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

Be Precise in What You Want: Daniel Thornton’s Job Search Success Story

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

Mac Prichard

Careers, Business

4.8630 Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Whether you’re afraid of backlash or of being let go, it can feel scary to tell your boss or coworkers that you’re looking for a new position. But what if they are the very people who could give you a lead on that job you’d love? On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Daniel Thornton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-thornton-37959b18/) shares how his current boss gave him the lead on his dream job at another company. Daniel and I also discuss why networking is more successful than submitting 50 resumes per day. Learn more about Daniel’s career history below in this installment of our Success Stories series. (https://www.macslist.org/articles/success-stories)

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Plaud, the AI wearable gadget that takes notes of meetings and calls.

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It's like using chat GPT, but specialized for your conversations.

0:35.0

I use Plot myself here at Find Your Dream Job. Before every episode, I meet with

0:40.2

each guest to choose a topic and review key points. Plot gives me detailed notes I can use

0:46.2

in our interviews to make sure we cover what manners most to the guest. Ready to work smarter,

0:52.3

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0:58.9

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1:17.6

This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want,

1:22.8

and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List.

1:28.2

It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. One of the best ways to get good at job hunting is to talk to people who do it well.

1:33.1

That's why once a month, I interview a Max List Reader who found a job they love.

1:38.2

Our guest today is Dan Thornton.

1:40.3

He's a training associate at Management Systems International.

1:44.6

It's a global development firm based in Alexandria of Virginia.

1:48.5

Dan Thornton believes in the power of referrals.

1:51.5

In a story you can find on the Max List website, Dan says he learned about the job he has now from a co-worker.

1:57.1

Dan, why do you love your job?

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