Control Your Career:
A podcast for ambitious professionals.
Control Your Career is a career strategy podcast for professionals who want to stand out at work, get promoted, and make intentional career decisions.
Hosted by Career Coach and Strategic Career Consultant Julia Toothacre, this podcast delivers practical career advice on career growth, workplace dynamics, leadership skills, and professional visibility.
Episodes often draw from Julia’s proprietary Control Your Career framework, a structured approach for understanding your career reality, clarifying direction, and taking strategic action.
If you're navigating a career change, feeling stuck in your current role, or ready to take the next step in your career, this show will help you build influence, communicate effectively, and position yourself for new opportunities.
Each episode breaks down real-world career challenges like:
- how to stand out at work
- how to get promoted
- navigating workplace politics
- managing your boss and workplace relationships
- building leadership skills and influence
- making strategic career decisions
- aligning your career with your strengths and goals
Through a mix of solo episodes and expert interviews, Julia shares actionable job search strategies, career development insights, and proven frameworks to help you take control of your career with clarity and confidence.
If you are trying to decide if leaving your job is the right decision, take a listen season 1 of the podcast. You will find clarity and confidence to make the best decision for yourself and the future of your career.
All the basics for career development in one season of episodes. Whether you're looking for clarity, résumé tips, job search strategy, interview tips, negotiation, and more - this season is for you!
If this pandemic, or life in general, has you trying to figure out where you're headed then season 3 of the podcast is worth a listen. This season is short, to the point, and will help you make a few much needed decisions about your life.
Be Your Own Board: Strategies for Career Management walks you through how and why we are going to apply corporate execute board positions to your career so you can manage and level-up in your career strategically.
Julia interviews recruiters across industries to learn what they are looking for in a résumé, interview, and communication. These recruiters share it all and provide tips from their experience as a candidate and a recruiter.
Julia discusses her proprietary Control Your Career process with tangible and actionable advice throughout each episode. This season is a great start for those who want more control in their career journey and need a bit of direction.
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