#14 - Life After Layoff with Creative Career Coach Juliet Barrett
Career Therapy Podcast e.14 - Life After Layoff with Creative Career Coach Juliet Barrett
On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.14), we welcome creative career coach Juliet Barrett back for the second time. Juliet is a career coach based in Chicago, and in this conversation she joins us to talk about how her layoff informed her coaching, pushed her to try new things, and challenged her emotionally.
It’s an inspiring story, and a unique one as well. After all, a career coach coping with uncertainty after a layoff isn’t something we might ordinarily expect. Nevertheless, Juliet’s story, as it’s currently playing out, has a happy ending. These days, she leads the career team at San Francisco-based company Springboard, helping clients get hired for the tech industry’s most in-demand jobs.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Juliet Barrett
1:42 learning as a lifestyle philosophy
7:10 being a ‘Jill of all trades’ in Chicago
12:20 “hey I’m available” conversations
15:05 what she loved about her old job
18:52 “a change occurred”
22:02 the day of the lay-off
34:13 vulnerability in freelancing
37:00 the journey back / the journey forward
38:49 a 2 month hiatus from job searching
41:04 8 months of unemployment
43:20 “code-switching”
44:39 looking for the opportunity
49:00 self-care during the day
52:50 her advice for job seekers
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Now Over To You!
If you know anyone who has been hustling, or started a business, during the pandemic, and has an amazing story to share, let us know who they are! Alternately, if you, or someone you know has recently gone through a layoff, or has a layoff, or any other career transition-oriented story to share, reach out. Contact Martin through his personal LinkedIn page to get in touch. We're always on the lookout for amazing guests for the cast.
As always, thanks for listening!
