7 Oct 2026 · 23 minNew
How to Start Your Job Search After a Layoff, with Ophelia Yan
Losing your job without warning is hard. You may feel panic, anger, or doubt. You may also feel pressure to send your resume to every opening you can find.
Podcast · Business
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
by Mac Prichard · English · Business
Build a career that matters to you with job search strategies and career advice from Find Your Dream Job. Every week, we share insider secrets and job search tips on how to get a great job and develop a purposeful career. Looking for your first job, searching for direction in your career, or…
- New episodes
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 26 min
- Latest
- 7 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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E571 · 30 Sep 2026 · 26 min
How to Move Up in Your Company, with Tristan Layfield
If you feel bored or discontent at work, maybe it’s time to seek a new position in your current company.
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E570 · 23 Sep 2026 · 22 min
How Quantifying Your Value Gets You the Job, with Laura Sorg
There's a particular kind of tired that comes from applying and hearing nothing back.
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E569 · 16 Sep 2026 · 25 min
Resume Hacks That Impress HR Directors with Derek Murphy-Johnson
If you send in the same generic resume to every position you apply for, you’re likely to be passed over more often than not.
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E568 · 9 Sep 2026 · 24 min
How To Move into a New Role (In or Outside Your Field), with Amelia Badua
You don't have to stay stuck in one job or one industry forever.
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E95 · 8 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Stop Waiting to Be Picked: The 3 Questions That Can Transform Your Job Search, with Jamila Brown
On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Mac joins Jamila Brown on the 5 Minute Career Hack Podcast to share the three questions every job seeker needs to answer.
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E567 · 2 Sep 2026 · 28 min
Words to Use and Lose in Your Next Job Interview, with Tracy Hooper
Do you pay close attention to the actual words you use in an interview?
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E566 · 26 Aug 2026 · 21 min
How Executive Dysfunction Affects Your Job Search (And What to Do About It), with Ben Tobin
You know you need to apply. You've blocked out the afternoon. And somehow the garage gets cleaned instead.
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E565 · 19 Aug 2026 · 27 min
Should I Go Back to School to Get My Dream Job? with Ken Coleman
Are you considering going back to school before pursuing your dream job?
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E564 · 12 Aug 2026 · 23 min
Old Networking Habits You Need to Drop, with Wendy Dukes
Networking evolves with the marketplace, technology, and your own career stage, and habits that once worked can now make you look out of touch to the people you most want to impress.
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E563 · 5 Aug 2026 · 28 min
How Employers Choose Finalists for Interviews, with Agnes Zach
If the statistics are true, recruiters and hiring managers spend less than 5 minutes looking at each resume they receive; even less if it doesn’t grab their attention immediately.
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E94 · 3 Aug 2026 · 40 min
Job Search Fundamentals That Never Change, with Enrique Ruiz
Job searching has changed a lot in 25 years, but the fundamentals haven't.
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E562 · 29 Jul 2026 · 23 min
What to Do When Nothing Is Working, with Melissa Wong
You know a job search takes time. But when the rejections pile up, and the silence stretches on, it's hard not to wonder if something is wrong with you.
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E561 · 22 Jul 2026 · 27 min
Why Informational Interviews Are The Silver Bullet Every Job Search Needs, with Jason Alba
There are many elements involved in landing your dream job; networking, a professional resume, and solid skills are just a few of the things required.
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E560 · 15 Jul 2026 · 23 min
How to Use AI To Identify Your Strengths, with Shannon Bowen
Each of us brings unique strengths to the table, and showing what you excel at makes you stand out to employers.
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E559 · 8 Jul 2026 · 31 min
Why You Were Rejected After a Job Interview, with Shelley Piedmont
If you’ve ever been ghosted after what you thought was a great interview, you may feel confused about what went wrong.
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E93 · 6 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Beyond the Job Board: How to Get Hired in a Tough Job Market
What sets you apart is knowing the job you're after, building a short list of employers you'd love to work for, and pursuing organizations rather than openings.
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E558 · 1 Jul 2026 · 24 min
How to Future Proof Your Career in the Age of AI, with Marguerite McAleer
What does it take to thrive at work when AI keeps changing the rules?
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E557 · 24 Jun 2026 · 28 min
Don’t Follow Your Passion When You Pick a Career, with Grace Lee
Have you ever heard that to find the job of your dreams, you should follow your passion?
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E556 · 17 Jun 2026 · 22 min
Follow Your Interests and Find Your People, with Leah Payne
Networking doesn't have to feel transactional or awkward.
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E555 · 10 Jun 2026 · 29 min
Stop Underselling Yourself in Your Job Search, with Elizabeth Gross
If you’re like most people, you don’t enjoy talking about your greatest accomplishments.
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E92 · 8 Jun 2026 · 55 min
You’re Not Alone: Using Mentorship to Pivot, Progress, and Land Your Next Job
More than 120 job seekers, students, and community members gathered at the Ecotrust Building’s Billy Frank Jr. Conference Center in Portland on Thursday, May 7, for a conversation about one of the most important aspects of the job search: mentorship.
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E554 · 3 Jun 2026 · 23 min
How to Make the Most of Your Professional Association, with Cheryl Ferguson
Referrals matter in hiring, and professional associations are one of the best places to build them.
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E553 · 27 May 2026 · 30 min
How to Explain Why You’re Looking for Another Job, with Susan Peppercorn
What do you say when a hiring manager asks you why you’re looking for a new job?
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E552 · 20 May 2026 · 23 min
Use Your Career Story to Show Your Value, with Connie Teng
An open job can get hundreds of applications. To stand out, you need to show employers how you can solve their problems, and that starts with knowing your story.
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E551 · 13 May 2026 · 27 min
How to Show Confidence in a Job Interview, with John Ribeiro
If you're like most folks, you feel nervous when going into a job interview.
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E550 · 6 May 2026 · 24 min
How to Show Your Value to Employers, with Susan M. Barber
Your credentials get you in the door. But to land the job, you have to stand out.
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E91 · 4 May 2026 · 16 min
From Broadcast Journalist to DEIB Leader: Catherine Van’s Job Search Success Story
On this bonus episode of Find Your Dream Job, Catherine Van shares how she transitioned from her childhood dream of being a broadcast journalist to becoming a DEIB leader at the Oregon Community Foundation, Oregon's largest private charitable funder.
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E549 · 29 Apr 2026 · 32 min
How to Find Your Career Purpose, with Erin Thomas
Figuring out the next step on your career journey takes energy and focus.
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E548 · 22 Apr 2026 · 23 min
Network Intentionally to Get Your Next Job, with Cam Yenokida
Opportunities don't move through job postings; they move through people.
About Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Build a career that matters to you with job search strategies and career advice from Find Your Dream Job. Every week, we share insider secrets and job search tips on how to get a great job and develop a purposeful career. Looking for your first job, searching for direction in your career, or just need tools to find a job? Join Mac Prichard, the Mac's List team, and our expert guests every week for job search inspiration, empathy, and actionable advice to help you find work that matters! Find out more at https://www.macslist.org/podcast
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job is a English business podcast from Mac Prichard. 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.
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- Mac Prichard
- Language
- English
- Category
- Business
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- 26 min
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- 7 Oct 2026
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