401. Good Jobs Friday Series (Pt. 1 For the Job Seeker): How to Find + Land a Good Job in the Nonprofit Sector This Year - Brooke Hodnefield and Tim Foot
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Overview
Join us for a special two-part series of How to Find + Land a Good Job in the Nonprofit Sector This Year. This week is for individual job seekers. Jon and Becky are joined by Brooke Hodnefield and Tim Foot from Slingshot Group. Alongside our nonprofit hiring expert friends, we’re exploring cultures of hiring, where to start your journey, how to flex your network for good, and practical advice to keep moving forward. Tune in to get re-energized around your job search💼
💡 Learn
How to find alignment in your life and work
Interview tips and tricks to share your story
Do This/Not that from hiring experts
Today’s Guests
Tim Foot, President + CEO with Brooke Hodnefield, Vice President of Nonprofit Staffing and Coaching at Slingshot Group
“Today is the time to do something that makes a difference. What in your life according to your values is going to help you make a difference?”
Finding alignment (6:25)
Sharing your story (11:15)
Questions to dig deeper on the culture of an org (20:00)
Do This / Not That (24:00)
Tim’s One Good Thing: Keep working on you, and then be able to translate it. Collaborate with someone different this week. (28:00)
Brooke’s One Good Thing: Invest in your soft skills. (27:00)
How to connect with Slingshot Group (29:35)
Episode Transcript
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Powerful Quotes
“Experiences in life don’t define us, they reveal us. When you’re in a moment of transition, all kinds of things are revealed.” -Tim
“Know who you are to start with. You have a moment to redefine who you are.” -Tim
“What is true of this season, time and chapter that is different from another?” -Brooke
“Today is the time to do something that makes a difference. What in your life according to your values is going to help you make a difference?” -Tim
“Be brief, be bright, be gone.” -Brooke
“If you’re going to do a cover letter, be sure it is personalized and not too wordy.” -Brooke
Questions to ask yourself:
Do you feel released from your current role? If you don’t, there are still things for you to learn.
Can you leave in a healthy way? Are you healthy enough to leave in a healthy way?
Are you healthy enough to start a new season in a healthy way? You want to be the best version of you.
Do This/Not That
Do:
Do communicate your weaknesses and how that can be a strength
Do have a plan
Do your research and speak in a way that you have done your homework
Do own your skills and be confident in who you are and what you’ve done
Don’t:
Don’t talk a lot about how you were hurt in the past
Don’t have a boring resume
Don’t appear sales-y
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