How to Find Hidden Opportunities Inside the Organization You Are Already In

Laura liked her company. She just had no idea what to do next inside it. The posted internal roles were not what she wanted, and she could not find what she was looking for by browsing a job board.

So she did something most people never think to try.

She identified a problem the company had not solved yet, built a case for a role around fixing it, and proposed a job that did not exist. They said yes and four years later she did it again. If you have been assuming you need to leave to find work that fits, this episode will make you reconsider.

What You'll Learn:

• Why the internal job board is not the universe of available options and where the real opportunities inside your organization actually live
• How Laura identified an unsolved problem, built a business case around it, and proposed a role that had never existed before she walked in with the idea
• The difference between networking for a job and genuine curiosity-driven conversations that surface invisible opportunities and build the relationships that make internal moves possible
• Why proposing a solution to a problem that people care about is dramatically more effective than asking your manager to help you find something new
• How Laura did this not once but twice and why that is not a sign something went wrong the first time but exactly how intentional career design is supposed to work

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