In this episode of Job Therapy! Iris Zimmerman and Steven Lowell discuss the frustrating problem of companies that constantly keep interviewing candidates. 

They discuss real situations of interviews going 5 or 6 rounds, the time it takes, the strange assessment tests.

All of these scientific hiring processes in place to hire for jobs that are just not scientific. 

How many interviews does it take to get the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop!!!???

Let's find out! 

You hear it all the time, "You have to network if you want a job!"  And others may think, "I tried that! But it did not work!"

How do you figure out what to do next? Iris and Steven at Find My Profession discuss: 

- Types of networking

- What to do when it does not work

- Networking mistakes 

- Ways to optimize networking on LinkedIn and offline at conferences or meetups. 

Talk to people! Let them know what you offer! See if they are hiring! Listen to this special Job Therapy episode! 

Being a job seeker is stressful enough with all of the rejection, filling out applications, and never knowing what will happen next! 

The last thing you need is someone using your desire to find work, as a way to make money, steal your identity, or get you caught up in a scam that causes you to actually LOSE a job. 

This week, Iris and Steven talk about experiences with recruitment fraud, how to avoid it, and ways to protect yourself, including stories of job seekers who had offers on the table and lost them due to a fraudulent job offer. 

DON'T BE FOOLED! It can happen to anyone! 

In this episode of Job Therapy!  Iris and Steven discuss working in a toxic environment and what they did to escape.

They also go over what a toxic environment looks like, both in an office and virtually, and why the word "toxic" should not be used to describe "disagreements with staff or management."

One of the most common discussions on LinkedIn is dealing with a toxic work environment. 

Does your work seem to be getting a bit more toxic? 

Listen to Job Therapy! Get some tips for handling such work environments and protect your career, starting today!

Iris and Steven discuss the topic of answering questions on an EEOC form on job applications. 

It may be a non-issue for many job seekers. 

But those who believe being truthful on an EEOC form hurts their chances of being hired, wonder during every job application, "Should I tell the truth on this EEOC form?

Topics covered here include epilepsy, stories of filling out EEOC forms, and job seeker questions that came up while at Find My Profession. 

Iris and Steven discuss the ways companies are laying off staff and what to do about it. 

The consensus is: Layoffs suck! 

Now what do we do about it when it happens to us?

Layoffs are nothing new. So, listen up for some job therapy! 

Reverse Recruiters at Find My Profession have a blunt discussion about Ageism. In this longer than usual episode, Iris Zimmerman and Steven Lowell discuss: 

Ageism!

What is it?

Iris and Steven go over their own experiences with Ageism during a job search, and specific times in their lives when they dealt with it. 

They also offer tips on how to deal with Ageism when it starts impacting your job search. 

Being a new grad can be tough, even when your career is going your way! 

New Grads on Reddit ask questions about their first jobs, when to quit, and how to know which job offer will be the most lucrative! 

Steven Lowell and Iris Zimmerman, Reverse Recruiters at Find My Profession, introduce themselves and discuss living and working in NYC, and the truth about what to do when your first job is toxic. 

Reverse Recruiter and Job Therapy Host, Steven Lowell, takes questions from the /careerguidance Reddit followers to help some job seekers. 

This is a pilot episode to see if it could work as a podcast.