Maigread Eichten on the One Thing 29 Out of 30 Job Applicants Get Completely Wrong

🎙️ From Pepsi VP to Career Coach: Maigread Eichten’s Mission to Get College Grads Jobs in the Hardest Market in DecadesMaigread Eichten, founder of Career Expedite, built a $450 million revenue division at PepsiCo, survived the dot-com crash as a single mom of three, got fired from an energy drink company the day after a New York Times feature, ran a cannabis company she didn’t personally use, and eventually found her purpose mentoring the young people who reminded her why it all mattered. Now she runs a concierge career coaching firm with a 99% success rate, helping college grads navigate a market that’s as hard as anything she’s seen in her career.✨ Key Insights You’ll Learn:How a “depressing” reassignment to sales turned into $450M in new revenue at PepsiWhy being on the revenue side of any business is the best career insurance you can haveThe dot-com crash that put her family’s financial security at risk — and how she survived itGetting fired after the New York Times feature at FRS — and what the investor said years laterWhy she tried AI-first job coaching and walked away from itThe one thing 29 out of 30 job applicants get completely wrong in interviewsHow to use LinkedIn as a social media algorithm — not a resume databaseThe cold outreach strategy getting clients a 20-25% response rate from strangers on LinkedInWhy 50% of college grads who take remote jobs are unemployed within a yearHow one client went from nine months of no offers to two offers in six weeks🌟 Maigread’s Key Mentors:The PepsiCo Culture: Taught her the power of being on the revenue side and leaning into who you are in rooms that expected someone differentThe CEO Who Cried (VeriSign): Showed her that even stoic leaders break — and that pivoting to profitability in a crisis is what keeps people employedLance Armstrong’s Comeback (FRS): A timing lesson — and a reminder that a company’s trajectory is not the same as a CEO’s worthHer Three Kids: The real reason she got through being fired and the dot-com crash — showing up for them anchored everything elseHer Cannabis Company Team: Young people who helped her see what she was actually built to do next👉 Don’t miss this conversation about what actually gets people hired in 2025, why the job market is brutal but not hopeless, and how one of the most non-linear careers in food and beverage led to a 99% success rate in career coaching.🔗 Connect with Maigread Eichten:Website: careerexpedite.comLinkedIn: Maigread Eichten📎 Transcript Available: Maigread Eichten on the One Thing 29 Out of 30 Job Applicants Get Completely Wrong📺 Watch on YouTube: Inspired Stories Podcast🌐 Our Website: The Inspired Stories Podcast📎 Special Thanks to Anthony Codispoti & AddBack Benefits Agency: Providing innovative employee benefits solutions that improve employee well-being while optimizing your bottom line. Website: addbackbenefits.com