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Laura MacDonald
Customer support manager turned instructional designer who used data-driven career experiments and an Ideal Career Profile to land a fulfilling role after tracking 66 job applications.
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Nov 3, 2025
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How Laura Landed Her Dream Career After 66 Job Applications (Without Burning Out)
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Laura MacDonald is a former customer support manager turned instructional designer, who used a data-driven approach to navigate her job search after losing her job. She shares how tracking 66 applications helped her refine what she truly wanted in a career and the importance of her Ideal Career Profile. Laura discusses overcoming the fear of rejection, the power of warm networking, and how to differentiate between skills you're good at and those that energize you. Her journey emphasizes the value of career experiments and the transformative insight of clarity in job choices.
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