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Ep. 262 - Sarah Vermunt on Navigating Career Growth, Negotiating a Pay Raise + Building Confidence

Almost 30

Krista Williams & Lindsey Simcik

Alternative Health, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.54K Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Please welcome author and founder of Careergasm, Sarah Vermunt! As a previous guest on the show, she is back to share insights and BS free advice from her new book, Career Rookie. We start off by discussing how job-hopping in your early 20s is actually a good thing, and Sarah gives advice on how to set yourself up for success in your career. We dive into the reasons people end up feeling stuck, and how you need to take action to build confidence and move forward! And if you’re struggling with balancing money-making with the desire to do work that feels good, Sarah has you covered.   If you’re a student, graduate, career newbie, or in the process of switching careers, you don’t want to miss this conversation!   We also talk about: Handling parental stress when living at home Over-identifying with your career Two ways to bring inspiration to your job Getting a “just for now” job Debt of gratitude and obligation for parents Tips for salary negotiation and asking for a raise Building professional relationships & asking for mentorship How to fix “mess ups” at work The intertwining of career & personal development   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: careergasm.com Instagram: @careergasm Books: Careergasm ; Career Rookie   Upcoming Events: October 29th: Washington D.C. with Heidi Stevens October 30th: Philadelphia with K&L November 26th: Melbourne with Rosie Acosta November 28th: Sydney with Jessica Sepel December 7th: Los Angeles with K&L December 12th: Miami with K&L   Sponsors: Athletic Greens | Get 20 travel packs FREE ($79 value) with your first purchase at www.athleticgreens.com/almost30 Comrad Socks | Visit comradsocks.com/almost30 or use code ALMOST30 at checkout for 20% off your first order. Better Help | Visit betterhelp.com/almost30 for 15% off your first month. Rothy's | Visit rothys.com/almost30 to get your new favorite flats! Further Food | Use code ALMOST30 for 30% off your purchase at shop.furtherfood.com/discount/ALMOST30 Almost 30 is edited by Crate Media This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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But a really wonderful thing to do is to make sure that when you're in a job early on in your career,

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it's a place where you can learn and grow.

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And once you feel like you've learned and you've grown and you're not doing that anymore,

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get the hell out to the next job where you can learn and grow more.

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Your listening to the Almost 30 podcast hosted by Christopher Williams and Lindsey Simpsick.

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Almost 30 started as a conversation about the transition from our 20s to our 30s.

0:36.4

But then we realized life is full of transitions.

0:40.0

So we expanded our mission.

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We are an intuition-led wellness-focused lifestyle podcast that promises to deliver authentic conversations,

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diverse points of view, and insights rooted in optimism, growth, and intention.

0:53.9

The Almost 30 nation community is a group of purposeful dreamers who are smart, passionate,

0:59.8

and always seeking the full potential in every aspect of their lives.

1:03.8

At almost 30, we're making magic together.

1:07.1

We dream it, and then we do it.

1:09.1

Thanks so much for tuning into the Almost 30 podcast.

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Here we go.

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Hello, my friends.

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Welcome back to Almost 30 podcast.

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I'm so glad you're here.

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Yeah, can't wait to chat with you all today.

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I feel like I haven't had a moment to sit down with our friends.

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We've been hanging out in the flesh, though.

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