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  • Job Interviews | Careering Podcast Ep.39

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    In Episode 39 of the Careering Podcast, the crew chat about how to prepare for a job interview and some common mistakes made around job interviews.

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    28 min
  • Career Questions | Careering Podcast Ep.38

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    In this week's episode, Caleb fires questions at Melissa & Kelsie and finds out what has helped them succeed or struggle in growing their careers.

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    25 min
  • The current job market | Careering Podcast Ep.36

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    This week, we explore the current job market with insights from Kelise, who shares her experiences with job applications and hiring, and Caleb, who offers perspectives from his job-seeking journey. We also delve into the growing  impact of AI and technology on job availability and strategies to use this to our advantage.

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    26 min
  • Discrimination in the workplace | Careering Podcast Ep.35

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    After a quick recap of something we’ve learned so far in 2024, this topic takes a deeper and dark turn as we explore themes of discrimination in the workplace.

    From slurs to targeted actions, we discuss experiences of homophobia, fatphobia and sexism. You know we love a soapbox!


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    32 min
  • Navigating perimenopause at work | Careering Podcast Ep.34

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    After our women's health episodes, we've been asked by listeners to tackle perimenopause and menopause in the workplace. So this week we have a very special guest, Vanessa Bottomley, joining us to discuss her experience with her recent perimenopause diagnosis and how it has affected her and her career. 

    Listen in as we discuss how she identified her symptoms, how it's affected her life and how she's working through it all.

    This episode is focused on discussing lived experience, however if you'd like to follow up with a more scientific discussion check out this wonderful podcast episode with Dr. Lisa Mosconi, a neuroscientist specializing in women’s health,  talking about menopause, hormone health and Alzheimer's prevention.

    Listen to the episode here. 

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    35 min
  • Career changes: From São Paulo to Ōtautahi | Careering Podcast Ep.33

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    This week we're continuing our chat about career pivot points and what it takes to make a big industry, role and career change. For this fantastic episode, we are joined by another very special guest to discuss not only their big career change but their big life changes too.

    Starting out in makeup artistry in Brazil, Bianca (BZ) Chinaglia gives us a very unique insight into the international film industry and what drove her to leave it for little ole Ōtautahi, Aotearoa. She talks us through what it takes to pack it all up and move halfway across the world and how saying 'yes' has led her to a place of balance. Plus, we get a fascinating insight into all of her varied side hustles including her jewellery business, YouTube stardom and financial blogging.

    Find BZ here:
    youtube.com/@biancachinaglia
    instagram.com/biancachinaglia

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    44 min
  • Career changes: Day job vs Drag | Careering Podcast Ep.32

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    This week we're continuing our chat about career pivot points and what it takes to make a big industry, role and career change. To kick us off we're lucky to have Caleb, Melissa's nephew, joining us as a special guest to talk about how he manages his day job and the night life of his Drag career. 

    Starting at just 13 years old, Caleb has done more in the world of Drag than most Queens twice his age. As he moves into his 20's, he's now hanging up his heels and moving onto the next thing. Join us as we discuss his Drag career, how he's managed multiple jobs and where he's headed to next.

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    39 min
  • Time for a career change? | Careering Podcast Ep.31

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    This week we're kicking into our series focused on the career pivot points that push us into different roles, industries and places. To start us off, we're chatting about the benefits of making a career change, our own experiences with mixing it up and some practical tips on how to apply for those long shot roles. 

    Join us for the rest of season two as we chat to others who've gone through those pivotal career changes and how they've handled it. Stay tuned for more!

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    31 min

About Careering Podcast

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Welcome to the Careering Podcast - a collection of rants and reckons covering all things career, work and life as a woman living in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Hosted by author and creator of Careering9,…