Clock In with Emily Durham

By Emily Durham

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Emily Durham, aka Emily The Recruiter, is a globally recognized career expert on a mission to help you thrive in your 9-to-5… and beyond. On Clock In, Emily spills the once gatekept industry secrets on everything from job hunting, interviews, networking, office politics, and salary negotiation — to building unshakable confidence, navigating tricky bosses, and even handling the dating world with the same skills that get you hired. Whether you’re chasing a promotion, asking for more money, or just trying to feel like your best self in and out of work, Emily’s no-fluff, no-nonsense advice will help you get ahead without losing your mind.

Episode Date
How to actually Clock In for 2026: Realistic goal setting 101
Dec 31, 2025
WHAT WOULD EMILY DO: A Boss Who Doesn’t Care, When to Quit & Taking a Pay Cut
Dec 24, 2025
How to stand up for yourself at work without being an asshole (or getting fired)
Dec 17, 2025
Clock In LIVE: How to Beat Imposter Syndrome and Get Ahead at Work (with Intuit)
Dec 10, 2025
Be Greedy. Get Paid: How to Ask for More Money, Perks, and Power at Work
Dec 03, 2025
The Cost of Keeping Up: The Truth About Gen Z and Money
Nov 26, 2025
Surviving Office Politics: What to do (and AVOID)
Nov 19, 2025
The Job Search Ghosting Epidemic
Nov 12, 2025
How to Get Hired in 2025 (When No One’s Hiring)
Nov 05, 2025
INTRODUCING: Clock In
Nov 01, 2025
SOMETHING IS COMING
Oct 15, 2025
Corporate Gaslighting is real (& this is what to do)
Sep 28, 2025
The Great Lock In: how to get ahead & tech products that help (with our friends at Best Buy)
Sep 21, 2025
It's Career New Year: what you NEED to do before December
Sep 14, 2025
Contract Work: Is it safe right now?
Sep 07, 2025
So your mental health is crap & work isn't helping (advice & my experience)
Aug 31, 2025
First Impression Bootcamp
Aug 24, 2025
BIG Labour Market Updates (except its not boring & actually helpful lol)
Aug 17, 2025
Why Does Everyone Else Have Their Life Together? Let's talk about feeling behind.
Aug 10, 2025
Everyone cheats with their "work wife" (and what the Coldplay scandal should teach us)
Aug 03, 2025
Interviewing for a job on Maternity Leave?
Jul 27, 2025
The Rule of 8: How Repetition Will Get You What You Want At Work
Jul 20, 2025
Future-Proof Your Career: Erin Chapple (Microsoft VP) on AI, Hiring & What’s Next
Jul 13, 2025
My boss treats me like his therapist (WWED)
Jul 06, 2025
What they really mean by "we are looking for someone with more experience" (they're lying btw)
Jun 29, 2025
How to ACTUALLY use LinkedIn & why EVERYONE is posting cringey stuff
Jun 26, 2025
My Boyfriend Got Wasted at My Work Event… Help
Jun 22, 2025
You're too nice and it's ruining your career (how to be the right kind of mean at work)
Jun 18, 2025
From Layoff to Career Takeoff: Thriving After Job Loss with Gillian Berner
Jun 11, 2025
Paige DeSorbo’s Career Moves You Missed — and Should Steal
Jun 08, 2025
Why Am I Stuck in an Interim Role Without the Promotion?
Jun 04, 2025
"The job is NOTHING like they said it would be"
Jun 01, 2025
This Is for the Weeks Where Nothing Goes Right at Work
May 28, 2025
Stop caring what people think - for real this time
May 25, 2025
"Should I use the OPEN TO WORK sticker on LinkedIn?" WWED
May 21, 2025
WTF IS GOING ON : Job Market Update
May 18, 2025
"I dropped the ball at work... how do I recover?" (WWED)
May 14, 2025
Networking 101: How to build a network that will get you PAID
May 11, 2025
"The interviewer was a total jerk!?" WWED
May 07, 2025
Job Search Burn Out & How To Avoid It
May 04, 2025
How honest should you be in an interview? (& answering the hardest questions)
Apr 30, 2025
Newsflash: If You’re Worried, You’re Probably Crushing It (calling you out, tbh)
Apr 27, 2025
"Last hired, first fired? I just started a new job, am I screwed?" (WWED)
Apr 23, 2025
"I feel guilty asking for time off/sick days" (WWED)
Apr 16, 2025
Leading Loudly (Without Feeling Fake): Building a Stronger Leadership Presence
Apr 09, 2025
Get Out of Your Head: How to Stop Overthinking for Good
Apr 06, 2025
“Help! I’m Drowning in Work Even Though I’m Super Productive!?” (WWED)
Apr 02, 2025
How to be LUCKIER based on science
Mar 30, 2025
"My co-workers are so hot. I feel ugly & insecure. Help!?" (WWED)
Mar 26, 2025
Rich on Paper, Broke in Reality: The Hidden Trap of Lifestyle Creep
Mar 23, 2025
Is My Boss Hinting I’m Getting Laid Off? WWED
Mar 19, 2025
The Job Market Is Shifting—Here’s How It Affects You (must listen)
Mar 16, 2025
"I walk on eggshells around my boss" (WWED)
Mar 12, 2025
Why you're interviewing but NOT getting OFFERS
Mar 09, 2025
"How can I get a mentor!?" (WWED)
Feb 19, 2025
You're on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), now what?
Feb 16, 2025
"Why does Corporate America HATE introverts?" (WWED)
Feb 12, 2025
The Ultimate Interview PEP TALK (Confidence Booster)
Feb 09, 2025
What to expect in a corporate job (spoiler: it feels like high school)
Feb 05, 2025
3 Signs You're Being Taken Advantage of at Work
Feb 02, 2025
Should You Pay for Job Search Help? The Truth About Recruiters and Head Hunters
Jan 29, 2025
Signs your company is about to do a LAY OFF
Jan 26, 2025
How to deal with the coworker taking credit for your work (WWED)
Jan 22, 2025
Why you aren't getting any interviews
Jan 19, 2025
"My coworker is always interrupting me" (WWED)
Jan 15, 2025
2025, The year you make MORE money (hacks for your current job, job hunting & side hustles)
Jan 12, 2025
"Should I dump him because he makes less money than me?" (WWED)
Jan 08, 2025
Your Year, Your Rules: Build a Comparison-Free Year That Feels Good
Jan 05, 2025
How to stop being an anxious perfectionist
Dec 29, 2024
Top 5 Most In Demand Skills for 2025
Dec 22, 2024
WWED - I'm tired of being judged for how I look at work
Dec 18, 2024
WWED: Should You Tell Your Boss You’re Job Hunting and Other Tricky Questions
Dec 11, 2024
Post with Caution: How Your Social Media Impacts Your Career
Dec 08, 2024
Inside the Job Market: Trends and Predictions for the next 6 months
Dec 04, 2024
New Job, No Problem: How to Succeed from Day One
Dec 01, 2024
No, It’s Not Just You—Work-Life Balance Doesn’t Exist
Nov 27, 2024
How to NOT get FIRED at your holiday office party
Nov 24, 2024
WWED- sketchy interviews, forced back into the office & work crushes
Nov 20, 2024
The Year-End Power Plan: Steps to Close Out 2024 STRONG
Nov 17, 2024
"I burned bridges at my job, now what?" (WWED)
Nov 13, 2024
"My job and salary defines me... help." (WWED)
Nov 10, 2024
Negotiation 101: A Guide
Nov 06, 2024
The Official Resume Guide for 2024
Nov 03, 2024
You're not behind (even if it feels like it)
Oct 27, 2024
What Would Emily Do? Micro Managers & Interview Follow Ups
Oct 23, 2024
From Desk to Death: How Job Stress Can Literally Break Your Body
Oct 20, 2024
CPO Secrets: Find the Right Company & Grow (with Permpreet Soomal, Capital One Canada)
Oct 16, 2024
Your fear of failure is ruining your career (rewire your brain in less than 20 mins)
Oct 13, 2024
"I don't know what I want to do with my life"
Oct 09, 2024
Silent Career Killers: What NOT to Do in the Office
Oct 06, 2024
The Introvert's Guide to Standing Out At Work
Oct 02, 2024
Trust Me: Strategies to Gain Your Boss's Confidence + STOP micro- management
Sep 29, 2024
"Is remote work DEAD?" - the myth of hybrid work & how to protect yourself (WWED)
Sep 25, 2024
The Confidence + Competence Connection (& hacks to act like a CEO)
Sep 22, 2024
Dating Diaries (WWED)- break ups, dating & life updates
Sep 18, 2024
You aren't an idiot, you have imposter syndrome
Sep 15, 2024
Rumour has it: Office Gossip Unpacked (WWED)
Sep 11, 2024
I hate my job... is it time to quit?
Sep 08, 2024
"Should I turn down my dream job for my husband?" WWED + Emily's dating life updates
Sep 04, 2024
How to actually pass an interview (without being stressed)
Sep 01, 2024
"My boss is ACTUALLY nuts... help" - WWED
Aug 28, 2024
Why you aren't getting any interviews (and what to do about it)
Aug 25, 2024
Are more lay offs coming?
May 05, 2024
Be audacious or be left behind
Apr 28, 2024
How To Be The Most Likeable Person In The Office
Apr 21, 2024
"Can I ask for a raise after 1 year?" (What Would Emily Do Q&A)
Apr 14, 2024
What Would Emily Do - work bestie drama, asking for a raise & more
Mar 31, 2024
Feeling lost in your 20s? Listen to this.
Mar 24, 2024
116. Listen to this the next time you make a mistake
Mar 17, 2024
Am I The A-Hole Questions (tea lol)
Mar 03, 2024
The Art Of Taking Feedback (and when NOT to care)
Feb 25, 2024
"Is job hopping REALLY that bad?!"
Feb 18, 2024
"My boss is cheating on his pregnant wife with my co-worker"
Feb 04, 2024
You are NOT making these 5 career mistake this year
Jan 28, 2024
"Companies are asking for A LOT but pay SO LITTLE"
Jan 21, 2024
Answering Your Career Questions (Moving Industries, Balancing 2 Jobs & More)
Dec 17, 2023
EXACTLY how to prep for a pre-screen interview
Dec 10, 2023
2024 Job Market Predications & How YOU Can Get Ahead (everything you need to know)
Dec 03, 2023
STEP BY STEP GUIDE: how you're going to get a new job in 2024
Nov 19, 2023
"Would they have let me negotiate if I were a man?" (Q&A Ep!!)
Oct 29, 2023
Your Questions: When to Quit + Finding your first job + more
Oct 15, 2023
Yes YOU need to set boundaries at work and here's how
Oct 08, 2023
The 3 Healthy Habits of High Performing Professionals
Oct 01, 2023
Your questions: "how do I find a job I like?" + "how do I communicate clearly?"and more lol
Sep 24, 2023
you're allowed to have a crappy day (and here's how to move on)
Sep 11, 2023
Don't sign ANY job offer without doing this (+ answering your questions)
Sep 03, 2023
how to prepare for an interview in less than 30 minutes
Aug 27, 2023
I was nominated for Forbes 30 under 30 and lost.
Aug 20, 2023
A skill that will change your life (and it won't be on your resume)
Aug 13, 2023
Be confident speaking up and communicating at work and in life
Aug 06, 2023
YOUR QUESTIONS PT.2- quiet promotions, making money as an influencer & more
Jul 24, 2023
"My boss promised me a promotion... should I believe him?"
Jul 16, 2023
YOUR QUESTIONS: insane bosses, bad interviewers and fake job offers
Jul 10, 2023
Is it possible to make friends at work or is everyone a snake??
Jul 02, 2023
why does your boss hate you?
Jun 24, 2023
The advice every young person needs to hear today.
Jun 18, 2023
Here's how to make more money (tips for office jobs)
Jun 11, 2023
Turn a connection into a referral + your questions
Jun 04, 2023
Sooooo... let's talk about recruiting scams
May 28, 2023
Playing the game: how to navigate political BS at work
May 21, 2023
"My interview was last week & I haven't heard back" + Q&A and Life Updates
May 15, 2023
Stop fearing confrontation and START communicating BETTER
May 07, 2023
Should you be a Certified Financial Planner Professional? (Interview with Brittney Castro)
Apr 28, 2023
Why are recruiters GHOSTING you + life update (im single again lol)
Apr 23, 2023
Small Talk & Networking: FOR INTROVERTS
Apr 16, 2023
Listener Questions: will they take away your job offer, should you quit a boring job & your CRAZY bosses
Apr 09, 2023
"How can I get a job internationally?... Help!!"
Apr 02, 2023
Welcome To The Straight Shooter Recruiter
Mar 28, 2023
"How can I get a job WITHOUT experience!?...HELP" + Q&A
Mar 26, 2023
What matters more...Education or Experience? + Meta Layoffs + Q&A
Mar 19, 2023
"My coworkers and boss are TOXIC....help"
Mar 12, 2023
3 things you can do in less than 5 minutes to level up your career
Mar 05, 2023
Stop worrying about work (it isn’t worrying about you)
Feb 26, 2023
My job hunting & career hot takes... (yes.. I have some unpopular opinions lol)
Feb 19, 2023
Recession job market "FACTS" you need to ignore... (a short and sweet episode)
Feb 12, 2023
How I Broke Into Tech (and you can, too)
Feb 05, 2023
How To Make The Perfect LinkedIn Profile - EASY Optimization Tips from a Recruiter
Feb 05, 2023
How To Build Your Personal Brand... EASY Strategy & Tips to be successful
Jan 22, 2023
Stop letting people walk all over your (BONUS EP)
Jan 16, 2023
How To Pass A Software Engineering Interview
Jan 15, 2023
How To Answer "Why do you want to work here?" in an Interview - EASY tips from a Recruiter
Jan 08, 2023
HOW TO NETWORK AND GET A JOB | why your networking is not working
Dec 11, 2022
TOXIC CAREER ADVICE FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS | please don't listen to this garbage
Dec 04, 2022
INTERVIEW WITH TRACY MOORE | her journey through journalism, being a tv legend & a good person
Nov 27, 2022
What to do if you've been laid off?
Nov 20, 2022
How To Job Hunt In A Recession ( spoiler... thats what's coming)
Nov 13, 2022
Things I Wish I Knew Earlier In My Career: Tips for young professionals
Nov 06, 2022
Salary Transparency: there’s a reason they don’t want us to share our compensation
Oct 31, 2022
Is it ever a good idea to accept a job that is underpaying you?
Oct 16, 2022
DO NOT DO THIS IN AN INTERVIEW (Seriously… it’s an automatic no)
Oct 09, 2022
Are "Smart" People or "Nice" People More Successful?
Oct 02, 2022
How To Ace A Video Interview (Yes... it is different than other interviews)
Sep 26, 2022
How To Get A Job In 2022 - tips literally no one else will tell you👀
Sep 19, 2022
3 Pieces of Career Advice That SUCK
Sep 11, 2022
Does your recruiter think you're annoying?
Sep 04, 2022
What is "Quiet Quitting?" and is it smart?... This recruiter has some opinions
Aug 28, 2022
How to ACTUALLY stop stressing about things that don't matter (no bs advice)
Aug 14, 2022
Being delusional made me GREAT at my job and at dating👀 (Bonus Date Story Included.... there's drama)
Aug 02, 2022
5 Things Recruiters Don't Want You To Know (don't tell my employer lol)
Jul 25, 2022
Are we all getting fired? (Im back, baby)
Jul 17, 2022
The Official LinkedIn Lesson ✨EASY Profile Optimization To Get a Job Fast✨
Jan 16, 2022
How To Feel Confident - My Journey
Jan 02, 2022
Can You "Hack" The Applicant Tracking System?
Dec 26, 2021
Are you in a funk? Dealing with the winter blues
Dec 19, 2021
Can you get a job internationally? How is international experience viewed by recruiters?
Dec 01, 2021
The Great Resignation: What Does This Mean For You?
Nov 21, 2021
How you ACTUALLY should apply for jobs. (Yes, there is a wrong way)
Jul 25, 2021
How to properly write your resume
Jul 18, 2021
Looks Matter. (For Resumes lol)
Jul 11, 2021
How to deal with difficult people.
Jul 04, 2021
How To Answer: "What is your biggest strength and weakness?"
Jun 29, 2021
TikTok Can Get You A Job.
Jun 12, 2021
Are you stressed? Me too. Let's fix that, together.
May 31, 2021
Do Grades Matter? This Recruiter Has an Opinion.
May 16, 2021
The Step By Step Guide to Getting a Job
Apr 25, 2021
How to get promoted (like a pro)
Apr 11, 2021
Stop Overthinking. Do this instead.
Apr 06, 2021
Don't Make These Mistakes At Work. Seriously.
Mar 28, 2021
Interview with Lenora Porter: Tech Super Hero, Influencer & Your New Fav Hype-Woman
Mar 07, 2021
What to do when you HATE your job.
Feb 28, 2021
Interview with Maya Bello: Software Engineer, Mentor & Influencer
Feb 21, 2021
Here's why you didn't get the job.
Feb 14, 2021
Interview with Divya Gugnani, Co-Founder & CEO of Wander Beauty
Feb 07, 2021
"I don't know what I want to do with my life" | How To Figure Out Your Career Path
Jan 31, 2021
What 2020 taught me (Season Finale)
Jan 03, 2021
Careers Q&A (Interviews, Resumes and Growing on Social Media)
Dec 27, 2020
How To Answer EVERY Interview Question Perfectly
Dec 20, 2020
This is a sign to take a break. Let's talk self-care.
Dec 06, 2020
My Career Journey
Nov 29, 2020
The One Skill Every Company Wants (and how to get it)
Nov 22, 2020
Career & Life Advice From My Old Man
Nov 14, 2020
How to Find a Mentor and Q&A
Nov 08, 2020
The Return Of Your Favourite Recruiter (lol): Q&A Pt.1
Oct 30, 2020
Ask Me Anything: A very real Q&A
Aug 02, 2020
Imposter Syndrome: Are you self-sabotaging?
Jul 01, 2020
The Reality of Racism at Work: Your Experiences
Jun 17, 2020
5 Career Tips You NEED to Hear
May 18, 2020
Careers and COVID-19 : Q&A (Pandemic Edition)
May 04, 2020
Conquer Career Conversations: Networking 101
Apr 28, 2020
"How can I turn my internship into a full time job?"
Apr 21, 2020
You didn't get the job...now what?
Apr 09, 2020
Interview Boot Camp
Apr 03, 2020
“Is my LinkedIn lacking?”
Mar 29, 2020
"What's wrong with my resume?"
Mar 28, 2020