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Job Search Tips and Resources For The Modern Job Seeker

Release Date: 03/30/2019

Adapt and Thrive Navigating 2024 Career Trends and Opportunities

Making A Living Podcast

It's smart to stay up-to-date on career trends and opportunities so my guest this month is , a career expert for Monster, author and nationally syndicated columnist. Listen in to learn about work trends from the Monster 2024 Work Watch Report and what you can do to navigate these trends to adapt and thrive. Also in this episode, you'll also hear my monthly career tip. This time I'm redefining work life balance. Walking the talk, I took some much-appreciated time off this month. I went with my family on a cruise to the Caribbean for spring break. We celebrated...

How to Stand Out from the Crowd and Pitch Yourself to Success

Making A Living Podcast

You are the creator of your life. In this episode: Learn how to create and activate statements that support you in having the career, life and world you want. I share some interesting statements I heard from astrologer Kathy Rose in this with Pam Gregory. My featured guest is someone who supported me in manifesting my dream job - I met Laura many years ago when I was just starting out as a career consultant. Her fifteen second pitch seminar showed me a powerful way to communicate my work and my value clearly and succinctly. Listen in and get a refresher...

The Art of Personal Branding: Expert Tips to Boost your Brand

Making A Living Podcast

Dream BIG! The holiday season is a wonderful time to reflect on where you've been and where you want to go. That’s why I’m bringing you an expert guest who knows how to create and maintain a thriving and successful personal brand. She’s done it for Martha Stewart and she’s done it for herself having recently been named PR CEO of the Year. is an American television, film producer, actor, and voice-over artist. Her career highlights include twelve years at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. That’s where we met! She is the Founder and CEO of in the UK and the US...

Expert Advice: How to Successfully Navigate Relationship Challenges

Making A Living Podcast

Relationships are an important aspect of life and career and they can add or detract from our happiness and success. So, to help your relationships thrive, joins me in this episode share her tips and advice on all too common relationship challenges in work and life and the simple shifts you can make to move forward effectively. I continue to hear from clients ready to move on from jobs/careers they have been doing for a long time. On that note, I'm happy to share more client success stories in this episode to show you that change really is possible. My clients aren’t the only...

Charting a New Path to Career Success

Making A Living Podcast

According to The Conference Board, “Job satisfaction was up across the board in 2022—and especially high for workers who switched jobs.“ If you've been considering a job or career change to gain greater satisfaction, now might be the perfect time. To inspire you, in this episode you'll hear from Lacie Thorne, a dynamic professional who has seamlessly transitioned from the world of fashion to the tech industry. Lacie was a Luxury Fashion Project Manager in Hong Kong, and Fashion Designer for Jennifer Lopez, Nicki Minaj and Adam Levine under the leadership of Tommy Hilfiger. With this...

Exploring the World: Tips for Finding Professional Work Abroad

Making A Living Podcast

It's time for change. Rather than continuing down the same old paths, I'm finding that people are ready for move forward in new, creative ways. For some that means working abroad. To explore how to follow the dream and work internationally, my guest is Ron uprooted his life in New York after being recruited to work in Saudi Arabia as a Chief Human Resources Officer. Now, he is an internationally recognized HR thought leader living in Dubai managing his own business, speaking and traveling throughout the Middle East and Asia. Tune in and learn: the benefits of working...

Meditation: Being Heartful Can Help Your Career

Making A Living Podcast

A new client I recently spoke with told me that her friends think she is all over the place when the way she sees it, “I have ideas and take action on them. What’s wrong with that?" I agree. You might want to see your “crazy ideas” as what they are = inspired impulses. If you have inspired impulses but old stories keep holding you back from taking action, now is a great time to usher in a new, fresh story. A daily practice that can help us remove old limitations and stories is the focus of this episode. My guest is a 30 yr Meditation Coach from the Heartfulness Institute. ...

The Power of Change: How to Transform Your Life

Making A Living Podcast

I’ve been seeing a HUGE desire to return to our own frequency –what do I mean? Be ourselves, let go of old identities and jobs or careers that don’t fit. Many are moving on from careers they’ve been in for a long time. They plan to continue working but they want jobs that align with who they are. Others are getting wake-up calls such as health issues that highlight the urgency to return to their frequencies. My guest is a great example - and author of Christina made a career shift after a cancer diagnosis. Listen in for her unique and inspiring...

Interview with a Master Resume Writer: AI & Crafting A Career Story to Land Your Dream Job

Making A Living Podcast

I'm excited to share that Making a Living with Maggie achieved status as from Mac Prichard’s Mac’s list! It's our 6th year on the list and we are grateful. In this episode, check out my interview with one of only 50 master resume writers who have crafted more than 2,000 career stories. shares how she helps her clients land their dream jobs by writing compelling career stories. You won’t want to miss her resume do’s and don’ts, including how to leverage AI in crafting a resume and assessing job fit. To support you in following your heart, also in...

Career Trends and How to Take Control in These Unprecedented Times

Making A Living Podcast

Listen in for my interview with Kerry Hannon on strategies for the changing world of work in these unprecedented times. Kerry recently expanded her own career as an author to now include being a full time columnist for Yahoo Finance. You’ll hear lots of great career and financial advice especially for experienced workers from Kerry. We'll talk trends affecting workers and how to navigate to gain more control over your career. Also in this episode, I share a career tip from about the importance of trusting the process and trusting yourself – two ingredients that are...

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What does a job search look like today versus 20, 10 or even 5 yrs ago? For some of the clients I work with, it's been a while since they interviewed. This episode offers a great refresher for anyone conducting a job search.

My guest is Mac Prichard the founder and publisher of Mac’s List, an online platform that connects talented professionals with meaningful, local work opportunities. Founded in Portland, Oregon in 2001, Mac’s List serves job seekers and employers with a job board as well as courses, books, events, and other resources that bring people together to find better jobs and happier careers.

Bring your job search into the 21st century. Mac and I discuss the "modern job search": what's changed, what's the same, new trends, the latest tools, and creative ways job seekers are getting noticed.

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