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The Career Bloom Podcast
Career advice with a little Southern sass and zero corporate fluff.
The Career Bloom Podcast is where twelve years in HR meets real talk and a strong cup of coffee. Host Lauren Deats has sat on both sides of the hiring table, and she's here to tell you what actually happens after you hit submit. The good, the cringe, and the stuff nobody says out loud.
Every week she's breaking down the job search, the interview room, the offer, and the messy middle of building a career you don't dread. One week it's how to quit tanking your own interviews. The next it's what hiring managers really think when they read your résumé. Whether you're job hunting, pivoting, climbing, or running the team that's doing the hiring, pull up a chair. There's something here for you.
You'll get a Horror Story of the Week you'll feel in your bones, a Listener Mailbag where your questions get answered straight, and a Tip of the Week you can actually use before the weekend.
New episodes every Thursday.
Ready to stop guessing and get a real plan? Book a free thirty-minute consult at careerbloomsolutions.com/free-consultations. Résumés, career, or interviews. You bring the mess, we'll sort it out together.
Bless your heart, you're going to be just fine.
Episodes
21 episodes
10 Ways to Lose a Job Offer, Part 4 (The Close)
You survived the interview. You think the hard part is over. Bless your heart.The last stretch is where the careful people get sloppy. They list a reference they never warned. They forget their whole life is one Google search away. They ...
10 Ways to Lose a Job Offer, Part 3 (The Receipts Come Due)
You aced the interview. You walked to your car feeling good about yourself. And then the receipts came due.The reference who remembered you a little differently. The background check that read every line. The salary conversation you fumb...
10 Ways to Lose a Job Offer, Part 2 (Once You're in the Room)
You didn't lose the offer because you weren't qualified. You lost it the second "so, why are you leaving?" turned into a ten-minute therapy session about your old boss.This month, Lauren's teaching you how to lose a job offer in te...
10 Ways to Lose a Job Offer, Part 1 (Before You Even Walk In)
You didn't lose the offer in the interview. You lost it at 9 p.m. on a Tuesday, when you fired the same tired résumé at your fortieth job posting and called it "applying."This month, Lauren's teaching you how to lose a job offer in ten w...
Mama Said Print Your Resume on Nice Paper (Sweetie, the Robot Is at the Door)
Mama said print it on the good cardstock. Walk it in. Look them in the eye.Sweetie. The hiring manager is not in the office. She is on a Zoom call in Phoenix and she has not touched a piece of paper in nine years.Welcome to week t...
Mama Said Go to College (The Hiring Market Said Show Me the Skills)
The 1960s are over, sweetie. The job market mama described retired before most of you were born.Welcome to Season 5 of The Career Bloom Podcast, where Lauren is dismantling every piece of career advice mama, grandmama, daddy, and your no...
Bless Your Heart, You Don't Know How to Hire
Six rounds of interviews for a $75K role? A take-home assignment that's suspiciously identical to their actual Q3 project? A "culture fit coffee" that somehow turns into round seven? If your job search has been making you feel like you're losin...
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Break Through- Stop Waiting, Start Moving
You are not stuck because you don't know what to do. You are stuck because you've been getting ready to get ready for about three months too long. Break Through Week is here, and this episode is your permission slip to move. In today's episode,...
The Break Through: You Are Not Getting Ghosted Because You Are Unqualified
Full Bloom Season continues with Episode 2: Break Through. We are done planning. We are done auditing. This is the episode where we actually do the thing. Lauren breaks down the online application process and why your perfectly good resume is g...
Plant Your Seeds: The Career Audit You've Been Avoiding (and Why It's Costing You)
Season 4 is here and we are not easing into it. Welcome to Full Bloom Season. Four episodes. Four themes. One goal: getting your career or your business to a place where you actually feel good about it. Episode ...
Ghosting is for Dating, Not Recruiters + How to Not Get Fired in Your First 90 Days
Your first 90 days at a new job is a performance, not a rehearsal. In this episode, Lauren breaks down exactly how to survive (and thrive in) your first three months on the job with a phase-by-phase game plan. Plus, networking advic...
The Salary Negotiation Script Your Boss Hates (and Other Interview Traps)
Tired of walking into interviews with nothing but good vibes and a prayer? Yeah, that's not a strategy. In this episode, Lauren breaks down exactly how to answer the dreaded "Tell me about yourself" question in 60 seconds flat; no c...
The Glow Up: Stop Calling Your Mom - The Entry Level Delusion
Welcome back to the office, buttercups. Today, we’re closing the daycare and opening the boardroom. If you think "Entry-Level" means a four-year paid internship where we teach you how to use a calendar, you are living in a delusion; and your ca...
The Glow Up: Your Resume is Mid and Your Instagram is Messy
Episode DescriptionHoney, the "Participation Trophy" era is officially over. Welcome to the real world, where your 4.0 GPA doesn't mean a thing if your resume looks like a 1998 Word template and your Instagram is a liability.<...
Episode 4: The Clean Break (The Resignation)
The Clean Break: How to Quit Your Job Without Burning the Bridge (or the Building)The "It’s not me, it’s definitely you" moment has arrived. In our February finale, Lauren Deats teaches you how to execute the perfect professional ...
Trauma Bonding in the Breakroom: The Truth About Work Besties & Office "Situationships"
You don’t necessarily love the job, but you love the people. Sound familiar? This week, we’re exploring the intense world of workplace friendships. Lauren dives into the psychology of the "Work Wife/Husband" and why trauma-bonding over a 4:45 P...
Toxic Traits & Red Flags: Are You Dating Your Boss or Just Being Micromanaged?
If your boss were a Tinder date, would you have ghosted them by now? In honor of the season of love (and heartbreak), we’re identifying the biggest red flags in leadership. Lauren breaks down the toxic traits that make us want to break up with ...
The Honeymoon Phase is Over: When the "Dream Job" Starts Showing Its True Colors
Did the "New Job Smell" wear off faster than a cheap air freshener? You're not alone. This week, Lauren is pulling back the curtain on the inevitable "Job Honeymoon" crash. We’re diving deep into why the "Unlimited PTO" promise is ...
EPISODE 2: THE RESUME ROAST (WHY YOUR EXPERIENCE ISN’T THE PROBLEM)
Your resume isn't a Wikipedia page of your life, it’s a marketing document. If you’re sending out fifty applications and getting zero bites, the problem isn't your talent; it’s your presentation. In this episode, Lauren breaks down the "Recruit...
EPISODE 1: HR ISN’T YOUR BESTIE (BUT I AM)
You’ve been lied to. You’ve been told HR is your "office bestie" and that "hope" is a valid career strategy. It’s not. In the debut episode of the Career Bloom Podcast, Lauren Deats pulls back the curtain on 12 years of HR secrets. We’re skippi...