5: Guest Vera Thienert: from international development to HR in the private sector plus a side hustle

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts211/v4/45/b8/f3/45b8f3a4-b040-67ed-d15e-8c718a84523e/mza_8765774984339470060.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life

Yvonne Davidis, Career Transitions Coach at Space to Shift Your Career

10 episodes

6 days ago

This is a podcast about the shifts and turns in people's careers and lives. Stories of real people, who have actually SHIFTED, so gone through some sort of career/life transition: changed jobs, roles, organisations, cities or countries. It's a mix of: 🎙️ Conversations with guests: real people you can actually relate to, sharing their stories, insights and lessons learned based on their lived experience 🎙️ Solo episodes, where Yvonne shares a resource, framework or tool that she picked up during her training and professional life, and that she has seen working for her clients

Careers

Business

RSS

All content for Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life is the property of Yvonne Davidis, Career Transitions Coach at Space to Shift Your Career and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Careers

Business

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_episode/42583065/42583065-1740491870465-4297c1fd41f4e.jpg

5: Guest Vera Thienert: from international development to HR in the private sector plus a side hustle

Shifted: Career.Mind.Life. Get inspired to navigate change and create YOUR ideal career and life

39 minutes 8 seconds

8 months ago

5: Guest Vera Thienert: from international development to HR in the private sector plus a side hustle

Summary

In this episode of the Shifted podcast, Yvonne Davidis interviews Vera Thienert, who shares her diverse career journey and the various transitions she has navigated:

From Germany to the Phillipines and back to Germany. From the world of international development cooperation, to facilitation and consulting, to HR in a big German fashion retail company - plus setting up a side hustle.

They discuss the importance of networking, emotional resilience during job hunting, and the role of support systems in overcoming challenges.

Vera emphasizes the need to find joy in activities outside of job searching and offers valuable advice for those facing career changes.

The conversation concludes with reflections on defining success and future aspirations.

Chapters

01:03 Intro Vera

03:42 How careers are starting to look like

04:25 Navigating career change and opportunities

09:26 Emotional Resilience During Job Hunting

14:15 Finding Joy and Balance in Career Transitions

19:39 Strategic Networking and Career Focus

24:09 Reflections on Career Growth and Opportunities

28:51 Quickfire Round: Insights and Inspirations

Key words

career transitions, career change, job hunting, networking, emotional resilience, support systems, career advice, personal and professional development, coaching, HR, self-esteem

Takeaways

- Emotional resilience is key during challenging job hunts.

- Finding joy in activities outside of work can boost self-esteem.

- Opportunities can arise in unexpected places, so stay open-minded.

- Support systems, both professional and personal, are vital during transitions.

- It's important to pick your battles wisely in your career.

- Having a clear vision can guide career decisions.

- The world is full of opportunities; be willing to take risks.

Connect with Vera Thienert

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/vera-thienert-39a2b637/

You can find out more information about Vera's work and her imposter syndrome programme on her website https://www.ownyourstrengths.de