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

One Hire at a Time: Mitch Kutin’s Job Search Success Story

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

Mac Prichard

Careers, Business

4.8630 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=16287&preview=true)  Career pivots during uncertain times can lead to unexpected opportunities. Find Your Dream Job guest Mitch Kutin successfully transitioned from fitness gym operations manager to university recruiter, navigating the shift from hands-on physical work to a professional office environment. After experiencing a poor culture fit at one company, Mitch learned that researching an organization's culture matters as much as its role requirements. His successful strategy involved meticulous organization – tracking applications, tailoring resumes for specific positions, and analyzing success rates. Mitch stresses that today's high-volume environment requires persistence and treating rejection as a numbers game. Don't limit yourself geographically, as expanding the search radius significantly increases opportunities. Success comes from thorough company research, customized applications over easy-apply features, and systematic tracking with self-reflection throughout the process. About Our Guest: Mitch Kutin is a recruitment specialist at the University of Oregon.  Resources in This Episode: Connect with Mitch on LinkedIn.  To learn more about Mitch Kutin’s job search, visit macslist.org/stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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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 with your boss.

0:06.9

What would you say? This is what's called a behavioral interview question, and it's a common tactic.

0:14.1

Employers use this kind of question to explore your fit for a job based on your past experience.

0:20.2

It can be an easy question to answer if you have the right strategy.

0:24.3

I show you how to answer these gotcha questions in our free MaxList Guide, 100 behavioral

0:30.1

interview questions you need to know.

0:32.8

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

0:37.1

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

0:41.1

interview question. Again, that's maxlist.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?

0:56.4

Go to maxlist.org slash questions.

1:13.0

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

1:17.1

I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List.

1:22.0

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

1:28.6

One of the best ways to get good at job hunting is to talk to people who do it well. That's why once a month, I interview a Max List reader who found a job they love.

1:34.4

Our guest today is Mitch Cookton. He's a recruitment specialist at the University of Oregon.

1:40.6

Changing careers can be daunting, especially during uncertain times. In a story you can find on the Max List website, Mitch shares how we turned a pandemic pivot

1:49.8

into a new career in recruiting.

1:53.0

Mitch joins us today to talk about how he made this switch, the strategies that helped him

1:57.9

land the job and the lessons he learned along the way.

2:01.7

Well, Mitch, why do you love your job?

2:04.5

I work at the University of Oregon, go ducks.

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