How to Find a Job That’s a Good Fit for You, with Kat Nelson Troyer
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Mac Prichard
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Why would anyone accept a job that’s not a good fit? Fear. If you lost your job suddenly, fear may propel you to accept whatever you can find. But a job that’s a good fit is life-changing, says Find Your Dream Job guest Kat Nelson Troyer. Kat suggests taking the time to clarify what you want from a job, what you can offer an employer, and where you want to go in your career. Kat also recommends developing a “board of advisors;” people who know you well and can encourage and help you along the way.
About Our Guest:Kat Nelson Troyer is an executive, team, and career coach, and the CEO of Jigsaw Solutions.
Kat also co-hosts the excellent Real Job Talk podcast.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. |
| 0:18.4 | I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. |
| 0:22.6 | It's a job board of the Pacific Northwest |
| 0:24.3 | that helps you find a fulfilling career. |
| 0:27.6 | Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert |
| 0:29.7 | about the tools you need to get the work you want. |
| 0:33.3 | Because of uncertainty or fear, |
| 0:35.6 | you may apply for jobs that don't feel right. |
| 0:39.0 | But doing this can make your job search harder and even hurt your career. |
| 0:43.9 | Kat Nelson Troyer is here to talk about how to find a job that's a good fit for you. |
| 0:49.5 | She's an executive team and career coach and the CEO of Jigsaw Solutions. |
| 0:56.3 | Kat also hosts the excellent Real Job Talk podcast. |
| 1:00.4 | And she joins us from Half Moon Bay, California. |
| 1:03.4 | Well, let's jump right into it, Kat. |
| 1:05.3 | Let's start with definitions. |
| 1:07.3 | What does a job that a good fit look like? |
| 1:10.7 | A job that is a good fit is a job that utilizes your skills and your experience and also ignites your passion. |
| 1:19.9 | And how about a bad fit, Kat? |
| 1:22.3 | What does that look like? |
| 1:24.0 | Oh, a bad fit is a little bit more challenging to discuss, but, you know, |
| 1:28.9 | maybe not utilizing your skills or your experience, or it may just be the wrong fit, wrong |
| 1:36.1 | culture, perhaps just not the right fit with the people you work with, because the people you work |
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