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Career Gems with Merete

Honest conversations about work, careers, and the real side of hiring.

Every Thursday. No corporate speak. No sanitized advice. Just the gem and we’re out.

Career Gems is for the mid-career professional who is done guessing and ready to get strategic. Each episode brings you honest, practical insight from someone who has spent 15+ years on both sides of the hiring table — as the recruiter, the hiring manager, and the job seeker.

Whether you are navigating a difficult workplace, planning your next move, or trying to figure out why you keep getting passed over — there is a gem here for you.

Everything that happens at work is fair game.

Careers. Hiring. Workplace dynamics. Salary negotiations. Career pivots. Office politics. The conversations you wish someone would just say out loud.

If it is happening in workplaces, we are talking about it. Every episode brings you honest, practical insight from someone who has spent 15+ years on both sides of the hiring table. No corporate speak. No sanitized answers. Just the gem and we are out.

New episode every Thursday. Subscribe wherever you listen.

Got a question? Ask it on air.

Hire Learning is the Q and A segment of Career Gems where your real questions get real answers. No scripts. No sanitized advice. If it is keeping you up at night, it is worth talking about on the show.

Career questions. Hiring questions. Workplace situations. Salary negotiations. Difficult conversations. Anything career-related is fair game.

We reveal the inner workings of recruitment and offer tailored advice for your path. No concern is too minor, and no professional hurdle is too large for us to tackle together here.

Anonymous submissions are welcome. Just note it in your message.

New episodes every Thursday.

The show and the update arrive simultaneously each Thursday.

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