Welcome to the Careering with Cameron podcast, your home for all things career strategy and job search success! Hosted by Kevin Cameron, this is the safe place for you to ask all the "dumb questions" about finding a job.
What to Expect:
Are you finishing college or graduate school and just starting your career? Are you a bright, data-driven individual in a STEM field (Science, Tech, Engineering, or Math) who may struggle with people skills? If you're wondering "what's next," you are in the right place.
Kevin's goal is to give you a clear, step-by-step roadmap for your career journey. We'll walk through the often-confusing process of finding a job so you can feel ready and empowered. The ultimate goal is not just to apply for positions, but to find meaningful work that aligns with your passion.
Meet Your Host:
Kevin Cameron brings over 20 years of experience as a recruiter and is an ICF-certified professional coach. Having been "on the other side of the desk" for two decades, he's bringing the inside scoop to help you:
Think like a recruiter so you can land the job you want.
Get actionable advice and best practices for resume writing, interview questions, negotiating offers, and more.
You don't have to navigate this career search alone!
New episodes drop every Wednesday. Be sure to subscribe and follow us on social media @careeringwithcameron_ on Instagram!
The Job Search Is Rigged Against New Grads | Shelley Maley
Most new grads are doing the job search completely wrong and nobody told them. In this episode, Kevin Cameron sits down with Shelley Maley of Dreamcatcher Career Coaching to dig into why recent graduates are sending hundreds of applications and hearing nothing back. Shelley has a semester-by-semester game plan that every student (and their parents) needs to hear well before graduation day.
If you have a student in your life or you are that student, this one is for you.
Key Takeaways
Applying online is not enough. Recruiters are increasingly finding candidates directly on LinkedIn rather than posting jobs publicly. If your profile is weak, you're invisible.
Networking doesn't have to be scary. It's not events full of strangers — it's conversations with people already in your circle.
Start LinkedIn freshman year. Shelley's daughter stood out by posting content as a student. Her professors noticed. Employers noticed. She got the internship and then the job.
Volunteering at career fairs is an underrated power move. Help employers set up their booths, start a conversation, and suddenly you're one of one instead of one of hundreds.
You can write a letter of interest even when there's no job posted. Almost nobody does it. That's exactly why it works.
Episode Highlights
Shelley shares how burnout across four careers in three industries led her to coaching and to launching Gradvertize, built specifically for new grads and interns.
Kevin Cameron and Shelley break down the semester-by-semester syllabus every student should follow: from building professor relationships in year one through to letters of interest in senior year.
The pair discuss why the job market feels brutal for new grads right now and what mindset shifts matter most.
Shelley's why, we spend 90,000 hours of our lives at work, and nobody should feel as stuck as she once did.
Timestamps
00:00 Introduction and Dreamcatcher Career Coaching 01:03 Shelley's background and how coaching found her
02:26 Who Gradvertize is for
04:20 What's really happening in the job market for new grads
07:13 Mindset when applications go unanswered
09:20 Why your degree doesn't define your job search
11:27 The semester-by-semester career syllabus
17:27 Volunteering at career fairs — Shelley's daughter's story
19:45 Letters of interest when there's no job posted
21:55 When to start LinkedIn 26:04 Shelley's full range of clients
28:33 Shelley's why
Connect With Shelley
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelleymaleycareercoach/
Website: https://www.dreamcatchercareercoaching.com/
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Production Credit: Edited and produced by @the32collective_ / https://www.the32collective.co/
30 Sept 2026
Why New Grads Are Getting the Job Search Wrong With Michelle Schafer
What do you really want from your career and do you even know? Kevin Cameron sits down with career coach and author Michelle Schafer to unpack what's going wrong in today's job market and why new grads are especially at risk. Michelle draws on 11 years of coaching to challenge the "spray your resume everywhere" mentality and offers an approach rooted in self-reflection, intentional networking, and knowing what energizes you before you ever open a job board.
This one is for students, parents, and anyone who has taken a job just because it was there and is now paying the price for it.
Key Takeaways
The job market has shifted. Hundreds of applicants chase every role, AI is diluting resumes, and the numbers game no longer works. Intentionality is the new strategy.
Before updating your resume, hit the pause button. Reflect on what has genuinely energized you, in school, part-time jobs, life. That's your real starting point.
Your degree is not a puzzle piece. Following what lights you up matters more than matching your major to a job title.
LinkedIn is for everyone - including first-year students. Thoughtful, specific outreach to professionals almost always gets a response.
The first job isn't the last job. Prioritize working for someone who will develop you over chasing a title or salary.
Episode Highlights
Michelle shares how she found coaching after being restructured twice and why someone always plants the seed before we find our calling.
Kevin Cameron and Michelle tackle the pressure of "so what are you doing after graduation?" and why parents asking different questions changes everything.
Michelle's three-step framework: reflect on what energizes you, research by talking to real people, and build a resume that tells a story of impact.
The pair agree that your manager matters more than the role, especially early on.
Timestamps
00:00 Who this episode is for
01:36 Michelle's background and how coaching found her
10:12 What's really happening in today's job market
13:30 Where new grads should actually start
18:23 Using AI as a thinking partner for career exploration
23:01 Talking to parents, professors, and your wider network
27:00 The first job is not the last — choose your manager wisely
35:25 LinkedIn for new grads and how to reach out
40:04 Michelle's top three action steps before you start applying
Connect With Michelle
LInkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleschafercoaching/
Website: mschafercoaching.ca
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Production Credit: Edited and produced by @the32collective_ / https://www.the32collective.co/
24 Sept 2026
The AI Update Every Job Seeker Needs to Hear | with Patrick Callahan
AI is changing faster than anyone can keep up with including the experts. In this episode, Kevin Cameron sits down with Patrick Callahan of Keal3, a tech entrepreneur with 25 years across data science, digital agencies, and AI consulting, for a no-fluff conversation about where AI actually is right now and what it means for your career.
From AI agents ordering his morning coffee to the concept of the "superintelligent company," Patrick breaks down what's real, what's hype, and why the best way to learn AI is to just talk to it.
Key Takeaways
The best way to learn AI is to use it - ask the tool itself where to start.
Never share personal financial data, legal information, or corporate trade secrets with a public AI tool.
AI agents are no longer the future, they are already mainstream.
Every organisation is now moving into the AI deployment phase: the question isn't if, it's how.
If AI can do the easy stuff, you have to be doing the hard stuff. Follow your natural curiosity and it will take you to the right content.
Episode Highlights
The data scientist who moved a button three pixels to the right and changed Patrick's entire trajectory.
Why Patrick won't call it "the AI" and what that choice reveals about how we think about it.
The superintelligent company: how AI retains institutional knowledge when people leave.
How Patrick's morning agent Marvin orders his coffee, curates his podcasts, and briefs him before he walks in.
What Stanford professors are now questioning about the value of a university curriculum.
Timestamps
00:30 — Introduction: Patrick Callahan and the Einstein of AI story
01:50 — Patrick's background: from Accenture to digital agencies to Keal3
04:40 — The button that moved three pixels and changed everything
07:07 — Why Patrick started Keal3 and what the name means
12:42 — Is it AI or the AI? Why the language matters
14:10 — How AI has flooded the job application pipeline
17:54 — Where to start if you know nothing about AI
21:27 — What not to share with AI tools
23:20 — What Patrick wishes people understood about AI
25:55 — What Keal3 does and who it helps
29:08 — The superintelligent company and the Oliver platform
34:15 — Patrick's morning agent Marvin — and what it does for him
37:35 — Where AI is heading in the next six months
39:00 — Patrick's why
Connect With Patrick
LinkedIn: Patrick Callahan at Keel3
X (Twitter): @biggreenbox
Email: patrick.callahan@keel3.ai
Newsletter: The Hype Index at keel3.ai
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