Building Meaningful Matches in Talent Acquisition: Joy Reimer’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

4.8 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=16682&preview=true) Sometimes, a LinkedIn connection from the past can change the course of your job search. On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Joy Reimer, the sole recruiter at Century West Engineering, shares how staying active and engaged on LinkedIn eventually led her to the role she holds today. Joy says the key is to keep showing up, stay positive, and not overlook the connections you’ve already made. She also talks about the habits that made a difference in her search: thinking beyond a single job title, using AI tools to uncover roles she might not have found otherwise, and skipping the “easy apply” button in favor of going directly to company websites. Joy also makes the case that networking isn’t something you do only during a job search. It’s something you practice all the time. Along the way, she learned to celebrate small wins, brush off being ghosted, and trust her instincts when something didn’t feel right. About Our Guest: Joy Reimer is the sole recruiter at Century West Engineering. Resources in This Episode: Connect with Joy on LinkedIn. To learn more about Joy Reimer’s job search, visit macslist.org/stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Because I run a job board, I talk to applicants almost every day.
0:04.0	And many of the people I meet make the same mistake.
0:07.0	They have no clear job search goals.
0:10.0	So they apply everywhere, every day, all day long.
0:15.0	You might think it's smart to send lots of applications.
0:18.0	After all, it's a numbers game, right? It's not. The more you narrow your
0:23.2	search, the easier everything gets, and the happier you'll be in your next job. Stop chasing every
0:29.5	lead. Instead, focus on what you really want. Now, figuring out your goals can be hard, but we have
0:35.8	a MaxList resource that can help.
0:38.3	Finding focus in your job search.
0:40.6	Go to MaxList.org slash Focus.
0:43.2	Our free step-by-step MaxList Guide will help you create your own job search goals.
0:49.1	Get your copy today.
0:50.8	Visit maxlist.org slash focus again.
0:54.6	That's maxlis.org slash focus again. That's maxliss.org slash focus.
1:00.6	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:15.1	I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max Lest. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.
1:24.9	One of the best ways to get good at job hunting is to talk to people who do it well.
1:30.2	That's why once a month, I interview a Maxlist reader who found a job they love.
1:36.2	Our guest today is Joy Reamer. She's the sole recruiter at Century West Engineering.
1:43.0	It's an employee-owned civil engineering firm in Bend, Oregon, that works across the Pacific Northwest.
1:50.9	Joy Reamer believes the job you want may be hiding in plain sight.
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