Feb 01 2023 66 mins
Finance Degree or Art Degree? Play it safe or Shoot for the Moon? What's the right order? Sculptor, Caretaker, Job seeker, and Dreamer - Debbie Vu of Alief, Houston discusses why being (only) good at school can leave you (really) lost when it comes to real life.
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Takeaways:
- Spending 90% of your time applying for jobs isn't efficient or effective.
- Aiming for jobs lower than your skill set is actually hurting you.
- Your resume should reflect where you want to be, not just where you were.
- Rejections should not define you.
- You NEED to know your worth. In everything.
- You NEED a passion project outside of your job.
Disclaimer: I am not a professional coach, therapist, (anything, really) - My opinions in this episode are purely from my own experience and observations working across corporate, small business, consulting, and nonprofit organizations for 16+ years. Listen at your own risk!
Note 1: Editing this episode made me realize where I got "useless potato" from (last episode, recorded after this one). So, thanks Debbie. To us, celebrating potato-ship. Potato-ness?
Note 2: Talking to Debbie made me realize why I call everyone "girllll or dude" indiscriminately - it's an Alief thing? I need to update it to be "huumann..." or maybe.. "BeinG"
*LinkedIn = an American job hunting / networking website. They are not paying me to mention them. They should.
Recorded: 1/4/2023, the day after my cousin and I were harassed/chased in NY at a subway station by a man asking if we were from China.