Job Search, Promotion, and Career Clarity: The Mid-Career GPS Podcast
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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
73: Best of 2021 - Networking Tips
Networking is an essential component to building Your Mid-Career GPS. However, many people find networking intimidating or nerve-wracking. After all, if it were so easy, everyone would be great at it!
In this episode, I’m looking back at some of my best conversations that have dealt with networking to help you start building better professional relationships, make more meaningful connections, and grow your network to help you create your next advancement opportunity.
Key Topics & Time Stamps:
· Introduction (0:00)
· Revisiting These Networking Conversations (2:01)
· David Shriner-Cahn’s (Episode #64) Tips to Network More Effectively (2:51)
· Jean Humbrecht’s (Episode #25) Tips to How Networking Has Helped Her Career (4:25)
· Dean Cox’s (Episode #38) Advice to Keep Our Options Open (5:35)
· Lisa Lewis Miller’s (Episode #16) Four People You Need to Talk to (8:13)
· Jessi Shuraleff’s (Episode #19) Tips as a Former Google Executive (12:10)
· Joan Smith’s (Episode #29) Tips for Networking Through Informational Interviews (14:20)
· Dan Nestle’s (Episode #44) Networking Tip to Always Learn (15:50)
· Networking is Something We Just Do (18:24)
List of Resources:
· 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
· Visit https://themidcareergpspodcast.buzzsprout.com to find these and other interviews to help you build Your Mid-Career GPS
Calls to Action:
· Get your free Mid-Career GPS Resources that include a job search tracker and reflection questions at https://johnneral.com.
· Join the “Your Mid-Career GPS Private Facebook Group” here.
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