# skills
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53:07Knowing your super skill and building your kit bagLeanne Elliott: I, I would imagine that people, there's people in 2 camps, and maybe they're holding both feelings at the same time at this point. They're like, yeah, Kristien, I'm with you. Yeah. I'm gonna do this, I'm EP 311 · 18 Jun 2026·interview· 53:07–58:2545:21Workplace Surgery — AI skills vs experienceAl Elliott: It is time for the world famous weekly workplace surgery where I put your questions to Leanne normally, but now I'm putting them to Jake, Dr. Jake, and Leanne as well. So we've got question number 1, which isEP 290 · 7 Apr 2026·workplace surgery· 45:21–53:2368:15Being razor sharp and honest about your super skillsKristien Turner: I have to think from an engineer standpoint, like if they're not like clearing out tickets or if they're not like the productivity component to it, right? If they're not being able to complete tasks mostEP LIVE-2026-04-03 · 3 Apr 2026·panel interview· 68:15–70:4612:54Story 2 — The rise of 'new-collar' jobsAl Elliott: Link in the show notes Leanne Elliott: Our What We've Seen This Week Al Elliott: So I've got a new word for youEP 284 · 17 Mar 2026·news roundup· 12:54–18:0245:32Workplace Surgery — How do I know if I'm any good at interviewing?Leanne Elliott: They are good, aren't they? Um, I say this with love, you're probably not a very good interviewer. And that's not because you're not a good interviewer, it's because you probably haven't taken the time toEP 198 · 20 May 2025·workplace surgery· 45:32–51:111:54Story 1: The Gen-Z skill gapLeanne Elliott: I saw, um, a bit— an article about Gen Z. I feel like we don't talk about enough on the show. Should maybe inject a bit of youth. Um, yeah, no, I saw— I mean, they're everywhere, aren't they? You gotta, gEP 146 · 19 Nov 2024·news roundup· 1:54–8:4516:14What university doesn't teach you about professional lifeAl Elliott: A law degree, certainly my law degree, does not prepare you for professional life at all. It is an academic subject. You are learning law in the way that you might learn philosophy or history or something likEP 141 · 31 Oct 2024·other· 16:14–19:0426:11What are employers actually looking for?John White: Yeah, especially when you're going to those communities and seeking them out, it's really good to ask for maybe informational interviews is what I call them. I'm not interviewing for a job, I'm just asking yoEP 135 · 10 Oct 2024·panel interview· 26:11–29:3559:26The importance of transferable skillsNick Korte: I can't believe I almost forgot to say this, but so many people, regardless of the job you do today, you have skills that are relatable and useful in other disciplines and domains. So if you're someone who's EP 135 · 10 Oct 2024·panel interview· 59:26–63:110:33Google's hiring evolution: skills vs. personalityAl Elliott: Nice. Check out hopspot.com, the agentic customer platform for growing businesses Leanne Elliott: And that's the other thing. If you think she's good and her performance is good, then she's not good. She's frEP 86 · 2 Apr 2024·news roundup· 0:33–9:52
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