Career Narratives Podcast with Doug Lester

Craft and communicate a work-life narrative with meaning and impact. Present as a more compelling candidate to the decision-makers who hold the keys to your career advancement.

Recent Episodes

May 3, 2024

12: You May Be Diluting Your Personal Narrative

Words and phrases you think you need in your resume and LinkedIn profile can unintentionally dilute your personal narrative. As a hiring manager, executive recruiter and coach, host Doug Lester shares the prime suspects and …
April 18, 2024

11: A Simple Way to Increase Your Odds of Negotiating a Good Job Offer

When you're negotiating a salary and other compensation for a job, do you say (or think) that you're negotiating with a company? If you do, then you're making a critical mindset mistake that could cost you a lot. As a hiring…
April 4, 2024

10: How to Write a LinkedIn Experience Entry That Answers 3 Key Questions

Based on his experience as an executive recruiter at a top firm, Doug Lester offers a strategic perspective focused on crafting a concise, helpful LinkedIn Experience entry. Emphasizing an intended reader's requirements, Dou…
March 21, 2024

9: How to Write a LinkedIn About Section That Supports Your Narrative

Is your LinkedIn profile actually written to connect with your reader? Do you have a LinkedIn Headline that communicates what you do, the context you do it in, and the impact of your work? If not, give Episode 8 a quick list…
March 7, 2024

8: How to Communicate Your Narrative in Your LinkedIn Headline

If you don't define your narrative, then someone else might do it for you. Why take that chance? Doug Lester shares a simple, three-part framework he picked up as an executive recruiter that you can apply to your LinkedIn he…
Feb. 29, 2024

7: An Easier Way to Make Direct Eye Contact on Zoom – the Elgato Prompter

Making direct eye contact or what feels like direct eye contact on Zoom is hard. Beyond looking back and forth between a person's image and your camera lens, which is less than ideal, you need a teleprompter to make it work.…