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

Using Career Experiments to Pinpoint Your Ideal Career

Apr 22, 2024

40:25

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Discover how Bob Kalish, a concept chef for 24+ years, is using career experiments to find his ideal career in consulting. Learn how to design experiments, conduct paid research, and leverage your network for career clarity and change goals.

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Quick takeaways

Experimenting with career changes helps avoid dissatisfaction and determine a fitting path without extensive commitment.

By engaging in career experiments, individuals can explore new possibilities, seek alignment with true desires, and foster personal growth.

Deep dives

Career Change Experimentation

Experimenting with career changes is vital to avoid dissatisfaction in new roles. Many individuals change jobs without adequate preparation, leading to similar discontent. Designing career experiments helps determine a fitting path without committing extensively. These experiments provide transparency and eliminate unsuitable options, empowering individuals to make informed decisions.

Learning Through Interaction and Observation

01:19

Embracing Change for Personal Growth

01:16

Seizing Opportunities through Connection and Transparency

01:30

Introduction

2min

Exploring Career Change Through Experiments

2min

Embracing Change: A Career Transition Journey

3min

Exploring a Career Transition from Sushi Chef to Corporate Chef

2min

Embracing Career Changes and Impacting Others

4min

Career Experimentation and Social Goldilocks

6min

Exploring Career Paths Through Experiments and Connections

21min

What if you could try out a new career before committing? Turns out, you can! Discover how to use career experiments to test new careers without the commitment.

Learn what a career experiment looks like from the inside — Our guest, Bob Kalish, is currently experimenting with consulting after working as a concept chef for 24+ years!

In this episode, Bob explains how he found opportunities to experiment through his network, and exactly what he’s looking to have answered during his experiments.

What you’ll learn

How to design career experiments to validate your presumed ideal career and job search direction
The importance of testing out what you believe you want out of your next role before committing
Strategies for conducting paid research to explore potential career paths
Tips for leveraging your network and test-driving conversations to clarify your career change goals

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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Related Episodes

Six Career Experiments To Help You Discover Your Ideal New Role (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)
How to Figure Out What You Really Want (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

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

Using Career Experiments to Pinpoint Your Ideal Career