Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

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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 LinkedIn to find current or former employees to find out more information about the company’s hiring policies and any introductions they can make. Linda says finding a job is not a numbers game; stop wasting time filling out applications for 8 hours a day and learn how to connect with real human beings who can help you.

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Linda Marak is a recruiter and career coach.

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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 even create one. Caroline explains why some companies don’t publicly post open positions, as well as how to use your network and research to discover your dream job, even if it’s hidden. If you spend the majority of your time applying to jobs, learn why that shouldn’t be your top priority when searching for your next job.

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Caroline Ceniza-Levine is a speaker, a writer, and the founder of the DreamCareerClub.com

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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 to further yourself. Susan suggests journaling and self-awareness to help gain clarity on where you want to be in 10, 15, or 20 years. What can you do now to get there? What skills can you gain, and more importantly, what sacrifices are you willing to make in order to make those goals a reality?

Susan Towers is the founder of Sandymount Search. 

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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 that is something we do naturally. She also reminds us that people love to help, so don’t feel guilty for asking others to have coffee or make an introduction or even a referral for you. But you do have to ask for specific help because if they don’t know what to do, they won’t do anything. 

Lisa Virtue is an executive coach who helps you take actionable steps to make your career goals reality. 

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We all know we need to be active on LinkedIn and that our profile is the key piece of a LinkedIn strategy. How do you begin to build a profile that gets you noticed? You begin by understanding the platform, says Find Your Dream Job guest Portia Obeng. Portia stresses the importance of keywords. LinkedIn is a keyword-driven platform, so using the keywords that match your industry is your first step. Your LinkedIn profile should tell the reader what you do, how you’ve done it in the past, and the transformation you offer to those you work with and for. 

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Portia Obeng is a social media strategist and a career coach. Portia helps women level up on LinkedIn so they can attract the money-making opportunities they deserve.

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Hiring managers are asking questions about a candidate’s experience in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion, so you need to be prepared to answer. Find Your Dream Job guest Jasmine Tolbert shares the biggest factor in answering these questions—authenticity. Don’t try to fake a concern about these topics. Share from your experience how you have pursued racial equity in former jobs and how you would do so in any specific scenarios the hiring manager presents you with. 

Jasmine Tolbert is the vice president of people and culture for YWCA Clark County. Her organization is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.

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Is it possible to break into a field that you have zero experience in? It might not be easy, but it can be done. On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Gregory Day shares how he went from a career in IT to the field of Human Resources without HR experience. Gregory says passion for the field and enthusiasm for the job are what carried him through when hiring managers scoffed. Learn more about Gregory’s career history below in this installment of our Success Stories series. 

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You want to switch careers or fields, but you aren’t sure if you have the skills necessary to be successful. What do you do? According to Find Your Dream Job guest Zach Moore, you take the time to figure out which skills you can transfer to that new field. What skills do you possess in terms of working with others, managing projects, or recording data and analytics? Zach also suggests thinking of a job description as a “cry for help,” and figuring out how your skills can answer that cry and solve that problem for the company. 

Zach Moore is the career pathways manager at College Possible. It’s a nonprofit that coaches students from low-income communities to and through college.

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It’s normal to want to show up as your best self in a job interview; after all, you want the hiring manager to like you and want to hire you. However, there’s a difference between being your true best self and being someone you’re not. Find Your Dream Job guest Courtney Ulwelling says there are three things you need to do to show up as your authentic self in an interview. First, prepare, but don’t go in and recite a bunch of facts you read on their website. Second, wear professional clothes that make you feel comfortable. And finally, pay attention. Listen to their questions and be ready with questions of your own. 

Courtney Ulwelling is a talent acquisition specialist at Portland General Electric. 

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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. Toye says you have to start with your why. Be able to explain the reason you’re making the switch, and the experience you have, whether paid or voluntary, to show your passion for the field. Toye also suggests reaching out to hiring managers even if their company doesn’t show open positions and asking for an informational interview. 

Toye Jones is the human resources and equity director at CASA for Children.

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