Career Advancement with Ginny Clarke

<p>In their lifetime, the average American works 90,000 hours. That astonishing amount exemplifies why it's critical to pick a career that fulfills both your passion and your purpose. But what if you don’t know what that career should be?</p> <p>In this episode of PCTY Talks, Ginny Clarke and host Shari Simpson discuss how you define for yourself what your career looks like through self-reflection, competencies and resume writing techniques.</p> <p>Guest: Ginny Clarke, CEO | Talent Strategist | Organizational Builder</p> <p>Ginny Clarke was Director, Executive Recruiting at Google from August 2016 until November 2020. In this role, she led the Diversity, Internal Mobility and the Non-tech Recruiting teams. Her team of North American recruiters found and hired senior leaders (Directors +) for finance, sales, marketing and other G&A functions across Google.</p> <p>Before Google, Ginny was a Partner at Spencer Stuart, the global executive search firm, based in Chicago. For 12 years, she worked in the firm’s Financial Services and Financial Officer Practices, and co-founded and led Spencer Stuart’s Global Diversity Practice. She left Spencer Stuart to write a book titled Career Mapping: Charting Your Course in the New World of Work, which was published in 2011. The book provides a framework that empowers individuals to plot and assess their professional competencies, and strategically navigate their careers.</p> <p>After the book was published, Ginny ran her own executive search and talent management firm for 3 years before becoming a Senior Partner for Executive Search in the U.S. at Knightsbridge, a Canadian human capital solutions firm.</p> <p>Mentioned in the episode:</p> <ul><li>Website: <a href='https://www.ginnyclarke.com/'>GinnyClarke.com</a></li> <li>Book: <a href='https://amzn.to/3sUEcv0'>Career Mapping</a></li> <li>Podcast: <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fifth-dimensional-leadership/id1519786507'>Fifth Dimensional Leadership</a></li> </ul>