Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, & Career Design

From Curiosity to Career Change: Leveraging Your Network to Land Your Next Role

Oct 28, 2024

Travis Van Osprey, formerly in construction, now thrives in the toy and game industry. He discusses how networking with unexpected contacts led to his career change. He highlights the 'social Goldilocks' method of engaging with others, illustrating how numerous conversations can unveil hidden opportunities. Travis shares insights on job negotiations and the importance of seeing your career as a holistic journey. His story is a testament to the power of connectivity and proactive exploration in achieving fulfilling work.

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Travis Van Osprey

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Quick takeaways

Networking and informal conversations can uncover career opportunities that are not visible on traditional job boards.

Self-awareness and alignment of personal values with career goals are essential for finding fulfillment in a new role.

Deep dives

The Importance of Networking

Networking plays a crucial role in career transitions and discovering new opportunities. Awkward connections made through informal conversations can lead to unexpected career paths, suggesting that the ideal job isn't always found through conventional means like job boards. Instead, personal connections with colleagues, parents, or even neighbors can illuminate paths to fulfilling work. The emphasis is on being proactive and reaching out to anyone within one's network to explore potential roles and industries.

Intro

2min

Breaking Through Stagnation

9min

Networking for Career Discovery

17min

Navigating Job Negotiations and Expectations

3min

Holistic Career Strategies

4min

Embracing Career Transitions

5min

Your ideal role isn’t hiding on a job board, just waiting for you to enter the perfect search term. Actually... It's probably even closer than that. Maybe not one Google search away, but through a past coworker, a fellow parent from your kid's sports league, or maybe even your neighbor. Your ideal role is likely just a few conversations away!

In this episode, Travis shares how a breakthrough with his career coach led him to have unexpected conversations with many people in his network, and ultimately to his new, exciting role

What you’ll learn

How to reach out to your network and leverage your social circle to uncover new opportunities
How Travis reflected on his interests to identify the industries he should explore
How creating an ideal career profile can help you evaluate if roles are right for you (and make sure you don't settle)

Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here!

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