Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive (Stephanie Dennis)

It's not always easy to stay motivated and engaged. When it gets real, how do you stay motivated and engaged?

Tips: 

1. Get clear on your priorities 
2. What's your why
3. Dig deep to the root cause of why you are feeling unmotivated or disengaged. What changed?
4. What are your long term goals?
5. What do you like about your job?
6. What is your team working towards?
7. Break your goals down to daily actions
8. Focus on the positive and commit to doing good work 
9. Take breaks and time off
10. Ask for feedback 
11. Change up / makeover your workspace 
12. Do something fun with your colleagues 
13. Have fun outside of work
14. Reward yourself for your hard work / celebrate your wins 
15. Set a time to leave / stop working everyday and stick to it 
16. Establish deadlines even for the small stuff 
17. Say thank you frequently 
18. Get and stay organized 
19. No more procrastination 
20. Try exercise or movement during the day 
21. Push yourself outside your comfort zone 
22. Brainstorm new ideas 
23. Partner with other teams and / or colleagues to get things done quicker and have a more holistic approach 

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Have you ever worked for a boss that was a complete a jerk? Or you thought they may have been the spawn of satan?  

I want to talk to you about this situation today because I know it is not easy. 

12 Action Items 

1) Observe 

2) Don’t jump to conclusions 

3) Not to let your work suffer 

4) Document  

5) Keep emails 

6) Have really open, honest communication  

7) Being that leader  

8) Taking the high road 

9) Being the better / bigger person 

10) Try to determine what motivates them and what sets them off

11) Contributing to and celebrating success 

12) If you need to jump ship: 

Do your research.

Determine interview questions that you can ask while you’re in an interview with your next future boss. 

About this episode: 

This this episode we cover 8 questions you should be asking yourself to evaluate your career. Get clarity on whether or not your dream career is truly your dream career! Don't get to end of your career and realize you pursued the wrong career for years. 

These are the 8 questions you should be asking yourself when it comes to your career. 

1. What is it?
   1. What is your dream career?
   2. Why do you want it?
   3. When do you want to get there?
2. How will this make me feel?
   1. How will obtaining this job make me feel?
   2. Is this what you want to feel?
3. Where am I at now?
   1. Where are you at right now from your career standpoint?
4. What skills or knowledge do I need to obtain?
   1. How long will it take to acquire those skills / knowledge?
5. Does this financially make sense?
6. Can I accomplish in my current job?
7. Talk to others in this job
   1. This is EVERYTHING! 
   2. What do they like about their career?
   3. Do they have any regrets?
   4. Why did they pick that career?
   5. How long did it take them to get there?
8. Other life goals 
   1. Does your life goals align with your career goal?

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How to have confidence in your career.
Confidence in general can sometimes be difficult.
 
I have 18 tips for us on how to boost our convenience in your work and be more successful.
 
1 - Know your value
Make a list.
What do I bring to the table.
What are my strengths.
 
2 - Making eye contact and smiling
 
3 - Voice your opinions
 
4 - Asking for help
 
5 - Asking for feedback
 
6 - Accepting compliments
Do not deflect or negate compliments!
 
7 - Know your worth
As it relates to compensation.
 
8 - Prepare
Prepare for all of the things.
For meetings.
For your day.
For your work.
 
9 - Set goals that are challenging but attainable so you can then just crush them
 
10 - document your wins
Every day.
Or every week.
Write down the things you did well
 
11 - Understand your areas of opportunities
AKA your weakness.
Not to say you have to improve your weaknesses but knowing what they are is important
 
12 - Play to your passion
 
13 - Immediately stop negative self talk
Replace it with a positive
 
14 - Show up physically in a way that makes you feel really good about yourself
 
15 - Learn a new skill or learn something that will help you further your career or even down the line in your career
 
16 - Smile
 
17 - Affirmations
 
18 - Clean your desk and your work area
 

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To support the show: 

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Often people change careers at least once throughout their career.

Tips:

1. Try to make this change internally
   
2. Evaluate where you are at now
   
3. Research
   
4. Skills gap assessment and closure
   
5. Interview 5-10 people who have the job you want
   
6. Interview 2-5 hiring managers
   
7. Network
   

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Your job and career won't always make you happy

AND there are pieces we can own

Tips:

1. Start with knowing what makes you happy
2. Know that you deserve to have a job that makes you happy
3. Have transparent conversations with your leader if you have that rapport
4. Attend conferences, webinars, etc. to learn new things
5. Push yourself outside of your comfort zone
6. Do work you're proud of and want to share with others
7. Do the work you're good at
8. Strive for some semblance of a balance
9. Celebrate your wins
10. Go after what you want
11. Let your confidence shine
12. Set boundaries where appropriate
13. Don't wait until the next thing to find happiness
14. Get / find the support you need
15. Align yourself with the culture that you enjoy
    

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Have you ever been curious on how to write a really amazing cover letter? 

Today we are talking about cover letters and answering some of these questions: 

Are they important?

Should I write one?

How much time should I take on one?

What should I include? 

Question 1: Should I write a cover letter?

Answer: Maybe. Most recruiters do not read cover letters if I am being totally honest. 

That being said, there are some hiring managers out there that want to see cover letters. 

Question 2: What should I include in my cover letter?

Answer: They should be brief and you want to remember you are writing TO someone. 

Include: 

1. An attention grabbing paragraph - try asking a question
2. Accomplishments paragraph 
3. Company paragraph 
4. Position paragraph 

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About this episode: 

This episode talks about five areas of interview tips: pre interview, prep, interview, post interview and things to avoid.

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Have an amazing, awesome, rockin day!!! 

Tips:

1. Separate space
2. Stick to your same schedule you would if you went into the office
3. Set specific end time and stick to it
4. Embrace the freedom AND stay focused on work
5. Camera ready if that's the thing at your company
6. Take your breaks
7. Leave your house when you're able
8. Make sure you have what you need to be successful
9. Maintain high performance
10. Communicate, communicate, communicate
11. Be active in meetings
12. Dress for your day
13. Don't get distracted
14. Would I do this at the office?
15. Socialize and interact with your colleagues
16. Prioritize your work
17. Plan your day with a calendar - paper or digital
18. Schedule your tasks / to do list
19. Good internet speeds
20. Comfortable chair
21. Stretch on the regular
22. Pick some healthy snack / meal options
23. Assume people are coming from a good place
24. If your computer mic sucks, invest in a good headset
25. Set expectations
26. Know when / how you work the best and optimize for that
27. Ask for help when needed
28. Music, podcasts, audiobooks
29. White noise apps
30. Let your team how they can get in touch with you if you're away and an emergency pops up
31. Address conflicts or problems quickly - take it off email / IM as soon as possible
32. Have 1:1 meetings with your manager and/or your direct reports
33. Create a place to share work outside of  email
34. Ask for feedback
35. Make your goals / desires known

To support the show:

Online Store (you can get 15% off using code CAREERTALKPOD15):

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Paypal:

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Hey hey!

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We absolutely need to be passionate about something!

Could be in your job, also could be in your personal life.

Something that fuels us.

Sometimes we are going through some hard stuff and work and our passion fizzles out.

That is ok

What we need to evaluate is:

• Is this funk or fizzle permanent?
• Is it worth riding it out / sticking it out / seeing it through?
• Do your have other passions outside of work?
  

I've had jobs that fizzle from a passion perspective, find other things!

• Learning
• Getting outside our comfort zone
• Exercise
• Podcasting
• Puppies
• Etc etc

There are also times where the passion increases at work so we may have to slow down on passions outside of work.

Tips:

1. Stay positive
2. What were you passionate about, if anything?
3. What are you currently passionate about?
4. Is there anything from your personal life you can incorporate into work?
5. Have a transparent conversation with your leader
6. Stop the grind
7. What changed?
8. Are you just bored? Or have you truly lost your passion?
9. Take your time off, use it, for real!
10. Make a plan to re-light your fire
11. Hard question: are you getting in your own way?
12. Find a coach or mentor
    

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Have you ever been curious if there are different rules or different tips we should be considering when we have a phone interview? 

Yes! 

It’s important to dig in deeper to specifically phone interview tips. 

As a recruiter I am doing a phone interview before I send candidates to hiring managers and I want to help people get better at winning their phone interview. 

I have had quite a few people reach out to me asking how to transition from corporate america to being a business owner.

1) Answer: How do you want to be helping other people? 

2) Answer: What skills do you need to learn?  

This will be a never ending list! 

3) Answer: What Skills do you need to learn before you will feel ready to start? 

Make sure this list is what you truly need to learn before you start? 

Hint: you can start earlier than you think! 

4) Answer: How can your day job help you with your future business? 

5) Answer: Can you be working on any cross functional teams? 

6) Answer: How are you dedicating your team to learn, test and invest in the things you want to try?

7) Find a business coach you trust online and start consuming their content. 

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Have you ever been rejected from a position or from an application for the reason that you are overqualified? 

This is legitimate reason to turn someone down for positions however there are a lot of assumptions and myths out there around this topic so let’s talk about this! 

I want to talk about this topic in 4 main topics. 

Common Myths 

1. People think they are getting rejected because they are too old 
2. “I was told I was overqualified for the position but now what I think is you won’t hire me because I will someday take the hiring manager’s job”
3. The hiring manager or recruiter feels threatened 

Candidate Concerns 

1. Income 
2. Supporting their family 
3. They want to do work that is easier than what they have been doing in the past 

HR / Human Resources / Recruiting / Hiring Manager Concerns 

1. Offering people work that is going to challenging and exciting for them 
2. We feel people will leave early or right away 
3. Position alignment 
4. Compensation 

Things You Can Do

1. Aim higher 
2. If you’re looking to do easier work, ensure you are talking to everyone you talk about why you want to make the move and what is motivating this transition 

Being overqualified is not the same as being under qualified for a position. 

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Today we are talking about contracting and consulting today! 

Reasons contracting might be a good option for you: 

1) You are chasing industries and you don’t have any experience in the new industry 

2) Typically you do get more money 

3) If you get bored after 6-24 months with a company or in a particular role and you feel you are changing jobs often because you’re bored and you need that change 

4) You’re the type of person who likes to work for a variety of different companies 

5) You want to work in different type of industries 

Reasons why contracting might not be a good fit for you: 

1) If you are going to be constantly stressed out about your contract ending, you’re not sure what you’re going to do next and this will give you a ton of stress and anxiety

2) If you need certain benefits if you can’t get in a contracting role (hold for the myths section though LOL) 

3) If you will have a fear of not getting a new contract when your current one is over (also this is the opposite of having an abundance mindset 

4) If you are the type of person who wants to find a really great company and stick with that company into retirement 

Contracting Myths 

1) Contracting doesn’t offer stability 

2) Benefits 

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 10 Ways To Lead Without Authority or Title

1. Make sure you are coming from a genuine place 
2. Be constantly learning and growing 
3. Want to be the one who is asking the tough questions 
4. Always be asking for feedback 
5. Helping your colleagues when they need it 
6. Don’t wait to be asked to do something 
7. Take on additional responsibilities and be that leader 
8. Asking your manager how you can help 
9. Be a top producer with top quality work 
10. Being positive and staying positive through tough situations 

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Have you ever wondered how to write a resume? 

Today we are going to be talking about how to write a resume in 6 easy steps. 

This episode is making the assumption you are starting from scratch so if you already have a resume written, use this as a guide to ensure you have everything you need.  

About this episode: 

In this episode I cover 12 book recommendations, 9 that will help you at work and in business, 3 that are Christian / Faith based books. 

Business / work related books: 

1) Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier 

2) Essentialism by Greg McKeown 

3) 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team by Patrick Lencioni 

4) Extreme Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin

5) How To Win Friends And Influence Others by Dale Carnegie 

6) People Over Profit by Dale Partridge 

7) Rising Strong by Brene Brown 

8) You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero 

9) The Big Leap by Hendricks Gay 

Faith / Christian books: 

1) 2 Chairs by Bob Beaudine 

2) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis 

3) The Power Of I Am by Joel Osteen 

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Have an amazing, awesome, rockin day!!! 

Burnout is NOT fun!

Over working yourself to the point where you need to sleep for days is not cool. Being busy is not something you should aspire to. Amazing time management and career alignment should be the goal.

While working too many hours can lead to burnout, it's not the only cause.

Causes:

1. Too many hours
2. Working a job you hate
3. Working for a terrible leader
4. Not enough rest
5. Too much stress
6. Lack of support system
7. Ethics / morals / values don't align to your organization
8. Don't get to make your own choices
9. Bored or not challenged enough
10. Taking on too much at once
    

So with that, what exactly is burnout?

Signs of burnout:

1. Feeling tired / exhausted
2. Not wanting to eat
3. Easily getting sick
4. Anxiety is heightened
5. Having a hard time sleeping
6. Difficulty focusing
7. Irritability
8. Easy to get angry or annoyed
9. Feeling sad or depressed
10. Being overly negative / can't find the positive
11. Losing joy / happiness in things / activities / people you used to find it in
12. Withdrawing
13. Low performance / productivity
14. Becoming obsessive over things / activities
    

What to do:

1. Take time off if you can
2. Re-balance workload
3. Talk to your leader - ask for options
4. Get some movement in on a regular basis
5. Sleep, sleep, sleep
6. Add in more healthy eating options / vitamins
7. Try meditation
8. Engage in activities that relax you
9. Do some breath work
10. Get help
11. Chat with friends, family and co-workers more frequently
12. Distance yourself from negative people
13. Work on projects that fuel your purpose
    

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In this episode I share a dating story that turned into career coaching (that did NOT turn into a second date LOL). This story illustrates the importance of aligning both your career and personal goals. 

Today we are going over the 12 common mistakes recruiters make! 

Choosing a major feels insanely important … when you’re doing it.

According to the Washington Post only 27% of people have jobs related to their major. 

If it feels like it’s really overwhelming and really hard, take a deep breath. 

It is hard.

But know this.

73% of people aren’t using their degree. 

When you’re looking at choosing a major you can take 2 different paths / approaches.

Option 1 - 

You can go with your passions, your dreams, your personality. 

Research.

List out what you’re passionate about.

List out what your dreams are. 

Write about your dream life. Don’t limit that. 

Take some personality tests. 

Most of them have a job / career section. When you’re looking at that, what is of interest? 

What will give you job / career satisfaction.

Find people who have worked in those fields. 

Option 2 - 

Going after the majors that align with the classes that you really enjoyed. 

Find people in those fields, ask them all of the questions. 

What you shouldn’t do when you’re trying to choose a major: 

1 - you shouldn't do what other people are telling you to do 

2 - you shouldn't decide based on what you’re friends are doing 

3 - you shouldn't decide based on what is cool and popular 

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Complainers / whiners

1. Don't fuel the fire 
2. End conversations to get to it 
3. Re-direct the conversation, get back on track
4. Is there a root cause you could solve for?
5. Come to Jesus conversation, is this the right role?
6. Ask the whiner what their solutions would be
7. Spin to a positive 
8. Call them out 
9. Sell them on the opportunity
10. Set expectations 
11. See if they have voiced the concerns to their leader 
12. Let them know you heard them 
13. Can you find common ground with non work topics?
14. If its impacting you, be honest about it 
15. Add positive, uplifting people to your day
16. Avoidance 
17. Ask if they are looking for input / advice / guidance 

Slackers: 

1. Communicate 
2. Set clear expectations 
3. Set regular check ins / status updates 
4. Offer to help with any roadblocks / questions 
5. Share how their work impacts you / the team
6. Their lack of work is not your responsibility 
7. You don't need to cover for them all the time 
8. Be honest and blunt 
9. Have a candid conversation with leadership
10. Focus and prioritize / stay the course 
11. Don't let it get you down, stay positive and motivated 
12. Use them as a don't lesson 
13. This is not an opportunity to pick up bad habits 
14. Don't become a complainer about your slacker 
15. Limit your yes's to work that doesn't involve that person 
16. Ask yourself, does this impact me? For real?
17. Is this person ok?
18. Their work does not become your work
19. Could be an opportunity to shine 

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Why send someone a connection request?

• Job opportunity you have
• You're looking for a job opportunity
• Looking for info / guidance
• Expand network
• Met someone IRL
  

Why not to:

• Just because
• They're  cute
  

Connection request or invite vs inmail or message for basic free accounts:

• Inmail - paid or free to 1st degree connections
• Connection request - request to be connected with anyone (think Facebook friend request)
  

Tips for initiating contact:

• Know your reason
• Find common ground
• Send outreach
• Keep it short and sweet
• Make sure your profile is updated
• Mutual connections can send intros for you as well
• Don't sell
• Be yourself
  

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Additional resume episodes:

• 2/6/2020 - Resume tips when changing careers
• 9/26/2019 - Resume refresher - 24 resume writing tips
• 5/30/2019 - My interview on the Kick Ass In Life Podcast - Resume tips, how to stand out, etc.
• 8/21/2017 - What to include / exclude on your resume

Things to consider for your resume, whether to keep or remove:

• Sports 
• Fraternities / sororities
• Volunteering
• Work experience
• Date of graduation
• Full address

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About this episode: 

 Ever wonder if you're coming across as confident? Or arrogant? Or both? In this episode we talk about 6 signs you're coming across as arrogant in an interview.

For interview tips, check out episode #12 - Interview Tips 

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Tips:

1. High performance
2. Volunteer for extra projects
3. Schedule regular 1:1's with your manager
4. Ask for feedback regularly
5. Make your goals known to your leader
6. Get on video during calls with your colleagues
7. Ask for the promotion you want
8. Became the go to person on the team
9. Schedule creative ways to build rapport with your team
10. Create a roadmap or step by step checklist with your leader for you to get promoted
11. Train / mentor your teammates
12. Contribute on cross functional teams
13. Voice your opinions
14. Express your concerns so the projects can be better
15. Create solutions to complex problems
16. Check in with colleagues 1:1 via video
17. Share your wins with your leader and colleagues when/where it makes sense to do so
18. Make sure your team knowns your hours and timezone
19. Celebrate the wins of others
20. Respond quickly within working hours
21. Find a mentor
22. Learn a new skill that will fuel a promotion
23. Document your progress
24. Apply for promotional jobs
25. Brand yourself well
26. Show flexibility as projects and priorities change
27. Create ways for more interaction

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We live in a world of mergers and acquisitions. Restructures and reorgs. 

If and when this happens it's a great opportunity to do some reflecting. 

Tips: 

1. Ask yourself: do you hate this new role or just lack passion? 
2. What did you like about your old role? 
3. What motivated in your previous position? 
4. What were you passionate about in your previous role?
5. Is there anything you like about your new role?
6. Is this a permanent change?
7. In general what are you passionate about?
8. What gets you excited to get up and go to work?
9. Can you shift the culture to make the role / team more fun?
10. Focus on the positive 
11. Do other people feel the same way?
12. Might be time to brush the dust off your resume and adventure into a new role
13. Establish daily / weekly goals 
14. Can you learn something new in this role?
15. Is your new leader someone you could have an open, candid conversation with? 
16. If you stick it out, what are your career growth options? Could it be worth it? 

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Have you ever received negative feedback? 

Or even a bad review? 

And you weren’t sure what to do with that information? 

Today we have 16 points on how to handle feedback.

1. Remaining calm 
2. Take the time to reflect and evaluate before you react 
3. Reminder: perception is reality 
4. Do not argue 
5. Feedback is a really, really good thing - even if we don’t agree with the feedback being given
6. Look at the data 
7. Ask a lot of questions 
8. Learn
9. Honestly ask yourself, what are the truths in the negative feedback you received? 
10. Asking for help if you need it 
11. Asking yourself and others what your blindspots are 
12. Create a plan to improve 
13. Set clear expectations and goals moving forward 
14. Set follow up progress conversations 
15. Reminder: if you need to vent, try and make sure it’s not with work colleagues 
16. Reminder: when we are getting feedback, we can get better or we can get bitter 

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Time off is so so so important.

We all need time to decompress and unwind.

Benefits:

• Re-charge
• Rest
• Fun outside of work
• Clear our minds
• Get the creative juices flowing
• Be more productive when you get back
• Clarity of focus will increase
• Reduces your stress
• Contributes to improved work / life balance
• Your relationships will improve
  

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Feedback is so important, I cannot stress enough how important feedback is.

Here’s a question for you: 

Do you ask for feedback often? At work? At home? With friends?

Why or why not?

Take some time to think about that.  

Am I asking my boss for feedback?

Am I asking my colleagues for feedback?

Am I asking my spouse at home for feedback?

Am I asking my family for feedback?

Am I asking my friends what their thoughts are? 

This is really important. 

Specifically as it relates to our career, feedback is a really interesting part of our jobs that most of us only receive once a year.

Often it’s in the form of annual review, performance review or a merit increase conversation.

It is usually a very formal conversation and often it is not very helpful or productive. 

All employees care about what their raise is going to be.

Often managers need to just get the reviews done.

I want you to think about how you can get more feedback throughout the year so you can constantly be improving. 

If you sit down with your boss and they tell you hey Steph I think you did a really good job in A, B, C categories, I think you could use improvements in D, E and F categories and here are some examples from 3, 6 and 11 months ago.

What?!?! Why wouldn’t we get that feedback right away and on the spot.  

Here’s the deal, you need to ask for the feedback.

Ask hey manager how can I improve? What suggestions for you have for me? 

You need to be the one who takes charge of the conversation.  

THEN you need to be grateful for whatever the response is.

Feedback is a gift.

EVEN if we don’t like the feedback we get.

It tells us how we can improve and what people’s perceptions are of you.

It is a gift.

Even if you disagree, even if you think it’s complete bullshit. 

Now you know! 

Don’t react in a negative way if you get bad feedback, don’t get defensive, take notes, ask follow up questions.

You want to make the conversation easy so the person will want to share their feedback with you in the future. 

Ask questions like: 

How can I improve X metric?

What areas can I improve in?

Where do I do well? 

What are my strengths? 

Don’t forget to share your gratitude for the feedback!!! 

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Have you ever wondered how your self awareness impacts your work? 

Or how personal development impacts your work?

Today we are talking about self awareness, this is really important both at work and at home.  

Today we are talking about 7 things you need to be self aware of: 

1) Strengths 

What do you do well?

What are the things you totally awesome at 

2) Weaknesses 

Where are your areas of opportunity?

What are the things you can still grow in?

What do you need improvement on?

A couple tools you can use to help better understand yourself are: 

1) Myers Briggs personality test 

Check out: 

16personalities.com

2) Strengths Finder (book)

Here is a link to the book on Amazon: 

https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484006734&sr=8-1&keywords=strengths+finder 

When I first got into personal development and looked at these two tools, I was literally blown away by all the information I learned. It’s not that we don’t know ourselves, its really putting that information into words and turning that into actionable items. 

3) Triggers 

When you are stressed what triggers you to get upset, frustrated, disengaged, distracted, etc? 

Once you understand your triggers, you need to put systems in place to help avoid or overcome those triggers. 

4) Asking yourself why you feel a certain way about certain situations 

When you think about how you feel, think about why you are feeling that way  

5) Asking yourself if you ever get irrationally angry at work 

We all get upset, frustrated, angry, etc at work. But ask yourself if you get irrationally angry, then ask yourself why. Then take that answer and ask yourself why, and repeat this process a couple more times. This will help you understand the entire situation 

6) Ask yourself if any of your ‘weaknesses’ can be considered strengths? 

7) Ask yourself if you plan to work on your strengths? Or work on your weaknesses? 

Do you want to make a few weaknesses a little bit better or do you want to take your strengths and make them excellent? 

Know yourself and understand yourself so we can do better! 

If you are looking for a similar episode check out: 

#21: Feedback

Next week: 

#26: 12 Common Mistakes Recruiters Make 

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Sometimes when we want to make advancements in our career and/or skills we need to take risks.

Some risks will be bigger than others.

Some with higher rewards than others.

Why would you want to take a risk

• Advancement
• Leadership opportunities
• Learn a new skill
• New challenges
• New experiences
• Try something new - test if you like something new
• Early in your career
• Bored / feel stuck / stagnant / complacent
  

When to take risks in your career:

• Early - recover
• Feel like you're hitting a wall / ceiling
• Need a new challenge / growth
• Stable in other areas of life
• Reward balances risk
• Universe / God / Higher power / etc is prompting you
• Keep getting opportunities presented to you
  

How

• Ask
• Apply
• Promotions
• Take on more responsibilities in current role
• Start a business
• Contract work / side projects
• Lateral move in a new industry
• Check your gut

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Videos in job applications are becoming more and more popular and more and more common.

I've seen it in 2 ways:

1. Built in as part of your application (integrated into the ATS)
2. Asked to go to another platform and copy/paste the video link
   

Pros:

1. More personal
2. Can assess potential culture fit better
3. Understand someone's personality before an interview
4. Get specific questions answered
5. Unique ... for now
6. Saves time
7. Reduces costs
8. Can record if needed
9. Consistent process for everyone
   

Cons:

1. Could be discriminatory to conscious or unconscious bias
2. Not appropriate for all jobs
3. People can re-record
4. Takes time for candidates
5. A good portion of candidates won't do it
   

Tips:

1. Be professional
2. Dress as you would for an in person interview
3. Make sure your background is clean and presentable
4. Re-record if you need to and are able to
5. Let your personality shine
6. Be sure to directly answer the questions asked
7. Answer the question thoroughly without rambling or going on tangents
8. Make an outline before you hit record
9. Watch/edit if possible
   

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There are a couple reasons someone could have an involuntary career change.

To clarify the situation we are talking about:

1 - Career change (moving from HR to IT for example)

2 - Job change (moving from IT developer at one company to being a IT developer at another company)

We are talking about #1

Reasons this could happen:

1. Acquisition - new company comes in, moves people around
2. Layoff
3. Partner goes to a new job, changes once they start
4. Re-organization
5. Transformation

Things to consider:

• Possible heightened stress, learning new things
• More than likely higher workload up front, learning new things
• Super excited
• Looking for support more than likely
• Could be unhappy
  

Questions to ask yourself / your person:

1. How am I / you doing?
2. Challenges?
3. Like?
4. Dislike?
5. How does this new job / career make you feel?
6. Are you satisfied with your new role?
7. Are you being challenged enough?
8. What impact are you / I having?
9. Do you feel fulfilled?
10. How is the company culture? Has it changed? How is it aligning to you?
11. Has your manager changed? How is that new relationship?
12. What are some potential job opportunities?
    

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There could be many reasons someone has a gap in their resume

1. Laid off
2. Company folded
3. Person left before finding something new
4. Contract ended
5. Needed to take time off to care for a family member
6. Caring for young child
7. Medical reasons
8. Addiction recovery
9. Relocation
10. Start your own company
11. Traveling
12. Spiritual / religious reasons
13. Personal development
    

Impacts:

1. Could be viewed as negative
2. People could think you couldn't find a job
3. Could give you an opportunity to re-charge
4. Opportunity to re-evaluate priorities
5. Time to learn something new
6. Start / finish new projects
7. Start your business
8. Part time work
9. Changed careers / industries
10. Opportunity to pick up contracting work or temp work
11. Volunteering
    

Tips:

1. Explain the gap, keep it short, be confident
2. Keep it positive
3. Provide productive things you did during the time off
4. Networking
5. Resume - try using years vs mm/yyyy format
6. Don't dwell on the gap
7. Be honest and transparent
8. Prepare to discuss but don't focus on it
   

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Micromanagers aren't always doing it just to be jerks. They may not even know they are coming across this way. Often they have learned bad habits from other bad leaders. Other times they are under stress and aren't sure how to deal.

Tips:

1. Try to give them the benefit of the doubt
   
2. Try to explain how you felt during a specific time the micro managing was too much
   
3. Offer a counter solution
   
4. Accept that it may never change and create a plan
   
5. Get support from your team
   
6. Inform, inform, inform
   
7. Think ahead
   
8. Uncover the fears
   
9. Set boundaries
   
10. Evaluate yourself and your work
    
11. Proactively work to increase trust where / when you can
    

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We have all made mistakes!

1. Own it
   
2. Is an apology necessary?
   
3. Fix it
   
4. Communication
   
5. Course correct
   
6. Re-group
   
7. Don't beat yourself up
   
8. Accept consequences
   
9. Ask for feedback
   
10. Reflect
    
11. Share what you have learned
    

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Blaming others for anything sucks and it's not cool.

Tips

1. Over communicate
2. Document / track / keep record
3. Speak with manager directly if you feel comfortable
4. If it continues you may need to loop in HR
5. Further escalation could be cc'ing your manager's manager
6. Take ownership / responsibility where needed
7. Propose and implement changes to fix larger / reoccurring issues
8. Try not to assume the worst
9. Keep it factual
10. Schedule regular checkins to ensure alignment
11. Ask clarifying questions when needed

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Landing your first job can be exciting and also stressful!

Key points:

1. Know what you're looking for
   
2. Create a great resume
   
3. Awesome cover letter
   
4. Prepare for every interview
   
5. Crush your interviews
   
6. Amazing follow up
   

Good to know:

1. Should have some sort of experience
   
2. Any classes that you did what job you want to have are relevant
   
3. Use LinkedIn - episode on 9/25/2017 can you help you here
   
4. You will have an entry level job
   
5. Manage your expectations around compensation
   

Resume episodes:

• 9/29/2019
• 8/21/2017
• 5/8/2017
• 3/13/2017
• 2/20/2017
• 11/14/2016
• Applications:
• 3/7/2019
• 6/26/2017

Cover letter:

• 10/2/2017

Interviewing episodes:

• 10/3/2019
• 9/19/2019
• 8/6/2019
• 4/25/2019
• 2/28/2019
• 8/28/2017
• 7/24/2017
• 5/22/2017
• 3/27/2017
• 1/30/2017

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Today we are diving into some goal setting, prioritization and life evaluation in general. Typically people look at goals at the beginning of the year in January however I still think in February this will be helpful. 

I’m going to have you list out the different areas of your life. Some areas may include: 

Family

Friends

Kids / Children

Pets 

Spirituality / Faith / Religion 

Personal Growth & Development 

Self Care / Self Love / Alone Time 

Spouse / Partner 

Dating 

Marriage 

School / Education 

Relationships 

Health / Fitness / Movement 

Money / Finances / Wealth 

Hobbies 

Side Businesses / Side Projects 

What I want you to do is rate yourself in each category from 1-10.

1 being really bad

10 being really good 

As you are setting these goals, let’s use the SMART acronym. 

S = Specific 

M = Measurable

A = Achievable 

R = Relevant 

T = Time bound / Timely

Help doesn't always have to  come from our direct team!

Prep:

• Get clear on the exact problem 
• What is causing the problem
• Where did you get stuck?
• What have you tried?
  • Did any of those action items move the needle? 

Network: 

• Are there other teams that can help you?
• If you asked your colleagues, can your boss help?
• If you asked your boss, can your colleagues help?
• Network: ex-colleagues? 
  • Previous leaders
  • LinkedIn
  • Job specific meet ups
  • Social media platforms 
  • Ask experts in your field 

Evaluate: 

• Is this a company you want to stay at?
• Is this a leader you want to work for and align to? 
• It's ok to move on if this is a long term issue vs temporary problem

Continue to be a rockstar!

• Communicate progress / roadblocks / solutions 
• Stay consistent 
• Ask for flexibility 
• Have a plan
• Understand the goals you're working towards
• Take control
• Can't fix or change it all, accept that 
• Perform well 

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Have you ever started applying for jobs and submitted a ton of applications but didn’t really get any responses or getting a ton of rejection letters? 

Or not making it past the application stage? 

If the answer is yes, there might be something wrong with your resume. 

What to include on your resume: 

1) Contact information 

• First and last name (put what you want to be called on your resume, you can put your legal name on your application)
• Phone number - it should be the number you want to be contact at (cell phone vs. house phone)
• Email 
• City and state 

2) Education 

• If you have a college degree, include your college degree and beyond 
• If you do not have a college degree, you want to make sure you have your high school education on there 

3) Skills 

• Should be bulleted out 
• 5-10 skills 
• Relevant to the jobs you’re applying for 

4) Experience 

• Job history 
• If you don’t have any working history, you can include college projects and / or volunteer experience 

What to exclude from your resume: 

1) Graduation dates 

2) Objectives 

3) References 

• Remove the references 
• Also remove the line ‘references available upon request’ 

4) CAPTIAL LETTERS

5) Long summaries 

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No way to know with complete certainty that there are signs of trouble. However, there are some signs.

1. Can't extend offers on open positions
2. Interviewing is put on hold
3. Open roles start closing / put on hold
4. Find yourself with more spare time, over a decent amount of time
5. Major projects put on hold
6. HR incredibly busy
7. Revenue is down
8. Market is terrible (or falsely inflated)
9. Banks are struggling
10. Smaller layoffs have already been done
11. Contractors not being extended
12. Contractors getting cut before contract end date
13. M&A conversations / news
14. New top leaders
15. Top level executives are jumping ship
16. End of fiscal year
17. Last minute all hands meetings
18. Less involved / engaged in work you used to be ingrained in
19. New tech / info is making your work less and less needed
20. WARN notice posted
21. Consultants / experts are hired
22. Phrases like 'now no changes but who knows what will happen in a couple months'
23. Decreased resources
24. Less 'extras' and goodies
25. Rumors
26. Security in places they usually are not
27. HR has a stack of boxes
28. Leaders are going to last minute, long lasting 'planning' meetings
29. Hiring comes to a hault in a particular location
30. Company re-locates it's HQ
31. Autonomy is reeled in
32. Posted to external communities / comments on online posts
    

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In this episode we are going to talk about the 3 main types of recruiting.

1) Corporate recruiting 

2) Agency recruiting 

3) MLM recruiting 

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So you finally get that job that you’ve been wanting so bad, and it’s your first day at work, now what?

That is what we are going to be talking about today! 

Today is episode #40 where we are going to be talking about what to do on your first day, your first week or even month of that new job. 

As we've talked about before, work/life balance will never be perfect.

AND there is a point where too much is too much.

We are not robots and can't be expected to go 100 MPH 24/7.

Two situations/reasons where we are working too many hours:

• Expectations we put on ourselves
  
• Expectations others set on us
  

Tips for when we set expectations for ourselves:

1. Set boundaries
   
2. Utilize timers
   
3. Set a schedule and stick to it 80-90% of the time
   
4. Dig down deep and establish / determine why you feel the need / pressure to put on yourself
   
5. Schedule time away
   
6. Make a self care list
   
7. Make a local wish list
   
8. Research and understand achievement vs. perfectionism vs. compulsion vs. obsessed
   
9. Establish your why
   
10. Accept and embrace and encourage your failures
    
11. Prioritize ALL the things
    
12. Exercise / movement
    
13. Meditation / spiritual / religious practice
    

Tips for when others set expectations for us:

1. Try to figure out if they put expectations on themselves that you are picking up
   
2. Set boundaries
   
3. Talk to your leader
   
4. Can you add resources to the team
   
5. Balance with exercise, movement, eating well, fun, self care, etc.
   
6. Talk to HR or upper management if your leader can't help
   
7. Evaluate if you're in the right place
   
8. Put yourself first
   

Burn out isn't fun, feeling exhausted isn't fun.

Fuzzy brain is hard.

You need to take care of yourself. You deserve it!!

Signs you're working too much:

1. Skipping meals / eating really bad
   
2. No time with friends
   
3. Not enough time with your partner and family
   
4. Pets being neglected
   
5. Missing key events
   
6. Brain is fuzzy all the time
   
7. Feel drained all the time
   
8. Surviving on coffee / energy drinks
   
9. Skipping exercise
   
10. Not doing the fun things you're passionate about
    
11. Feeling depressed or doubtful of your abilities
    
12. Complete overwhelm
    
13. Feeling like you're failing at everything
    

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It's hard to say for sure whether or not someone will get a job. However we can chat about the signs your interview went well!
Positive signals the interview went well (should have multiple of these) 

1. Recruiter or hiring manager re-aligns compensation with you
2. The company follows up with you before you follow up with them 
3. Asking when you'd be available to start 
4. The team (usually recruiting) genuinely wants to hear your feedback 
5. Company is trying to get you in for next steps ASAP 
6. Asking for references 
7. Explaining the offer approval process or background check details 
8. Asked about your interest in the job 
9. Asked if you have any other interviews or offers 
10. Team gives clarity of role, responsibilities and day to day 
11. You feel you're being sold to (company or role) 
12. Your interview runs late 
13. The person you followed up with actually responds to your email 
14. Basic wording (you will vs you would) 
15. Body language 
16. Intro to other team members 
17. Tour 
18. Towards the end of the interview conversation turns more casual 
19. The team sets clear expectations on when you should expect to hear back about next steps 
20. Interviewer ties your specific experience to how it could be helpful in the role 
21. Company offers to pay for flight for an interview 
22. The good bye (see you soon, when we talk again, etc) 

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When would someone be asked to do an interview assignment?

• Marketing role - create and present marketing plan
• Sales role - present your pitch for X
• Technical roles - code this thing, solve this tech issue
• Assessment for personality / culture
• Rid
  

Realistic expectations:

• IC role - 30 mins - 2 hours
• Leadership - 1-4 hours
• Executive - 5-10 hours
  

Process:

• Info given
• Schedule presentation
• Do the work
• Send night before / morning of
  

Questions to ask:

• Realistic time expectations
• Format
• Next steps after assignment
• How long to hear feedback
• What are they looking at
• Who will be there
• What is the IT set up of the room / conversation
  

Tips:

• Understand objective
• Solve for objective
• Be clear and concise
• Prepare to answer questions
• Show you can do the work / process / understand the methodology
• Don't put in full time effort for an interview
• Research
• Be conscious of who will be part of the conversation
• Practice
• Bring your presentation on USB, laptop and print it out
• Read the instructions
• Be you
  

Companies:

• Pay people for their work
• Hypothetical problems not real ones
• Trial period
• Contract to hire
  

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This can be super challenging and simply just annoying.

Everyone has a customer, whether it's internal or external.

Tips:

1. Understand their goals/objectives
   
2. Amp up the communication
   
3. Show that you care
   
4. Help your customers reach their goals
   
5. Listen, listen, listen
   
6. Hit your goals / KPIs
   
7. Under promise, over deliver
   
8. Ask for feedback
   
9. Give feedback
   
10. Take notes
    
11. Keep critical emails
    
12. Prove you are there to help
    
13. Grant requests when you are able
    
14. Do what you say you will and follow through
    
15. Keep a level head
    
16. Don't procrastinate
    
17. Offer suggestions / make recommendations
    
18. Share examples / best practices
    
19. Don't argue or get defensive
    
20. Trust your gut
    
21. Set boundaries when needed
    

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Be grateful for all the options!!

Tips:

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2. Think about the long term
3. Strategic vs. tactical
4. Interested in many things?
5. What type of work makes you happy?
6. Is there a rotational program you can be a part of to try various roles?

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An introduction of the the Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive podcast 

Lowest paying (in no particular order):

1. Food service
2. Maids
3. Cleaners / custodians / janitors
4. Cashiers
5. Dishwashers
6. Laundry workers
7. Messengers
8. Retail sales
9. Office clerks
10. Laborers
11. Farming
12. Fishing
13. Grounds crews
14. Building maintenance
15. Host / hostess
16. Home care aids
17. Packagers
18. Move theatre teams
19. Lifeguards
20. Hotel front desk customer service
21. Parking lot attendees
    

Highest paying (in no particular order):

1. Psychiatrists
2. Obstetricians / gynecologists
3. Surgeons
4. Prosthodontists
5. Oral surgeons
6. Orthodontics
7. Anesthesiologists
8. Physicians
9. Family medicine physicians
10. General internal medicine physicians
11. Chief executives
12. Pediatricians
13. Nurse anesthetics
14. Dentists
15. Pilots / copilots / flight engineers
16. Dentists - all other specialties
17. Computer and information systems managers
18. Architectural and engineering managers
19. Petroleum engineers
20. Judges
    

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There are a lot of different job sites out there but a few that are being used frequently

LinkedIn

• Aggregate
• Roughly 500 million users
• About 250 active monthly users 
• This is probably a recruiters biggest go to site 
• You can display your information 
• You can turn on job alerts 
• For the popular roles, a very busy site 

Indeed 

• Aggregate 
• Rough estimate is about 250 million users 
• Will have similar job search results as LinkedIn 
• Usually better for a job seeker vs a recruiter 
• Not where most of the recruiters are playing 

ZipRecruiter 

• About 7 million users from what I have researched 
• Affordable 
• Don't see a ton of really large companies using 
• Overall not very impressed to be honest 

Glassdoor 

• Roughly 32 million users 
• Little big more expensive 
• Little bit less popular on the recruiter side 
• Has all the reviews right there 

Social Media Profiles

• Facebook
• Twitter 
• Instagram 
• Update your personal accounts with your job, company, location, etc. 
• Becoming more and more popular for recruiters to use 

Niche websites

• Do your research to find the popular ones 

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It is a major let down and really discouraging to be excited to start a new job, just to actually start and realize it's awful.

Red flags:

1. Lack of follow up from the team (recruiter, hiring manager, other team members)
2. People not providing straight answers to your questions
3. Lack of transparency
4. Resistance to you meeting with other team members
5. Negative tone of people you interview with
6. Sense of over worked employees
7. Company doesn't have a large online presence
8. Mostly negative online reviews for the organization
9. Pressure to accept the job on the spot
10. Unable to see offices (if not all remote company)
11. All the things are absolutely chaotic
12. Get a sense of spammy or too good to be true vibe
13. Lack of professionalism
14. Rude or abrasive
15. Offer comes in super low
16. Bad press
17. No sense of employees being able to take time away from laptop

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People generally are talking bad about others because of THEIR unresolved issues, it's rarely about you!

Bullies in general are terrible.

Work bullies feel worse because we spend so much time at work.

Tips:

1. Ask 'what makes you say that / feel that way / think that way'?
   
2. Ask if there is anything you can answer for them
   
3. Call the person out / call them in
   
4. Why did you do X?
   
5. When it makes sense, explain your reasons for taking a particular action
   
6. Put boundaries in place
   
7. Take note
   
8. Talk to your leader
   
9. Consult with HR
   
10. Seek support, someone you can talk to
    
11. Track your wins
    
12. Time for a new role?
    
13. Self care
    

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Here are the questions we are answering today: 

1. In your experience if the person you are recruiting for only has 60% of the job description but has overlapping skills that you can train, how much are willing to pay compared to market price? 
2. How to negotiate a salary with global firms when they have established a base in your country because they have business opportunities there?
3. How likely are recruiters willing to issue visas to people from abroad? 
4. How do you weed out people who do not have the skills but blatantly lied during the interview process? 
5. How do I move from working as an engineer to a law clerk or paralegal without getting a law degree?
6. How do to go from being a regular employee to a manager? What skills do I need to learn? And how do I avoid having to work for the same company for years?
7. What basic skills do company owners typically need to learn? 
8. When your employer asks you to sign an unreasonable contract that is breaking the law but you want to work for them because they do interesting jobs, how do you reconcile with the decision? 
9. How to quit your job? When and how? 

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About this episode: 

Ever wonder how technology is changing the way we apply for jobs?

In this episode we answer the question - is the resume dead?

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Have an amazing, awesome, rockin day!!! 

Have you found yourself recently applying for a ton of jobs and you’re just not getting any callbacks or responses from your resume?

Or maybe you feel you’re just not getting enough traction or you feel like you’re spinning your wheels.

It’s really important when you are applying for jobs and you’re putting your resume out there, you make sure that your resume is the best it can be because while you may think your resume is great and has all the information it should have, you also have to think about the people who are looking at the resume. The recruiters and the hiring managers. And you want to make sure you are tailoring your resume to the right audience. 

6 questions you should be asking yourself to determine whether or not your resume needs a makeover: 

1) Do you have an objective on your resume? 

2) Are the skills you have listed specific to you and your career search?

3) Does your resume have a ton of paragraphs? 

4) Do you have your full contact information on your resume? 

5) The experience I have listed on my resume, is it relevant? 

6) Do you have references listed on your resume? 

We cover a lot in today's episode:

• Deeper dive into my why on the reason behind I do what I do
• Career coaching now available! Overview of packages
• Job searching update
• 10 tips to stay focused while job searching
  

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New apps / websites I found or talked about:

• Adia
• Flex Jobs
• Also talked about UpWork
• Bumble  Bizz
• Workew.com
• Facebook Groups
  

Tips to Stay Focused While Job Searching:

1. Clarity on what you want
2. Daily list of goals
3. Ongoing list of sites that you find helpful
4. List of contacts you want to reach out to / have reached out to
5. Share what you're looking for on LinkedIn, if appropriate
6. List of agencies you want to / have reached out to
7. Track 'what I accomplished today' at the end of each day
8. Accountability partner
9. Set aside time - focused, uninterrupted time
10. Implement a daily activity to keep you positive

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Have you ever wondered what you could be doing better when it comes to your annual review? 

The first thing I want to make sure we are on the same page about when it comes to your annual review or performance review or whatever your company is calling it, is that it is a two way conversation. It’s not just one person doing all the talking. 

I also want to prepare you to hear both positive as well as negative feedback. 

There are 4 topics we are going to be talking about as it relates to your annual review.

1) Ask questions 

2) Aligning with your manager 

3) The money  

4) Growth  

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Sexism is complete BS. It shouldn't happen. And it does.

Examples of sexism:

• Every time a woman is paid less than a man
  
• Every time someone tells a woman to smile
  
• Every time someone makes a comment about your looks / body
  
• Every time someone feels uncomfortable in the restroom with a trans person
  
• When someone assumes you have a different role than you do
  
• All the double standards
  
• Pink tax
  
• Feeling unsafe because of your gender
  

Google dictionary definitions:

Sexism - Prejudice, stereotyping, of discrimination,  typically against women on the basis of sex

Genderism - another work for gender bias

What to do:

1. Bring awareness
   
2. Call it out
   
3. Check on your colleagues
   
4. Find your work support system
   
5. Do not accept it
   
6. Talk to HR
   
7. Be honest and transparent
   

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It's not unheard of to get what you think is your dream job and you realize it's not great.

Or worse, you hate it.

If you've been here for a hot minute you know I'm an advocate for people being happy in their jobs and careers.

What to do if you've found yourself in this situation:

• Take a deep breath
• Try and find the positive
• Find the disconnect
• Chat with your manager / leader
• Figure out if whatever you don't like is permanent or temporary
• What enticed you to take the job?
• Is there anything that could make you happy with your current situation?
• How long has it been?
• Soooooo nothing is perfect. Are you being realistic?
• Are your expectations realistic?
• Is it the job that sucks or the environment?
• Do you just need a vacay?
  

What you can do to possibly avoid this situation in the future:

• Be thorough in the interview process
• Be honest when you're interviewing
• Look at reviews online
• Is there anyone in your network that has worked for the organization?
• Do a social media search
  

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Question 1:  How to answer the interview question: Detail your greatest achievements in the last 5 years and how they relate to this position 

• List out your biggest struggles in the last 5 years 
• What did you have to do to overcome those struggles 
• What did you learn 
• Review your annual reviews 
• Ask colleagues about team project achievements 

How does it relate?

• Unless you're switching career paths it should directly relate 
• Even if you are switching, you will have cross over 

Question 2: Been in OEM for 35+ years but no degree, however strong leadership experience, most companies require a degree 

• Create a targeted list of companies you'd like to work for 
• Make another list of companies that are hiring for your type of roles 
• Focus on your leadership experience 
• Reach out to recruiters and possible hiring managers 
• If there are any certifications or programs completed for the job include those on your resume 

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Top 13 Reasons You Are Failing Your Phone Interviews: 

1. Research or lack thereof research 
2. Eating and / or chewing gum 
3. Not knowing the company you applied to 
4. Not knowing the job you applied to 
5. Coming across as desperate 
6. Applying to every job 
7. Not being able to talk about money 
8. Working out during your phone interview 
9. Smoking 
10. Lying / being caught in a lie / just being shady 
11. Inability or unwillingness to answer questions 
12. Saying yes to a drastic payout 
13. Not aligning with the level of the position 

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You're interviewing, things are going well, you're getting excited. It's a great company, it's a great team. Everything looks good, everything sounds good. You get an offer.

BEFORE taking a second to think about it, you say yes, sign, start your background check and are off to the races!!

NOT a bad thing AT ALL if you did your due diligence.

If you did that, amazing! Congratulations!!

If you didn't thats ok too!

If you haven't started yet, ask to talk to your future manager to get some questions answered. If they are benefits related HR / recruiting might be the best contact.

If you have started you can still ask your questions, good opportunity would be in your 1:1 with your manager.

Due diligence points:

1. Culture fit
   
2. Mission of company
   
3. Team goals
   
4. Individual goals
   
5. Team member
   
6. How does your group work together
   
7. Typical day / week / year
   
8. What's your impact
   
9. Leadership style
   
10. Biggest challenges to you when you first start
    
11. Projects
    
12. Growth opportunities
    
13. Where did the person go who had the job before you
    
14. Does the role align to your passion / purpose
    
15. Internet research
    
16. Know anyone who works there, has worked there or interviewed with them?
    

If you'd like an episode on how to interview a potential employer for culture check out the episode released on 1/9/2020

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Laura Eshelman from the Kick A** in Life Podcast talks to us about how to stand out in the interview process! 

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Episode Summary:  

Ever been curious just how many types of resumes there are out there?

And which one should you use?

What is best to highlight your experience? 

One of the questions you want to ask yourself when you are trying to figure out which type of resume you want to use, is what do I want to highlight and what do I want to stand out the most?

What I mean by that is when someone takes that first glance at your resume, they look at it, what do you want their eyes to go to?

Do you want your skills to be displayed first? Do you want your experience to pop out?

This isn’t necessarily what’s the first line at the tope of the page. 

There are 4 main types of resumes out there.

1) The chronological resume

2) The functional resume 

3) The combination resume 

4) Job specific of targeted resume 

Staying current is so incredibly important!

Social media managers are not updating myspace websites anymore. Programmers doing DOS aren't in demand anymore.

We have to evolve as society, culture and technology evolves.

Learning new things will also change over time. How you learn. What you learn.

Tips:

1. Ask questions
2. Learn from people more senior on your team
3. Free resources
4. Establish what you need / want to learn
5. Talk to your leader
6. What are the trades telling you? Trends? Fads? Patterns?
7. Conferences
8. Hire an external expert / consultant
9. Paid courses
10. Network, keep you name out there
11. Offer to teach your skills to others
12. Read
13. Ask to be on new, cutting edge projects
14. Become an expert at what you do so you can take on more
15. Trade shows
16. Communicate
17. Be an expert in your clients needs / business goals / objectives
18. Certificates
    

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A few tips:

1. Don't overthink this too much
   
2. Look professional, put together and feel confident
   
3. Ask the person helping scheduling the interview (coordinator, recruiter, hiring manager, etc)
   
4. Good hygiene
   
5. Let your personality shine!
   

Ladies:

1. Closed toed shoes
   
2. Dress pants / skirt / professional dress
   
3. Blouse
   
4. Blazer if you'd like (professional)
   
5. Hair  done
   

Gentlemen:

1. Closed toed shoes
   
2. Dress pants
   
3. Shirt tucked in
   
4. Belt
   
5. Tie (if appropriate - professional)
   
6. Blazer (if appropriate - professional)
   
7. Belt and shoes match
   
8. Hair done
   

What to bring to your interview:

1. Notebook / portfolio
   
2. Resume - several copies
   
3. Pen
4. 
   

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