Episode 258: Essential Tips for Navigating A Career Shift

Show Notes
Guest Profile

In this episode, ⁠Jennifer Jeansonne,⁠ an experienced recruiter and career coach, discusses career shifts, leveraging educational skills in new fields, and maximizing LinkedIn for career transitions. She offers actionable advice on job applications, resume enhancement, and effective networking for accessing new opportunities, along with a compelling story about her own use of LinkedIn in building connections and opportunities.

00:25 Introduction and Welcome

01:54 Introducing the Guest: Jennifer Jeansonne

02:41 Jennifer's Career Journey and Transition

08:02 Jennifer's Experience in Recruiting and Career Consulting

13:30 Tips for Teachers Considering a Career Shift

19:03 The Importance of Networking and LinkedIn Etiquette

31:03 The Role of Personal Branding in Career Transition

31:29 Finding Your Voice and Authenticity

31:59 Different Ways to Utilize LinkedIn

32:31 The Importance of Personal Branding

33:32 The Journey of Career Transitioning

35:39 The Power of LinkedIn Connections

38:24 The Role of Resumes in Job Applications

39:00 The Impact of AI on Job Applications

41:00 The Importance of Personalizing Your Job Applications

47:48 The Role of LinkedIn in Job Searching

51:52 The Importance of Networking and Community

55:45 Final Thoughts and Advice

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Jennifer Jeansonne

Owner

Jennifer is your Recruiter On-Demand, levering relationships and creative strategies for businesses of all sizes. Bringing 7 years of full-lifecycle in-house recruiting experience, Jennifer is on a mission to prove that not all recruiters are terrible as a solo recruiting strategy consultant. She is passionate about saving businesses time and money on talent acquisition by bringing organization and functionality to recruiting operations.

Prior to starting her own business, Jennifer spent over 15 years being intimately involved in the full lifecycle of the employee in several different industries (hospitality, tech, restaurants, non-profits, education, and healthcare), from in-house high volume recruiting as Senior Recruiter for Kasa Living and Area Leader of Recruiting with Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers to job opportunity and internship creation as Program Manager for the Louisiana Restaurant Association Education Foundation to professional development and training to project managing the implementation of tech-based workplace tools. She is creative, collaborative, and connected, connecting with clients through project-based, contract, or retained engagements.

FYI- She helps job seekers, too, provide coaching, resume/LinkedIn feedback, interview prep and more!

On a personal level, Jennifer enjoys exploring all that New Orleans has to offer. She is a big fan of college football, especially her Ole Miss Rebels, attending every day of Jazz Fest each year, moving her body as much as possible through biking, tennis, yoga, and running, and jum… Read More