–even fields like healthcare and education. According to one...
Podcast Transcript: 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 Mac Prichard, your host and publisher of Mac’s List. On today’s show we’re discussing location independent jobs and how you can...
Managing Your Career by Improving Your Marketability, with Dawn Rasmussen
Podcast Summary: Fifty years ago, it was common for workers to have the same job (or stay with the same company) from graduation until retirement. Today, the average American will have seven to ten different jobs in their lifetime. This volatility in employment has created more uncertainty–but also more opportunity–for...
Podcast Transcript: 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 Mac Prichard, your host. Our show is brought to you by Mac’s List, your best online source for rewarding creative and...
Portland’s Best Business Networking Groups
…small business owners and sales professionals build referral-based businesses while creating a community of entrepreneurs. They offer a variety of training seminars and networking events, many of which are free…
How To Find Jobs Through A Recruiter or Staffing Agency
Trying to find jobs through a recruiter or staffing agency can be an appealing and productive avenue to meaningful work. Recruiters often have inside access to highly coveted positions–including many…
How to Survive a Bad Professional Reference
You aced the application and nailed the interview. They loved you! You’ve made it to the final round of applicants, or maybe the employer has already said they want to…
6 Tips For Tackling the Transition from College to Career
…You can learn these tangible and fungible skills, often through very affordable (or even free) professional education classes. Master one or more hard skill and you will benefit in nearly…
The Career-Killing Networking Mistake You Must Avoid
Are you making a killer networking mistake that is derailing your job search efforts? Many people do. I built my first business through networking alone—no website, no marketing, no social…
How to Make LinkedIn Connections to Advance Your Career
A version of this article originally appeared in Ragan.com. Last week, I received an informational interview request from a stranger as a direct message on LinkedIn. Despite my very busy…
Interview Etiquette 101
…free to pop a mint before heading in. Follow up… but avoid hassling Employers often receive hundreds of resumes when a job is posted, so going through each one and…
Your Portland Job Search Survival Guide
…job search, go immediately to the nearest coffee shop with free Internet. Looking for a job can feel lonely so working on it in the company of others can make…
How to Move to Portland, Oregon
…hyper-local papers Check out the Willamette Week or the Portland Mercury, (free papers) for the latest information on local events, arts, and culture. Support Street Roots (only $1) a local,…
5 Ways to Make Networking Part of Your Career
The hidden job market is not a myth. Some estimates put the number of unadvertised jobs as high as 80%. Talk to hiring managers, human resource directors, and career counselors….
Fighting Back When You’re 50+ and Unemployed
…Or like somebody who can’t hold a job. But do put in the time to cultivate your online presence. Check out the free Mac’s List course, How to Wow and…
Stop Buying People Coffee (or Asking to Pick Their Brain)
Would you ask your boss, a leader in your field, or a coworker to a business meeting without an agenda, a time limit, and an outcome in mind? Of course…
Do You Know These 9 Networking Secrets?
I enjoy meeting new people, so I’ve learned a lot in my career about how to work a room and make connections and build relationships. Although I consider myself good…
How to Talk About Your Job Search
…craft a clear job search message can often leave you fumbling through conversations, leaving out key points, and starting with that backstory. I once attended Vicki Lind’s free job search…
4 Must-Ask Questions for Your Next Informational Interview
I had the good fortune a few years back to attend a Communicators Conference sponsored by the Portland Metro Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and the Oregon-Columbia…
The Minimalist Guide to Informational Interviews
A review of The 20-Minute Networking Meeting, by Marcia Ballinger and Nathan A. Perez What’s the best way to find a job? Some people still believe there’s only one approach:…
10 Killer Mistakes To Avoid in an Informational Interview
Informational interviews are one of the best ways to clarify your career goals, grow a professional network, and uncover hidden jobs that never get posted publicly. Having conversations with other…
How to Network Like an Extrovert (Even if You’re Shy)
My colleagues at Mac’s List and I share a singular interest: We enjoy going to receptions, association lunches and other public events and talking to strangers. We recognize, however, that…
Networking Tips for Professional Conferences
Taking part in professional work conferences–either as a participant or a presenter– is vital to your career. These events help you stay up-to-date on the latest developments in your field…
How to Find The Right People for Informational Interviews
I have written before about the importance of informational interview skills in a local job search in Portland or any other city. There’s no better way to learn what employers…
LinkedIn: Link Up or Lose Out in Your Job Search
In a recent survey by Jobvite of more than 1,000 human resources and recruiting professionals, 92 percent of respondents said they use social media for recruiting. Even more important, 87…