Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job - Four Things You Need to Change Careers, with Toye Jones

Four Things You Need to Change Careers, with Toye Jones

06/12/24 • 26 min

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

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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.

About Our Guest:

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

Resources in This Episode:

Learn how you can become an advocate for abused and neglected children by visiting CASA’s website at www.casahelpskids.org.
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Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=15090&preview=true)

About Our Guest:

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

Resources in This Episode:

Learn how you can become an advocate for abused and neglected children by visiting CASA’s website at www.casahelpskids.org.
From our Sponsor: Acorns recommends an expert-built portfolio that fits you and your money goals. Then it automatically invests your money for you. (http:// acorns.com/fydj)
Discover your inner detective when you download June’s Journey for free today on IOS and Android.

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Previous Episode

How to Know if You’re on the Right Career Path, with Kyle Kavas

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It’s not unusual for someone to get a few years into their career and wonder if they’re headed in the right direction. Choosing a major in college doesn’t guarantee that you’ll be happy in that field for years to come. How do you know if you’re on the right path? According to Find Your Dream Job guest Kyle Kavas, you start by asking yourself 3 questions- do you like your job? Do you like your coworkers? Do you align with the company and its values? If the answers to those questions are yes, it’s likely you’ve chosen the right path, at least for now.

About Our Guest:

Kyle Kavas the president of UPLIFT Leadership. It’s a nonprofit that helps people figure out who they are, what they want to do, and how to uplift others.

Resources in This Episode:

Kyle and the team at UPLIFT Leadership have programs for young professionals and students who identify as underemployed.
Learn more about the Career Summit, a 4-day workshop for young people ages 16-26, who are newer to the workforce and are ready to build their job search and readiness skills.
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Next Episode

Why You Need to Be Yourself in a Job Interview, with Courtney Ulwelling

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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.