Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change
Lixandra Urresta
60 episodes
2 weeks ago
We all know networking is a big part of making a career change. But does it feel like work to you? My guest today can help make it easier. Karen Wickre is the author of Taking the Work Out of Networking. Karen has spent 30 years in tech as a writer, editor, and communications professional, and has been called “the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of" because of her superpower—connecting people. If you’re making a career change and dread the idea of networking, esp...
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We all know networking is a big part of making a career change. But does it feel like work to you? My guest today can help make it easier. Karen Wickre is the author of Taking the Work Out of Networking. Karen has spent 30 years in tech as a writer, editor, and communications professional, and has been called “the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of" because of her superpower—connecting people. If you’re making a career change and dread the idea of networking, esp...
47: Battling an identity crisis with a career change
Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change
36 minutes
1 year ago
47: Battling an identity crisis with a career change
Former newspaper reporter Jonathan McFadden opens up about the identity crisis he battled with his career change. He recalls everything he was afraid to lose if he left journalism—would it be worth it? “I, like many of us do, conflated my value as a human with my value as an employee,” says Jonathan.In this episode, Jonathan shares how he tried a couple of different jobs and industries before landing on user experience, also known as UX.Was it all worth it? Tune in to find out and to hea...
Career Switch Podcast: Expert advice for your career change
We all know networking is a big part of making a career change. But does it feel like work to you? My guest today can help make it easier. Karen Wickre is the author of Taking the Work Out of Networking. Karen has spent 30 years in tech as a writer, editor, and communications professional, and has been called “the best-connected Silicon Valley figure you’ve never heard of" because of her superpower—connecting people. If you’re making a career change and dread the idea of networking, esp...
