This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want,

and make a difference in life. I'm your host, Mac Pritchard. 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. You're ready to change careers, but you can't

seem to break into your new field.

Ariane Hunter is here to talk about the art of the career pivot.

She's a speaker, an author, and the founder and owner of Ariane Hunter Consulting.

Ariane's company helps black women in business thrive, and she joins us from Brooklyn, New York. Well,

let's jump right into it, Arian. Let's start with definitions. What exactly do you mean when we talk

about a career pivot? What do you have in mind there? So one doesn't get throughout their entire

career trajectory without having some sort of career pivot throughout their time.

It can happen voluntarily, it can happen involuntarily, and we can talk about that and what that looks like.

But sometimes, pivots just happen to us, and it's when we can make an intentional change on our course and our career

trajectory, exploring mindfully, you know, who we are, what we want, right, and the opportunities

that's available in front of us, right? So thinking about pivot sometimes can bring on some

nervousness, some little bit of excitement

sometimes depending on the situation that you're in.

But it's important to really understand what a pivot truly is, which is an opportunity,

right, to change course and bring more intentionality to the work that you do.

And what difference can a career pivot make in job satisfaction?

Absolutely.

It can make all the difference.

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