Finding A Career With Purpose: Featuring Ann Reinking Whitener

About this episode

The episode explores how to find purpose in one's career through the experiences of Ann Reinking Whitener at UNICEF.

Send us Fan Mail How can I find purpose in my career? That's the question my students and recent graduates ask me all the time. They want a job that provides them with more than just money. They want a sense of purpose, a job that is doing something to help people, the environment, or society in general. Ann Reinking Whitener has found that sense of purpose in her career. For the last nine years, she has worked for the United Nations Children’s Fund, better known as UNICEF. She graduated from...

People in this episode

Host: Tom Martin

Guest: Ann Reinking Whitener

Topics covered

• career purpose
• self improvement
• UNICEF
• mentoring
• education

Keywords

• career
• purpose
• UNICEF
• mentoring
• self improvement
• education
• job satisfaction

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations Children’s Fund

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