What to Know About Losing a Job, Before You Do

Guest Podcast Author: Lesley Reeder

People build careers for different reasons and in different ways. Looking back, you might realize that you have a career, rather than just a series of jobs. You probably chose to work in a particular industry—in healthcare, for example—or focused on a single skill set—like management—but across different industries. There’s a deliberateness to a career. Once you acknowledge you want a career instead of just a job, the stakes become higher. The focus becomes growing your skill set and potentially elevating your position. You start to think of how to build on what you have.

In the course of a career, job changes happen. Understanding that grounded me and provided perspective during a challenging career event, which helped me to think about my favorite jobs and translate that into finding a job that was better aligned with my goals and skill set.

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Guest author Lesley Reeder is dedicated to improving the healthcare delivery system and has 20+ years of experience succeeding and failing in that task. LinkedIn profile: linkedin.com/in/lesleyreeder

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