Social Work Insider
Social Work Insider was a podcast by Harleny Vasquez, a Licensed Social Worker and founder of yourEVOLVEDmind where she dived into what it takes to be a resilient and empathy-driven Social Worker in today’s world and to help every Social Worker around the world develop their careers and becomes the best version of themselves.This podcast was dedicated to helping soon-to-be and current Social Workers who are looking to advance their professional careers. Harleny touches on topics ranging from entrepreneurship, social work career development, mindset, and personal branding.
Social Work Insider was listed as #18 out of the top 40 Social Work podcast to follow in 2022 for Feedspot.
FINAL SEASON WAS AUGUST 2023
Social Work Insider
Building an Empathy Driven Career with Eric Stephens
Does building a career and displaying empathy work well together? Well, according to my guest in today’s episode, Eric Stephens, the founder of HireHigherEd - they do!
Listen in as Eric shares with me his personal and very inspiring story of how he’s used empathy to supercharge his career.
In today’s episode, Eric Stephens, the Founder of HireHigherEd, discussed a step by step process on how to build an empathy driven career. Listen in as Eric shares with me his personal and very inspiring story of how he’s used empathy to supercharge his career.
During this episode we talked about:
- The role empathy plays in the Social Work industry
- The moment Eric was asked one of the most life changing question he’s ever received from a residential student
- Figuring out when to and when not to go into higher education
- The importance of giving yourself permission to start
- Why getting other people to tell your story can help you learn more about your own st
More about Eric:
Dr. Eric Stephens is a former writing teacher who had to find a new career due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As he searched, he founded #HireHigherEd, an initiative to build community and help other academics making career transitions. Eventually, he found a new career in data analytics, but left it to start a software company. He doesn't just want to watch higher education change, he wants to usher it in. You can connect with Eric on LinkedIn or his website www.TranslateAcademia.com.
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This episode was sponsored by Social Work Degrees powered by Wiley.
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