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All the Cool Girls Get Fired: Owning Your Story of Career Resilience
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In this episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman talks with the co-authors of All The Cool Girls Get Fired: How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back On Top, Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill. Laura and Kristina rose through the ranks of the fashion industry, both becoming Editor-In-Chief – Laura at InStyle and Kristina at The Wall Street Journal Magazine. But a few years ago, they were both fired from their jobs.
In their conversation, Andrew, Laura and Kristina talk about what it’s like to get fired or let go and tips for how to take control and move forward.
Key Topics:
Why getting fired doesn’t mean you failed
How two top editors turned job loss into opportunity
Breaking the stigma and shame around being let go
The power of owning your story
Emotional recovery after a layoff: wallowing vs. moving on
Practical first steps after getting fired
Finding new purpose and direction after a dream job ends
Turning career setbacks into reinvention and personal ownership
Links & Resources:
Follow Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill on LinkedIn
Join the Get Hired community on LinkedIn here
Listen to more episodes of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman here
218 episodes
Manage episode 513699864 series 3528147
Help us improve the show by filling out our audience survey: bit.ly/4j01Gq0
In this episode of Get Hired, LinkedIn Editor Andrew Seaman talks with the co-authors of All The Cool Girls Get Fired: How to Let Go of Being Let Go and Come Back On Top, Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill. Laura and Kristina rose through the ranks of the fashion industry, both becoming Editor-In-Chief – Laura at InStyle and Kristina at The Wall Street Journal Magazine. But a few years ago, they were both fired from their jobs.
In their conversation, Andrew, Laura and Kristina talk about what it’s like to get fired or let go and tips for how to take control and move forward.
Key Topics:
Why getting fired doesn’t mean you failed
How two top editors turned job loss into opportunity
Breaking the stigma and shame around being let go
The power of owning your story
Emotional recovery after a layoff: wallowing vs. moving on
Practical first steps after getting fired
Finding new purpose and direction after a dream job ends
Turning career setbacks into reinvention and personal ownership
Links & Resources:
Follow Laura Brown and Kristina O’Neill on LinkedIn
Join the Get Hired community on LinkedIn here
Listen to more episodes of Get Hired with Andrew Seaman here
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