share with everyone on a job search, in a career transition, or wondering what’s next!
So… I’ve been on the job search for a bit.
Enough rejection emails, second-guessing my interview skills, redoing my resume and LinkedIn, even leveraging AI — and still no offer. I finally realized it was time to get professional help.
That’s when I got connected to Kate Sargent, career coach extraordinaire to help overhaul my interview story, resume, and unlock the secret sauce of LinkedIn.
Hey [FIRST NAME GOES HERE],
So… I’ve been on the job search for a bit.
Enough rejection emails, second-guessing my interview skills, redoing my resume and LinkedIn, even leveraging AI — and still no offer. I finally realized it was time to get professional help.
That’s when I got connected to Kate Sargent, career coach extraordinaire to help overhaul my interview story, resume, and unlock the secret sauce of LinkedIn.
Kate Sargent ^^
I was amazed by all her knowledge and wisdom on the topic that I had to invite her to be a guest on Talking Smack 415 so you could learn from her too.
Kate is the founder of KJS Coaching & Consulting, where she has coached over 1,000 job seekers and helps businesses scale their people operations, and The Plus One Collective, a purpose-driven community for freelancers and consultants. She has 20 years of experience in People Ops at companies like The North Face, Method, and Allbirds.
We chat about:
How Kate got into coaching, built her business from scratch, and blew up by word of mouth and LinkedIn
Latest buzz word “fractional”- what it is
The generosity flywheel & abundance mindset (it’s not just woo, it works)
Salary negotiations - you always have to ask
Networking reframe (and how to do it even if you’re an introvert)
Real talk about the job market, career coaching for recent college grads, career pivots in your mid 40s, how to use LinkedIn- and more.
Plus: we take audience questions from @hey_it’st0m, @theclassieprofessor, Abby, and a surprise text mid-recording. And Kate has a mic-drop answer to the question she wishes people would ask her—but rarely do.
And yes—somehow we end up talking about butt cheeks, which makes a bizarrely appropriate segue into my latest original song, My Bikini. Make sure you listen through to the end- we go out with it. Is it a career-limiting maneuver? Will let you decide.
Fasten your seatbelt for this fast-talking, takeaway-packed episode. Share it with your peeps on the job hunt, in career transition, or wondering what’s next. I’d love if you rate and review so other peeps can find us too.
You can find Kate here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksarge
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourcareerplusone
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@yourcareerplusone
All my Leopard Print and Lipstick 💋,
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PS - What do you think of My Bikini at the end of the episode? Do you like it or do you prefer Bangs or Botox? Hit reply and Let me know.
