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by Patricia Ortega | Transformational Career Coach | Career Counselor
If you’re a mid-career woman in the job search, you need less effort and more strategy.Join me to catch your career blind spots, make internal shifts, and elevate your job search to make real progress.🙋🏻♀️ Hey there! I’m Patricia.I help mid-career women get to their ideal next role with more intention and less stress.On the podcast, you’ll clarify your career direction, understand strategic branding, and experience the same insight-to-action approach I use in my start-to-finish 1:1 career coaching program. .This podcast is especially for you if you:✔︎ are in a job search or about to start one✔︎ know how to work hard but want a smarter strategy✔︎ want momentum in the search, knowing you left nothing on the tableHere’s what we talk about:🎙️ Job search strategy for mid-career professionals🎙️ Career clarity, insights, and decision-making🎙️ Professional branding (resume, LinkedIn, messaging)🎙️ Interview preparation and interview strategy🎙️ The thoughts, patterns and habits t
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- May 5, 202615 min
How She Turned a Scattered Job Search into a Fortune 500 Director Role | #162
If your job search has turned into endless applications, second-guessing, and hoping something finally sticks… you’re not alone. Many professionals fall into the trap of doing more: more applying, more searching, more scrolling - without ever stepping back to ask if their approach is actually working. But in this episode, you’ll hear how Kelly went from a scattered, “apply to everything” approach to landing a director-level role with a significant salary increase. And the shift wasn’t about connections or luck. It was about clarity, positioning, and learning how to communicate her value in a way that actually landed. Because the truth is, your experience is probably stronger than you think. The question is: are you leveraging it? Let’s break down what that actually looks like, and how you can start creating traction in your own search. You’ll learn: ✔ Why applying to everything keeps you stuck (even if it feels productive) ✔ What it really means to communicate your value in interviews and beyond ✔ Why confidence comes from preparation and not memorization Links in this episode: Get immediate clarity with The Career & Brand Strategy Intensive: https://www.theuncommoncareer.com/intensive ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com. .
- Apr 28, 20269 min
"Try harder" Isn't a Strategy (Think Like a CEO instead) | #161
If your job search, career strategy, or even job interview preparation has started to feel like one long cycle of “try harder,” you’re not alone. Many professionals push through their career goals with more effort, more applications, and more pressure - hoping momentum will eventually appear. But when progress stalls, the real shift isn’t usually effort. It’s perspective. So take a pause and think: what if you stepped back and looked at your career the way a CEO looks at a company? Not reacting to every bump in the job search, but zooming out to assess the strategy, the direction, and the decisions that will shape the next five or ten years. Because the truth is, you’re not just a job seeker. You’re the CEO of a company of one. And the way you invest in your career growth - your skills, your direction, and your strategic decisions - determines far more than the next offer. Let's get clear on that mindset in this episode and start paving the way for your growth today. You’ll learn: ✔ Why “trying harder” often keeps your job search stuck ✔ How to think about your career like a CEO leading a company ✔ The role of strategy in long-term career growth ✔ Why high-leverage decisions matter more than constant activity ✔ How investing in yourself changes more than just your next offer Links in this episode: Connect with Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ Get immediate clarity with The Career & Brand Strategy Intensive: https://www.theuncommoncareer.com/intensive ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com. .
- Apr 21, 202629 min
When You Can't Prove Your Value: How to Stop Losing Opportunities, w/Orlando Hayes | #160
If your job search or job interview conversations are going well but offers, promotions, or recognition still feel just out of reach... Then there’s a good chance the issue isn’t your experience. It’s your ability to prove your career value in a clear, measurable way. In today’s market, strong communication alone isn’t enough. Without documented results, even great work can get overlooked, costing you real momentum in your career growth. In this conversation with Orlando Hayes, we'll help you shift your focus to something most professionals overlook until it’s too late: capturing and communicating your impact before you need it. Because when the moment comes – whether it’s an interview, performance review, or unexpected transition – you don’t get time to scramble. And when proof isn’t there, opportunity quietly slips away. You’ll learn: ✔ Why great work alone isn’t enough in today’s job market ✔ What happens when you can’t prove your value in real time ✔ How documenting your wins changes your job search outcomes ✔ The difference between “doing the work” and communicating impact ✔ How performance language strengthens interviews, reviews, and promotions Links in this episode: Connect with Me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ Get immediate clarity with The Career & Brand Strategy Intensive: https://www.theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Your 14-Day Free Access to Career Capital's Structured Workspace: Head to https://career-capital/theuncommon14 and use promo code THECOMMON30 for 30% off for 90 days. Why 90 days? Because we want to set you up for your next performance review. ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ About Orlando Haynes Orlando D. Haynes is the Founder and CEO of Career Capital, a performance documentation platform built on the belief that talent without documentation is just unverified potential. With a career spanning talent strategy, leadership development, and organizational design, Orlando recognized a consistent gap: professionals were doing exceptional work but struggling to articulate and leverage their impact when it mattered most — during performance reviews, promotions, and career transitions. Career Capital was built to close that gap. By providing a structured system to capture, organize, and communicate professional impact in real time, the platform empowers individuals and organizations to turn documented work into career-defining outcomes. Connect with: Orlando on LinkedIn ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com. .
- Apr 14, 202610 min
The Formula for Getting the Offer: Interview Working, Confidence, Strategy | #159
Have you ever walked out of a job interview knowing you did well… and still didn’t get the offer? The rapport was there. The recruiter said you were the favorite. The conversations felt strong - you believed it would be you. And yet, when it came down to the final decision, it was always someone else. When that keeps happening, it’s rarely about intelligence or experience. It’s usually something more subtle — a missing through-line. A disconnect between the words you’re using, the confidence you’re carrying, and the strategy guiding it all. You can have great conversations and still lack cohesion. You can feel confident and still miss alignment. You can say the right things — but not in a way that builds momentum toward the offer. When your verbiage, confidence, and strategy finally lock into place, everything tightens. Find out how in this episode, so tune in. You’ll learn: ✔ Why “almost getting the offer” points to a deeper alignment issue ✔ What a verbiage bottleneck actually looks like ✔ The difference between hype-confidence and anchored confidence ✔ How strategy turns good conversations into real opportunities ✔ Why these three elements must work together — not separately Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com.
- Apr 7, 202610 min
Stop Spinning: The 3 Job Search Questions That Reveal Your Next Step | #158
If your job search feels like motion without momentum, you’re not alone. You’re applying, tweaking, thinking, second-guessing. And somehow… you’re still in the same place. Most high-achieving women aren’t stuck because they’re lazy or unqualified. They’re stuck because their minds are moving so fast that clarity never has a chance to land. So the hamster wheel spins and the doubts get louder. The “maybe I should change industries” thoughts creep in. But traction doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from one decision. And sometimes, that decision is realizing you’re exactly where you need to be. Other times, it’s recognizing that white-knuckling the process isn’t leadership — it’s exhaustion. In this conversation, you’ll slow the spin just long enough to see what’s actually happening… and what your real next move should be. You’ll learn: ✔ How to identify the true bottleneck in your search ✔ Why “trying everything” often isn’t the same as trying strategically ✔ The hidden cost of staying stuck longer than necessary ✔ How to tell if you’re on the right track — or just busy ✔ The one decision that shifts you from spinning to traction Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com.
- Mar 31, 202615 min
Hired! 1st Interview, $60K Increase: Here's What We Did Differently | #157
What if the reason interviews haven’t been landing… isn’t because you’re underprepared — but because you’re answering at the wrong depth? You can walk out of an interview feeling confident. You can hit every STAR checkpoint, clearly explain the situation, the task, the action, and the result… and still leave the hiring leader unsure. Not because you did anything wrong. But because something essential never surfaced. When your responses focus only on what happened, the hiring leader is left filling in the blanks. Was the success situational? Was the timing lucky? Could it be replicated here? Under pressure? In a different environment? And when they’re forced to guess, hesitation creeps in. The candidates who get the offer — especially the first interview, significant salary bump kind of offer — make one thing unmistakably clear: the outcome wasn’t accidental. It was the product of how they think. I'll walk you through those exact steps in this episode, so tune in! You’ll learn: ✔ Why STAR on its own leaves too much to interpretation ✔ The three mental “bridges” hiring leaders try to build ✔ How to sell your thinking — not just your past actions ✔ Three ways to elevate your stories beyond surface detail ✔ Why replicable process beats one-off achievement every time Links in this episode: Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian, biblical worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com.
- Mar 24, 202612 min
Oh My Gosh! There’s So Much More I Should Be Doing (Our 5-Part Interview Strategy) | #156
If your interview prep has mostly meant practicing answers over and over, there’s a good chance something bigger has been missing. Strong interviews are built from the ground up – starting with audience awareness, risk mitigation, and strategic storytelling long before rehearsal ever begins. There’s a moment many professionals experience when they realize they’ve been answering questions… but not intentionally guiding decisions. Do you recognize yourself following the same pattern? You’ll learn: ✔ Why practice without strategy reinforces the wrong habits ✔ The five layers that build a compelling interview message ✔ How to identify the hiring leader’s risks and obstacles ✔ Why relevance always outweighs raw impact ✔ What it means to internalize a message instead of rehearsing lines Links in this episode: Download our five step process here: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Let's talk about your career: https://theuncommoncareer.com/call Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com. .
- Mar 17, 202612 min
You Taught the Dog to Walk You: The Interview Mistake High Achievers Don’t See | #155
Did you know that you can spend hours preparing for interviews and still unknowingly reinforce the wrong habits? Effort doesn’t always equal progress. Sometimes it builds confidence. Other times, it quietly strengthens the very pattern that’s holding you back. High achievers especially fall into this trap. Strong communicators assume that more practice will automatically lead to better performance. But repetition without refinement can lock in ineffective habits. What feels polished might not actually be strategic. What feels confident might not be landing the way you think. The difference between “good communicator” and “compelling candidate” isn’t volume of preparation – it’s intentional refinement. Tune in, and I'll tell you exactly how and why. You’ll learn: ✔ Why practice alone doesn’t improve interview performance ✔ The difference between repetition and deliberate refinement ✔ How high achievers unknowingly reinforce ineffective patterns ✔ What real feedback loops look like in interview prep ✔ The one question to ask to see if your preparation is helping or hurting Links mentioned in this episode: Learn about The Career & Brand Strategy Intensive: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Download our five step process here: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Cut 3 months off your job search in 90 minutes (start here) Create a clear brand & job search strategy that cuts 3 months off your search: https://theuncommoncareer.com/intensive Learn our 5-step job search strategy: https://theuncommoncareer.com/process Connect with me on LinkedIn (let me know you're from the podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/in/pmortega/ . . . . . . _____________________ Patricia Ortega is known for coaching clients to a strategic, emotionally intelligent approach to job searching that emphasizes clarity over activity, quality over quantity, and positioning over bragging. She helps mid-career professionals rise above crowded applicant pools and land aligned roles faster by combining three core areas: 1) Clear branding and messaging, 2) job search strategy, and 3) Identity, Confidence, and Emotional Intelligence Under Pressure. She operates from a Christian worldview. She believes excellence and integrity can coexist, and you don’t have to exaggerate or compromise who you are to compete at a high level. Learn more at https://theuncommoncareer.com. .
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About The Uncommon Career: Job Search & Career Coaching for Mid-career Women
If you’re a mid-career woman in the job search, you need less effort and more strategy.Join me to catch your career blind spots, make internal shifts, and elevate your job search to make real progress.🙋🏻♀️ Hey there! I’m Patricia.I help mid-career women get to their ideal next role with more intention and less stress.On the podcast, you’ll clarify your career direction, understand strategic branding, and experience the same insight-to-action approach I use in my start-to-finish 1:1 career coaching program. .This podcast is especially for you if you:✔︎ are in a job search or about to start one✔︎ know how to work hard but want a smarter strategy✔︎ want momentum in the search, knowing you left nothing on the tableHere’s what we talk about:🎙️ Job search strategy for mid-career professionals🎙️ Career clarity, insights, and decision-making🎙️ Professional branding (resume, LinkedIn, messaging)🎙️ Interview preparation and interview strategy🎙️ The thoughts, patterns and habits t
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