230: Is Unemployment the Best Opportunity You’ve Never Realised You Have? with Erica Carder

In this episode, Erica Carder, co-founder of Talent Build Ventures, joins me to discuss why unemployment might just be the career opportunity you never saw coming. From mental health support to personalized career guidance, Erica challenges the outdated practices of traditional outplacement services. Her belief? With the right mindset and tools, you can use unemployment as a powerful reset to make bold, purposeful career moves.

Join us for Erica’s fresh perspective on framing unemployment as a golden opportunity and her insights to help you navigate the unemployment phase with clarity, align your career with your personal values, and build a strategic career plan to move forward with purpose.

We dive into:

• Erica’s career journey and how it shaped her bold views on employment and leadership
• Why traditional outplacement services are stuck in the past—and how they can improve
• Viewing unemployment as a rare chance to pause, reflect, and recalibrate your career
• How aligning your career choices with personal values can save you from future job hurdles
• Practical tips for building a career strategy, including three steps to see if you’re on the right track
• Why thoughtful exit processes matter for both employees and organizations
• And more

**Useful links**

• Connect with today’s guest and sponsor, Erica Carder:
  •  https://talentbuild.co/
  • origamioutplacement.com
• If you are ready to uplevel your career, get unstuck or you are simply ready to unlock those leadership time-management techniques then join us in my monthly career & leadership coaching program exclusively for women in tech: https://www.tonicollis.com/academy 
• Catch the show notes, and more details about today's episode here: https://tonicollis.com/episode230
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• Join the Leading Women in Tech community in Slack where we discuss all-the-things for women’s tech leadership, covering everything from early-career leadership to C-level executives.

This episode was sponsored by our guest, Erica Carder. Thank you Erica for helping to bring Leading Women in Tech to this community!