🎙️ 3 Job Search Mistakes | Podcast #1 | How to Get THE Job

Embarking on a new journey? Learn how to avoid a common job search mistake that can derail your progress. With the right career advice, you can believe in yourself and navigate the path to self improvement with confidence. Discover essential job search advice to set yourself up for success.

In this podcast episode (Step 1): certified career coach Michelle Schafer explains why panic-applying fails and why the true first step is reflection.

Ep.1 HOMEWORK:
The homework involves two critical steps focused on completing the foundational internal work, which is recommended to be done before moving on to building CVs and LinkedIn profiles:
1. Complete the reflective career focus framework that you can find: https://mschafercoaching.ca/gain-clar...
2. Upload your completed career focus framework along with your resume in a chat GPT and identify what some possible career paths are going to be.

ChatGPT/AI Prompt:
Act as my career coach. I am looking to explore different career paths, but I’m not really sure what the right path is for me. Generate from 6 to 10 different career options with some information about each and some reflection questions for each path that will help me make a decision on the best fit for me based on my skills and experience.
Here is my resume [Input stripped from PI resume]
Here is what important for me [Your reflections].

Required Inputs for the AI before using the prompt:
1. Your Resume: This provides the AI with a history of your skills and experience. IMPORTANT: strip down from the personal informaton.
2. Your Reflections (Responses to Five Core Areas): This provides the AI with clarity on your desired destination and constraints.

The five core areas of reflection that need to be fed into the AI, along with your resume, are:
1. Work that gives you energy
2. Work that drains you
3. The right kind of organization (profile).
4. Your transferable skills.
5. Your non-negotiables (deal breakers).
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Michelle Schafer is an ICF-certified coach, author and facilitator, specializing in career transition and leadership. She is the owner and founder of Michelle Schafer Coaching, empowering people to navigate career transitions with confidence. Michelle is passionate about people and inspired by their progress, working with clients at all levels of an organization and across sectors including federal and municipal government, high tech, not-for-profit and financial services.
Michelle offers coaching 1:1 and in groups, is the proud author of the #1 best selling book "Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Transitions with Purpose" and most recently was recognized as one of Ottawa's Top Coaches in 2024.

LinkedIn:   / michelleschafercoaching  
Website: https://mschafercoaching.ca/
Email: [email protected]

Free offer #1: A free chapter from the book - sign up here: https://mschafercoaching.ca/cultivati...

Order the book Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Transitions with Purpose here:
https://mschafercoaching.ca/cultivati...

Free offer #2: Download the reflection tool Career Focus Framework here: https://mschafercoaching.ca/gain-clar...

Book a complimentary 30 min discovery call with Michelle: https://calendly.com/coaching-with-mi...

In this episode:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Research about women sending CV vs men
6:42 Mistakes when looking for the job
15:46 Things to remember before applying for job
18:20 My personal job failure story
23:25 What women have in common?
26:00 Chat GPT prompt
28:00 Homework

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Welcome to the “How to Get the Job” project—an honest, step-by-step experiment where I speak to career experts and document every part of the modern job search journey, designed especially for women seeking purpose-driven careers.

What is this project about?
I’m opening my own job search to you in real time—no filters, no scripts, just pure authenticity. This series is both a podcast and a vlog.

Podcast episodes: Interviews with recruiters, coaches, and career experts. We bust myths, explore gender bias, reveal top job search strategies, and also get homework that should help us move forward in our job search.

Vlog episodes: Personal, behind-the-scenes updates on my actual job applications, wins, setbacks, and everything I learn along the way, while doing homework that experts will give me on each podcast episode.

Why am I doing this?
Women still face unique challenges in the job market. I want to help break those barriers by sharing my experience—the struggles, the doubts, and the small wins. My goal? To make the job search less lonely and more empowering for anyone tuning in.

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