Stephen Shortt: Are You Stuck or Just Playing It Safe? Career Moves, Interview Secrets & the Truth About Job Fit

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Education, Interview Prep, Promotions, Self-improvement, Careers, Job Interviews, Job Search, How To, Resumes, Business, Cover Letters

4.9 • 640 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Feeling stuck in your job or unsure how to pivot careers? In this episode, career strategist Stephen Short shares 20+ years of experience helping people find fulfilling work—and ace interviews along the way. Whether you're job hunting, considering a career change, or aiming for a promotion, this episode is packed with real talk and actionable strategies. You’ll learn: Why 50% of people feel professionally stuck—and how to change thatThe 2 key qualities every interviewer is really looking forW...

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0:00.0	The person they hire isn't the most qualified.
0:03.8	It's the one who controls the room.
0:06.8	In every high-stakes interview, there are three moments that decide the winner.
0:11.6	I show you how to see them, how to seize them, and how to make yourself the only logical choice.
0:19.6	This is your unfair advantage.
0:21.7	Get it at moveup careers.com.
0:29.4	Welcome to the MoveUp Podcast.
0:31.8	I'm a former executive recruiter,
0:33.5	search firm owner, director of talent acquisition,
0:36.2	and your host.
0:37.1	Joining us today is Stephen Short, a seasoned career and talent strategists with years of experience.
0:43.8	As a CEO of ETC Consult, he has helped countless individuals navigate their career paths and ACE job interviews.
0:53.9	With a unique perspective gained from working on both sides of the recruitment table,
0:58.4	Stephen offers invaluable insights into the job search process and career development
1:03.9	because you might be listening to get a job at all.
1:07.3	You might be in a role and are working hard to get to a better place to push your
1:12.5	career forward. Stephen knows how to get there and how to take a step back and analyze the
1:18.7	process that you're in, the place that you're in. Stephen, welcome to the job interview experience.
1:22.8	Thanks very much, Matthew. Great to be here. Can you give us a brief overview of your career and it looks like a couple decades
1:31.1	at ETC Consultant?
1:32.4	I know you do more work beyond just what that company name might sound like to listeners.
1:37.4	So catch us up on what you do.
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