Career Gems with Merete Fields
Career Gems Podcast is exactly what you need to feel motivated, get career clarity, and listen to honest, non-judgemental, encouraging, and candid career advice. With special guest appearances, specific and actionable insights on how you can make the right adjustments to create a successful career path that ultimately helps you reach your career goals; why would you want to miss an episode?! About Merete Fields: Merete (pronounced Merit) equips women of color with clear results-based, actionable tools on how to transform their career path, make the necessary career pivots, and help them successfully advocate for themselves. Visit her website: MereteFields.com | Social: @meretefields
Episodes
44 episodes
#43: What are Recruiters Looking for in Candidates?
Wondering how to stick out from the crowd? Or wondering what recruiters are looking for? Wonder no more!This month’s series is all about how you can have a competitive edge in the job market. For this month’s speaker series, ...
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Episode 43
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25:38
#42: Red Flags You Can’t Ignore!
Sometimes there can be glaringly obvious red flags but we somehow find a way to excuse terrible behavior for the sake of giving someone the benefit of the doubt (even when they don’t deserve it). In this month’s series, we’re talkin...
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Episode 42
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25:19
#41: The Benefits of Coaching
We’ve all seen ads for coaching and let’s be honest the market is saturated with coaches! So how do you know what’s the right fit for you let alone if coaching is even beneficial for you?Check out this month’s speaker series with Cat Ma...
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Episode 41
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22:36
#40: Are You Using LinkedIn Correctly?
Fall has the tendency to be the time of year when you get reinvigorated and motivated to finish the year strong. It’s usually the time where you reflect and evaluate if you’re truly professionally happy.And usually, the first place to go...
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Episode 40
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24:58
#39: Why Representation Matters
There was a time when low representation was a norm but times are changing (thank goodness–I mean there is still a lot of work to do, but slow progress is still progress nonetheless). Companies are starting to realize they need to prioritize di...
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Season 2
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Episode 29
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34:17
#38 Finding Your Passions and Interests...while Still Being Employed
If you feel like you keep working, working, and working, but you just aren’t fulfilled and want to find something else (but you need to keep your job) this episode is especially for you.In this episode, I spoke with Carolyn Pitt who is a...
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24:18
#37: It's Never Too Late to Change Careers
Have you ever had aspirations to change careers and start in a new industry but felt like it was too late? Then you're going to love this episode because you're going to learn that there's no such thing!In this episode, I spoke with expe...
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Episode 37
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39:26
#36: Why Having a 9-5 is Aye ok with Kirsten Norwood
We are living in a world where entrepreneurship is highlighted so heavily that sometimes we forget a 9-5 is still poppin'!I spoke with experienced HR professional, Kirsten Norwood to talk just about this topic. Kirsten is a journalist by...
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Season 2
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Episode 36
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25:05
#35: Why Representation Matters
In today's episode, I spoke with Dr. Antoinette Liles, a talented Doctor of Dental Medicine, who recently opened up her own Dental Practice in Pearl, MS. Dr. Liles takes great pride in her journey of becoming a dentist and owning her own practi...
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Episode 35
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23:59
#34: How to Navigate Difficult Conversations...even with your boss
This is one of my favorite topics because I think there is something liberating about being vulnerable and getting ready to have a difficult conversation. In this episode, I walk you through how to have effectively had difficult con...
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Episode 34
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12:30
#33: How To Walk in Your True Identity...at work
In today's episode, I got the pleasure of interviewing Kirsten Norwood! Kirsten is an experienced HR professional with a focus on recruiting, training and inclusion. With a special ability to appeal to any audience, especially young professiona...
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Episode 33
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26:20
#32: Career Goals and Clarity
Sometimes you get through a routine and you don’t think about if what you’re doing is actually what you want to be doing. So this episode is dedicated to helping you to start thinking through what your career goals actually are (aside from maki...
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Episode 32
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9:46
#31: We all have to work, but do we all make an impact?
In today’s episode, I interviewed Halleemah Nash. She is a speaker, author, and social entrepreneur operating as Founder of Rosecrans Ventures, a startup that provides coaching and career readiness to underrepresented Gen Z talent. ...
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Episode 31
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24:48
#30: How do you balance a career and a new degree program?
Is there even a thing called balance?! I kid but I will say it’s a concept that is ever-evolving.Sometimes you think we achieve balance every single day and it’s just not true. Some days your all may mean only 65% and some days your all ...
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Episode 30
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9:23
#29: Does No Really Mean No?
In this episode, I spoke with a woman who was told no over and over again, that ended up working for the greatest entertainer of all time–Beyonce! I sat down with celebrity Stylist and Designer Raquel Smith. Raquel shares what it’s like to work...
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Episode 29
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22:20
#28: Reunited and it Feels So Good!
In our modern social media world, sometimes we start to focus too much on how many connections we have versus how many relationships we actually have. In this episode, I walk through the top 4 steps of how to connect and build meaningful ...
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Episode 28
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12:21
#27: Who Says You have to Choose One Career?
I interviewed Miasha Coleman who has rocked the literary world with her debut novel Secret Society, which landed her a 6 figure deal. Since then, Miasha has written over a dozen more and continues to grow in her craft.Miasha is paving th...
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Episode 27
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30:10
#26: What’s the best way to position yourself for growth opportunities?
You might have started a new role and you want to grow within the company but you just got there! So now you’re wondering, how do I position myself for leadership positions?This episode of Career Gems is all about the top 4 w...
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Episode 26
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9:39
#25: Are You Making Sure You’re Changing with the Times?
Emmy & NAACP Award-Winning Producer and Casting Director, Christal Ransom continues to make history in the Television Industry, and I got to sit down and speak with her about her incredible success.Christal went from being an adminis...
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Episode 25
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36:40
#24: For real, for real...what’s the purpose of a cover letter?
You see an amazing job you are planning to apply to and then they require the dreaded document...your cover letter.This episode of Career Gems, is all things cover letters and especially learning how to make sure you stand out among the ...
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Episode 24
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7:51
#23: How to have the YOLO mindest...strategically.
In today's episode, I spoke with Angela Watts who was one of the only women of color in the IT world. She talks about how she strategically left her unfulfilling job because she realized you only live once! She is now the creator an...
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Episode 23
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23:21
#22: Is There a Difference between Settling and Compromising?
This is something that may or may not have crossed your mind often, but it’s definitely something that you need to think about.In this episode of Career Gems, you’re going to understand the important distinction between compromising and ...
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Episode 22
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10:50
#21: Are You Being True to Yourself?
This episode of Career Gems is a treat! You will hear from I spoke with Kim Whitehead who was formally a patent and trademark attorney in DC, who turned into the CEO and founder of LuxDream Group, a change management consulting group. She reali...
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Episode 21
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27:28
#20: The Best Ways to Discover Employment Interests
You might be in a career rut right now and you want to move into something completely different, but you have no idea where to start. Or you're happy with your company, but you're a little bored with your In this episode of Career Gems,...
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Episode 20
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9:45
#19: Pop Quiz: What’s the difference between a resume and an autobiography?
Recruiters are looking for you to sell all of your skills in a simple and easy way on the first page of your resume. If you don’t have it on the first page, you’re going to get passed over.In today’s episode, I go into detail abou...
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Episode 19
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8:34