The Career Owner Podcast

Episode 25: I Followed the Plan…Job Elimination Was NOT Part of It! When Your Career Takes a Turn You Didn't ChooseI followed the plan. I worked hard, built relationships, developed my skills, and spent 36 years building a career in banking—including 29 years at one local bank.But job elimination? That was NOT part of my plan!In this episode of The Career Owner Podcast, I'm sharing my personal experience with job elimination and what happens when a business decision changes the career path you thought you were following.We're talking about the emotional and practical realities of job elimination, why your professional value doesn't disappear when your position does, and how to begin making intentional decisions about what comes next.Whether you've experienced a job elimination, are navigating an unexpected career transition, or simply want to be better prepared for change, this conversation is for you.And of course, there's Career Owner Homework to help you reflect on your professional value, your career readiness, and the steps you can take when circumstances change.Your position may have been eliminated. Your professional value hasn't been.If you or someone you know is interested in career coaching or would simply like to learn more, visit www.careerglowcoaching.com and join our Career Ownership Community!

Episode 24: K.I.S.S. — Keep It Simple and Successful. Simple. Successful. Stress-Free.When did everything become so complicated?We're constantly being encouraged to do more, achieve more, and keep up with everyone else's definition of success. But what if success doesn't have to be so complicated?In this episode of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd shares her personal K.I.S.S. philosophy—Keep It Simple and Successful—and explores how simplifying our approach to work, career, and everyday life can help us focus on what truly matters.From overcoming perfectionism and comparison to setting boundaries, recognizing when enough is enough, and redefining success on our own terms, this conversation is a reminder that meaningful progress doesn't have to come with unnecessary pressure.Plus, there's K.I.S.S. Homework to help you identify one thing you can simplify in your own life.Success doesn't have to look impressive to anyone else. It just has to mean something to you.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future. Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.Interested in coaching services or just want to learn more? Visit us at www.careerglowcoaching.com and join the Career Ownership Community!

Episode 23: What Are You Known For? Your Professional Reputation Is Speaking for YouWhen someone mentions your name in a professional conversation, what comes to mind?Your professional reputation is speaking for you—even when you're not in the room.In this episode of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd explores how professional reputations are built through everyday interactions, experiences, relationships, and contributions.We'll talk about the difference between first impressions, personal branding, and professional reputation—and why being known for something doesn't necessarily mean it's what you want to be known for.We'll also explore why doing excellent work isn't always enough to make your contributions visible, how your reputation can influence professional opportunities, and why it's important to intentionally shape the way others experience your skills and capabilities.In this episode, we'll explore:How everyday actions and interactions shape your professional reputation.Why first impressions don't always tell the whole story.The difference between your personal brand and your professional reputation.How being known for one strength can sometimes limit how others see your potential.Why communicating your contributions isn't the same as bragging.How your professional reputation follows you beyond a job title or employer.Career Owner Homework: Take a moment to consider three words or phrases that describe what you're currently known for professionally. Then ask yourself: Is that what I want to be known for? Identify one intentional action you can take to strengthen or reshape your professional reputation.Remember, your job title belongs to a position. Your professional reputation belongs to you.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future. Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.www.careerglowcoaching.com

Episode 22: Stay Ready! The 4 C's of Career ManagementYou've heard me say it before: Stay ready so you don't have to get ready.But what does staying career-ready actually look like?Today's job market is selective. Opportunities exist, but being qualified isn't always the same as being competitive. And Career Ownership isn't something we should practice only when we're searching for our next job.Whether you're actively job searching, happily employed, thinking about what's next, or haven't looked at your career in years, this episode is an opportunity to check in with you.In Episode 22, Kim introduces the 4 C's of Career Management:CLEAR — Do you have clarity about where you're going and what matters to you now?CURRENT — Are your skills, knowledge, career materials, and understanding of your profession up to date?CONNECTED — Are you maintaining genuine professional relationships before you need them?COMPETITIVE — Can you clearly communicate how your experience, skills, and accomplishments create value today?Together, these four areas lead to one bigger question:Are you READY?This conversation goes beyond résumés, interviews, and job searching. It's about managing your career continuously—not waiting for a layoff, restructuring, unexpected opportunity, or other career event to force you into action.Because Career Ownership isn't about constantly looking for your next job.It's about knowing you have options.🎯 Career Owner Homework:Give yourself a Career Ownership Readiness Check. Rate yourself from 1–5 in each of the four C's, identify where you need attention, and choose one intentional action to take.No panic. No trying to fix everything at once.Just pay attention to your career.TakeawaysProactive career management is about clarity, relevance, connection, and communication.Being 'ready' means understanding your goals, skills, network, and value.Don't wait for a job crisis to manage your career—do it while you're employed.Regularly update your skills, knowledge, and professional relationships.Articulate your value clearly to stand out in a competitive market.🎙️ The Career Owner Podcast, presented by Career GLOW Coaching—conversations that empower professionals to become Career Owners.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future. Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.New episodes weekly.Visit Career GLOW Coaching at careerglowcoaching.com.#career management #career ownership #job market #professional development #networking #skills #relevance #career transition #AI impact #career strategy

🎙️ Episode 21: “Tell Me About Yourself”…What Do They Really Want to Know?Four simple words.“Tell me about yourself.”And suddenly, one of the most experienced professionals in the room may not know what to say.Where do you start? How far back should you go? Should you walk through your résumé? How much is too much?But maybe the challenge goes deeper than the interview question.How comfortable are you talking about yourself professionally?In this episode of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd explores why being able to clearly talk about who you are, what you bring, and where you're going is more than an interview skill.It’s a Career Ownership skill.You'll learn a simple framework for answering “Tell me about yourself” naturally and confidently:WHO I AM → WHAT I BRING → WHY I’M HEREWe’ll talk about:✨ What interviewers really want to know✨ Why you don't need to tell your entire career history✨ The difference between articulating your value and bragging✨ Why your résumé isn't your answer✨ How experienced and long-tenured professionals can focus their stories✨ How to prepare without memorizing✨ Why getting comfortable talking about your career matters beyond the interviewBecause opportunities don't only happen during formal interviews.Someone may ask:“What do you do?”“What are you looking for next?”“Tell me a little about your background.”Career Owners should be prepared to answer.🎯 CAREER OWNER HOMEWORKCreate your own response using:WHO I AM — Who are you professionally today?WHAT I BRING — What two or three strengths, experiences or contributions do you want someone to understand about you?WHY I’M HERE — How does what you bring connect to what you're looking for next?Put the three pieces together, say it out loud, and then record yourself answering:“Tell me about yourself.”Your goal isn't perfection.Your goal is clarity and confidence.You did the work. You should be able to talk about the work.🎧 Listen now and follow The Career Owner Podcast for new career conversations every Thursday.And if you know someone preparing for an interview—or someone who needs to get more comfortable giving their career a voice—share this episode with them.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don’t Manage Themselves.Learn more about Career GLOW Coaching at CareerGLOWCoaching.com.

🎙️ Episode 20 — I Got the Interview…Now What?How to Turn the Interview Into a Career ConversationYou got the interview! 🎉First comes the excitement.Then come the questions.What are they going to ask me? What if I get nervous? What if I say the wrong thing? How do I make sure they see that I’m the right person for the job?Here’s something every job seeker needs to remember:An interview is not an interrogation. It’s a two-way conversation.Yes, the employer is deciding whether your experience, skills, and approach match what they need.But you’re making a decision too.In Episode 20 of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd shares how to approach your next interview with preparation, curiosity, and confidence—not cockiness.We’re talking about how to:✨ Prepare without memorizing scripted answers✨ Build a Career Story Bank so you’re ready with real examples✨ Turn résumé claims into evidence through your stories✨ Listen and answer the question actually being asked✨ Manage nerves and avoid chasing the “perfect” answer✨ Research the opportunity before the conversation✨ Ask questions that help you evaluate the employer✨ Remember that you are interviewing them, tooKim also takes you Behind the Curtain with perspective from her experience as both a hiring manager and Talent Acquisition professional—including something candidates sometimes forget:The interviewer wants you to do well.You weren’t invited to the interview by accident. Something about your background made someone say:“I want to know more about this person.”Now it’s your opportunity to give your career a voice.🎯 Career Owner Homework: Build your Career Story Bank. Identify five experiences that demonstrate your leadership, problem-solving, adaptability, communication, teamwork, initiative, or other strengths—and practice telling those stories out loud.Remember:They’re deciding whether they want you.You’re deciding whether you want them.That’s not arrogance.That’s Career Ownership.🎧 Listen now, follow The Career Owner Podcast, and share this episode with someone preparing for an interview.New career conversations every Thursday.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don’t Manage Themselves.Learn more about Career GLOW Coaching:Career GLOW Coaching

We hear it all the time:“I'm open to opportunities.”Maybe you've said it yourself. Maybe you've turned on LinkedIn's Open to Work feature. Maybe you're actively job searching—or maybe you're perfectly happy where you are but willing to consider the right opportunity.But here's the question:What are you actually open to?A new job? A different industry? More responsibility—or less? Consulting? Leadership? Flexibility? A career pivot? Something you haven't even considered yet?And just as important:What are you no longer open to?In Episode 19 of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd explores why career clarity matters whether you're actively looking for work or simply staying open to what's possible.We'll talk about why “I'm open to anything” can actually make it harder for recruiters, colleagues, and your network to help you—and why being good at something doesn't mean you have to keep doing it.We'll also look at LinkedIn's Open to Work feature, the debate around the green banner, and why there isn't one career strategy that's right for everyone.Because your résumé tells the story of what you've done.It doesn't automatically determine what you have to do next.🎯 Career Owner Homework: Create your Opportunity Filter by getting clear about:✨ What you're open to✨ What you're curious about✨ What you're no longer interested in✨ The strengths you want to use more✨ Your current non-negotiables✨ The opportunities you'd consider—even if you weren't actively lookingAnd then answer one final question:If someone called tomorrow and said, “I have an opportunity I think you'd be perfect for,” what would need to be true for you to say, “Tell me more”?Being Open to Work is about availability.Being Open to Opportunities is about possibility.Career Ownership requires clarity about both.🎙️ New episodes every Thursday.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.Learn more about Career GLOW Coaching:careerglowcoaching.com

E18 — I’ve Updated My Résumé…Now What?How to Conduct a Job Search That Actually Gets ResultsYou did it!You updated your résumé. You cleaned up the formatting, strengthened your accomplishments, checked the keywords, proofread it one more time—and now you're ready to start applying.But now what?Do you head to the job boards and start clicking Apply?How many applications should you submit?Should you contact recruiters?What about networking?Do you need a target-company list?Should you follow up after applying?And how do you know whether your job-search strategy is actually working?In Episode 18 of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd takes you beyond the résumé and into the part of the job search that often gets overlooked: building and managing an intentional job-search strategy.Because applying for jobs and conducting a job search are not the same thing.In this episode, we're talking about how to move beyond Apply. Apply. Apply. Wait. and create a job search with multiple lanes working together—including targeting, research, strategic applications, networking, LinkedIn visibility, follow-up, tracking, and adjustment.You'll also go Behind the Curtain with Kim as she shares lessons from both sides of the hiring process—as a former hiring manager and Talent Acquisition recruiter who reviewed hundreds of résumés, and as a professional who recently found herself navigating her own job elimination and career transition.We'll talk about why your professional network should never be treated as an emergency button, why more applications don't necessarily mean more progress, and why Career Owners pay attention to traction—not simply activity.✨ Why your résumé is a tool—not your entire job-search strategy✨ How to get clear about the positions you're actually targeting✨ Why you should identify target companies—not just open jobs✨ The difference between applying strategically and applying everywhere✨ How to use networking without making it feel transactional✨ Why LinkedIn is much more than an online résumé✨ When and how to follow up✨ Why tracking your job search matters✨ How to recognize where you're gaining traction—and where you're getting stuck✨ When it's time to adjust your strategy✨ How to protect your energy and confidence during a longer job searchThis week, don't measure success simply by how many applications you submit.Track the activities that can create movement:Your target positions.Your target companies.Quality applications submitted.Professional contacts made.New conversations.Follow-ups.LinkedIn activity.Interviews and recruiter responses.Then ask yourself:What's working? What's not? What will I change next week?Because a successful job search isn't about being the person who submitted the most applications.It's about creating the right conversations, the right connections, and ultimately, the right opportunity.Career GLOW Coaching helps professionals gain clarity, communicate their value, navigate career transitions, and develop practical strategies for what's next.🌐 careerglowcoaching.comIf this episode helps you, please follow, like, share, and subscribe to The Career Owner Podcast—and send it to someone who's updated their résumé but is wondering what to do next.🎙️ New episodes every Thursday.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves. 💚🎙️🎙️ In this episode:🎯 Career Owner Homework: Build Your Job-Search Scorecard🎯 Join the conversation: Answer this week's Spotify poll and tell me which part of the job search is most challenging for you.

E17 — Does Your Résumé Really Matter Anymore?One page or two? What about three? Every bullet needs a number. Never use this word. Always include that section. Beat the ATS. Follow this exact format.If you've spent any time online looking for résumé advice, you've probably heard it all—and much of it contradicts something you heard five minutes earlier.So what's actually true?In Episode 17 of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd cuts through the résumé noise and takes a practical, real-world look at what a résumé actually needs to accomplish in today's job market.Spoiler alert: There is no single perfect résumé formula.Your résumé still matters—but its job isn't to get you hired. Its job is to clearly communicate your experience, relevance, accomplishments, and professional value and help open the door to the next conversation.Drawing from decades of corporate, recruiting, HR, and career coaching experience, Kim explores why résumés aren't one-size-fits-all—and why job seekers should be cautious about blindly following every résumé "rule" they encounter online.✨ Does the résumé still matter?Yes—but perhaps not in the way you think.✨ The problem with résumé absolutes"Always do this." "Never do that." Context matters. Your industry, experience, career goals, audience, and target opportunity should influence your résumé.✨ Quantitative vs. qualitative accomplishmentsDoes every bullet need a number? No. Numbers can demonstrate scope, scale and measurable results, but meaningful impact isn't always numerical.Sometimes the better question is:What was better because you were there?✨ One page, two pages...or three?There's no universal answer. Relevant experience, career level, industry, and the story you're telling should determine what earns space on the page.✨ More experience doesn't mean including everythingYour résumé isn't your autobiography. As your career grows, your résumé should become more strategic and selective—not simply longer.✨ ATS, keywords and tailoringYour goal isn't to "beat" a system. It's to clearly communicate relevant qualifications and make the connection between what the employer needs and what you bring.✨ AI and résumé writingAI can be a valuable tool, but it shouldn't become the author of a career it didn't live.✨ Why a great résumé still may not get an interviewCompetition, fit, internal candidates, referrals, timing and other factors matter. A rejection doesn't automatically mean your résumé is the problem.Pull out the résumé you would actually send tomorrow and ask:Can someone tell what I do?Can someone tell what I'm good at?Can someone see evidence of the impact I've made?Then choose one position that genuinely interests you and compare it with your résumé.Have you made it easy for the employer to see the connection between what they need and what you've done?Don't chase the "perfect" résumé.Build an honest, compelling and relevant one—and remember, your résumé is only one tool in your Career Owner toolkit.Career GLOW helps professionals identify their value, communicate their accomplishments, and prepare for what's next through résumé services, LinkedIn strategy, interview coaching and personalized career coaching.🌐 careerglowcoaching.comIf this episode helps you, please follow, like, share and subscribe to The Career Owner Podcast—and share it with someone who needs to hear it.🎙️ New episodes every Thursday.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.🎙️ In this episode:🎯 Career Owner Homework💚 Career GLOW Coaching

The job market has changed. Has your job-search strategy changed with it?There was a time when searching the classified, submitting a resume, completing an application, and waiting for the phone to ring could be enough.Today? Not so much.In Episode 16 of The Career Owner Podcast, Career Ownership Coach Kim Boyd takes a practical look at job searching then versus job searching now--what has changed, what still works, and what does today's job seeker need to do differently?Because while the tools have changed, relationships, preparation, professionalism, continuous learning, and knowing how to communicate your value haven't gone out of style.In this episode:✨What's changed about the modern job search.✨Which traditional job-search strategies still work.✨Why applying to more jobs isn't necessarily a better strategy.✨The importance of relationships and professional visibility.✨Why your resume is only one part of your job search.✨What every professional should have in their Career Owner Toolkit.✨Practical steps you can take now--even if you're not currently looking for a job.🎯 Career Owner Homework This week, don't just listen--take action.Find three positions that genuinely interest you. Compare the qualifications and identify the skills that repeatedly appear. Then review your resume and LinkedIn profile and ask yourself:Could I compete for these opportunities today?Finally, reconnect with one person in your professional network--not because you need something, but because relationships should be built before we need them.The job market has changed.The question is: Have you changed with it?_____________________________________________________________CareerGLOW Coaching helps professionals become Career Owners by building clarity, confidence, tools, and strategies needed to navigate today's workplace and stay prepared for what's next.🌐Learn about Career GLOW Coaching, our services, and upcoming events at careerglowcoaching.com.🎙️If this episode gives you something to think about--or something to do--please follow, like, share, and subscribe to The Career Owner Podcast.New episodes every Thursday.Own Your Career. Shape Your Future.Because Careers Don't Manage Themselves.