Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design

James had identified Amazon as the company he wanted to work for, but they kept rejecting him.

His values aligned with the organization and he was extremely excited about their company culture, but he kept repeating the same cycle. He would land an interview with Amazon (woo!) only to be told they “went a different direction” after the interview(ugh). So how did he end up landing his dream role with Amazon? By upgrading his mindset, persevering through rejection, and expertly using his network.

Tune in as James shares his story of making a career change from Boeing to Amazon!

What you’ll learn

  • How to navigate career change obstacles with resilience and strategic perseverance.
  • How to leverage your network to its full potential to enhance your career change
  • Practical tips for shaking off the ghosts of rejections past and embracing a growth-oriented mindset
  • How to communicate passion and alignment during job interviews effectively.

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Direct download: HTYC542.mp3
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The shift that happens when you go from employee to working parent can cause a huge upheaval in your career. Your priorities completely change, and there are boundaries that must be set and values that must align.

Jenna was working in an extremely demanding field, as a criminal prosecutor. She loved her career, but about four years into motherhood, she reached the point of absolute burnout.

Learn how Jenna defined exactly what she needed in her next role and how she landed a role that was such a perfect fit, she got promoted after only a month!

What you’ll learn

  • How to handle setbacks and unexpected turns during a career change
  • How Jenna found a role that aligns with her personal values and family needs
  • How to navigate the intersection of career and family life

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Direct download: HTYC541.mp3
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What happens when the career plan you’ve always had falls apart? Anna VanRemoortel's identity was heavily tied to her job in academia, so when she realized she was no longer excited about her work and questioned her career’s direction, she felt like she was lacking in all areas of her life. In this episode, Anna details the highs and lows of quitting her job in academia, dropping out of her PhD program, and becoming an executive director for a nonprofit (in less than a year!)

What you'll learn

  • Why you’re never really “starting over,” even when it feels like it
  • How to identify when it’s time to change your career direction 
  • Ways to make the most of casual networking opportunities 

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC540.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

When you receive a job offer, whether that's for a career change or even an internal promotion, you are in the absolute best position to increase your salary or add benefits. But how do you approach the conversation? What exactly do you say? What do you ask for? In this episode, Scott discusses the best time to negotiate, examples of what you can ask for besides more money, exact verbiage to use and more!

What you’ll learn

  • How to increase your salary and/or benefits through negotiation
  • What to do in each step of a negotiation & exact verbiage to use
  • Strategies for transforming a potential "no" into a productive partnership

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. An Overthinker's Guide To Making Better Career Decisions (Spotify /Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Direct download: HTYC539.mp3
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Making an intentional career change isn't about compromising or settling, it's about figuring out what it would take for you to thrive in your work and then going after that ideal career! In this episode, Scott is joined by career coach Ben Fox to discuss the work they do with clients to help them think outside of what they’ve ever imagined, or thought possible, to define their ideal career. If you know you need to make a career change but feel stuck not knowing what your next role could be, this is a must-listen!

What you’ll learn

  • How to use the ideal career profile to define your career minimums and must-haves
  • Strategies to overcome mental barriers in the career change process
  • Practical insights into transforming your career by defining what you want

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Episodes Mentioned

496: Using Curiosity & Experiments to Guide Your Career with Ben Fox

BONUS: The Seven Elements of Meaningful Work

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Direct download: HTYC538_1.mp3
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If your goal is to get a job, sure, you can stick with informational interviews. But if you're after a fulfilling career that pays really well, then you must do things differently than the rest of the world. The internet and self-proclaimed job experts have been chanting the mantra of informational interviews as the go-to solution for career change. But over the years, we've discovered that these interviews can actually throw up more roadblocks than solutions. In general, we've never been big fans of following the crowd, and that remains the same when it comes to informational interviews. In this episode, Scott dives into why we're not big proponents of this approach. Instead, he'll introduce you to a game-changer that will bring you much closer to your career goals: test-driving conversations.

What you'll learn

  • The limitations of informational interviews
  • The importance of experimenting and staying open to self-discovery
  • Why test-driving conversations is a more effective and authentic approach than informational interviews
  • The step-by-step process of test-driving conversations

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

Direct download: HTYC537.mp3
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A single decision can set the stage for a life-altering transformation. You may think that the biggest result of deciding you need a new job will be changing your career. However, we’ve found time and time again when you begin doing the work to make this kind of change, you can end up transforming all aspects of your life.

Jill had spent a decade in finance, burned out and trapped by the industry’s notorious golden handcuffs. Her craving for transformation set her on an unexpected path, one that took her from networking to making an extremely bold career move.

What you'll learn 

  • How to make networking actually work for you
  • How to conduct career experiments outside of work 
  • The bold career move Jill made to escape the golden handcuffs of finance  

Jill's Podcast - Doing The Dang Thing

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation?  Schedule a conversation

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC536.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

We’re sharing insights from seven individuals who have successfully navigated career changes and found meaningful work aligned with their passions and strengths. Each of these career changers faced their own challenges and obstacles but emerged stronger and happier on the other side. But how did they do it?? Let's explore their stories and the valuable advice they offer to anyone considering a career change. (Remember, time is passing, and the only person who can change your future is you!)

What you’ll learn

  • What you can do today to start towards a significant career change and personal growth
  • Career advice on when you'll know if you should make a change or not
  • The value of confronting your fears when it comes to the search for a more fulfilling career
  • How to discover new career opportunities and options you may not have considered before

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Changing Careers (When You Don’t Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC535.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

People who have good career well-being are interested in their work and answer yes to the question, “Do you like what you do each day? The opposite of that? Career burnout. And in today's world, "burnout culture" is pervasive. If you've ever experienced career burnout or are looking to prevent it, this conversation with Emilie Aries is a must-listen! Emilie shares the core values that transformed her from burnout to a happier and more productive place in her career and life. Prioritize your well-being, take control of your life, and watch the positive changes unfold!

What you’ll learn

  • The 3 core variables to help fight burnout
  • How to practice saying “no” and the difference it can make for your life
  • The difference between assertive and aggressive communication
  • How to be more strategic with your life and career to avoid burnout

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Should I Quit My Job? How to Know It’s Time (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Executive Burnout: Making A Midlife Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC534.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT

Could the answer to thriving at work be as simple as knowing what you want and then asking for it? When we last caught up with Nancy (on episode 532 of the HTYC podcast) she had decided to leave a company she co-founded and had spent 20 years working for. The goal? To explore a genuinely fulfilling career that gave her full autonomy and made her happy. Learn how Nancy navigated multiple offers and ultimately created her ideal career by figuring out what would bring her the most happiness and confidently going after it! (Don’t miss Part 1 of Nancy’s story!)

What you’ll learn

  • How to approach conversations with leaders to ask for what you want in a role
  • The obstacles (including your own strengths!) that may be holding you back from your ideal career
  • The importance of assessing your priorities and aligning your desires in order to ask for what you want

 

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

Want to chat with someone on the team about your situation? Schedule a conversation

 

Free Resources

What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out!

Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.

 

Related Episodes

  1. Figuring Out Your Perfect Career Match (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
  2. Stuck in a Career You're Unhappy With? Fear Of Taking Risks Could Be Keeping You There (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
Direct download: HTYC533.mp3
Category:Careers -- posted at: 1:00am PDT