Podcast · Business

Career Reset

by Karolina Numminen · English · Business

Ready to change jobs? I got you. In this show, I'm going to teach you all you need to know to succeed in today's job market. I'll share my personal stories and top tips I gained from being a job seeker, a recruiter and running a career coaching business. You'll get new perspectives on your situation

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest: 7 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026 · 49 min

EP42: Behind the scenes of my business in Q3

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠⁠ ⁠Join Career Incubator waitlist Welcome to the third behind-the-scenes summary of my past quarter! I'm talking about the biggest themes, challenges and success of my business in Q3. These episodes are all about personal reflections on navigating a solo coaching business and are especially valuable if you're a fellow or an aspiring entrepreneur yourself. For me, Q3 has been about managing my capacity while pregnant with baby number 2, investing in my skillset and making sure I get the ROI from every learning experience and finally balancing my different…

Play episodeWhatsApp Download

Earlier episodes 29 most recent

30 Sep 2026 · 52 min
EP41: How to fill skill gaps to secure more interviews
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ Join Career Incubator waitlist This episode is an actual masterclass in upskilling and increasing your chances to get the jobs you want. I explain how to strategically pick, learn, and present the right skills to stand out in today's competitive job market. You'll learn a super practical 3-tier framework for skill prioritization, actionable learning methods beyond passive content consumption, and ways to overcome barriers like software tool costs, to help you become more employable and land your dream roles. Whether you're an active job seeker struggling…
25 Sep 2026 · 52 min
EP40: How to do the things that will move your career forward
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ You probably know what you should be doing to move your career forward. The problem starts when it comes to actually doing the things. That's what I'll help you with in this episode. I'm sharing how to stop procrastinating and start taking the actions that will actually move your career forward. I address the psychological traps that lead to overwhelm and give you a realistic framework to build successful & sustainable career. I'm sharing a bunch of examples, practical mindset and productivity advice. I'm all about making realistic plans that will get you…
9 Sep 2026 · 41 min
EP39: Overcoming lack of excitement in your career
Join my next free webinar How to Get Unstuck and Build the Career You Actually Want If your career has felt a bit meh in the past years, you're not alone. In this episode, I explain why many of us feel like professional growth has been stagnating and how to overcome lack of excitement in your career. I talk about breaking free from unfulfilling job situations and rebuilding your professional momentum. You'll hear practical career coaching advice, including reframing past setbacks, evaluating genuine promotions versus fake ones, and aligning expectations with reality, to help ambitious…
2 Sep 2026 · 54 min
Career Chats: Dark Side of Recruitment, Hidden Job Market, Excitement in interviews, and more!
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ Welcome to a new series on my podcast: Career Chats! In this first part, I share answers to some of the questions I've been getting lately: 1. Should you start a business or keep looking for a job? 2. Why does the hidden job market exist? 3. How can you show genuine excitement in an interview (when you don't feel it) 4. Why I no longer want to work in recruitment This is a great episode where you'll feel like going for a coffee with a career coach and asking all the things you always wanted to know. Would love to hear ideas for future episodes! 00:00 -…
26 Aug 2026 · 35 min
EP37: How to upgrade your career and stop feeling stuck
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ How can ambitious professionals reignite their career momentum in today's changing job market? In today's episode of the Career Reset podcast, I'll give you the answers to that question. I discuss why waiting out a tough economy isn't the answer and how to proactively design your next step. I'm giving you practical career advice, including redefining what true career progression looks like, optimizing your LinkedIn profile to attract recruiters, and investing in industry events to unlock new opportunities, to help corporate and tech professionals take…
5 Aug 2026 · 33 min
EP35: How I Started Fresh And Turned My Career Around
Join my webinar on fresh start in YOUR job search In this episode, I'm travelling back in time to share a story of the turning point in my job search. After years of collecting rejection emails, I knew something had to change and so I dropped the conventional job search wisdom and decided to do things my own way. And guess what? It actually worked out Whether you're struggling to get callbacks after graduation or feeling stuck using outdated application methods, this episode provides will help you reignite your passion and find your career momentum. 00:00 - Introduction & Navigating…
29 Jul 2026 · 13 min
Career Detox Series Part 4: Rebuild Your Career Confidence and Move Forward
Save your spot for the FRESH START IN YOUR JOB SEARCH & CAREER WEBINAR In this episode, I show you how past negative work experiences destroy confidence and hold you back. But most importantly, I explain how to let go of past baggage to create a fresh start. Let's shift your focus from past failures to future possibilities, building confidence through intentional action, and using your past hardships to build professional resilience. Whether you're struggling in a tough job search or feeling stuck after a bad career experience, this episode will help you reclaim your potential and move…
22 Jul 2026 · 12 min
Career Detox Series Part 3: Stop Regretting Past Career Choices
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ In this episode I explain how past career regrets hold you back from a fresh start. I break down why beating yourself up over past actions or inactions in the workplace is counterproductive and keeps you trapped in career baggage. I offer practical career advice, including evaluating workplace environments realistically, prioritizing physical and mental health over burnout, and shifting focus toward future-oriented action, to help knowledge workers clear their headspace and build an exciting career path. 00:05 - Introduction to Part 3 of the Career Detox…
15 Jul 2026 · 11 min
Career Detox Series Part 2: Detach Your Self-Worth from Toxic Past Managers and Colleagues
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ How to Detach Your Self-Worth from Toxic Past Managers and Colleagues. In this episode, I share how to detox bad people and their negative influence from your professional life. I cover how poor communication and biased feedback from past bosses can distort your confidence, and why their opinions do not define your potential. I offer practical career advice, including reframing past workplace tensions as stylistic mismatches, separating your true capabilities from subjective feedback, and recognizing the limited perspective others have of you, to help you…
8 Jul 2026 · 12 min
Career Detox Series Part 1: Stop Regretting Past Career Decisions and Move Forward
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ Welcome to Career Detox series! In part 1, I'll tell you how to detox your career by letting go of past professional regrets. I cover how we unfairly judge past actions with future knowledge and why releasing this guilt is essential for a fresh start. I offer practical career advice, including evaluating the actual information you had at the time, practicing self-compassion regarding past survival-mode choices, and using past mistakes to spot red flags earlier, to help you confidently take action toward your next career move. 00:00 - Introduction to the…
1 Jul 2026 · 45 min
EP31: Behind the scenes of my business in Q2
In this episode, I share the raw reality of running and growing an independent coaching practice. I share an honest behind-the-scenes review of my business growth in Q2: major financial investments, digital product launches, and essential mindset shifts. I offer practical business and mindset advice, including investing heavily in professional development, executing launches via webinars, and effectively managing negative online feedback, to help aspiring business owners build a resilient and long-term brand. Remember to subscribe to not miss out on my upcoming Career Detox series! We're…
24 Jun 2026 · 51 min
EP30: How to Find the Right Starting Point for Your New Business Idea
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ In this episode, I have something very special for you all! This is an actual recording of a coaching session on turning a career into a business. This live, unscripted consultation explores how to move past mental abstractness and define a concrete direction for your expertise. I offer practical business coaching advice, including narrow market definition, strategic professional networking, and finding your baseline service confidence, to help aspiring entrepreneurs successfully transition out of traditional employment. Whether you're looking to escape the…
17 Jun 2026 · 33 min
EP29: Layoff Survival Guide: 4 Mistakes to Avoid
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ In this episode, I'll tell you what NOT to do immediately after facing a sudden workplace layoff. I talk about the psychological impact of losing a job and why slowing down prevents costly long-term career mistakes. On top of that, I'll give you practical career advice, including delaying immediate action to process emotions, maintaining neutral relationships to avoid burning bridges, and resisting extreme career overcorrections, to help you navigate layoffs with resilience and protect their long-term professional identity. Whether you're a seasoned business…
10 Jun 2026 · 49 min
EP28: 10 Reasons You’re Feeling Stuck in Your Career Path
⁠⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ In this video, I explain why so many professionals experience a lack of progress and feel completely stuck in their career path. I dive deep into the root causes and why understanding the exact problem is the crucial first step to fixing it. I offer practical career decision advice, including overcoming the trap of over-analyzing the future job market, moving past the fear of losing options when choosing a single path, and breaking patterns that make putting in effort feel "cringe," to help you confidently make career decisions and land your exciting…
3 Jun 2026 · 41 min
EP27: How to Make a Successful Career Change at 40 Plus
⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me⁠ In this episode, I'll show you how senior professionals can successfully navigate a major career change later in their professional journeys. I cover the unique mindset shifts, strategic adjustments, and boundary-setting techniques required when pivoting in the second half of your career. I also talk through practical career advice, including learning to filter out wrong opportunities, defining a clear future destination, and tailoring a master CV for relevance, to help senior professionals confidently achieve a fulfilling career transition. Whether you're…
28 May 2026 · 29 min
EP26: What is Career Coaching?
⁠⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me What career coaching services look like behind the scenes? In this episode, I break down the full spectrum of services career coaches offer. First of all, we help you find the right next career step, matching internal factors with the real-world job market. We then work on defining the right strategy for you & your career goals, be it progressing within your organization, tapping into the hidden job market, and creating functional resumes. Finally, we make you accountable to yourself and your goals, making sure you'l achieve what you hired us for! Whether you're…
20 May 2026 · 42 min
EP25: Will AI Take My Job? How to Build an AI-Proof Career
⁠⁠Book an Intro Call with me Will AI Take My Job? I'm sure this question has crossed your mind several times over the past few years. So in this video, I'm explaining how to build an AI-proof career. I'm exploring how artificial intelligence is shifting hiring requirements and how professionals can realistically navigate these changes without feeling overwhelmed. You'll get practical career advice, including tracking macro industry trends, engaging in micro-level networking conversations, and using strategic tool implementation, to help professionals future-proof their employment and achieve…
13 May 2026 · 41 min
EP24: How to Build Confidence
⁠Book an Intro Call with me In this episode, I explain why improving confidence at work is a critical tool for professional growth. I break down how a lack of self-belief sabotages job searches and share my best strategies on how to gain confidence at work so you can stop missing out on opportunities. I offer practical career strategy advice to help you increase confidence at work, including identifying existing areas of personal strength and taking small 'uncomfortable' actions to move forward. Whether you're a job seeker struggling with lack of confidence in interviews or a professional…
5 May 2026 · 43 min
EP23: How to Find the Right Career Path Without the Overwhelming Pressure
Book an Intro Call with me In this episode, I'm drawing on my years of experience as a career coach to explain how to navigate the complex process of choosing a career path in business and tech. I break down why traditional career quizzes fail and how to move past the paralysis of making the 'wrong' choice in an AI-driven market.I offer practical strategic advice, including focusing on immediate interests rather than 10-year plans, building career assets, like personal branding, and conducting low-threshold research through networking, to help professionals in business and tech commit to a…
23 Apr 2026 · 47 min
EP22: Behind the scenes of my business in Q1
Introducing a new format on my podcast! Each quarter, I'll take you behind the scenes of my coaching business and talk through the reality of what's been happening. Since many people that follow me consider starting a new business, this might be really interesting to listen to. So what's been going on in Q1? I started on a high and was quickly faced with several setbacks, so I'm talking through how I navigated that, what investments I made in my business and if they were worth it and how my way of running my business has changed since I started. Hope you enjoy this new format before we dive…
16 Apr 2026 · 50 min
EP21: Your Definitive Guide to the Hidden Job Market
Get Career Incubator and sing a contract for your next job before the summer. Doors close Monday 20th April! Get in touch and send me a message if you're hesitating whether Career Incubator is for you! In this episode, I'm going to talk about the uncomfortable truth you might not want, but absolutely need to hear. Most jobs are never advertised. Read that again: MOST jobs are NEVER advertised. In this episode I explain why and where exactly are those jobs hiding because I want to make sure you're covering all the possible bases to find your next job. So tune in to this episode to hear actual…
9 Apr 2026 · 43 min
EP20: Outdated Advice That is Keeping You Stuck
Get your spot for the FREE webinar: How to Find a Job in a Tough Economy: ⁠here⁠ ! There si no shortage of advice on finding a job out there. But a lot of is outdated, incomplete, or simply ineffective in such a highly competitive job market. It's no wonder you find your inbox flooded with rejections if you follow the wrong kind of advice. So in this episode, I'm sharing some of the advice I hear a lot that just is not going to work in today's job market. I'm talking CV, education, cover letters, and much more. This will be a really eye-opening episode so make sure you stay till the end!…
31 Mar 2026 · 45 min
EP19: Feeling Down About the Job Market?
Get your spot for the FREE webinar: How to Find a Job in a Tough Economy: here ! Looking for a job right now is ROUGH I don't probably need to tell you that. And it's very easy to start feeling down especially if you've been on this journey for months or even years. So in this episode, instead of career strategies, I want to make it more human by sharing my top 3 ways to navigate your mental health while searching for a job. They are simple shifts that you can start implementing right now to free up a lot of time and mental energy. I hope this episode will bring you some hope wherever you…
24 Mar 2026 · 44 min
EP18: Selling Your Experience for the Roles You Want
The number one skills that job seekers feel weak on is the ability to sell their experience. In this economy and job market, you simply cannot rely on good enough CV. When competing with hundreds other applicants for one position, you really need to think of 'selling' your experience instead of just communicating it in your application materials. And that's what I'm diving into in this episode. I share two surprising reasons why people struggle selling their experience as well as different perspectives to help you improve your desirability for the job market right now. Lets make a plan on…
10 Mar 2026 · 45 min
EP17: How I Started My Business as an Unemployed Job Seeker
Join my Solo Business Club to listen to the rest of the episode There was not much in my life indicating I'd ever become a successful entrepreneur. And when my life got the hardest as I was navigating unemployment and my first pregnancy, I somehow decided that *now* was the time to start a business.In this episode I'll talk you through the story of how I got from being unemployed to earning over 10,000€ a month in my business. Spoiler: there were a lot of doubts, failures and lessons learned the hard way along the way. Lets make a plan on getting you unstuck and moving towards an exciting…
4 Mar 2026 · 38 min
EP16: Moving Forward After Being Laid Off
Let's talk about something literally nobody else talks about: the brutal reality of what being laid off feels like. If you beat yourself up and tell yourself you should just let it go and move on, I can tell you this is way easier said than done and many clients share the lasting negative impact of employment that did not end on their terms. But there is a way out of this and it's actually absolutely crucial to do that before moving on towards your next career step. So in this episode I share the unfiltered reality of being laid off myself and give you a new perspective to process your own…
25 Feb 2026 · 51 min
EP15: Why You Aren't Moving Forward in Interviews
Securing an interview in this job market is a success worth celebrating in and of itself, but now comes the hard part: How do you actually move through the process all the way to a job offer?Tune in to listen to the most common reasons you're not moving forward in interviews and how can you show your best self in the next one. I'm sharing a ton of practical tips and experience from my work as a recruiter and career coach. Lets make a plan on getting YOU unstuck and moving towards an exciting career. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out this form⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book a free intro session. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
17 Feb 2026 · 53 min
EP14: Are You in the Wrong Field?
The fear of being in the wrong field is extremely common, and so I want to talk through it in this episode. Be it the impact of AI or economy on job security or just the feeling of not being quite where you want to be. I want to give you a different perspective and encourage you to take action towards a career that feels like the right expression of who YOU are. Any kind of career transition can in the end be achieved in a relatively short time if you have the right guidance and most importantly, if you just decide to go for it! Lets make a plan on getting YOU unstuck and moving towards an…
11 Feb 2026 · 45 min
EP13: Feeling Stuck
Let's talk about the common feeling of being stuck in our career, and experiencing lack of progress. Where does this feeling come from? Did we just set unrealistic expectations of our careers? Is it a result of comparing ourselves with others? And what does it take to move forward? I'm sharing different perspectives and practical strategies to get unstuck. This episode will give you LOTS to think about! Lets make a plan on getting YOU unstuck and moving towards an exciting career. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Fill out this form⁠⁠⁠⁠ to book a free intro session. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow me on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join my newsletter

About Career Reset

Career Reset is a English business podcast from Karolina Numminen. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Karolina Numminen
Language: English
Category: Business
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 44 min
Latest episode: 7 Oct 2026
Feed: RSS — paste into any podcast app
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1867463489
Rights: Karolina Numminen

RSS feed Apple Podcasts

More English business

Take it with you

The Melo app keeps playing with the screen off, works in the car and on your watch, wakes you to your station, and browses the whole catalogue offline. Free, no ads, no account.