Real-world career insights from the UW Foster School of Business career management team — on hiring, layoffs, negotiation, and everything in between.
The job market hasn’t just gotten harder — it’s changed shape. Across seven episodes, host Kay Dawson sits down with UW Foster School of Business career management leaders to unpack what’s really happening in hiring today: structured interviews, AI-driven resume screening, layoffs, negotiation, and the emotional reality of the job search. It’s an honest, practical playbook for navigating a career that rarely moves in a straight line.
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The job market hasn’t just gotten harder; it’s changed shape. Host Kay Dawson sits down with University of Washington Foster School of Business career management leaders Bronica Sam, Elaine Newtson, and Jack Chung to unpack what’s different about hiring today: structured interviews, AI-driven resume screening, and why silence from an employer rarely means what you think.
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Most people manage their careers reactively and don’t realize it until the market shifts under them. The Foster School of Business career management team explores what it means to build a career strategy: why over-specialization can box you in, how the market interprets your range, and how to build flexibility into your career.
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Layoffs are common and unpredictable, but the difference between panic and control often comes down to what you do before a layoff happens. Kay Dawson and the Foster School of Business career management team talk honestly about how to prepare, and what people most often wish they’d done sooner.
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There’s a gap between how hiring is supposed to work and how it actually works. The team explores why applications alone rarely get you hired, how internal advocates and referrals change the odds, and what to do when someone says “send me your resume.”
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Early-career professionals often think they’re only being evaluated on experience, but employers are reading for judgment, initiative, and communication just as closely. The team breaks down what makes someone stand out — and makes the case that it’s never too late to build robust professional skills.
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Most people underestimate how much negotiation shapes long-term career trajectory, and avoid it out of discomfort. The team makes negotiation feel approachable and learnable, sharing what’s on the table beyond salary and the mistakes that quietly weaken your position.
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Job searching takes an emotional toll that rarely gets talked about honestly, even for accomplished people. In the series finale, the Foster School of Business career management leaders take on the hard parts: how rejection distorts self-perception, and how people rebuild momentum.
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