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Podcast: TLDCast Podcast
Episode: Special Guest Quetzalcoatl Cortes
Description: Today, Brent Schlenker and Quetzal(coatl) Cortes talk about getting into Instructional Design and the challenges of moving into a new job market. Quetzal is a 10+ year veteran of Instructional Design who recently moved from the Bay Area to Phoenix, AZ.
Show topics:
• Introduction & Announcements
• TLDC meetup in Arizona
• Explaining what an Instructional Designer does: An elevator pitch
• Quetzal’s backstory getting into Instructional Design
• Breaking into corporate L&D
• Developing for the end result
• On looking for work and getting companies to find quality L&D people
• Money – switching job markets and understanding your value
• How TLDC as a community he...