#43: Staying Sane During the Job Search, with Career Coach and PM Potential Founder Rudd Hopkins
Career Therapy Podcast e.43 - Staying Sane During the Job Search, with Career Coach, Author, and PM Potential Founder Rudd Hopkins
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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (#43), we talk with career coach and author Rudd Hopkins. Rudd is the founder of coaching service PM Potential, which “enables others, through curriculum design, content creation and personal coaching, to break into the professional field of product management.”
During the episode, Rudd explains some of the ways he’s helped his clients throughout their job searches. He also offers tips on how to break into the field of product management, and how to leverage LinkedIn to network effectively.
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Rudyard Hopkins
5:40 product management relationship
6:15 frameworks for a “product market fit”
9:50 “failing forward”
10:40 why you shouldn’t think of things as dead ends
12:35 saying ‘no’ to things
13:37 what are the distractions?
16:00 actionable metrics
17:15 testing out hypothesis
17:29 reactive vs. proactive job search
21:55 understanding the value of small things
23:20 Rudyard Kipling quote
26:50 merging hobbies with career
30:10 LinkedIn as a “career propellant”
32:15 talk to people you already know
33:50 [get] “leads or die”
34:50 enable the potential of others
35:20 why you have to network
36:00 we can’t be in silos
43:35 how to accept the reality of the job search
47:50 our train of thought is broken, not the process
49:10 accepting life as it is
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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!
