Finding Career Clarity

Ep. 14 Stop Letting Bias Make Your Career Decisions

In this episode, Heather explores how cognitive biases like the ambiguity effect and the sunk cost fallacy quietly influence your career decisions. She breaks down why uncertainty often scares us away from opportunities and how past investments can keep us stuck in unfulfilling paths.
Your goals: Slow down, question assumptions, and make clearer, more confident choices.
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Ep. 13 Paradox of Choice

In this episode, Heather talks about the paradox of choice and how having too many options can actually make career decisions harder. She breaks down the psychology behind decision fatigue and explains why more choices often lead to less satisfaction.
Heather also shares her experience navigating the job market (quite terribly...) after grad school, and how narrowing down your options and focusing on your goals can lead to less stress and more clarity.
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Ep. 12 The Cost of Staying Stuck

In this episode, Heather breaks down the top five reasons people talk themselves out of hiring a career coach, from not having enough time to the fear of investing.
She also talks about why you'd rather stay stuck in your current situation, even if you don't like it, rather than try something new (ahem... thanks status quo bias). So, whether you're battling those dreaded Sunday scaries or sticking it out in a job that feels "fine," this episode offers some clarity to move you from surviving to thriving!
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Ep. 11 Milestones and Announcements

In this episode, Heather reflects on what consistency, growth, and progress over perfection have meant in her own career journey. She shares common career challenges she sees through coaching and LinkedIn polls, including career switching without clarity, resume confusion, and decision fatigue.
Heather also introduces her new free, twice-monthly Career Clarity workshops and her newly published Career Clarity Workbook, designed to help listeners slow down, reflect, and make more aligned career decisions.
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Ep. 10 How I Got Into Career Coaching

In this episode, Heather shares her journey into career coaching and resume writing, and how her early curiosity about careers, education paths, and job requirements shaped the work she does today. She also discusses the different experiences and online habits that shaped her life and ultimately led her to pursue coaching.
An exciting update is also shared about her upcoming Career Clarity workbook and a free mini resource available to listeners.
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Ep. 9 I/Oifying Your Resume + My Journey to I/O

In this episode, Heather talks about how to I/O’ify your resume, especially if you're entering this field without previous industrial and organizational psychology experience. She shares her unconventional career path from surgical technology and applied behavior analysis to I/O psychology.
Toward the end of the episode, she offers tips for highlighting your transferable skills, relevant coursework, as well as creating a portfolio to really highlight your value.
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Ep. 8 Writing Resumes That Get Read

Were you ever taught how to write a resume that actually gets read? Or do you find yours getting thrown into the dreaded resume graveyard?
In this episode of the Finding Career Clarity Podcast, Heather breaks down what resumes are really for, why so many qualified candidates get filtered out, and how applicant tracking systems influence resume decisions. She also shares current best practices around length, formatting, and translating experience for roles you may not have officially held. 
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Ep. 7 From Confusion to Direction: Know Your Path Forward

Clarity without action can feel just as frustrating as having no clarity at all. In this episode of the Finding Career Clarity Podcast, Heather explains the final step of the three-part framework: knowing your path forward.
She talks about the SMARTER goal framework and 90-day planning. So, if you’re ready to stop overthinking and start moving forward with confidence, this episode is for you.
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Ep. 6 From Confusion to Direction: Know the Market

In this episode of the Finding Career Clarity Podcast, Heather breaks down why knowing yourself is not enough to gain full career clarity. She explains how understanding the job market can help you bridge the gap between self-awareness and practical career decisions. Heather shows how to move from possibility to clarity with intention using strategies like informational interviews and O*NET.
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Ep. 5 From Confusion to Direction: Know Yourself

In this episode of the Finding Career Clarity Podcast, Heather explores how personal values play a critical role in gaining career clarity. She introduces the Values in Action (VIA) Character Strengths framework and shares her own top strengths to show how values influence decision-making, fulfillment, and direction. This episode also sets the stage for understanding how values fit into a larger career clarity framework.
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