#70 | HOW JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES CAN IMPROVE THEIR SEARCH
HOW JOB SEEKERS WITH DISABILITIES CAN IMPROVE THEIR SEARCH | E.70 Career Therapy Podcast with Career Coach Jacob Levy
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On this week's Career Therapy Podcast (e.70), we welcome career coach Jacob Levy to the podcast.
Jacob teaches job seekers and small business owners with disabilities how to identify opportunities OUTSIDE their network, by creating content optimized for the LinkedIn algorithm. His goal is to help those with invisible disabilities to leverage their subject matter expertise in order to find and bring value to the decision makers behind jobs around the world.
Some of the topics Jacob specializes in include: cognitive impairment, special education, memory retrieval, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, dementia, ADD or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, bipolar, SSDI and social security disability. He’s a training specialist, a learning specialist, and an instructional designer.
Today we talk about how to figure out what kinds of content you should create, how to avoid burnout while putting yourself out there, and what ‘playing the game’ actually looks like in practice.
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Now, sit back, relax, and listen in to our convo with Jacob…
During this Episode, We Discuss:
0:00 introducing Jacob Levy
2:00 how Jacob got involved in coaching
4:15 the niche: folks with disabilities
5:40 different types of learners (meta-cognition)
9:20 the Gary V approach (employed to self-employed)
10:35 the difficulties of putting yourself out there on the internet
15:10 everyone can create content in some way
16:54 as a job-seeker, you have to ENGAGE.
19:45 “invisible disabilities”
24:00 should you even BE a content-creator?
27:15 the mental health side of things.
32:45 why you need a SERIES
44:10 all employers care about IS:
47:10 if your light goes out (get back to neutral)
52:40 how to avoid getting stuck
Resources, links, and/or books mentioned in this episode:
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!
