How To Make Yourself Irreplaceable At Work + AI Proof Your Career with Ginny Clarke

Remember that time on Question Everything when Ginny Clarke said “return to office” ??? The internet was not happy. You all had a lot of thoughts, so we brought her back.

Ginny spent more than a decade recruiting executives at Spencer Stuart before leading executive recruiting at Google, which means she's spent years watching companies decide who gets hired, promoted, paid more and eventually overlooked. Now she's back to revisit the RTO debate, explain why she thinks loyalty can be a trap, and tell us what actually makes someone valuable when AI can write the job description and the resume.

In this episode:

• Has Ginny changed her mind about return-to-office, or is she standing on business?
• Why Ginny says showing up in person still gives you an advantage.
• Why she says “loyalty … is a trap”
• What you owe to a job that no longer values you.
• How your body can let you know when it’s time to go.
• Why “we're a family” may be the number one red flag at work.
• If you’re back in the office, how to make it work for you.
• Why remote work shouldn’t be a disappearing act.
• What companies need to do to earn an employee’s trust.
• How to beat AI at its own game when applying for jobs.
• The difference between experience, skills and competencies, and why no one knows.
• Why Ginny thinks your resume is probably focusing on all the wrong things.
• The truth about “ghost jobs” and how 30% of job postings may not be real.
• Why credibility at work means more than looking like an expert.
• The interview mistake that can make or break your chances.
• And the question Ginny thinks everyone should be able to answer: What are you actually good at?

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