Your Career Podcast with Jane Jackson

HOW TO NAVIGATE A MID-CAREER CRISIS

Are you facing a mid-career crisis? Don’t PANIC! The good news is that there is a FORMULA for career success! In episode 257 of Your Career Podcast we focus on this formula.

Firstly, are you STUCK IN A RUT?
Have you ever felt stuck in your career? Like you’re not making any progress, or you’re not enjoying your work anymore? You are not alone. Many mid-career professionals face a care...

When considering your own career journey, it's inspiring to learn from those who have made successful career transitions and reinvented their career.  In today's episode we are in conversation with Head of Operations and Human Resources at TryPOD Australia and Enigma HR, Trevor Weeding.

In this episode we discuss the challenges candidates experience during job interviews, discuss the worst job interview experienc...

The future of work and how to land a job in 2024.  In episode 255 of Your Career Podcast, let’s take a look at what’s next when it comes to your career. I cover what you must do for your career success in the next 12 months.

🎁 Firstly, a GIFT FOR YOU: Download my Goals Calendar and SMART Goals sheet to to plan for success: 2024 GOALS CALENDAR

POSITION YOURSELF FOR CAREER SUCCESS IN 2024

Career Reflections

Before deciding on your caree...

How to Future Proof Your Career in 2024!  In a recent LinkedIn Livestream, I teamed up with LinkedIn Livestream expert, Gillian Whitney, to discuss how you can Future-Proof Your Career in 2024.   In this episode I share the recording of our ‘live’ discussion and you'll benefit from the comments and questions we received from the audience during our session too!

We answer 6 key questions:

1.     How to get clear on what you want ...

Justin Nelson enjoyed a successful real estate career before identifying a big gap in the market.  True to his calling, to fill that gap he transitioned into entrepreneurship as the Founder and CEO of Sphere Rocket VA, an industry leading virtual workforce company. 

Since 2020 Sphere Rocket has placed over 4,000 virtual assistants, serving over 1500 growing small businesses. 

Justin began in real estate at the age of 17, running ma...

Changing career later in life has become a notable trend in Australia, as it has in many other parts of the world, due to a combination of factors.

While each individual’s reasons may vary, several common trends and drivers contribute to this phenomenon.   

I was invited to discuss this on Sunrise on Channel 7 recently, as a career coach and career transition specialist, and enjoyed having the film crew turn up at...

Today’s very special guest is Adam Scougall,  corporate professional turned Interior Designer who now successfully combines two careers!

I’ve had the great pleasure of working with Adam through his career reinventions and delighted that Adam now blends the best of both worlds and has created the satisfying and rewarding career he loves. 

In episode 251 of Your Career Podcast he shares his fascinating corporate, creative an...

Andrew Seaman is the senior managing news editor for jobs and career development at LinkedIn News and my special guest in episode 250 of Your Career Podcast.

Andrew is the editor of the Get Hired and Get Ahead newsletters and the host of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman. 

Before joining LinkedIn in 2018, he was digital editor at Reuters in New York, where he previously served as the news agency’s senior medical journa...

Lara Quie’s superpower is the power of connection. She connects with people very quickly and helps to connect them with whom they need to be connected. 
 
 As Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific for a Barristers’ chambers, Twenty Essex in Singapore, Lara helps disputes lawyers find the very best barristers and arbitrators for their cases. 

She is also a business development consultant and executive coach for lawyer...

In this exciting episode of Your Career Podcast, anyone who loves to travel and fly business class using frequent flyer points will love this! 

I had the good fortune to interview Steve Hui who is the Founder & CEO of IFLYFLAT. The most celebrated rewards flight team in Australia. 

Discover how a redundancy from Macquarie Bank where Steve was Head of Accounting Operations within their Global Financial Services, travelling all a...

If you DON’T love your job. Is that a bad thing?

It may be controversial, but perhaps it is OK not to love your job!

There is so much focus on following your passion and purpose that I believe that many of us have forgotten that people work to earn money in order to pay their bills.

Of course it’s important to enjoy what you do, but if you don’t feel PASSION for your work that does not make you less worthy as an em...

My special guest on Your Career Podcast is two-time LinkedIn Top Voice and Entrepreneur Martin Stark.   

"Take ownership of fear, venture forward with confidence and resilience" 

Martin is a leading inspirational speaker and trailblazer who encourages people, teams and organisations to employ courage as a habit, and advises on meaningful inclusion. 

Featured on CNN, BBC Sport, ABC News and in The Guardian, Martin is Founder ...

Are you struggling to get noticed for the great work you do?  In this episode of Your Career Podcast, you will learn how to ATTRACT the opportunities for your career or your business that you deserve!

Whether you are a job seeker, looking to progress in your career, or a business owner, your PERSONAL BRAND is essential for success.

One of the best ways to build your brand is by WRITING A BOOK on your area of expertise.  I was joined ...

Navy Seal Alden Mills shares his career journey with Jane Jackson on Your Career Podcast as he is on a mission to help 100 million people Be Unstoppable.

He has over 40 years of experience failing and succeeding in areas including sports, the military, business, nonprofits and community action groups.

Alden has learned that success is driven by one vital factor – leadership – of oneself and others. 

Alden Mills fi...

Streamed 'live' on LinkedIn, YouTube and Facebook,  this episode with  @KeepRockingLinkedIn  and @janecareercoach highlights the NEW and LITTLE-KNOWN features on LinkedIn that benefit job seekers in a BIG way.

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In this podcast episode, Jane Jackson, author of Navigating Career Crossroads, ...

ABC Radio NSW Drive time interview.  As there have been so many redundancies  reported in the news recently and concern about the multiple interest rate hikes, people looking for jobs have experienced additional stress.

I was invited to discuss how to change careers successfully on ABC Drive with Anna Moulder this week and you can listen to the reply on this episode of Your Career Podcast.

Have you been affected b...

Are you too old to be hired? Do you ever wonder if you’re too old to land another job?  Or that your age is a barrier to what you really want to do?

Now, those of you who already know me will know I get on my high horse about ageism in the workplace and how I believe we are NEVER TOO OLD to reinvent our careers. Yes, that's right - we are NEVER TOO OLD to be the person we were born to be.

In this episode I promised to give you t...

Unlock the secrets to social success with Sam Lee, the founder of Connect with Confidence. 

Sam's journey began in the corporate and real estate worlds where he honed his sales skills and rose to the top as a top-performing salesman. But he realised his true calling was to help others discover their own social power. 

He combines his passions for event planning and socialising to mentor individuals in developing meanin...

Julie Hyne is an AICI CIP Certified Image Professional and Executive Style Mentor and shares top image and branding tips in episode 239 of Your Career Podcast.

Whether you’re unsure about your professional image in person or online, whether you are a business owner, C-Suite executive woman or someone who just wants to revamp their visual image, it helps to have Julie in your corner.

She believes every woman deserves the opportunity t...