Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search · Scott Anthony Barlow

How Laura Landed Her Dream Career After 66 Job Applications (Without Burning Out)

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Laura explains how she learned to reject job offers by comparing them to her ideal career profile.
Laura shares her journey from being laid off as a customer support manager to landing her dream job as an instructional designer after 66 applications. She discusses using an ideal career profile, conducting career experiments, leveraging networking, and learning to reject offers to find a perfect fit.

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A layoff story about testing fit, not settling for plausible options.

Laura’s path starts with a layoff, but the real story is how she refused to let that moment set the terms. The clearest arc is her move from customer support into talent development and instructional design, helped by a clear career profile, quick outreach on LinkedIn, and small…

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When 66 applications still are not the point, this helps you search with more clarity.

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