11/04/2026
Ask most job seekers to describe themselves and you’ll hear a job title and a list of skills.
Ask them who they actually are and it often goes quiet.
That matters, because skills get you into the room, and everyone else in that room has them too. What sets you apart is where your skills meet your personality. With LinkedIn handing us a new template for who to be every other week, it’s easy to lose track of that.
On this week’s Careering with Cameron podcast, I sat down with Perpetua Neo, known to her clients as Dr P. She coaches people across six continents to work out who they are, so they can walk into interviews and new roles without pretending.
What stayed with me:
→ Struggling to name your strengths? Ask the people who know you best, and take their answers seriously, even the ones that surprise you.
→ Get to know your weak spots too. That isn’t about beating yourself up. It’s about seeing where your strengths make up for them, and where a teammate fills the gap.
→ Look back at a challenge you worked through. How you handled it says more about your grit than any list of skills.
→ Growing into something is different from faking it. Becoming a bit more outgoing is growth. Pretending to love things you can’t stand is just tiring.
🎙️ Hear Dr P on figuring out who you really are at work on YouTube, Spotify or Apple.
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zW9BOtrfft8Ap8xoTqDpH?si=d3c48e72c58543a9
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-real-reason-youre-exhausted-at-work-with-dr-p/id1845463659?i=1000798879860
Youtube: https://youtu.be/cmVmkIYPAgw?si=e6BArNLTZmwNxWAt
