<p>Are you following your passion? Is this the best way to approach job search? Cal Newport, PhD in computer science from MIT and current faculty at Georgetown University says \"no\"! He believes that \"following your passion\" is NOT good advice and that what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. In this Career Cast, Cal shares his very unique perspective, experience, and practical tips on about how to be so good that employers will really notice you.</p>

Are you following your passion? Is this the best way to approach job search? Cal Newport, PhD in computer science from MIT and current faculty at Georgetown University says \"no\"! He believes that \"following your passion\" is NOT good advice and that what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it. In this Career Cast, Cal shares his very unique perspective, experience, and practical tips on about how to be so good that employers will really notice you.

Job Search: So Good They Can't Ignore You

Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want.

You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions.

We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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Chicago Booth believes in life-long career development to help you maintain your professional edge. Through CareerCast, an online, audio recording series, we give alumni and students the chance to hear experts discuss topics such as crafting your story, making an industry or function change, managing employees, taking the entrepreneurial plunge and more. Because these talks are available online, you can access them anytime, anywhere and as often as you want. You will have the opportunity to submit questions to the speaker in advance of the broadcast. Then check in the third Friday of each month to listen to the interview. For 24 hours after the broadcast, you can submit follow-up questions. We’ve created a CareerCast webpage for each broadcast where you can get more information about that month’s topic. The page will feature useful links to tools, books, articles and first-hand stories.

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