
Job Search, Promotion, and Career Clarity: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
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Are you feeling stuck, undervalued, or underutilized in your current role?
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Hosted by executive and career transition coach John Neral, The Mid-Career GPS Podcast is your go-to resource to help you confidently navigate your job search, career advancement, and workplace challenges. Whether you want to find a new job, get promoted, or simply feel more fulfilled at work, this show will help you build the clarity and strategy you need to take your next step.
Each episode features actionable advice, insightful interviews, and real-world strategies to help mid-career professionals, typically managers to senior directors, design a career they love or love the career they have.
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Job Search, Promotion, and Career Clarity: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
3. How to Protect and Promote Your Professional Brand
This episode is only available to subscribers.
Whether you are actively seeking a promotion or a new job at a different organization, you must be aware of your professional brand. Many mid-career professionals THINK they know their brand, but they have never asked anyone or done the hard work to understand what others say about them. As Jeff Bezos says, “Your brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room.”
In this episode, I’ll share a step-by-step process to help you get the information you need about your professional brand and what you need to do if the feedback you receive doesn’t align with your brand concept.
Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· Introduction (0:00)
· Defining Your Professional Brand (4:00)
· Being Brand Loyal (8:15)
· Brand v. Reputation (20:30)
· Promoting & Protecting Your Brand (23:00)
· Wrap Up (
List of Resources:
· Get Your Free Guide - 5 Mistakes Mid-Career Professionals Make (And Need to Stop Doing)
· Your Mid-Career GPS – Four Steps to Figuring Out What’s Next by John Neral
· SHOW UP - Six Strategies to Lead a More Energetic and Impactful Career by John Neral
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