Decoder with Nilay Patel

The business of finding a better job, with Career Karma CEO Ruben Harris

Feb 1, 2022

Ruben Harris, Co-founder and CEO of Career Karma, engages in a compelling discussion about navigating the job market during the Great Resignation. He shares insights on empowering job seekers through innovative training platforms and the importance of data verification in bootcamp outcomes. Ruben explores income share agreements and their impact on underrepresented workers, as well as the rise of the creator economy and flexible job opportunities. He also highlights future innovations at Career Karma that aim to enhance community engagement.

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Episode guests

Ruben Harris

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Episode notes

Intro

2min

Empowering Job Seekers Through Training Platforms

19min

Bootcamp Outcomes and the Great Resignation

7min

Navigating Income Share Agreements and Tech Transitions

11min

Exploring the Creator Economy and Flexible Job Opportunities

2min

Navigating the New Creator Economy

18min

Future Innovations in Career Karma

3min

It’s an interesting time to talk to someone in the business of helping people get new jobs — we’re still fully in the middle of the pandemic-driven Great Resignation, and a record 4.5 million people quit their jobs in November 2021, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down. But that’s exactly what Career Karma and CEO Ruben Harris are doing.

Links:

Career Karma

A record 4.5 million workers quit their jobs in November

Breaking Into Startups

AT&T’s $1 billion gambit: Retraining nearly half its workforce for jobs of the future

Making uncommon knowledge common

The Great Resignation is accelerating

How an Excel TickToker manifested her way to making six figures a day

Launch House

Transcript:

https://www.theverge.com/e/22674665

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Creighton DeSimone, Jackie McDermott, and Liam James. It was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder. Our Sr Audio Director is Andrew Marino and our Executive Producer is Eleanor Donovan.

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