{"id":9742,"date":"2019-03-06T13:08:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T20:08:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/?p=9742"},"modified":"2020-06-12T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:24:11","slug":"you-have-a-cool-job-episode-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/you-have-a-cool-job-episode-20\/","title":{"rendered":"You Have a Cool Job: Vocational Psychologist and Chief Science Officer of jobZology"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"You Have a Cool Job: Vocational Psychologist and Co-Founder of jobZology\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QzkxYiXQvus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>On this week\u2019s episode<\/b><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>On this week&#8217;s episode of You Have a Cool Job, we talk to Bryan Dik, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of jobZology. Bryan is also a psychology professor at Colorado State University, and talks about how these two world of his complement each other.<\/li>\n<li>Bryan tells the story of how he and his business partners started jobZology, what he learned about running a business, and how he&#8217;s developed the company. Bryan also talks about the &#8220;ivory tower phenomenon&#8221; and how he is able to use his research in the &#8220;real world&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>He shares what interests him about vocational psychology, and how this interest was spurred during his undergrad days.<\/li>\n<li><em>Today&#8217;s show is sponsored by PathwayU, the science behind education and careers that fit. PathwayU is the online platform anyone can use for guidance on education pathways, career options and job choice decisions. The first 2,000 Peterson&#8217;s listeners will receive a free assessment by visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/petersons.pathwayu.com\/signup?utm_source=petersons&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=test_program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petersons.pathwayu.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><b>About the show<\/b><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Have a Cool Job<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a podcast hosted by Taylor Sienkiewicz from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peterson\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The show highlights professionals who have <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a unique, interesting, uncommon, or otherwise cool job<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our goal is to motivate you and show how interesting, fulfilling, and anything-but-average your career can be, and we\u2019ll do this by talking with people who took a path less traveled. We ask these fascinating individuals how they got to where they are in their career based on their education, experience, and influences; \u00a0why they love their job; and lots more.<\/span><\/p>\n<h1><b>Want more?<\/b><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you like what you&#8217;re hearing, check out these resources to get plugged in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">For more episodes of <i>You Have a Cool Job, <\/i>visit our YouTube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL9TC13WNTbvfmPMpPB50I7Fnm91DIfPQf\">channel.<\/a> View other podcast blogs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.petersons.com\/blog\/category\/podcasts\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Subscribe to receive an email containing each podcast episode of <i>You Have a Cool Job<\/i> as they&#8217;re released.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/sgwidget.leaderapps.co\/js\/sg-widget.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<style>.sendgrid-subscription-widget input{padding:1em 1em 1.05em !important;font-size:.8em;font-family:sans-serif}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_first_name,.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg_signup_last_name{margin-right:.5em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn{display:inline-block;color:white !important;border:none !important;background:#ea7c62 !important;box-shadow:none !important;cursor:pointer;vertical-align:middle;max-width:250px !important;padding:15px 25px 15px 25px !important;margin:0 .4em;text-align:center;font-size:16px !important;font-family:sans-serif;font-weight:700 !important;}.sendgrid-subscription-widget #sg-submit-btn:active{color:#8e8b8b;box-shadow:0 0 5px -1px rgba(0,0,0,.6)}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .response{display:none;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.8em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .success{color:green}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .error,.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text a{color:#3097d1}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text{font-size:.9em}.sendgrid-subscription-widget .sg-consent-text label{font-weight:400}<\/style>\n<div id=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\" class=\"sendgrid-subscription-widget\">\n<form id=\"sg-widget\" data-token=\"02b75070a54eca958dbbe3e4b152b4f9\">\n<div id=\"sg-response\" class=\"sg-response\"><\/div>\n<p><input id=\"sg_email\" name=\"sg_email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" \/><input id=\"sg-submit-btn\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/p>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p>Learn more about Bryan&#8217;s work <a href=\"https:\/\/jobzology.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a nomination for the show? Drop a line <\/span><a href=\"mailto:taylor.sienkiewicz@petersons.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9752\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9752 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.petersons.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/10123430\/BryanDik2-e1551977546412.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"965\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vocational Psychologist, Bryan Dik, PhD.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this week\u2019s episode On this week&#8217;s episode of You Have a Cool Job, we talk to Bryan Dik, Co-Founder and Chief Science Officer of jobZology. 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