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

Mar 24

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“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 Foot, CEO, Slingshot Group

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)

“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

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.