Just Beyond The CV

Rich Howell
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Just Beyond the CV is a podcast that uncovers the real, often hidden stories behind career journeys, the gaps, pivots, setbacks and life moments no CV or LinkedIn profile shows. It challenges conventional career advice and the idea of a “perfect” path, exploring how messy, non-linear experiences shape who we become. Through honest conversations with inspiring guests, it aims to build confidence, spark new perspectives and encourage you to rethink your career on your own terms, because potential and authenticity matter far more than any title or timeline.

Episodes

  1. Daniel Shirlaw: The Strength Behind the Career Gap

    4 DAYS AGO

    Daniel Shirlaw: The Strength Behind the Career Gap

    In this episode of Just Beyond the CV, we sit down with Dan to explore the story behind the career history. While his CV reflects professional success, it doesn’t reveal the resilience, perspective, and personal challenges that have shaped who he is today. From facing cancer at a young age to later becoming an amputee while raising a family, Dan’s journey is one of adapting, rebuilding, and redefining purpose. Together, we discuss mindset, identity, and how life’s biggest challenges can transform not only the way we live, but also the way we show up professionally. This is an honest conversation about resilience, perspective, and finding strength beyond the job title.

    40 min
  2. Beyond Labels with Tom Woodhams: ADHD, Challenges, and a Different Kind of Success

    29 APR

    Beyond Labels with Tom Woodhams: ADHD, Challenges, and a Different Kind of Success

    In this episode of Just Beyond the CV, I’m joined by Tom, a tech recruiter with over 10 years’ experience, but not your typical recruiter. Tom also codes, giving him a genuine, behind-the-scenes understanding of the world he hires for. Beyond recruitment, he’s a LinkedIn Top Voice, content creator, and a strong advocate for honest conversations around ADHD, neurodiversity, and how our differences shape our careers. Together, we go beyond the highlights to explore the decisions, doubts, and realities that don’t always make it onto a CV.

    53 min
  3. Job Searching with Intention: Lauren Spearman’s Honest Journey

    21 APR

    Job Searching with Intention: Lauren Spearman’s Honest Journey

    This week on Just Beyond the CV, we’re joined by Lauren Sprearman, marketer, content creator and advocate for better hiring practices. With a career spanning brands including Sky, Netmums, Benefit Cosmetics and MADE, Lauren shares what her impressive CV doesn’t show, the uncertainty, resilience and turning points behind the scenes. We talk about the reality of job searching in today’s market, candidate experience, salary transparency, values-led career decisions, and how she turned a difficult chapter into a community of over 100,000 followers. Honest, insightful and refreshingly real, this is an episode for anyone navigating change in their career

    49 min
  4. Helen Tupper: The Truth Behind the Squiggly Career

    15 APR

    Helen Tupper: The Truth Behind the Squiggly Career

    The mindset Helen brings is the perfect starting point for Just Beyond the CV. In this episode, we dive into the decisions and doubts no CV can capture, the turning points that shape a meaningful career and how life outside of work influences the paths we take, plus, of course, the infamous confidence gremlins. If you’ve ever felt stuck, uncertain, or pressured to follow a certain path, this conversation is for you. Helen’s insights will inspire you to trust your own journey, embrace the squiggles and realise your career doesn’t have to fit anyone else’s definition of success.

    49 min
  • 4 Episodes

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About

Just Beyond the CV is a podcast that uncovers the real, often hidden stories behind career journeys, the gaps, pivots, setbacks and life moments no CV or LinkedIn profile shows. It challenges conventional career advice and the idea of a “perfect” path, exploring how messy, non-linear experiences shape who we become. Through honest conversations with inspiring guests, it aims to build confidence, spark new perspectives and encourage you to rethink your career on your own terms, because potential and authenticity matter far more than any title or timeline.

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  • Creator
    Rich Howell
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Explicit

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