Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search Laid Off and Scared? How to Turn Setbacks Into Career Opportunities
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Sep 18, 2025 In this episode, career-change advocate Melissa Shapiro shares her journey from layoff to fulfilling work. She discusses practical strategies to cope with fear and transform setbacks into opportunities. Melissa reveals why it's important to embrace career evolution rather than feel pressured to choose a single path. She also highlights how to effectively use time after a layoff for skill-building and confidence restoration. Join her as she inspires listeners to see job loss as a stepping stone to a more aligned career.
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From Performer To Admissions And Design
- Melissa transitioned from performance to a senior admissions producer role and loved relationship-building but disliked sales quotas.
- She later pivoted into instructional design, combining education and admissions experience into course creation.
Big Pivots Make Later Ones Easier
- Surviving a major career pivot makes subsequent pivots feel more natural and less terrifying.
- Melissa found later transitions easier after a prior big shift away from performance.
Onboarding Project Became A Portfolio Piece
- Melissa revamped onboarding with instructional designers and kept the work as a portfolio piece after being laid off from that role.
- That project revealed new strengths and seeded her interest in course creation and instructional design.