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

Overcoming Obstacles with Optimism: Rikki Thompson’s Job Search Success Story

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

Mac's List

Careers, Business

4.8624 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Check out the podcast on Macslist here: (https://www.macslist.org/?post_type=podcasts&p=16041&preview=true) What’s it like when a human resources director, who is used to being on the hiring end, has to look for a job? On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Rikki Thompson shares her story of being out of work for 7 months, how she created a network in a brand new city, and how she stayed motivated and encouraged through an extended job search. Rikki also talks about why remaining optimistic during your search is key to not burning out. Learn more about Rikki’s career history below in this installment of our Success Stories series.  Use promo code DREAMJOB at the link below to get an exclusive 60% off an annual plan at incogni.com/dreamjob. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This episode is sponsored by Plaud, the AI wearable gadget that takes notes of meetings and calls.

0:07.2

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0:12.6

It creates perfect transcripts, summarizes key points, and generates mind maps to visualize everything.

0:20.7

And Plaud doesn't just take notes.

0:23.2

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0:25.4

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0:29.9

It's like using chat GPT, but specialized for your conversations.

0:35.0

I use Plot myself here at Find Your Dream Job. Before every episode, I meet with

0:40.2

each guest to choose a topic and review key points. Plot gives me detailed notes I can use

0:46.2

in our interviews to make sure we cover what manners most to the guest. Ready to work smarter,

0:52.3

type PLA-U-D into Google and get a discount with my code dream job. That's P-L-A-U-D.

1:20.3

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

1:28.5

I'm your host, Mac Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max Lest. It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. One of the best ways to get good at job hunting is to talk to people who do it

1:34.9

well. That's why, once a month, I interview a Max List reader who found a job they love.

1:42.1

Our guest today is Ricky Thompson.

1:48.3

She's the people and development manager for Soho House Portland.

1:54.9

It's the recently open location of a 30-year-old UK-owned private membership club.

1:58.4

Ricky Thompson believes in the power of optimism.

2:00.9

In a story you can find on the Max List website,

2:06.9

Ricky shares how not getting discouraged helped her tackle the complexities of today's job market.

2:08.1

Why do you love your job, Ricky?

2:10.1

I love my job because I have a well-established mentorship built into the structure of Soho House.

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