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

How to Get Clear About What You Want, with Sara Stowe

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

Mac Prichard

Business, Careers

4.8630 Ratings

🗓️ 4 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=16628&preview=true) Knowing you want a change in your work life is one thing. Knowing what you want next is another. On this episode of Find Your Dream Job, guest expert Sara Stowe talks about how clarity can shape a stronger, more focused job search. Through her work at True Terpenes and Portland Workforce Alliance, Sara supports professionals and students  as they explore what meaningful, satisfying work looks like for them. Sara shares why rushing toward the next opportunity can lead to frustration, how to spot “bright and shiny” distractions and why values matter more than perks. She also explains how to build a list of priorities, sort your negotiables from your non-negotiables and use your skills to explore new paths. If you’re unsure about your next step, this conversation will help you make thoughtful choices about what comes next. About Our Guest: Sara Stowe is the vice president of people and culture at True Terpenes. Resources in This Episode: Connect with Sara on LinkedIn and visit the Portland Workforce Alliance website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever been asked this in a job interview? Tell me about a time when you didn't agree

0:05.0

with your boss. What would you say? This is what's called a behavioral interview question,

0:12.1

and it's a common tactic. Employers use this kind of question to explore your fit for a job

0:17.5

based on your past experience. It can be an easy question to answer if you have the right strategy.

0:23.6

I show you how to answer these gotcha questions in our free MaxList Guide,

0:28.6

100 behavioral interview questions you need to know.

0:32.6

To get your copy, visit maxlist.org slash questions.

0:36.6

You'll also learn four simple steps for answering any behavioral

0:41.1

interview question. Again, that's maxlis.org slash questions. You can count on getting these questions

0:48.3

in your next interview. Why not get the answers before you walk into the interview room? Go to maxlist.org slash questions.

1:09.9

This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

1:13.4

I'm your host, Mac 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.

1:22.7

Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you want.

1:28.2

You're ready to move on. So what do you want to do next? If you don't know, you're making

1:34.7

your next job search harder and longer. Saras Stowe is here to talk about how to get clear

1:40.6

about what you want. She's the vice president of people and culture at true

1:45.9

turpines. Her company creates high quality, thoroughly tested, and trusted aromatics.

1:51.8

And she joins us from Portland, Oregon. Well, let's jump right into it. Sarah, when we talk about

1:56.8

getting clear about what you want, what does this mean exactly in a job search?

2:02.2

You know, when we talk about finding a dream job or following your passion, it's sort of

2:06.9

assuming that people already know what that is. And I work a lot with high school students

2:12.8

doing workforce readiness and job prep and what's next and you know most of them and I think

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