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Any major pivot in life can be scary and filled with uncertainty. Whether your pivot is career, company, or confidence, we've got the expert hacks you need. Each week on the 5 Minute Career Hack Podcast, you’ll hear: - From real-life pivot masters and their journey through our interview series. - 5 minutes of actionable career & personal development in our Career Hack series. - Inspiration, motivation, and a pivot plan for the week.

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April 6, 2026Episode 1040 min

$250 a Day to $5K a Weekend — The Teacher's Career Formula

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1Bavu Blakes breaks down his Internal/External Method — how he used his time inside the classroom to build the skills, reputation, and portfolio that now fuels paid speaking gigs, workshops, and keynotes outside of it. He gets real about PTO math, the "clearance rack" trap, and the mindset shift that changed everything: "You can afford to teach."V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro#teachercareer, #transferableskills, #careercoaching, #careerpivot, #educatorlife #5minutecareerhack

March 30, 2026Episode 928 min

3 Questions to Answer Before Your Next Job Application | Mac Prichard

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1Mac Prichard shares the 3 core questions you must answer before you send a single application: What job do you want? Which employers interest you? And what do you offer? He explains why using the interview as your research phase puts you at an immediate disadvantage, how to use informational interviews to gain insider knowledge before you apply, and why spending more than 50% of your time on job boards is costing you time and opportunities.🔗 maclist.org | Find Your Dream Job Podcast (wherever you listen)V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro0:00 Intro2:27 3 Fundamentals7:20 Don't Research During Interview Process8:59 Big Mistake10:18 Applying Skills11:36 Do this NOW!14:30 FInd Your Dream Job17:23 Overwhelmed?20:44 Bonus Tip24:38 FInal 5#JobSearch #CareerHack #CareerTransition #JobSearchStrategy #FindYourDreamJob #MacPrichard #FiveMinuteCareerHack #JamilaBrown #CareerCoaching #JobHunting #CareerDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth

March 27, 2026Episode 810 min

Most People Wait Years for a Promotion — Here's How to Manufacture One in 90 Days

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1In this episode, I am covering Moves 4–7 of the "10 Small Career Moves" [FULL COURSE] — four counterintuitive shifts that will change how your boss sees you, how fast you advance, and how you're positioned in your organization.Move 4: Stop trying to be good at everything. Move 5: Stop asking "how am I doing?" Move 6: Don't wait on the promotion cycle. Move 7: Stop consuming. This is Module 2 of 3. Watch Part 1 first if you haven't — Moves 1–3 are there. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS13YUCUq_0&list=PL65BoZPbF6nKIxO9Q0FC-yIIvVfFliz88&index=2&t=1sV I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro00:27 Career Move #4 02:58 Career Move #504:01 Tactical Adjustment 505:18 Career Moves #606:09 Tactical Adjustment 607:30 Career Move #708:37 Tactical Adjustment 7#CareerAdvice #GetPromoted #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerStrategy #CareerGrowth #CareerHack #CareerCoaching #WorkplaceSuccess #JobAdvancement #HighPerformer #CareerTips #LinkedInTips

March 23, 2026Episode 749 min

25–27 Weeks Unemployed: The Corporate Revolution Nobody Is Talking About

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1I sat down with Zach — founder of *Living Corporate* and Workforce Consultant — to break down the corporate revolution reshaping how we work, who gets hired, and what survival looks like in this new landscape.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro08:37 Corporate Structure Defined13:40 How is Unemployment really doing?23:50 Technology = Barrier or Bridge31:23 Belonging Today43:17 Legacy#FutureOfWork #JobMarket #CareerDevelopment #CorporateLife #Leadership #WorkplaceEquity #5MinuteCareerHack #LivingCorporate #HRProfessionals #BlackInCorporate #CareerHack #OrganizationalChange

March 19, 2026Episode 611 min

Is Doing Great Work Enough to Get Promoted? Here's the Hard Truth

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1Today, I am breaking down 3 of 10 small career moves you can make right now to accelerate your career — starting with the habits that trap most high performers in the same position for years. This is a 3-module course. Stay tuned for modules 2-3.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro01:48 Career Move #103:02 Tactical Adjustment #104:45 Career Move #207:46 Career Blueprint08:26 Career Move #309:44 Tactical Adjustments 3#CareerGrowth #GetPromoted #CareerAdvice #HighPerformer #CareerVisibility #CareerStrategy #5MinuteCareerHack #CareerTips #ProfessionalDevelopment #CareerHack #PromotionTips #NetworkingStrategy

March 16, 2026Episode 542 min

How to Test Your Career Pivot Without Quitting Your Job I Sarah Pomeranz

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1Sarah Pomeranz is the CEO of Consultants for Impact, a TEDx speaker, and a strategist who helps high achievers pivot into purpose-driven careers without burning out. In this episode, she breaks down the Weighted Factor Model — a free framework that helps you score your current role so you stop guessing and start deciding with data. She also unpacks how career experiments let you test new paths without quitting, what's really behind the epidemic of professionals staying too long, and the one mindset shift that helps her clients finally take action with less fear and more intention.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro02:26 The signs that it is time to change05:05 Why you ignore the signs08:46 How Career Experiments was founded15:32 Career Experiment How-to23:51 If I stay at my job30:48 +1 and +1033:43 The main mindset shift39:32 Final 5 Words#CareerPivot #CareerBurnout #PurposeAtWork #HowToChangeCareer #HighAchievers #CareerExperiments #5MinuteCareerHack #CareerAdvice

February 23, 2026Episode 439 min

From 4 Layoffs to 56 Speaking Leads: D’Janae Robinson’s Success Strategy

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1In this video, Candyce Hunt sat down with D’Janae Robinson, a powerhouse DEI strategist and faith-driven leader, to chat through her journey of leaving "Big Tech" to redefine promotion on her own terms.During the conversation, D’Janae shares the raw truth about being impacted by four different layoffs and the exact moment at Essence Fest where she realized her identity was too attached to a corporate title rather than her purpose.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro03:01 The Real Cost05:36 The Cost of not being on Purpose09:35 The Moment17:52 Hurdling Fear35:48 Strategic Career Pivot39:12 Final 5 Words#CareerPivot #5MinuteCareerHack #DJanaeRobinson #PurposeOverProfit #WomenInBusiness #Entrepreneurship #CorporateExitStrategy #CareerConfidence

February 16, 2026Episode 428 min

Stop Applying to 1,000 Jobs: Do THIS Instead to Get the Interview

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay11,000 people apply for the same job—how do you stand out? Career expert Michelle Schafer reveals the hidden dangers of "spamming" the market and how to take control of your career story.Michelle Schafer is an award-winning career coach and the author of the internationally acclaimed book, “Cultivating Career Growth: Navigating Your Transitions with Purpose.” After being restructured twice herself, Michelle developed a step-by-step roadmap that helps professionals move from "restructured" to "re-hired" by focusing on transferable skills and the "gold" found in second-degree networks.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro01:13 The moment you get laid off03:47 What about my finances07:34 Losing the love for your work14:20 Transferrable Skills18:03 Look Through Your Network22:41 Laid off 2x26:54 Final 5 Words#CareerPivot, #JobSearchTips, #CareerHack, #LayoffRecovery, #NetworkingSecrets, #CareerGrowth, #JobInterview, #ProfessionalDevelopment, #CareerConfidence, #MichelleSchaefer

February 5, 20265 min

The Scottie Pippen Mistake: Why ‘Good Fruit’ Isn’t Enough to Get Paid l Career Hack #131

Stuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay190% of employees fail to track their accomplishments, but what’s really keeping you underpaid? Candyce Hunt reveals the hidden dangers of "potential" and how to take control of your compensation by showing the receipts.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro01:01 The Last Dance01:36 Document your receipts03:21 Brag Note System #103:33 Brag Note System #203:43 Brag Note System #303:53 Brag Note System #4 04:12 Reflect, Remove, Respond#5MinuteCareerHack #CareerGrowth #SalaryNegotiation #CandyceHunt #CareerPivot #ProfessionalDevelopment #KnowYourWorth #WorkplaceTips #NegotiationStrategy #CareerSuccess #BragFolder #CareerEquity

February 2, 2026Episode 140 min

The $964,000 Career Mistake: How to Stop Freezing and Get the Bag

#salarynegotiation #BlackCareerWomen #CareerHackStuck in your career while watching others get promoted? We've helped thousands of professionals unlock hidden opportunities with my 5 Minute Career Hack system. Grab our free 'Career Power Play' weekly to learn the exact strategies that helped our clients increase their income and land their dream job. Click below and change your career now! 👉https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/careerpowerplay1In this video, I sat down with Mental Health Strategist Crystal Grimes to chat through all things money, emotions, and salary negotiation. This episode is a must-watch for anyone looking to pivot their career, confidence, and compensation.During the conversation, Crystal shares her expertise on the emotional and historical factors that impact how we negotiate. She also answers many other questions about managing your mindset that you’ve never heard her speak about publicly.V I D E O S T O W A T C H N E X Thttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqZK2g_aKHg&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=9https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rck4uiTgnW8&list=PL65BoZPbF6nIefceKsS3yrOaZWesbftOh&index=8👉 Want to land your dream job, boost your income, and take control of your career? Click here: https://bit.ly/careerhackerfacebook👉 Want a career power move delivered straight to your inbox? If so, subscribe to the Career Power Play Newsletter: https://www.5minutecareerhack.com/5-minute-career-hackVideo Chapters:00:00 Intro04:28 Negotiation Survival Mode?07:11 Start Unlearning Here12:36 Social Exposure is the Key14:31 Who What Elements for Exposure17:18 I deserve more $24:23 Source of motivation26:50 What if they say NO?#CareerPivot #CareerChange #salary #5MinuteCareerHack