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Jan 2024

27m 11s

Wrong Fit vs. Right Fit: How to Know If ...

Career Contessa

About this episode

How do we make work, less work? Author and organizational psychologist Andrè Martin shares how to find your right-fit career. You’ll learn:

What’s the difference between right fit vs. wrong fit careers
How to craft your right fit career
The questions to ask to determine if a company and role are the right fit
What to do if you’re in the wrong fit
Strategies for building a successful career within your right role

Show Notes

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Wrong Fit, Right Fit book: https://www.amazon.com/Wrong-Fit-Right-Work-Matters/dp/1950508757/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1675805341&sr=8-1

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