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The Job In Detail

by Nicholas Grant

Interviews with real people doing real jobs to be able to better understand the day to day work, the personality of the person doing the work, and how people can get there if they're interested in a similar career.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 9 - Try Stuff

    Try stuff. Fail early. Fail often. Some times quit. All the things you're told are bad, can be, but they can also be the most valuable learning tools in your arsenal.

  2. Episode 8 - Don't Despair. Find Your calling.

    For this episode, I have talked to an administrative assistant for a Christian organization. Hearing her roots, her early jobs, and how she ended up in her current position resonated with me because I felt the same sense of being in over my head when I started my first career-based position. I...

  3. Episode 7 - Live. Be Kind. Words Will Follow.

    This episode is all about writing – essays, novels, poems, and commercial copywrite. My guest is Robert Dean. He is now based out of Austin, Texas. Originally from Chicago, he departed for New Orleans to kick off his writing career. There, he started to really learn his craft, getting to…

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  4. No Call, No Show

    This week's show is a quick thought due to a No Call, No Show. We will be back next week with more episodes! Thank you for tuning in.

  5. Episode 6 - Be Curious. Keep Learning.

    We were off for a few weeks for the holiday and then had some scheduling issues. But now we are back with another engineer. This week’s guest is my friend Kevin Froehlich. He is a licensed civil engineer in the state of California and works for the County of Orange. In his current role, he works…

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  6. Episode 5 - Go for it. Get out of your comfort zone.

    Happy Father's Day! My guest this week is an old friend – we played little league baseball together and a lot of Tetris in history class. We lost touch, but I am so glad we reconnected. After chatting for a few minutes, we started the show and I fell into a world I did not know I would be so...

  7. Episode 4 - Don't Quit. Push Through.

    For this episode, we have another biology major. In episode 2 with Jake Cecala, we explored academia and the research world from a PhD perspective. My guest this week is Monica Saavedra. She is a research associate at UCLA in an infectious disease lab – normally, they’re primary area of study is...

  8. Episode 3 - When in Doubt, C4

    For our Memorial Day episode, my guest is Trevor Grant. He is currently an Explosive Ordinance Disposal technician for the United States Air Force. He enjoys this role for many reasons, but it allows him to both dismantle and detonate munitions – a sort of best of both worlds. During this…

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  9. Episode 2 - Should I be an Artist or a Scientist?

    Jake Cecala is a PhD student of entomology at the University of California, Riverside, where he is in his last year of studies. That means, in 2021 I will officially have to call him Dr. Cecala. It also formalizes what I refer to him now, which is “The Bee Doctor”. During this episode, Jake…

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  10. Episode 1 - From Agricultural Engineer to Sales Engineer

    Greg Kammarmeyer works in sales, acting as a consultant to companies such as hotels, food plants, or just about anyone that has a steam boiler system. He got his start working for his Dad at a John Deer shop before college and his first job post college with Iowa Beef, after missing out on the…

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About this show

Interviews with real people doing real jobs to be able to better understand the day to day work, the personality of the person doing the work, and how people can get there if they're interested in a similar career.

Hosted by

Nicholas Grant

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does The Job In Detail have?

The Job In Detail has 11 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on December 6, 2020.

What is The Job In Detail about?

Interviews with real people doing real jobs to be able to better understand the day to day work, the personality of the person doing the work, and how people can get there if they're interested in a similar career.

How often does The Job In Detail release new episodes?

The Job In Detail publishes monthly, based on its 11 episodes since April 2020.

Who hosts The Job In Detail?

The Job In Detail is created and hosted by Nicholas Grant.
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