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EPISODE · Aug 7, 2026 · 25 MIN

Before You Quit Your Job, Try This: Create a New Role at Your Current Company (The Internal Move)

from Happen To Your Career - Meaningful Work, Career Change, Career Design, & Job Search · host Scott Anthony Barlow

Laura liked her company. She just hated what she was doing every day. So instead of updating her resume and hitting the job boards, she did something most people never think to try, she proposed a role that didn't exist yet, got it approved, and moved into it. Four years later, she did it again. If you think you have to leave your company to find work that actually 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 The three-part framework for proposing an internal move that gets a yes including the psychological reason most internal moves fail before they ever reach a decision-maker How to use test drive conversations inside your own organization to surface invisible roles and build the relationships that make an internal move possible How to know whether an internal move is the right answer for your situation or just a delay of the inevitable Why Laura had to do this process twice and why that's not a failure but exactly how intentional career design is supposed to work   Our book, Happen To Your Career: An Unconventional Approach To Career Change and Meaningful Work, is now available on audiobook! Visit  happentoyourcareer.com/audible to order it now! Visit happentoyourcareer.com/book for more information or buy the print or ebook here! Want to chat with our team about your unique situation? Schedule a conversation   Free Resources What career fits you? Join our free 8 Day Mini Course to figure it out! Career Change Guide - Learn how high-performers discover their ideal career and find meaningful, well-paid work without starting over.   Related Episodes Changing Careers (When You Don't Know Your Next Job Title) (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Designing Career Experiments and Testing New Careers (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)   Other Related Episodes How To Define Your Ideal Career When Making A Career Change (Spotify / Apple Podcasts) Finding Your Ideal Career Path: Uncovering Roles You Didn't Know Existed (Spotify / Apple Podcasts)

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