How to Show Your Value to Employers, with Susan M. Barber
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Mac Prichard
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Your credentials get you in the door. But to land the job, you have to stand out. On this episode of Find Your Dream Job, guest expert Sue Barber explains why so many job seekers undersell themselves and what to do instead. She works with high achievers who stay in the background, and she's made a career of helping them step forward and speak up about the value they bring.
Sue walks through how to take inventory of your strengths, use language that matches the level you're going for, and apply the "show, don't tell" principle to your interview answers. She also talks about what imposter syndrome looks like in the interview room and how to push through it. If you've ever deflected credit or downplayed your role in a project, this episode is for you.
About Our Guest:
- Sue Barber is a coach who helps under-the-radar high achievers transform into visible leaders. Sue is also the host of The Visibility Factor podcast.
Resources in This Episode:
- Connect with Sue on LinkedIn.
- Check out Sue's books, The Visibility Factor: Break Through Your Fears, Stand in Your Own Power and Become the Authentic Leader You Were Meant to Be, and Your Journey to Visibility Workbook.
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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, |
| 0:12.0 | 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 |
| 0:21.6 | if you have the right strategy. I show you how to answer these gotcha questions in our free |
| 0:27.5 | MaxList Guide, 100 behavioral interview questions you need to know. To get your copy, visit |
| 0:34.1 | maxlist.org slash questions. 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. |
| 1:01.1 | This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, |
| 1:12.5 | and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. |
| 1:19.3 | It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. Every Wednesday, |
| 1:25.8 | I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you |
| 1:29.3 | want. Your credentials and your skills will help you get in the door when you look for work. But to get |
| 1:36.3 | the job, you need to stand out from your competitors. Sue Barber joins us to talk about how to show your |
| 1:43.2 | value to employers. |
| 1:45.5 | She's a coach who helps under the radar high achievers transform into visible leaders. |
| 1:52.3 | Sue is also the host of the Visibility Factor Podcast, and she joins us from outside of Chicago, Illinois. |
| 1:58.8 | Well, let's get right into it, Sue. |
| 2:01.0 | What do you mean exactly when you talk about showing your value to employers? |
| 2:06.4 | I think it's really important when you're in an interview to be very conscious of the fact that they are trying to make a hard decision. |
| 2:13.3 | And they want to know that the person that they're hiring is going to bring value quickly. |
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