77. Career Planning, Search, and Salary Tips From Jenn Smith, Career Coach & HR Consultant

 



Jennifer Smith of the Flourish Careers Podcast shares her journey from corporate America to becoming a career coach and HR consultant. Jenn offers insights on career development, making intentional career moves, and adapting to different career phases. She also reveals her HEART-based career planning framework and offers practical job-seeking tips, including salary negotiation strategies and the importance of aligning work with personal values. Tune in to learn from Jenn's experiences and get inspired to make impactful career decisions.




 

We'll Talk About:



• 00:00 Introduction and Guest Background


• 01:00 Jenn's Unconventional Career Start


• 05:28 Transition to HR and Career Insights


• 08:31 Phases of Career Development


• 12:29 Values and Career Alignment


• 19:32 Building a College Recruiting Program


• 21:46 Building a Student Pipeline


• 22:52 Transition to Career Coaching


• 24:44 Starting a Business Amidst a Pandemic


• 26:08 Navigating Career Changes


• 28:48 HR Insights for Job Seekers


• 31:02 Negotiating Salary and Compensation


• 38:36 The HEART Framework


• 41:53 Final Thoughts and Farewell




 

About Jenn Smith


Before I became a career coach and HR consultant for heart-based professionals, my roots were deeply grounded in corporate America, including 15 years in HR departments at Fortune 200 organizations.



Now as a career coach and consultant, I've had the honor of supporting thousands of professionals around the world by assisting them with discovering and pursuing career intentions better aligned with their hearts and spirits while prioritizing well-being—and I believe we're all the better for it.



 

Connect with Jenn



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Learn about Jenn at https://flourish.careers/




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Listen to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...




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Connect to Jenn on Instagram:

  / flourish.careers  




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Connect to Jenn on Linkedin:   / jenniferlsmith9200  








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