Talent-Connect

One in seven people in the world are neurodivergent.

Most hiring processes still aren't built with that in mind.

I sat down with @‌Shea Belsky this week an autistic software engineer and neurodiversity advocate.

We talked about why disclosing a diagnosis without context can unintentionally invite bias and why framing it around a specific need changes everything.

Not "I'm autistic" as information nobody knows what to do with, but "I need this so we can both do our jobs well."

We also got into why accommodations are an investment rather than a cost, and the onboarding mistake that hurts every new hire but hits neurodivergent employees hardest.

If you hire, manage, or this conversation is personal to you, it's worth a listen.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4tUdKoSVrNVLYsTCCjC40e?si=6758ebead7784cbd

YouTube: https://youtu.be/eqJe1zF_fTY?si=bexX8pDDeV7xVBWh

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/why-your-workplace-is-failing-neurodivergent-employees/id1845463659?i=1000773102628

The job market wasn't built for this generation.

And most of the advice out there still isn't either.

I sat down with ‌Jeremy Schifeling from The Job Insiders this week

Someone who has spent years helping students and grads navigate a world that keeps moving faster than the rulebook can keep up with.

One thing he said stuck with me.

It's okay to suck at something as long as you know what you're good at and you lean into that.

We got into what it actually takes to find your footing right now.

How to use AI to uncover roles that match who you are.

Why the big company name isn't the goal it's been made out to be.

And how to have the kind of conversations that actually open doors.

If you know a recent grad who's feeling the weight of it all right now, send this one their way.

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0LPj87EolI&list=PLph-aPkFV2aZ66kjjLfN88Z1vIp1c1IRU&index=2

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-job-search-is-rigged-against-you-with-jeremy-schifeling/id1845463659?i=1000770969817

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LQoPiRFr8k9rbRQDkvEhx?si=35165fd9389b4916

The first couple of days after a layoff are strange.

Maybe you're relieved. Maybe you're devastated. Maybe it's both and you're not sure what to do with that.

Most people skip straight to the job search. Because doing something feels better than sitting with how you actually feel.

I sat down with @‌Steph Gillies this week, resume writer, interview coach and career development speaker with a background in social work.

We talked about why that instinct, as understandable as it is, can quietly catch up with you.

There's a kind of grief that comes with leaving a job.

Even one you didn't want to keep.

And giving yourself a moment to actually land before you start running again makes a bigger difference than most people realise.

This one's worth a listen if you're in the middle of a transition or you've been in the search longer than you expected.

Watch here!

Youtube: https://youtu.be/k8DIgsyEqF0?si=B5Eiez9T1xxjran4

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-mental-health-side-of-job-searching-nobody/id1845463659?i=1000772024950

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6LQoPiRFr8k9rbRQDkvEhx?si=f47b3265b249427e

Job searching is talked about like it's a formula.

Follow the steps, get the result.

Anyone who's actually been through it knows it's a lot more complicated than that.

I had Christine Avedissian on our most recent episode of the Careering with Cameron podcast

Christine is a former client who went through a layoff in a tough market and landed exactly where she wanted to be.

She was refreshingly honest about the parts nobody talks about. The mental side of it, the unexpected people who showed up for her, the habits that kept her moving when momentum was hard to find.

Worth a listen if you're in it right now.

Links for where to listen:

Youtube: youtu.be/rdADhgMm80Y

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/she-got-rejected-by-the-algorithm-then-got-the-job/id1845463659

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5Ltik1896AfwYUfgytAWs0

The people landing jobs right now aren't the ones applying the most.

They're the ones having the most conversations.

That's the pattern we keep seeing in coaching sessions. Not a better resume. Not a smarter AI tool. Conversations with the right people, started the right way.

On this solo episode of Careering with Cameron, Kevin breaks down what's actually working right now, based on what he’s watching happen in real time.

If your search has gone quiet, worth a listen.

Links for where to listen:

Youtube: https://youtu.be/x6lCujfqSvk?si=2FwoeAXRWCQA3t_H

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/careering-with-cameron/id1845463659?i=1000768720080

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2exJwCHNBnmyF837JJLHLb?si=P39JPiMxRliABo4UxeK8NQ

70–80% of jobs are never posted.

They're filled through internal conversations.

Through someone mentioning your name. Through a resume that landed on a desk because three different people passed it along.

If you're only applying to what you can find on a job board, you're already behind.

The bigger problem is that most people's networking emails are killing their chances before they even start.

Leading with "I need a job" makes the person on the other end feel cornered and cornered people don't respond.

In this episode of Careering with Cameron I break down three outreach templates that actually get replies, the psychology behind why they work, and why three referrals into the same company is your cheat code around ATS entirely.

Listen on:

YouTube: https://youtu.be/gLi3H-Gq3GQ?si=ZOtqObn9xAzgcqWz

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1zaxlBSGg90DZFHQk6xm6K

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/th/podcast/why-80-of-jobs-are-never-posted-and-how-to-land-them/id1845463659?i=1000766422083

Your first boss matters more than your first job title.

And nobody tells students this.

A great manager in those early years will develop you faster than any logo on a business card and most students have no idea they can actually research who they'd be working for before they say yes.

I sat down with Steven Rothberg from College Recruiter job search site on the latest Careering with Cameron podcast episode and we got into all of this as well as things like…

→ How AI is now a hiring signal rather than a red flag
→ The CIV framework for figuring out what you actually want to do
→ And why "what do I want to do for the rest of my life" is the wrong question entirely

If you know a student who's stuck at the start line - send this one their way!

Listen on:
YouTube: https://youtu.be/P3jImclXgkE?si=g16hkPh_w6DEIGyV
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/138Jn5oEIkKtwqoHu5J8CB

Recruiters & HR Managers are burnt out.

Not because hiring is hard, it always has been.

But because AI has turned the application process into a flood of resumes that all sound identical.

I got into all of this with Christine Treski from DoubleStar on the latest Careering with Cameron podcast episode - including whether skills-based hiring is actually happening yet, what's really going on with cover letters, and the one thing that still cuts through all the noise.

If you're job searching right now, standing out has never been more important, and using AI the same way everyone else is using it is doing the opposite.

The smarter play? Use AI as a thinking partner.

Pull apart the job posting, understand what skills they're actually hiring for, pressure-test your resume against that, then write it yourself - in your words, with your results, telling your story.

ATS platforms are already scanning for skills before a human sees your name. So give them something worth finding.

Listen here! https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Kqw5hNgi1Y8JWxhwTjL1W