Binghamton University School of Management<\/a> with concentrations in marketing and leadership and consulting. <\/p>\n\u201cWhen I realized someone could put my name on a spreadsheet and change the trajectory of my life without me having a say, a light bulb went off in my head,\u201d she said. \u201cI knew I needed to change how I viewed work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Capobianco believed others might feel motivated to do the same, and that inspired the launch of her podcast. Throughout 14 episodes, she\u2019s secured guests by scouring LinkedIn and TikTok for people posting about their layoff experiences. Her interviews have included people who worked in HR, at media companies and in advertising.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s surprised Capobianco most about the stories she\u2019s helped share is discovering not only how many are willing to share their journeys of navigating unemployment, but also how they shared her realization that tying too much of your identity into your work can hinder future growth, especially if that job is suddenly taken away.<\/p>\n
So, how can people bounce back?<\/p>\n
\u201cYou still have your experience, you still have your education, you still have all those great things that are transferable skills,\u201d Capobianco said. \u201cTap into your network \u2014 it doesn\u2019t always have to be about whether they have a job posting. Sometimes you gain more in the long run just by having a 15-minute conversation about your experience, so don\u2019t underestimate the value that could bring.\u201d<\/p>\n
Capobianco credits the foundation she built at Binghamton and SOM with giving her the confidence not only to pursue her dream job in a competitive business field, but also to emerge from unemployment with a fresh perspective on her career path. <\/p>\n
Her favorite niche has been working at the intersection of HR and technology. Much of her professional experience has involved taking the lead on major HR technology rollouts, streamlining processes, and improving the employee experience through practical, data-driven solutions.<\/p>\n
Capobianco, who has implemented applicant tracking systems for companies covering more than 30 countries and worked with 100-plus recruiters at a given time, believes it\u2019s essential to leverage new technology to improve existing business processes wherever possible. <\/p>\n
That\u2019s why she encourages today\u2019s business students to \u201cget comfortable with being uncomfortable\u201d and to seek out opportunities to grow beyond their initial career aspirations. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe business world is changing. The way we work is changing, so don\u2019t get stuck in the day-to-day grind of your nine-to-five,\u201d she said. \u201cIf there are conferences that you can attend or want to attend, bring them up to your boss and get to understand the different companies and industries around you and your area of expertise. Be curious and put yourselves out there, because that\u2019s how you\u2019ll truly grow and learn.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cYour role is eliminated.\u201d Vanita Capobianco \u201909 has never forgotten how she felt upon hearing those words. She…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":132903,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10,49,51,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-132902","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news","11":"tag-new-york-state","12":"tag-new-york-state-headlines","13":"tag-new-york-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132903"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}