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#230) Flipping the Script: How to Vet Companies in Your Job Search | Dr. Benjamin Ritter

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If you’ve ever read a job description, you are well aware of the list of requirements and recommendations that companies want to see in their candidates. They’ve done their homework already. Have you? Today you’ll learn why having this mentality is so powerful in your job search and how to make such a perspective shift so you can get better results in your career. 


Today I brought on Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself (LFY) Consulting. Not only is he an expert in the field, but he’s also a friend of mine based here in Austin, Texas -- where we are here recording this in front of a live audience. 


Dr. Benjamin Ritter is a leadership and empowerment coach with an incredible amount of speaking experiences under his belt, including a Tedx Talk on finding purpose at work. He’s a national speaker, podcaster, author, consultant, mentor, teacher, and he’s passionate about guiding others in finding, creating, and sustaining a career they love. I look up to Ben, and that’s one of the reasons why I’m excited to have him on this show today. Because I believe with his guidance, you’ll have some added confidence and excitement when these 30 minutes are over. 


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