The Truth About the Job Market (and What It Means for Your Job Search)
Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
Release Date: 11/06/2025
Career Pivot from Biotech Without Starting Over: How Brie Gjurich-Wozniak Built Flexible, Purpose-Driven Work
Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
When a high-achieving scientist realized the traditional definition of success no longer fit, she chose a radically different path. In this episode, Brie shares how she walked away from a predictable biotech career, trusted her instincts, and built a portfolio-style consulting business that aligns with her values, energy, and love for animal welfare. What you’ll learn How to recognize when your “successful” career no longer feels meaningful Why trusting your instincts is essential when your values begin to shift How career experiments (like Social Goldilocks) can reveal...
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Career Change Without a Pay Cut: How to Translate Your Experience and Get Paid What You’re Worth
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If you’re changing careers and worried you’ll have to start over or take less pay, this episode will challenge that assumption. Julia Caban shares how she learned to translate her experience, stop settling, and confidently pursue roles that matched her real value. What you’ll learn Why most people undersell their experience during a career change—and how to stop How to translate your skills into language hiring managers actually understand The myth behind “you have to take a pay cut” when changing careers How to read job descriptions line by line and spot where you already...
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Unlock Your Signature Strengths: The Surprising Path to a Career That Fits
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Discover how to identify your signature strengths and use them to create a career that fits your strengths, values, and goals. In this episode, I break down the surprising obstacles that hide your true strengths and shares practical tools to help you navigate career change, improve career fit, and find more meaningful work. What you’ll learn What signature strengths are and why they’re essential for creating a career that truly fits you. The biggest mental barrier that stops people from identifying their strengths - and how to overcome it. How to use advanced strengths exercises to...
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How To Make the Right Career Decision - Career Advice from Jim’s Career Pivot Story
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After facing a breakup, career uncertainty, and a long stretch of unemployment, Jim found himself questioning everything — his identity, his strengths, and his direction. Through deeply intentional inner work, clarity exercises, and values-driven networking, Jim rebuilt his confidence and landed a role fully aligned with who he is today. This episode reveals how “clarity equals confidence” became his turning point, and how authentic connection transformed his entire job search. What you’ll learn How clarity work can rebuild confidence during major life transitions How mental...
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How to Leave Your Job Without Burning Bridges: A Career Transition Plan That Keeps Doors Open
Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
When you start thinking about leaving your job, it’s easy to imagine extremes — a dramatic mic-drop exit or the fear that your team will see you as disloyal. 🙃 But a career transition doesn’t have to be messy or bridge-burning. You can move into work that fits better while leaving your role, team, and reputation in great shape — think bridge-building, not bridge-burning. Scott breaks down exactly how to approach your boss once you know it’s time to make a change: how to plan the meeting, what to say (and what not to), and how to create a smooth handoff that protects relationships...
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Intentional Living: How to Measure, Track & Create a Life That Actually Feels Good
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What happens when you realize you’re making big life and career decisions without truly knowing what brings you joy or fulfillment? Scott reveals how measuring the invisible parts of your life—enjoyment, memories, and meaningful work—can completely shift the way you make decisions and guide you toward more intentional choices and a career that genuinely fits. What you’ll learn How to measure “unmeasurable” parts of life Why simple data tracking can dramatically improve your decision-making How to compare experiences so you invest in the ones that matter most Why intentional...
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5 Questions That Will Redesign Your Life & Career Before 2026 Begins
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If you want a better career in 2026, don’t wait until January to figure out what needs to change. These five year-end reflection questions will help you build your life and career on purpose instead of drifting into the new year. What you’ll learn: How to reflect on your year in a way that reveals what’s actually working Why most people drift into the new year—and how to avoid it The 5 questions Scott uses every year for clarity, intention, and growth How to identify what to keep, what to eliminate, and what to prevent in 2026 Why planning your career before January gives you a huge...
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Letting go of the Executive Title: Creating your ideal job to fit your life - Katie’s Career Transition Story
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The Truth About Purpose-Driven Career Change + Free Audiobook Inside
Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search
Learn why most careers are chosen accidentally, how Scott rebuilt his life after burnout, and why intentional career design is the key to meaningful work. Includes free access to the full Happen To Your Career audiobook. What you’ll learn The surprising origin of the word career—and what it reveals about how we choose work Why most people make accidental, reactive career decisions (and how to stop) The moment Scott realized he had to transform his career—and the panic attack that became a turning point How intentional career change actually works (based on 10+ years of research...
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Finding Meaningful Work and Purpose by Harnessing Your Diverse Talents
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After years of trying different jobs and feeling lost, Sarah Hawkins believed meaningful work wasn’t possible for her. But when she learned to see her many interests as a strength, everything changed. Hear how Sarah rebuilt her confidence, embraced her multipotentialite nature, and found fulfilling work that truly fits. What you’ll learn How to identify your unique strengths and patterns when nothing in your career seems to fit. Why having many interests can actually be your greatest advantage, not a flaw. The mindset shift that turns self-doubt and uncertainty into confidence and...
info_outlineEveryone says the job market is impossible right now — but the data tells a completely different story. In this episode of the Happen to Your Career Podcast, Scott breaks down why the job market isn’t as bad as you’ve been told, what’s actually making job searches harder, and what you can do today to stand out and land your ideal role.
What You’ll Learn
- Why the job market isn’t actually bad — and how media headlines distort the real data.
- How to see past job board “noise” and stop competing with thousands of applicants.
- The hidden reason it feels hard to find a job (hint: it’s not the economy).
- Smarter strategies to land interviews without relying on “easy apply” buttons.
- How top professionals create opportunities — often getting offers before they even apply.
Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!
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