{"podcast":{"title":"Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search","slug":"happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891","podcast_index_feed_id":317891,"rss_url":"https://htycshow.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://happentoyourcareer.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/c/5/d/0/c5d0296d0497051527a2322813b393ee/HTYC_Podcast_Cover_Art.jpg","author":"Scott Anthony Barlow","episode_count":695,"summary":"You're not totally happy with your career (obviously!) You also know that there \"has to be something out there that's better.\" That hope that you can find meaningful and fulfilling work, that also pays you well, has led you here! This is the show that provides the inspiration, tools, and roadmaps to move from where you are to work that matters to you and uniquely fits your strengths and talents.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T16:20:48.607799+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891"},"episode":{"title":"Laid Off, Forced to Pivot, or Starting Over: How to Change Careers, Switch Industries, and Create a Role Built for You In 5 Months","slug":"laid-off-forced-to-pivot-or-starting-over-how-to-change-careers-switch-industries-and-create-a-role-built-for-you-in-5-months","published_at":"2026-04-22T08:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891/laid-off-forced-to-pivot-or-starting-over-how-to-change-careers-switch-industries-and-create-a-role-built-for-you-in-5-months","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891","url":"https://happentoyourcareer.com/696","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/htycshow/HTYC696.mp3?dest-id=161278","summary":"After 13 years as a federal employee, Kara Cochran was laid off with five months of runway, no direction, no industry experience outside federal service, and a job search timeline half as long as the average. This is how she made a career change after a layoff, switched industries fast, and landed a senior Chief of Staff role she never applied for. What you'll learn How Kara used an ideal career profile to go from \"I don't know what I'm looking for\" after a federal government career change to landing a chief of staff role she originally told herself nobody would ever hire her for — and the ChatGPT job search move that gave her a starting point she never expected Why every dead end Kara hit while navigating a career change after layoff — exploring nonprofits, clean energy, and management consulting — was actually sharpening what she really wanted the whole time, and how getting radically honest about her non-negotiables transformed her search from scattered to focused The unexpected strategy Kara used to land a senior role with no network and zero cold applications — how letting her work speak for her in a low pressure context turned a throwaway comment into a dinner with senior leadership and created a chief of staff role that did not exist before she walked in the door Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here ! Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal c…","meta_description":"After 13 years as a federal employee, Kara Cochran was laid off with five months of runway, no direction, no industry experience outside federal service,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1094,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891/episodes/laid-off-forced-to-pivot-or-starting-over-how-to-change-careers-switch-industries-and-create-a-role-built-for-you-in-5-months/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/happen-to-your-career-meaningful-work-career-change-career-design-job-search-317891/laid-off-forced-to-pivot-or-starting-over-how-to-change-careers-switch-industries-and-create-a-role-built-for-you-in-5-months.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}