Say It Skillfully® – Winning Job Search, Title/Skills Mismatch? - a podcast by Molly Tschang

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 106, Molly’s first caller, Jeff, is in the midst of a job search. With strong skills and experience, he’s finding that potential employers have a hard time identifying a specific fit for his wide array of capabilities. They talk about the imperative of first articulating his own purpose, and clarifying his key criteria not only for a role, but also identifying appropriate industry sectors. They also cover the importance of networking and leveraging trusted relationships and of staying positive throughout the process. Next, Andrew is in the early days of a new job in a new organization with loads of complexity. In particular, he asks about how to approach a team member whose job title and activities don’t seem aligned. He senses the person isn’t so growth oriented, and we talk through the importance of direct dialogue with this team member to get on the same page. Molly and Andrew discuss how essential it is for him to be clear on his aims for the conversation, and the criticality of his own “energy” in a successful interaction. Plus, integrating “work-life” in these early drink-from-the-firehose days is also top of mind (20:15). Finally, Emmanuel, a scrum master, is keen for his team to be even more collaborative, and Molly offers one way for him to engage his colleagues for an answer (46:20). Join the show to unpack these challenges and learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

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