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More Closely Aligned
Real conversations about the search for work: the interviews, the rejections, the unexpected opportunities and the stories nobody tells.
Episodes
- More Closely Aligned
Bonus Episode: Welcome Aboard. Your Tent Is Upstairs.
Imagine landing a new job, flying halfway across the world for a two-week onboarding, and discovering your employer has arranged accommodation for you. How…
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Hope Springs: Transferable skills and the mythical perfect candidate
Four interviews arranged in 48 hours. Is it safe to get excited? In Episode 6 of More Closely Aligned, Annabell and Bri ask whether transferable skills are…
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Halloween Bonus Episode: Ghosting & Zombie Applications
Ghosting goes both ways. Annabell and Bri talk about candidates disappearing from interviews, employers leaving applicants without updates, and zombie…
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Wishin'. And hopin'. And thinkin'. And prayin'.
“There will definitely be another interview.” Four weeks later, still waiting... In Episode 5 of More Closely Aligned, Annabell and Bri compare two very…
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Who pays for the plane ticket?
With just a week’s notice, Annabell was invited to an in-person interview in a neighbouring country. To arrive on time, she had to fly—and pay for the ticket…
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It's not all in your head
Is the job market genuinely getting harder—or does unemployment simply make everything feel harder? In this episode, we step back from our own increasingly…
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Bonus Episode: The Boss B*tch Move
How long do you wait for an employer before you decide the answer for them? Years ago, while supporting the recruitment of a very senior hire, Bri watched one…
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The job you never had
How do you grieve a job you never actually had? After four interviews, six weeks of silence and far too much time imagining the commute, the projects and the…
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Bonus Episode: A message from the Universe
Sometimes, when the job search feels particularly bleak, the universe sends you a message. Unfortunately, it doesn’t always arrive in the form you might…
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Rejected, but make it human
Rejection is part of the job search. Feeling as though the message was written by a robot—or by someone pretending to be your best friend—doesn’t have to be…
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Bonus Episode: Dressing Annabell
What do you wear to an interview when getting there involves a 4 a.m. start, a long drive, a flight, an hour of public transport—and temperatures above 30°C?…
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Does the world *really* need another podcast?
Does the world really need another podcast? Annabell and Bri aren’t entirely sure—but they do know that looking for work can be lonely, disorienting and…