Building an Empathy Driven Career with Eric Stephens

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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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