107. From Connections to Career Success: Networking Your Way to a Dream Job

Power, Purpose & Prosperity - Life & Leadership Strategies for Impact-Driven Leaders

Are you aware that implementing the right networking strategies can lead to more aligned success in the job market?
In this episode of the Power, Purpose & Prosperity Podcast, Sabine speaks with Cassie Spencer about navigating networks for aligned success in the job market. Cassie is a career coach, host of Happenstance podcast, idea generator, and content writer. She loves connecting the dots between people's education, experiences, and passions and helping them seek out opportunities that they are excited about.
Listen in to learn how to approach networking conversations from a learning perspective, ask the right questions to overcome impostor syndrome, and find aligned success. You will also learn how to strategically connect on LinkedIn and leverage your immediate network as a lower-risk starting point.
Key Takeaways:

• How to develop the courage to ask questions when networking to determine whether a company is a good fit.
• How to approach a networking conversation from a learning perspective to overcome impostor syndrome.
• How to be active and engaging on LinkedIn as a strategy to find meaningful connections.
• How to recognize the right connections in your networking efforts and let go of the not so right ones.
• How to stay on people’s radar and give value to your network by being a connector.

What You Will Learn in This Episode:

• [02:35] Cassie’s background in career development on college campuses and career coaching in the private sector.
• [05:08] How implementing networking strategies can lead to more aligned success in the job market.
• [06:38] The conversations to have and questions to ask your network to get examples of a company’s values to determine how it aligns with you.
• [14:37] How to leverage your immediate network as a lower-risk starting point and strategically connect on LinkedIn.
• [19:05] How to be engaging and specific on LinkedIn when putting yourself out there to give people an idea of how to support you.
• [24:07] Cassie explains how people are leveraging other social platforms to network now and in the future.

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Connect with Cassie:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cassiespencer1/
• Website: https://www.careercoachcassie.com/

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BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

• The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
• LEADHERSHIP RELOADED- It's time to rewrite the story of leadership, and the journey starts with each turn of these transformative pages.

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HOST INFO:
Sabine Gedeon is a transformative figure in leadership and personal development and serves as the CEO of Gedeon Enterprises. With nearly two decades of experience, she guides clients in startups and Fortune 500 companies. Sabine's unique approach combines human-centered principles with tech-enabled solutions, delivering customized programs for leaders at all levels to tackle crucial leadership and talent development challenges.

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