How to Explain Your Value to an Employer, with Laura Knights

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

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8 • 624 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=15957&preview=true) What sets you apart in a job search isn’t your credentials; it’s the specific value you bring to a position. Hundreds of applicants can have the required experience and skills for the job. But Find Your Dream Job guest Laura Knights says how you communicate what you uniquely bring to the position sells you as the perfect candidate. Laura suggests beginning with learning about the company culture, sharing how you would fit into that culture, and how you have had an impact in previous employment opportunities. Don’t be afraid to “toot your own horn.” About Our Guest: Laura Knights is an executive coach, a speaker, and a trainer. Laura is also the founder and CEO of two companies: Black Woman Leading and Knights Consulting. Resources in This Episode: Is your company ready to invest in team development and leadership? Find out more about how Laura can help you by visiting Knights Consulting. Connect with Laura on LinkedIn. Use promo code DREAMJOB at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/dreamjob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.5	This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.
1:20.3	I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.
1:29.3	Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.
1:35.3	You can't rely on your credentials alone when you look for work.
1:39.3	Employers also want to see that you have a track record of solving problems.
1:43.3	Laura Nights is here to talk about
1:46.5	how to explain your value to an employer. She's an executive coach, a speaker, and a trainer.
1:54.3	Laura is also the founder and CEO of two companies, Black Woman Leading and Nights Consulting.
2:01.5	She joins us from Atlanta, Georgia.
2:03.6	Well, Laura, here's where I want to start.
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