#32 - Seven Jobs in Five Years with Susan Ghem
Career Therapy Podcast e.32 - Seven Jobs in Five Years, with Susan Ghem
On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (#32), we talk with Susan Gehm, a hybrid professional and community liaison building her network with an entrepreneurial spirit. We talk about her consultative approach to finding jobs, why losing a job is sometimes a blessing in disguise, and how the job search changes and stays the same throughout your life.
Another major topic in this podcast is the concept of the “hybrid professional,” described, in the TEDx Talk by Sarabeth Berk, as “workers who blend and combine their different professional identities together, working from the intersections of those identities.” Susan embraces this idea as a way to describe her career, which has spanned many ups and downs over the years. Find out why this concept has been useful to her by listening to the podcast.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Susan Gehm, the “hybrid professional”
10:45 the mentality of “once I get this next job”
16:00 what getting a job was like 30 years ago
17:25 why you should practice the “lifelong job search”
22:30 PSA: you CAN quit
24:50 why you shouldn’t be too loyal
25:50 why you should never burn bridges
36:05 coming back to the “lifelong job search”
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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!
