09. A new grad who wants a job
You need experience to get a job, but you need a job to get experience. 🤔 We've all felt that growing pains of being new to the workforce, but the next generation is feeling it more than ever. In this episode, Dubraska seeks help with building a brand to help her land the job of her dreams. The session covers the importance of voice, positioning, and making yourself seem indispensable.
Episode transcription
What Dubraska's current job is and what she would really like to do (03:36)
Phil talks about the difficulty facing recent graduates trying to find passionate work that pays (05:17)
Phil's experience when he moved to LA, struggled to find a job and created his own (08:46)
Lauren talks about her experience of being a journalist and gives Dubraska a reality check (10:46)
Figuring out what other people need that Dubraska can offer (13:13)
Rewriting Dubraska's email to refocus her message (14:58)
Lauren reads Dubraska's email (16:12)
Lauren gives practical tips on how Lauren can improve her cover letters and how to approach written job applications (18:25)
The importance of looking for opportunities (24:08)
Some guidelines for how Dubraska can reach out and offer her services to people (27:06)
What Dubraska is going to do next (28:57)
