366: Mac Prichard – Land Your Dream Job, Networking, Hacks, Doing Good & Possibility
Summary
Mac Prichard is the founder and publisher of Mac’s List, an online community for people looking for rewarding, creative, and meaningful work.
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More than 80,000 people a month visit Mac’s Site, which includes a job board, and a blog and courses about the nuts and bolts of job hunting and career management. Mac also hosts a weekly podcast, Find Your Dream Job, and is the author of the new book, Land Your Dream Job Anywhere.
In this interview we discuss how to get clarity around what you’d love to do, whats important and how to find your dream job. We talk on strategies to hacking the hidden job market including networking and other techniques. If you are seeking to shake things up in your work life you’ll love what Mac’s got to say.
Discussion Topics
- What is the hidden job market and how to find it.
- How to find your dream job – doing what you love.
- Strategies to connect with what’s important to direct your search.
- Techniques on tapping into the hidden job market.
- Information interviews vs. formal interviews.
- Networking strategies.
Quick round questions
Do you have any routines and rituals that you believe contribute to your success?
Writing and Journalling
What advice would you give your 20-year-old self?
Personality doesn’t matter. If you love it, have skill and desire it, you can make it happen.
What is the meaning of success?
Building and serving a community.
What is your number one productivity advice?
Easier said than done however, learn how to say “no.”
What advice would you give someone that needing/wanting to make change?
Aim high! Be realistic, following a plan and ask others for assistance.
Favourite Food
Sushi
Favourite Leisure Activity
Watching movies and reading.
Favourite Book
In Patagonia (Penguin Classics)
Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
Land Your Dream Job Anywhere: The Complete Mac’s List Guide to Finding Work You Can Love
Favourite Quote
“Persistence pays.”
Do we all have a why?
Yes! It aligns and is shaped by our values and life experiences.
What does living with passion and purpose mean?
Making a difference.
How to Mac Prichard
Website: Maclist.org
Facebook: Mac.Prichard
LinkedIn: Mac Prichard
Twitter: @macs_list
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