Choosing the right company to work for - with Lindsay Gordon of A Life of Options

Change Work Life

#115 - Career coach Lindsay Gordon explains how to find a job that’s a good fit for you and how you can use the interview process to assess if a potential employer’s values align with your own.
What you'll learn

• [1:48] The common challenges analytically-minded people face when changing their careers.
• [2:58] How Lindsay became a qualified coach and started her own business.
• [7:35] How to identify what your workplace values are.
• [10:04] How to find the right workplace for you.
• [14:05] The type of research you can do to find out if a company will be a good fit for you.
• [15:32] The power of making connections and how you can use these to find jobs.
• [19:40] The importance of seeing interviews as a two-sided process.
• [24:21] What to include in job applications to help you find a good fit.
• [25:55] The biggest objections to focusing on values in job applications.
• [29:11] How to make the most out of an interview and ask effective questions.
• [32:36] How to make a decision when you have multiple job offers.
• [38:24] What to do if you notice a misalignment in values after starting a new job role.

Resources mentioned in this episode (some of these are affiliate links and we may get a commission in the event that you make a purchase - this helps us to cover our expenses and is at no additional cost to you):

• Stop Worrying About Making the Right Decision, Ed Batista, Harvard Business Review
• The 2-Hour Job Search, Steve Dalton
• Glassdoor
• Suzanne O’Brien
• Ruth Chang
• The Soul of Money, Lynne Twist

For the show notes for this episode, including a full transcript and links to all the resources mentioned, visit:
https://changeworklife.com/choosing-the-right-company-to-work-for/

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