This is Find Your Dream Job.

The podcast helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life.

I'm your host, Mack Prurchard. I'm also the founder

of Max List. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career.

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

want. Last week, Laura Nights explained why you need to show your value to an employer and how to do it.

But your needs matter, too, and understanding your own goals will not only help you find a better job,

it will also help you make a better case for yourself.

William Corliss is here to talk about how to know what you want and what you offer.

He's an executive coach and facilitator, and William also hosts the workplace podcast.

He joins us from Dublin.

Well, let's jump right into it, William.

Why is it important for you to know when looking for work to understand both what you want and what you offer.

I think it's really important, Mac, to understand what energizes you, what you're interested in.

And most importantly is understanding that you're learning from the past, a bit like relationships

or when you're dating again, you know what doesn't work and what does work.

And I think what's really important about that then is you understand, okay, well, why is it that

I'm leaving this job? And if I was to find a new job, then what would be the right match or

fit for me? So again, it's a bit like that dating analogy, it's that

profile is what is the type of job, what is the type of team, manager, organization, or

sector that will fit that profile that best meets my needs, my interests, my competencies,

my experience of my expertise. And then I'm going to be really

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