Career Pulse DC

Eric Woodard on Mindset, Trust, and Job Search Strategies for 2025

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In this episode of Career Pulse DC, Margaret Knudsen and Fraser Traverse sit down with career coach, public servant, and Win at Work podcast host Eric Woodard to talk about navigating the 2025 job market.

Eric shares his unconventional path from scuba instructor in Guam to working in the White House, U.S. Senate, State Department, and Smithsonian—and how those experiences inform his approach to helping job seekers. We cover why mindset trumps résumés, how trust is the real currency in hiring, and why breaking through the ATS isn’t as impossible as it seems.

You’ll hear practical strategies on:

  • Using vulnerability to build trust in interviews

  • Framing cold outreach so it’s about the employer, not you

  • Avoiding the “résumé purge” when making a career pivot

  • Navigating multi-step hiring processes without burning out

  • Storytelling in résumés, cover letters, and interviews

  • Reframing employment gaps as human experiences

  • Why job seeking doesn’t have to be a full-time job

    • Eric also outlines his coaching framework for getting clients hired—often in three months or less—and offers encouragement for anyone currently in a career transition.

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