Why Won't You Hire Me?
"Why Won't You Hire Me?" explores job hunting and workplace stories from real people looking for work. It explores the career search with honesty, heart, and and humor. Hosted by your underemployed employment specialist, Martin R. Schneider
Episodes
January 6, 2020 • 37 mins
We'll get ready to rumble as Marty meets with Rachel Levine, a clerical-assistant-turned-wrestling-announcer, to talk about keeping yourself honest during the job search. Plus, Marty talks about the elements of a good elevator pitch.
Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrschneider/
Connect With Rachel by email (rachelerlevine@gmail.com) or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachel_guts
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Connect with Martin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrschneider/
Connect With Rachel by email (rachelerlevine@gmail.com) or on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachel_guts
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November 6, 2019 • 30 mins
After a year, we're back with a reboot. Marty makes some apologies and takes us through how he answers the "What's your greatest weakness?" interview question. Then, we chat with Sherri Meeks-Graham, a professional making a transition out of a bad situation into a better one. She talks about employer insecurity and the stresses of dealing with an office where your ideas aren't appreciated... unless the boss can claim credit for the...
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November 27, 2018 • 43 mins
Things get a little sentimental as Martin revels in the post-Thanksgiving bliss to tell the world what he's thankful for. (Hint: It's you)
Then we sit down with Rachel Drane, host of the podcast Putting Out With Rachel, to talk about her article in Technic.Ly Philly begging for employers to have some empathy when dealing with applicants. We talk about the hazards of networking, the little-stated positive aspects of unemployment, and...
Then we sit down with Rachel Drane, host of the podcast Putting Out With Rachel, to talk about her article in Technic.Ly Philly begging for employers to have some empathy when dealing with applicants. We talk about the hazards of networking, the little-stated positive aspects of unemployment, and...
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September 18, 2018 • 41 mins
On this episode of Why Won't You Hire Me, we're talking about leaving jobs - whether that's a 10-month process of finding a new position, or retiring from football in the middle of a game. Martin explains why he thinks Vontae Davis' halftime retirement was a good move, and then talks to Maggie Douglas about her longstanding search to leave her job. Maggie's a writer and editor in the Austin, TX area currently working Admissions at ...
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August 22, 2018 • 47 mins
It's a special back-to-school episode of Why Won't You Hire Me, as Martin is joined by PhD candidate Elizabeth de Marigny to talk about the complex world of academia. Elizabeth explains the complicated process of getting hired at a university, all the unknown hidden catches of applying, and the painstaking effort of 3-D printing replicas of ancient artifacts. All this, plus Martin explains the evils of unpaid internships.
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August 6, 2018 • 48 mins
This episode, Martin shares a job interview story from an obvious scam, and is joined in studio by his oldest friend, Chris Cunningham. Chris is a composer-turned-event-planner in the Bay Area who recently left a position with NASA and is currently pursuing work in the Event Management/Event Sales field. Chris and Martin talk about the decision to leave a "cool" job, the obsession with jobs as value status, turning your hobby into ...
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August 6, 2018 • 41 mins
The first episode of Why Won't You Hire Me kicks off with talking about what businesses really mean when they say they hire for "cultural fit" and why that can be a bad thing. Then, SF Bay Area Data Scientist Esme Gaisford joins to talk about the best ways to ask technical questions, looking for diversity when walking into an interview, and the kinds of questions she hates being asked.
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