The Executive Career Jump Podcast - For Executive Leaders On The Move (Andrew MacAskill)

Welcome to Episode Sixty Three (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Darren Ledger believes that recruitment is broken - that it's not working for clients, job seekers, or candidates and frankly it's not working for recruitment companies - so he's very opinionated on where the industry needs to go and how it needs to evolve. 

In today’s straight-talking episode we delve further into that topic as well as what Darren’s predicting is going to happen now in the new world of work.  We also discuss being a digital nomad and remote working, along with some fantastic job-search advice, so a very multi-layered episode that anyone on either side of the hiring equation will get a lot from. 

Links
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenledger/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Five (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s podcast features Mike Richards who owns and runs the Treasury Recruitment Company, a highly successful niche global recruitment business. He regularly speaks at global conferences on topics such as the power of personal branding and how to attract, manage and retain talent, as well as hosting the popular podcast where he interviews treasury professionals about their careers. 

Mike is somebody that believes that building a business is all about doing the right thing,  about honesty and integrity, and leading with the heart.  These values have set him up for success, and as they say, success leaves clues.

In this episode Mike shares some great advice for job seekers including why you should view your CV like paracetamol for your recruiter’s headache, and why you should be viewing your LinkedIn profile as “brand you”.  He also talks about his success in business, what helped him set up and scale and how he is still learning and developing and being held accountable.

Don’t be put off by the word “Treasury” Mike is a great storyteller and this episode is amusing as well packed with loads of takeaways for job seekers and those looking to set up their own business.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrtreasury/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Six (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s podcast features Neal Mankey, a Director for the Healthcare Practice at Veredus, and recently part of the Capita project team who worked with the NHS on the COVID-19 Bring back Staff Campaign. 

In 2020 Neal by chance was watching the ‘One Show’ and a guest with ADHD triggered him to explore his own issues and was as a subsequence diagnosed with ADHD combined with a major depressive disorder which has been with him most of his professional life. 

In this episode, we hear how Neal has completely transformed his life after receiving his diagnosis and choosing to ‘live with it’ rather than fight against it.  We hear how he has taken his career to another level and also thrown himself into charity work to help people with ADHD and neurodiverse conditions. Part of this role has seen him involved in educating major Corporates on the importance of building neurodiverse cultures that are inclusive.

This is a fascinating listen and one that could make a big difference to you if you or a team member are facing similar challenges. 

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhdneurodiversity/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Seven (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s podcast features Nick Raeburn, a creator with a passion for helping you tell your story.  With years of experience in video production and storytelling Nick is now sharing how to enhance and build social selling skills through his consultancy and an epic training course that flips your company's viewpoint on what social media really means. 

In this episode, we talk about his career from starting out working in the Mental Healthcare sector to now running his own business.  We discuss how powerful he has found LinkedIn, how he has built a strong audience, and how in turn how you can build your own personal brand and leverage your LinkedIn audience. 

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thatsocialnerd/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Eight (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s podcast features Sarah Farmer, an executive coach and leadership mentor who helps Leaders & Business Owners build their confidence & skills to enable them to lead with phenomenal personal & business results.

In this episode, Sarah shares her story and how she has got to where she is now.  She talks about how we could all do with a software reset of our minds to help us produce better performance and “get out of our own way”, and she shares some fantastic tips and ideas for job seekers and leaders of all levels. Some great takeaways in this episode.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-farmer-coach/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Nine (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s podcast features James Mitra, a fellow LinkedIn Top Voice for Careers.   

James is the Founder of JBM, an award-winning executive search firm working with some of the fastest-growing Tech Startups & Scale-ups in the world. 

He also hosts one of the UK’s most popular business and career podcasts ‘40 Minute Mentor’ which has had hundreds of thousands of downloads to date and features inspiring career stories and mentorship from world-class business leaders, entrepreneurs, and sporting legends.

We have turned the tables on him this week!  In this episode, we talk to James about how he got to where he is today from a background with two parents who were Preachers, how he fell into recruitment, and how he ultimately built a business that aligns with his values. 

There is also lots of discussion around what it looks like moving from the corporate world to the world of startups, mobilising your network, and why it’s so important to bring your energy to an interview. 

Lots of golden nuggets in this episode whether you’re a job-seeker, leader in transition, or a business owner. Enjoy!

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmitra-jbm/

In this episode, I’m joined by Craig Elvin, Director at Executive Heads - a leading executive search firm based in Southampton. 

I know Craig well from when we ran an executive search business together for a number of years and his experience of the SME market will be of particular interest to our listeners. For senior job searchers who are wanting to learn more about getting the most out of working with a head-hunter, this one is definitely for you.

Craig spent ten years in the British Army as a Royal Electrical Mechanical Engineer, before meeting his wife and deciding to settle down in the UK to have a family. Through his network of contacts, he was offered a job as a recruitment consultant and quickly found himself promoted into managerial roles, moving up the corporate ladder and working for some of the industry’s biggest names. Sixteen years on, Executive Heads was born, in partnership with two of Craig's former colleagues.

Within this episode hear Craig talk about his journey and the importance of your network, attitude and relationships. He also provides tips and tricks for your CV, discusses how you know when it’s the right time to leave your job and gives his opinion on the three most common mistakes candidates make on the job market.

I love the honesty in how Craig describes his journey, the expertise and insight he gives into this industry and the snippets of gold dust that the listeners are sure to take away.

Links that Craig mentions...

Close to the Wind by Pete Goss https://www.amazon.com/Close-Wind-Extraordinary-Triumph-Adversity/dp/0786707410

Rebel Ideas: The Power of Diverse Thinking by Matthew Syed https://www.matthewsyed.co.uk/resource/rebel-ideas-the-power-of-diverse-thinking/

Traction by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837

The Go Giver by Bob Burg & John David Mann https://thegogiver.com/

The Barcelona Way by David Hughes https://www.amazon.co.uk/Barcelona-Way-Create-High-performance-Culture/dp/1509804420

Connect:

You can connect with Craig on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/directorrecruitment/.

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it's really appreciated.

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode, I’m joined by good friend and colleague Louis Cross, now Director at Collabz - an in-house talent company that helps small businesses play big in the talent market.

Louis has spent a decade in the recruitment industry, spending all of those years working for one company, but across six different positions, three distinctly different brands, and three different models, starting with an agency, moving to RPO and lastly in house. Each move has seen him start from the bottom and work his way up in that particular field, gaining insight into the good and bad elements of each sector and the hurdles encountered, enabling him to have a broad perspective of the industry itself. Taking everything he has learnt and, in his words, ‘mashing it all together in his own proposition’, Collabz was born. 

In our conversation, Louis touches on his decade in the industry,and the attributes he looks for when interviewing people to work for him or his clients, particularly discussing traits that perhaps are not always at the forefront of people's mind or interview preparation. He covers the best way to get in touch with a potential company or recruiter and why hiring feels like such a dysfunctional process to so many people. As always, CV’s and LinkedIn profiles are a hot topic of conversation, with Louis giving his thoughts and tips to make yours stand out.  

Louis brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table in our conversation, and I love his openness to touch upon characteristics that he identifies as important in an interview that many may try to hide. For anyone looking to make an impact, this episode is definitely for you. 

Links that Louis mentions…

Oversubscribed by Daniel Priestly

https://www.amazon.com/Oversubscribed-How-People-Lining-Business/dp/0857086197

Traction by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837

Podcasts: Master of Scale (Reid Hoffmann), Knowledge for Men, How I Built This

Blinkest https://www.blinkist.com/ (recommended by Andrew)

Connect:

You can connect with Louis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louiscross/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode, I’m joined by Becky Webber, the Regional Director at Tate Recruitment. With over 20 years recruitment experience, she gives us an insight into the types of things her team look for when placing candidates. 

Starting her career at Thomas Cook, Becky fell into recruitment a little by accident back in 1998, taking a job at a privately owned company, which later became Tate Recruitment. Becky has stayed with the company through different ownerships, evolving through lots of change and different ways of working, which for her has been really exciting. She currently works as the Southern Regional Director for Tate Recruitment looking after eleven different offices of recruiters. A couple of years ago, Becky also set up a side project called the Positive Career Advice website, which is designed to help job seekers on the move understand what they want,how to get it and how to go through that transition.

Becky gives some great advice in this episode on how to embrace and deal with change, giving insight into the journey she has been on with her team at Tate Recruitment. With a passion for using the knowledge she has gained over the last twenty years, she delves into the importance of good leadership, and why your networks are so important. Becky also opens up about what she really looks for in a person during an interview, giving us an in depth insight into the skills that recruiters desperately want you to show during initial conversations and interviews. We talk about the importance of getting yourself noticed from other candidates, but also knowing the client. 

This podcast episode is filled to the brim with take home messages and gold dust advice for both recruiters, leaders and job seekers. 

Links that Becky mentions...

Positive Career Advice Website: https://www.positivecareeradvice.com/

Start with Why by Simon Sinek https://simonsinek.com/product/start-with-why/

Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different by Karen Blumenthal https://www.amazon.com/Steve-Jobs-Thought-Different-Biography/dp/125001445X

You Were Born To Speak by Richard Newman https://www.amazon.com/Were-Born-Speak-Richard-Newman/dp/191645920X

Connect:

You can connect with Becky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/operationsdirectorbwebber/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks, 
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode, I’m joined by an old colleague Laurent Bouvier, an executive coach currently working at The Zone. With Laurent’s experience and expertise, this episode will be of particular interest to executives that are on the move.

Laurent really cut his teeth in the telco industry, holding some very senior leadership roles, with probably the biggest telco in the world today. He then went on to scratch that entrepreneurial itch, having a couple of startups which proved to be good learnings, before becoming very much an executive coach that helps both businesses and individuals succeed.  During his work as an executive coach we collaborated whilst I was running an executive search business where Laurent became very much, in my view, the go to expert in the market in terms of helping newly placed leaders get up and running in their new roles.

Within this episode, Laurent talks about his current role at The Zone, where they are trying to bring humanity back into the organisation and the challenges that they are facing. He discusses how senior leadership can be a lonely place, and how best to approach a new job role, whilst giving an insight into the importance for a recruiter to not only assess a candidate as an individual, but also how they will fit in with the team and community. He touches upon the three most common mistakes that people make in terms of their career in general, as well as giving us an insight into his favourite books and what skills he is looking to develop. 

Links that Laurent mentions…

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey https://www.amazon.com/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519

The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor https://www.shawnachor.com/the-books/the-happiness-advantage/

Connect:

You can connect with Laurent on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-bouvier-9724589/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode, I’m joined by Maddie Alexander Grout, who, having worked in the headhunting and recruitment world for over a decade will be sharing plenty of insights for the job seeking community on that front.She has also gone through a number of business ownership faces, is very, very active on LinkedIn and champions being a mum.

After graduating from university, Maddy began working as a Training Advisor for British Gas, before moving back down South and falling into recruitment, with it being the only industry she felt she could put her sales skills to use without selling anything! After working for one company for five years, she spent the next few years job hopping, eventually setting up her own recruitment company before moving back into internal recruitment. Since starting a family she has set up a number of successful businesses including my VIP card, which has won 14 awards in the last 2.5 years and having just gone nationwide, has the potential to be worldwide in the next six months.  

In this episode Maddy talks openly about her mental health struggles, her passion for helping others and recently franchising out her business. We discuss the balance of work and family as well as touching on her time as a recruiter, including what differentiated those who were successful at interview and the importance of being yourself with a recruiter or potential client. 

Maddy is inspirational in her attitude and honesty and listening to her describe her journey is sure to stir some entrepreneurial brains, as well as provide some solid advice for jobseekers attending interviews. 

Links that Maddy mentions…

My VIP Card https://myvipcard.co.uk/

The E Myth by Michael E Gerber https://www.emyth.com/

The Reluctant Adult by Katie Kirby https://www.amazon.com/HURRAH-GIN-RELUCTANT-ADULT-HB/dp/1473662052

Turning on Your Profits Tap by Steve Jones 

https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Your-PROFITS-Tap-Generating/dp/0244397279

Connect:

You can connect with Laurent on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurent-bouvier-9724589/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

As the world goes into lockdown, with borders closing and companies being forced to close, it is clear we are entering an unprecedented situation. In this slightly different episode, I talk about the difficulties we are facing due to the Covid-19 crisis, and what I believe senior jobseekers should be doing in a downturn. I give my insight on how to target companies, how to position your CV, pain based statements and lessons learnt from the ’08/’09 global financial crisis. I also cover the importance of LinkedIn, having a content strategy and using this time for personal development. 

Connect:

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode, I’m joined by Mark McMullen, Commercial Director at Ecocleen Services - a leading cleaning solutions company based in Oxford. 

I’ve known Mark for about 18 months and wanted to get him on the show as he’s got such an interesting background and has had some good news in regards to securing a great new role recently. 

Mark’s been in leadership roles for over 20 years, predominantly in retail and hospitality and thrives on being in challenging roles that require a leader with both commercial and people skills to get special results. 

But most recently Mark’s had a period of job searching, in what has been a very tough job market in very challenging times, and it’s his experiences of this job search and ultimate success, along with loads of great job search tips, that we dive into in this revealing and honest episode. 

Links that Mark mentions...

The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People by Dr Steven Convery:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Anniversary/dp/1471195201/

The 50 Secrets of Self-Confidence by Richard Nugent: https://www.amazon.co.uk/50-Secrets-Self-Confidence-Confidence-Whatever/dp/1473617367/

Connect:

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/operationsdirector1/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this episode I’m joined by Zoe Tuffs, Founder of leadership and career coaching business TimesTen, and also an expert in personal brands.

I wanted to speak to Zoe because at this time of worry and fear about recession and unemployment I feel we need to focus and talk about the positive strategies and actions we can take that will give us a competitive edge in the world of work and career.

Zoe spent 12 years working in the high octane world of automotive event management, traveling the world organising large events and conferences for brands like Toyota and Lexus, and after a 7-year break bringing up her young children, she jumped straight back in working on an event for Google HQ and continued for the next four years building a small events business to an award-winning global agency.

Part of Zoe’s role there was to really look after employee engagement and talent attraction and she found herself coaching throughout the entire time, so in 2018, took her qualification and founded TimesTen to help ambitious women connect with their strengths and sharpen their personal brands so they can really move forward in their careers.

In this episode, Zoe shares how she believes that your personal brand is your most valuable asset within your career and how it can really help to future proof it for you.

I loved talking to Zoe and got so much from her insights and clarity around this subject and if you want to find some inspiration and positivity about what you can do to level up your career during these uncertain times...then this episode is for you!

Links that Zoe mentions...

Playing Big by Tara Mohr: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Playing-Big-practical-guide-brilliant/dp/0099591529

Start With Why by Simon Sinek: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/0241958229

Brag Better by Meredith Fineman: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Brag-Better-Master-Fearless-Self-Promotion/dp/0593086813

Connect:

Connect with Zoe on LinkedIn here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/personalbrandcoach/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :)

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Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

In this brand-new episode I'm joined by a good friend and colleague Amelia Sordell, pretty much the #1 personal branding guru on LinkedIn right now, and who has been my number one target guest to get on this show for a while. 

There are a number of reasons I wanted her on the show, starting with the fact that Amelia's background includes headhunting internationally so she is able to share with us some great recruitment advice which will be invaluable for those listeners currently job seeking and interviewing, including advice around employer branding which is all about how employers and candidates position themselves with each other.  

Amelia has also recently launched her own business which I know resonates for many listeners who are thinking about starting out on their own rather than traditional job seeking and finally she is also a mum of two young children so she shares some great insights about the elusive work life balance we all so desperately try to achieve. 

Enjoy the episode!

In this episode I'm joined by career coach Neil Ewington who is the only other person on LinkedIn who I know is as passionate and crazy about job search and career coaching as I am!

It's a content-packed episode where we discuss all things career development, starting up a business, landing that big interview, and everything in between.

Neil's had a broad career in recruitment but started to fall out of love with it when he discovered career coaching and then decided to start his own business around this - especially working with people early on in their careers which was a very un-tapped market at that point.

This podcast episode is filled to the brim with take-home messages and gold dust advice for job seekers and those looking to start their own business. Enjoy!

Connect:

Connect with Neil on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-coach-job-search/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

This week on the Executive Career Jump podcast I am joined by Penny Delve.
Penny is a business and career coach who combines positivity psychology alongside health and wellbeing. She has a holistic approach to her programme and if you are ready to make a positive change in your career have a listen! 

Links:

Penny Delve Website: https://www.pdjcoaching.com/ 

Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits

Streak App - https://streaksapp.com/

The 4 Pillar Plan by Dr Rangan Chatterjee - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pillar-Plan-Relax-Longer-Healthier/dp/0241303559

The Stress Solution by Dr Rangan Chatterjee - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stress-Solution-Steps-Relationships-Purpose/dp/0241317940

The Kaizen Way by Robert Maurer - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00GU2RHCG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0

Connect:

Connect with Penny on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pennydelvecoachinghypnotherapy/

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

This week on the Executive Career Jump podcast I am joined by the Career PT Kat Nudds!
If you are looking to get fit for business and reshape your career take a listen!

Links:

• The 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen R. Covey - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Habits-Highly-Effective-People-Powerful/dp/0743269519 
• The E-Myth Revisited: Why most small businesses don't work and what to do about it - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280
• Love Factually: The Science of Who, How and Why We Love.  by Laura Mucha https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Factually-Science-Who-How/dp/1472954351

Connect:

Connect with Kat on email: kat@thecareerpt.co.uk
Kat Nudds Website: The Career PT - https://www.thecareerpt.co.uk/ 

I hope you enjoy the episode, the best place to connect with me is on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchcoach/

If you’ve enjoyed the podcast, it would be great if you could leave a review on iTunes, it’s really appreciated :) 

Thanks,
Andrew MacAskill

This week on the Executive Career Jump podcast I am joined by hiring expert and career coach Rachel Steele. We discuss the changes and ways companies are hiring after the last few years and events of 2020 (and ongoing). Making sure you don’t burn yourself out and how this can impact every single area of your life in a positive way.  Whether you are a growing business looking to make a new hire for a brand new role, or a job seeker navigating the choppy waters of the current job market, Rachel's unique insights are worth a listen!

✔ LINKS ✔

Follow Rachel on LinkedIn and send her an email if you have any questions: linkedin.com/in/rachel-steele-trotman-48aa6b13

Blue Forge: https://www.theblueforge.com/

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This week on the Executive Career Jump podcast I am joined by Sydney-based job search and career coach Russ Ayles. We talk about how his 360° experience of the hiring process, having worked as a recruiter both agency and in-house, has impacted the work he now does with job seekers and the strong purpose he feels to make the whole experience more positive.

Things to listen out for:

• What advice would you give to people who are looking to be proactive and reach out to people in their industry?
• How can you transfer your skillset and what sectors are good at the moment?
• What is the best way to prepare for an interview?

Links: 

Follow Russ on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thejobsearchcoach/

Check out Russ’s website: https://weareunrivalled.com 

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This week on the Executive Career Jump podcast I am joined by recruitment expert and career coach Sally Spicer where we dive into a range of topics including interview performance, how to best approach recruiters, and the positive future of the job market. It’s a must-listen for any job seekers right now! 

Things to listen out for:

• What is the best way to engage and work with recruiters?
• Confidence and mindset when job seeking
• The future of hiring and the job market

Links: 

Follow Sally on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sallyspicercareercoach/

This week on the Executive Career Jump Podcast I am joined by wellness, fitness, and life coach Sam Griffiths who provides us with some very helpful and effective health tips (with a focus on mental health), that can easily fit into our schedules. These tips include various ways in which we can build a routine that works both short and long-term and that will help deal with the feelings of stress and overwhelm. If you know you need to get moving a little more right now, this is a must-listen!

 Things to listen out for:

• How to build a sustainable routine for fitness that can be helpful in the long-term
•  What is the concept of ‘Setting Minimums’ and how to avoid burn-out?
• What it takes to build your own business

Links:

Follow Sam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/healthyinbusiness/

Sam’s website: https://thebusinesshealthcoach.co.uk/ 

In season two of the Executive Career Jump Podcast, we're really keen to speak to leaders who have successfully been through a job search process and so I am delighted to be joined in this episode by Vicky Constable, an expert in retail with over 25 years of experience. She shares with us her journey from finding herself suddenly on the job market after being with the same company for 15 years and navigating the job search process to secure her current role as Head of Retail for a global brand. Vicky talks about the lessons she learned and her best LinkedIn, CV, and interview tips for anyone who is currently in a similar situation. 

Things to listen out for:

·     How to use LinkedIn as a platform to connect with potential opportunities

·        Why is it important to update your CV when you are still in a role

·       The magic of meditation during the job search process.

·         How to perform best at interview

Links:

Follow Vicky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicky-constable/

In the second episode in Season Two of the Executive Career Jump podcast, I am joined by Dominic Joyce who is a recruiter by day, and a CV writer and career coach by night on a big mission to really help people stand out from the crowd when job seeking.  Dom’s got a great mix of skills and I knew without a doubt he’d have some great insights to share, in which he didn’t disappoint as we discussed how to create a great CV, why the hiring process feels broken, how to leverage LinkedIn and much more. It’s a fantastic listen full of top tips for any job seeker, so hit play and dive in now! 

Things to listen out for:

• How to sell yourself on your CV
• Making your CV ATS compliant
• How to approach personality assessments
• How to leverage LinkedIn when job seeking
• Great questions to ask at the interview

Links:

Follow Dominic on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-joyce/

Welcome to Episode Twenty (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Chris O’Connell who following a very successful career as a recruiter by day, now coaches leaders on how to build purpose-led businesses that perform.

Chris’s experience gives him a unique insight into what it takes for you to work with companies and bosses whose values reflect your own. This is a ‘must listen’ episode, full of top tips for any leader considering their next move, so go ahead, hit play, and dive in now! 

Things to listen out for:

• The pros and cons of being employed versus doing your own thing
• The importance of purpose within business
• How mindset, mind frame, and objectives have changed
• How to question employers before you work for them
• How your ‘soft skills’ are actually your ‘hard skills’

Links:

Go connect with Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/itschrisoconnell/

Welcome to Episode Twenty One  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Christian Bibow who describes himself as a ‘corporate chameleon! 

Christian helps business leaders when they need someone to lead large global programs and corporate restructures. He’s the ‘go-to’ person that companies call when they have huge project deliverables and need somebody to manage the project from start to finish.

Christian’s experience as both a hiring manager and most recently as an active job seeker and member of the ‘Executive Career Jump Club’ means that he has seen recruitment from both sides of the desk and offers a truly unique perspective. 

For this and so many more reasons you simply must listen to this episode. So go ahead, hit play, and get ready to take some notes! 

Things to listen out for:

• Discover how Christian turned last year’s redundancy into success
• How you can use the GROW model to coach yourself
• Christian’s strategies and tactics to rewrite your CV
• How you can deliver exactly what ‘hiring managers are looking for
• Why Christian loves the ‘Executive Career Jump Club’!
• How you can leverage LinkedIn more effectively by creating content and making new connections

Links:

Go connect with Christian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbibow-programme-director/

Welcome to Episode Twenty Two  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Duncan Strachan who is a PAYG (Pay As You Go) Marketing Communications Consultant & Expert Copywriter. 

Duncan helps SME and Corporate business leaders to drive revenue & connect with more customers. He has helped brands including Barclays, Jaguar Land Rover, npower, HomeServe, McKesson and Unity Trust Bank to drive revenue and connect with their target audiences by developing effective marketing communications and strategies.

Duncan’s experience as an ‘in the trenches’ business marketer gives him a unique understanding and much sought after perspective on how we can all use personal branding and LinkedIn in a much more effective way. In this episode Duncan shares how creating shareable ‘value adding’ posts and taking time to comment on other peoples posts can shortcut your search for your next career move.  

For this and so many more reasons you won’t want to miss this episode. So press play now, and fill your boots! :-) 

Things to listen out for:

• How to consistently maintain your ‘authentic’ voice
• How to convert people in your network into your biggest ‘Brand Advocates’
• Why LinkedIn is not just a broadcast platform
• How not to be afraid of the ‘haters’
• The best performing LinkedIn posts right now
• How to easily create video posts to position yourself
• Why ‘commenting’ on other peoples posts will boost your job search

Links:

Go meet Duncan at https://www.paygmarketing.co.uk/ or reach out to him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncanrstrachan/

Welcome to Episode Twenty Three  (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Caroline Foster who is a Group HR Director, CPO, CHRO/ and International Transformation Leader. Caroline works alongside organisations to help elevate and transform the employee experience to drive an increase in top-line gains and bottom line profitability.

Caroline’s experience as both a Senior HR Director and as a successful interim who has been through the peaks and troughs of acquiring her next contract on a regular basis gives her an enviable view of both sides of the hiring process.  

 In this episode, Caroline shares what Senior HR professionals are looking for you to demonstrate in your interview and her top tips on how to WOW them when you are there.  

Seriously, you do not want to miss this episode. Switch off any distraction, press play now, and get ready to learn! :-) 

Things to listen out for:

• How to prepare yourself to WIN at interview, not just COPE
• The #1 thing you must do BEFORE any interview
• Why underestimating HR’s role is a critical mistake 
• How to think and interview like a CEO to get your dream job
• The biggest mistake you can make with your ‘elevator pitch’

Links:

Go reach out to and connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinefoster41/

Welcome to Episode Twenty Four (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today I am joined by Jenni Hallam who is a Personal Development Coach and Trainer. Jenni helps Senior Directors, Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, and Professionals in the transition to succeed in their life, career, and business goals.

Jenni’s knowledge and experience enable her clients to become more effective leaders & team members, be more engaged with their work & company goals whilst managing emotions, change, and challenge. 

In this episode, Jenni shares some of her best mindset tips and helps leaders in the transition to unlock your true potential and achieve your goals.

You really don’t want to miss this episode. Switch off anything that may distract you, press play now and enjoy the journey!

Things to listen out for:

• How Jenni was made redundant THREE times and turned it into an OPPORTUNITY
• Getting past the ‘grieving process’ of being ‘let go’ 
• What the ‘Kubler-Ross Change Curve’ means for you
• How to position and present yourself better at interview 
• The #1 Rule when writing your CV

Links:

Go reach out to and connect with Jenni on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jennihallam,
go meet her at: jennihallam.co.uk or drop her an email: jenny@jennyhallam.co.uk

Welcome to Episode Twenty Five (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today my guest is a CV and LinkedIn profile writer and coach, Elaine Weir. Elaine helps Senior Managers and Leaders to get their profiles fully optimised so that they can land their ideal next role

Elaine’s experience as a CV/LinkedIn profile writer and coach gives her a unique insight into what you need to do to stand out in an increasingly busy market. 

In this episode, Elaine shares her best strategies and tactics on what you need to write in your CV and your LinkedIn profile to attract more recruiters, generate more interviews and receive offers for your dream job. 

This is an episode you really don’t want to miss out on. Switch off the distractions, stick your headphones on or in, press play now and prepare to learn loads as you listen!

You will learn:

• How to optimise your CV/LinkedIn profile with a few simple tweaks
• The #1 reason people aren’t visiting your profile
• Where to use (and not use) ‘Unicode Text’ in your LinkedIn profile
• What you must have in your headline to instantly grab attention
• The ROI of Comments to start conversations 

Links:

You can connect with Elaine on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaineweir/
Get loads more tips at https://cvfriends.co.uk/blog/
or simply drop her an email: elaine@cvfriends.co.uk

Welcome to Episode Twenty Six (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! Today my esteemed guest is Ian Moyse. Ian is a Sales Director, Cloud Expert, and Public Speaker. A popular social media influencer, Ian regularly blogs for several companies including Oracle, SAP, IBM, Huawei, Commvault, HP, and Sage.

Ian is often invited by 3rd parties (Vendors, Resellers, etc) to speak on Cloud, GDPR, Transformational Change, Sales Leadership, Social Selling & Personal Branding as a keynote to their customer and staff events. He was awarded the accolade of BESMA UK Sales Director of the year and in 2019 & 2020 was listed in the top 50 Sales Keynote speakers by Top Sales World.

In this episode Ian shares some of his best strategies and practical tips on how you can position and sell yourself to land your next dream job. 

 Press play now and enjoy listening to Ian’s unique perspective and practical application.

You will learn:

• How you sell yourself better by NOT becoming too emotionally attached to outcomes
• Why SALES often has a ‘tainted name’ and why this simply isn’t true
• The role you must adopt in any interview and the role of the hiring manager
• The biggest mistake people make digitally and how to avoid it

Links:

Connect with Ian now on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianmoyse/

See Ian speak on his Youtube channel: youtube.com/c/IanMoyse1

And you can follow him now on Twitter: @imoyse 

Welcome to Episode Twenty Seven (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Trish Mullen, an award-winning Career Coach, and a distinguished military veteran. She proudly served her country for 22 years as a leader in military intelligence.

Since 2000, Trish has worked as a certified Coaching Professional helping people reach their full job and career potential.

In this episode Trish shares some of her best strategies and practical tips on how you can boost your personal brand and use your existing skills, knowledge, and experience to transition into your new career.

 Hit the play button now and hear Trish speak about her experience as a military leader and how she now uses that leadership experience to help others in their career journey.

You will learn:

• How to transition from your lifetime career into a brand new one
• Why discovering ‘WHO you are’ should be the first step in your job search 
• What you can do right now to improve your cv and attract more hiring managers
• How to win at interviews using the skills, knowledge and experience you already have

Links:

Connect with Trish now on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trishmullen/

Alternatively you can find out more about the work Trish does by visiting her website: https://trishmullen.co.uk/

Podcast summary:

Welcome to Episode 28 (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Sarah Fitton, career coach, CV expert, founder of Coach Me To Success, and also proudly one of my coaches working with me at ECJ.   

In this enlightening episode, Sarah shares with us her own ‘squiggly and twisty turny’ career journey through large-scale project management, HR, employee engagement, and career counseling and then the shock of finding herself back on the job market in the midst of the 2020 pandemic. 

Sarah reveals how by pushing herself to live outside her comfort zone and keeping true to her mantra of ‘feeling the fear but doing it anyway’ that she was able to finally turn her true passion of providing coaching and mentoring support to job-seekers and career changers into her own full-time business. 

If you're a leader in transition at the moment, or just thinking of making a career move or change, then this episode is essential listening! 

Press PLAY now and listen to Sarah’s incredible journey.

Highlights to look out for:

• What people in transition can be doing on Linkedin to accelerate their job search
• Sarah’s top cv tips and what’s working now
• How to deal with one-way interviews
• Recognising when it’s time to leave your job
• Why it’s so important to ask for help

Links:

Connect with Sarah now on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jobsearchsuccesscoach/

Welcome to Episode Twenty Nine (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Kat Reid. Kat has spent 14 years in customer service, sales, recruitment, and HR and is the Co-Founder of Throman Reid, an HR and Wellbeing consultancy in Manchester. 

Kat works with businesses to put better policies, processes, and practices in place that have wellbeing at the heart of how they operate their people management strategy. She trains managers and employees within organisations to be at the top of their game and helps to guide businesses into making workplaces that are fairer, more successful, without infringing on the employees, and to create a healthier and happier environment that helps prevent mental health deterioration.

In this episode, Kat bravely shares some of her lowest moments. She talks openly about her personal battles including working in toxic environments and her journey to recovery. If you struggle with your mental health or have ever suffered with low self-esteem then this may be the most useful and timely podcast episode for you to listen to right now. If you’re a leader who is keen to engage more deeply with your people, then this is a must-listen episode. 

 Press PLAY now and share Kat’s incredible personal journey

You will learn:

• The 4 Cornerstones of Resilience
• How to create a healthier and happier work environment 
• How to pick yourself up off the floor...when you’ve been kicked into submission
• How to ask for help when you really need it

Links:

Connect with Kat now on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kat-reid-thromanreidhr/

Alternatively, you can find out more about the work Kat does by visiting her website: https://thromanreid.co.uk/

Welcome to the extra special episode number Thirty (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! There are many people talking about a large wave of resignations due to how people are feeling in their work post-Covid. In this recording of our LIVE broadcast we are going to discuss this red hot topic, ‘The Great Resignation’. 

We have a panel of guests joining our host, Andrew MacAskill. They are:

• Helen Joy of People Spark, a management and leadership consultancy
• Business ‘Sat Nav’ coach - Gill Gayk.
• Diversity, Recruitment and Leadership thought leader, author and speaker- Jackie Handy

We are also very fortunate to have a number of our members and podcast subscribers join us to ask the panel their questions about the ‘Great Resignation’ and how it might affect them.

Jump in and join us by hitting the PLAY button now

You will learn:

• How people are realising there is a new, different and better way to work and they are getting to vote with their feet...and quit their jobs!
• How businesses and large organisations are getting ‘diversity’ wrong in the workplace
• Why 85% of people were dissatisfied with their jobs….BEFORE the pandemic even hit!
• What the smarter businesses are doing differently with their employees

Links:

Please click the following links to connect on LinkedIn with 

Helen Joy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenjoyleadershipgrowth/

Gill Gayk: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gill-gayk/

Jackie Handy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackiehandy/

Welcome to Episode Thirty One (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Alex Coates. Alex is an experienced Sales Consultant, Recruiter an now an Account Executive for JobAdder in the UK. Alex works with recruitment agencies to make the hiring process easier for their clients and candidates through technology.

Before Alex went to work with JobAdder he, like a lot of people, found himself without a job and back on the open job market. In this episode Alex discusses his experiences as a job seeker and transition to a different role within his industry. 

Press PLAY now and learn Alex’s perspective from Recruiter to job seeker, to selling to the recruitment professionals he previously worked with and for.

You will learn:

• What recruiters look for in a potential candidate when searching LinkedIn
• How senior leaders navigate the hiring process and the biggest mistake you can avoid
• Why ‘playing your cards close’ may not be the best strategy for you

Links:
Connect with Alex now on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alex-coates-recruitment-crm-ats

Alternatively if you are interested in discussing recruitment technology with Alex you can email him: acoates@jobadder.com

Welcome to Episode Thirty Two (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast! 

Today my guest is Lola Brocklesby. Lola is a Career Change Coach and works with mid-career professionals who are great at what they do but have reached a point in their career where they no longer enjoy what they’re doing and are now ready to find a career with passion and purpose! She helps people just like you to interview like a boss and land your dream job...

If you are maybe stuck in a rut in your current job or not getting enough from your chosen career then this is the perfect podcast episode for you. Press PLAY now and listen to Lola share some of her best strategies and tactics with you in this episode. 

You will learn:

• How to free up your mind to get clarity in your next career move 
• Why you don’t have to have a complete career change to be happy
• What the pandemic has taught us to ask of our employers

Links:

You can connect with Lola now on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lolabrocklesby-vivacareercoaching/

Alternatively you can find out more about the work Lola does here: vivacareercoaching.com

You can also download her FREE Perfect Job Visualisation tool to get clear on what your perfect job is: https://mailchi.mp/36343403fe83/free-visualisation-download

Welcome to Episode Thirty Three (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today my guest is Ben RainforthGott. Ben is an experienced Human Resources Director with over 20 years ‘in the trenches’ on both sides of the table and across the globe. He is described as an ‘agitator’ in HR because of his progressive approach to how employees should be viewed and treated in the new world of work. Like many people, Ben found himself in recent months considering ‘contract’ and ‘interim’ HR roles and consultancy and having to adapt his own skills to win this work.  

Listen to Ben share his unique view on how you can best present yourself to potential employers to get hired and how the most successful companies are ripping up the rule book in order to attract and retain the very best candidates. 

You will learn:

• Why HR often gets a bad reputation and why that is often fully deserved
• How the most successful HR leaders are adapting to the new world of work
• What we all need to do to put the ‘HUMAN’ back into Human Resources
• The pitfalls you need to avoid to get hired by the best companies

Links:

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/transformationalhrd/

Welcome to Episode Thirty Four (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Dylan Roberts. Dylan is NOT your ‘average HR guy’! Instead, Dylan works with founders of fintech’s and scaling technology businesses primarily to deliver a higher return on investment from their people. He works as a ‘Chief People Officer’ or ‘People Partner’ within these companies and provides them with proven expertise to realise their commercial potential through their teams whilst at the same time enhancing their peoples’ wellbeing and value. Dylan is an accredited platinum member of HRi, the UK body for independent HR & People Professionals (APHRi).

Listen to Dylan share his expertise on the ‘new world of work’, and how you can make it work best for you.  

You will learn:

• The simplest description of the HR function you will ever hear
• How you can immediately stand out from the crowd and get to the top of the shortlist
• The #1 resource employers look at BEFORE they invite you in to interview
• What you should do during an interview to position yourself as the BEST candidate for the job
• Questions the SMART candidates are asking in interviews today to guarantee a good fit

Links:

Connect with Dylan on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiefpeopleofficerhr/

Or visit his website: https://www.ppl.io/

Welcome to Episode Thirty-Five (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Fiona Hathorn. Fiona is the CEO of Women On Boards UK – an organisation committed to accelerating women into non-executive director roles. 

In addition, Fiona is an Advisory Board Member to Spktral (a technology company that helps organisations simplify the gender pay gap reporting process), advisor to Peel Hunt (mid-cap stockbroker), and Chair of Hanx's Board Nominations Committee (FMCG start-up). She is an expert in the areas of Governance, Regulation, and Talent Management who has sat on both marketing and audit & finance committees. Fiona is also a Patron of Fight for Sight (a medical research charity) and was formerly a Director for Hill Samuel Asset Management. She has advised the board of the Thai Euro Fund and is a Judge for the Non-Executive Director Awards, sponsored by The Sunday Times. In 2020 Fiona joined King's College London's 'Global Institute for Women's Leadership' Advisory Board. 

More than a third of FTSE 350 board positions are now held by women, an increase of 50% over the past five years. Women on Boards UK has played a key role in this progress, but there is a long way to go before all boardrooms have equal gender representation. What’s more, progress outside of the FTSE 350 is glacially slow and women from ethnic minority backgrounds are still woefully represented. Yet, the evidence is clear that boardroom diversity is not just about fairness but that it delivers better business results.

You will learn:

• Why UK Boardrooms still have a long way to go with diversity
• How you can best position yourself in order to be considered for both Director and Non-Executive Director positions
• The steps you can take today to move towards your first Board role

Links:

Connect with Fiona on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionahathorn/

You can find out more about the work that Fiona and her team does by visiting their website: https://www.womenonboards.net

Welcome to Episode Thirty-Six (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Jessica-Leigh Suffolk. Jessica is an Accredited Business & Personal Coach using her years of experience in search and selection to set up the People & Culture practice with Tessiant a Business Change and Transformation Management Consultancy. Jess is an advocate of both lifelong learning and the ‘People, Purpose, Profit Movement’ and has recently completed a Sustainable Business Strategy course with Harvard Business School online. 

Jessica advises business leaders on talent acquisition, retention, and team structure.

In this episode you will discover:

• How the questions you ask during the interview are as important as the answers you give
• The most common missing element in most people’s LinkedIn profile
• Why aligning ‘WHO you are with the work that you do is the only way to avoid ‘burnout’ and reduce stress in your life 

Links:

Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessicaleighsuffolk/

Or you can email her directly: Jessica-leigh.suffolk@tessiant.com

Welcome to Episode Thirty Seven (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Mark Badley. Mark is the Managing Director of Ronin who specialise in the recruitment of qualified Procurement and Sourcing professionals across the UK.  Mark has worked in the recruitment industry for over 20 years and created Ronin to provide an innovative and progressive approach to traditional recruitment. 

In this episode you will discover:

• Why Zoom should never replace the traditional workplace
• The REAL impact of homeworking on our economy and our cities
• What is the ‘jagged resume’ approach to hiring and being hired
• How to ‘move your cheese’ and manage change

Links:

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/procurementrecruitment/

Welcome to Episode Thirty Eight (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest is Hannah Mason. Hannah is a CV Writer, Interview Coach and Job Search Strategist and Founder of The English Meeting Room. With a background in international recruitment, her passion is to help people land jobs they love. Hannah shares her job search and CV writing advice on LinkedIn where she has grown a following of over 590k. She was recently named a ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’ for careers and job search advice and can also be found sharing her knowledge on her YouTube channel.

In this episode you will discover:

• What the ideal length of your cv should be
• How to make recruiters take notice of your cv ahead of other candidates
• How to use and not overuse keywords in your cv
• How to use your LinkedIn profile to help your job search

Links:

You can connect with Hannah on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannahmariemason/

Or visit her website for loads more free resources, tips and advice: https://www.theenglishmeetingroom.com/

Welcome to Episode Thirty Nine (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Today our guest in the hot seat is Gary Wills. Gary is an experienced recruiter of over 20 years in the IT sector who found himself furloughed at the beginning of the pandemic. Gary decided to set up a non for profit initiative to improve the mental wellbeing of the job searcher and people on furlough. The project has since gone on to become recognised and awarded "The point of Light" by the UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson.

His non for profit FurLearn has also won prestigious awards at the Learning and Performance Institute as well as patterning with Google Digital Garage and being featured on the BBC and ITV.

Gary has also gone on to set up HIS own recruitment company called Talent Today to help improve and fast track the recruitment process for the job searcher and hiring manager.

In this episode you will discover:

How to pick yourself up after furlough or being made redundant

• Who to leverage in your network to find your next role
• What is ‘personal branding’ and using it to get you PRESENCE
• Using audio messages to get in front of hiring managers

Links:

You can connect with Gary on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garywills/

Or visit his Furlearn website for Free, Thought - Provoking Online Events For Furloughed & Job Searching Talent: https://www.furlearn.com/

Welcome to Episode Forty (Season Two) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Rachel Power. Rachel is a Licensed Career Coach, an experienced Trainer & Facilitator, and Transformation Consultant. Rachel spent 20 years in corporate procurement and now she helps mid-career managers find the self-confidence to get off the hamster wheel at work and get the job satisfaction they deserve.

In this episode you will discover:

• How you can get off the hamster wheel 
• How to get clear on the starting point and the endpoint of your next career move
• The #1 question Rachel gets asked as a career coach
• Why you shouldn’t recklessly just ‘quit your job’
• The best books you MUST read to inspire your next career move

Links:

You can connect with Rachel on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-power-71134214/

Or find out how Rachel can help you visit her web site www.poweryourpotential.co.uk

Welcome to Episode Forty One (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Natalie Louise. Natalie is a Registered Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist offering corporate wellness workshops and education on health in the workplace. In her previous life, she worked as a City Of London-based marketeer in the corporate world for 10 years and struggled personally with exhaustion, digestive issues, and migraines. She decided to make massive changes in her life to heal herself and now shares that experience with the people she works with.  

Wellness within the workplace has risen in priority for many businesses. Natalie helps give people the knowledge on how to use food and lifestyle to improve their physical and mental wellbeing.

In this episode you will discover:

• How to get you back to feeling your best, naturally
• Healthy employees are happy employees, are more productive employees
• The THREE things you can do to take control of your health and your life
• Why regular exercise on its own isn’t helping you
• The #1 thing you must do (...and it’s not what you might think)

Links:

You can connect with and follow Natalie here;

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natalielouise_nutritionist/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nutritionwithnatalielouise

Or go to her website: https://natalielouisenutrition.com/

Welcome to Episode Forty Two (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is David Perry. David is a recruiter, job search coach, author, and a sought-after business and career motivational speaker.

He has written seven books including Hiring Greatness, Executive Recruiting for Dummies, and Guerrilla Marketing for Job Hunters 3.0.

David teaches companies not only how to hire the right people (and keep them), but also candidates on how to make business decisions that will shape their careers. 

In this episode you will discover:

• How to develop your personal ‘Career Combat Plan’
• How to get the most out of working with a Career Coach
• Why most HR departments are not staffed by the company's best and brightest
• How to network with the ‘newly departed’ and get your dream job
• How to write your one-page ‘Guerrilla Resume’
• The secret technique to get your interviewer to ask you questions that let you shine

Links:

You can connect with and follow David here;

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davidperry

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RogueRecruiter

Or go to his website for more information on the work he does: https://perrymartel.com/

Welcome to Episode Forty Three (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Diana Wu David. Diana is the Founder of Future Proof Labs, a ‘Future of Work’ Strategist, Faculty @Financial Times, an Author, Keynote & TED Speaker, and Board Director.

A former Financial Times executive, Diana is a consultant on the future of work for boards and 

CEOs. Her clients have included JP Morgan, Credit Suisse, London Stock Exchange, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, Wharf, Expedia, the World Bank, Asia Development Bank, and KPMG. She also lectures at Hong Kong University Business School and Columbia Business School’s Global EMBA Asia. She began her career and leadership education as an assistant to Dr. Henry Kissinger.

A contributor to Fast Company, Inc, Nikkei Asia, and Harvard Business Review, she is also the author of best-selling Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration, a book about how to adopt more agile mindsets and practices to prepare for success in a fast-changing world, across a 100-year life. 

In this episode you will discover:

• The future trends in the new world of work
• How to decouple your identity from your profession
• Why more people are transitioning to a more ‘portfolio-style’ career 
• How to be more comfortable with potential financial insecurity but gain greater control
• The new ‘future of work’ skills that people really needed to start thinking about

Links:

See Diana’s work and download your free future readiness assessment at www.dianawudavid.com 

Welcome to Episode Forty Four (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is James Osborne. James is the Co-Founder and Chairman of The Recruitment Network (TRN) and he helps recruitment organisations to drive performance and profitability with purpose. 

Outside of TRN, James works as a Non-Executive Director to a number of fast-growing, market-leading recruitment businesses. James is also involved with a number of charities, and he is an Ironman Triathlete!

In this episode you will discover:

• How (good) recruiters have reacted to the pandemic 
• What you can do to get more out of your recruiter relationship 
• Why some recruiters don’t get back to you and how some are changing that
• Why running your own business could be the best decision you ever made

Links:

You can connect with James on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/innergy/

Or alternatively, if you think you may be interested in finding out more about The Recruitment Network visit:  https://www.therecruitmentnetwork.com/

Welcome to Episode Forty-Five (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Matt Phelan. 

Matt Phelan is a Co-Founder of the Happiness Index. Matt is on a mission to improve the way organisations treat people. Matt is the Founder of ‘The Happiness and Humans Community’, host of ‘The Happiness and Humans Podcast’, and author of ‘Freedom To Be Happy: The Business Case for Happiness’.

In this episode you will discover:

• Leadership lessons we can learn from England Manager, Gareth Southgate
• What is the ‘Happiness Index’ and what it means for you 
• Why smart employers are using the ‘Happiness Index’ to better engage their teams
• What a devout Spurs fan really thinks of Arsenal Football Club legend, Arsene Wenger 😀 

Links:

You can download a FREE copy of Matt’s book ‘The Little Book of Happiness’ here: https://thehappinessindex.com/

Or join with Matt and over 100,000 like minded people in the ‘Happiness And Humans’ Community: https://thehappinessindex.com/join-happiness-community/

Alternatively if you are an employer listening to this podcast episode you can get more details on THE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT & HAPPINESS PLATFORM  and book a free demo for your business here: https://thehappinessindex.com/platform/

Welcome to Episode Forty-Six (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Jules Eustance.

Jules is the Founder of The Corporate Success Co. She creates leaders worth following, teams people want to be part of, and businesses people want to work for.

Jules works hard to UNLEASH THE POTENTIAL in PEOPLE.

In this episode you will discover:

The type of leader you are and the type of leader you want to be

• How to become a liberator of the people you lead
• How to avoid ‘imposter syndrome’ and develop ​​your ‘Sherpa Leadership’ style
• What is your current ‘invincible team score’ and how can you improve it

Links:

You can connect with Jules on LinkedIn by clicking here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juleseustance/

Welcome to Episode Forty-Seven (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Dr. Chris Walton PhD.

Chris is a Doctor of Integrative Medicine and a Performance Psychologist who Specialises in Personal Change and Peak Performance. Chris has trained 6 x World Champions, Olympic and Elite Athletes, and 100’s of Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders to Peak Performance. 

He is also  Best-Selling author of:

The Gamma Mindset – Create World Champion Self-Belief in 5 Minutes Per Day.

Peak Performance in 60 Seconds – The 4 Essentials to Maximise Your Energy, Resilience and Performance.

With over 25 years of research and exploration, Chris has created a cutting-edge system to optimise the mind and body to maximise energy, performance and success.

In this episode you will discover:

• How changing those underlying subconscious patterns can help you develop more self-belief and confidence
• How to stop future pacing and stop worrying about things that haven't happened yet 
• How to reframe change 
• How to develop Gamma Brain waves for peak performance and optimal functioning

Links:

Chris can be reached via his website:-

www.gammamindset.com

support@gammamindset.com

Welcome to Episode Forty-Eight (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Thomas Dove.

Thomas is one of the Co-Founders of Fraser Dove International who are a talent consultancy operating across the life science industry.

 Thomas has a background in Executive Search but he is proud to provide more than a traditional recruitment service.  Frazer Dove has been providing cutting-edge talent solutions and insight to organisations at all stages of their journey since starting in 2013.

In this episode you will discover:

• How to build the best relationships with Executive Search Consultants.
• How organisations like Fraser Dove are trying to work with hiring organisations to make the candidate experience as good as it can be. 
• When is the right time to negotiate during the hiring process and on what - and it is not all about money!
• How an Executive Search Consultant can help you with negotiation on an offer - resulting in the best outcome for everyone. 

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lifesciencesexecutivesearch/detail/contact-info/

www.fraserdove.com

Welcome to Episode Forty Nine (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

This week’s episode is a little different as it was a “live” with two of my fellow LinkedIn Changemakers Neil Laybourn and Sonya Barlow discussing how the world of work is changing like never before and what does version 2.0 looks and feel like. It was great to welcome lots of people from the ECJ community and discuss their questions with my fellow Changemakers.

Neil started his career as a Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer however his life changed forever in 2008 when he talked a man down off a bridge who was contemplating suicide.  Since then he has spent time helping organisations eradicate the stigma of mental health.  He was recognised by the Pride of Britain Awards in 2014 for his work.  Today he is helping companies large and small to understand and action their mental health and wellbeing plans.

Sonya Barlow is an award-winning entrepreneur and author.  After spending time in the technology industries Sonya has transitioned to running her own diversity and inclusion consultancy and also a not-for-profit organisation LMF which is changing the narrative of inclusion with women and minorities individuals.  She is also an acclaimed TED Talk presenter.

In this episode you will discover:

• The amazing and inspirational stories of Neil and Sonia and why they do what they do. 
• Why making mental health as important as physical health is vital to our new world and way of working.
• How YOU can make a difference to those around you in the battle for good mental health.
• How to start that process within your organisation to ensure the very best mental health for your employees and yourself.

Links

You can connect with Neil Laybourne on LinkedIn here https://www.linkedin.com/in/neillaybourn/

You can connect with Sonya Barlow  here

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonyabarlow/

Welcome to Episode Fifty (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Ben Khosravi

Ben is one of the Co-Founders of The Niche Partnership – a recruitment agency doing things a little differently. With almost a decade of recruitment experience and several years’ specialising in the accountancy and finance sector, Ben is on a mission to humanise the hiring process. He’s all about busting myths of the recruitment industry, calling out bad practice,s and providing his network with next-level advice.  All whilst having a bit of fun along the way.

In this episode you will discover:

• What traits you should be looking for in an ethical Recruiter.
• Great advice and tips on making your LinkedIn posts get noticed - in a good way.
• Why building good relationships with the hiring manager is so vital, and it’s not just about securing a job.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/benkhosravi/

http://www.tnpjobs.com/

Welcome to Episode Fifty One (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Taqdees Shah.

Taq is an ex-legal eagle who jumped ship to become a Recruiter 5 years ago. In that time, she’s explored the world of agency life and internal recruitment. 

Being made redundant during Covid-19 gave her the inspiration to start her own business, Centric Consultancy Ltd, specialising in Recruitment Strategy. She now helps businesses cut out the fancy frills in their hiring process, saving them time and money without compromising on the talent they want. 

In this episode you will discover:

• Why Employers have got to become evolutionary to get the best candidates.
• The top three things Employers are getting wrong in their hiring process.
• Why company culture is so much more than a pool table and bean bags.
• The top three tips to make you stand out on LinkedIn.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/taqdeesshah/
taqdees@centricconsultancy.co.uk

Welcome to Episode Fifty Two (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Lee McQueen.

Lee is probably recognised most as the Winner of the BBC’s The Apprentice 2008 and was the first candidate to set up a business from scratch with Sir Alan Sugar.

He has gone on to be a successful entrepreneur and is Founder and CEO of  Raw Talent and more recently of Phoenix51, a powerful employee technology platform that enables organisations to make data-driven decisions through every stage of the employee journey. Lee has 20 years of experience in talent acquisition, including in the assessment and competency framework space, and has a genuine passion for helping organisations to select future talent. Underpinned by a core understanding of the importance of talent analytics, Lee is firm in his belief that a data-driven approach will define the next epoch in talent assessment. Lee is a passionate Tottenham Hotspur fan, who is married with 3 young daughters, including identical twins.

In this episode you will discover:

• Why you shouldn’t “fake it till you make it”.
• Why the ethos and values of a prospective employer are as important as having the right skill sets for the role.
• What some of the challenges and differences are in running your own business as opposed to running a business business in a  corporate environment.
• Why he believes his new data driven approach is going to change the face of recruitment.
• Why being able to pivot is vital to business success, even survival in today’s world.

Links

https://www.phoenix51.io/

www.rawtaelntacademy.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leemcqueen1/detail/contact-info/

lee@leemcqueen.co.uk

Welcome to Episode Fifty Three (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Gabi Preston-Phypers, who is someone who doesn’t colour between the lines.

She is a proud dyslexic, mother, wife, and owner of multiple businesses.

Gabi loves empowering people to get in the driving seat of their lives, believing that no one should ever be a passenger in their life journey.  From a very young age, she wanted to make a difference. 

Her career started in Banking where she stayed for 7 years before moving into the world of new startups - however, she quickly realised that she wasn’t able to influence the change she wanted to. 

So in 2020 she finally agreed to join the family recruitment business Oscar Harrington, specialising in mobile robotics. Shortly after joining the team, she noticed they had a gap in their tech stack that could not be resolved by other providers so they got building and soon unleashed Tooled Up Raccoons into the market to help other recruiters sourcing. 

In this episode you will discover:

• What boolean searching is and how it can help you find the right role
• Why if you have dyslexia or any other form of disability you owe it to yourself to be honest about it in your job search and workplace
• How a video message, as opposed to an email, can work brilliantly in opening doors
• Why focusing on what we are good at makes us stronger
• The pro’s and con’s of working with your partner and why boundaries are important

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellaprestonphypers/

gabi@oscarharrington.com

Welcome to Episode Fifty Four (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Tony Shafar.

Tony is an Executive Coach, working mainly with Finance leaders. His background as a Finance Director and CFO makes him well placed to understand many of the challenges that finance leaders face, and believes that much of what prevents people from achieving their goals is their mindset. Tony now coaches finance leaders to help them understand what is holding them back and what it is they really want and gives them clarity and confidence to move forward in their careers.

In this episode you will discover:

• Why being present is so important.
• Why it shouldn’t be all about the goal.
• How Finance people should be future proofing their careers.
• Why do you have to be honest with yourself at the interview.

Links

www.shafarcoaching.com

tony@shafarcoaching.com

Welcome to Episode Fifty Five (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Jeri Williams, founder of Smooth Accountancy.

Tired of boring, old-fashioned financial firms who still correspond via pigeon, Jeri wanted to disrupt the sector and bring a modern approach to one of the world’s oldest professions.  

Fast forward five years and Smooth has gone on to win several business awards and works with over 500 clients, including those from the E-commerce, construction, property, marketing, IT, and beauty sectors.

In this episode you will discover:

• Why being a salesperson is so vital when starting your own business
• How Jeri has used social media and video to grow her business so quickly
• How sector disruption can work as your USP
• And of course...how not all accountants are “boring”

Links

http://www.smoothaccounting.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeri-williams-fca-99183516a/

Welcome to Episode Fifty Six (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Paul Holbrook.

Paul is an author and leadership-disrupter who, after 20 years managing rapid technology growth in the City of London, decided he'd simply had enough of watching the effects of toxic management. 

From that moment, he decided to spend his time creating a world of better-led people. In creating the Diary Detox® he allowed managers to remove waste from their diary - that they didn’t know was there - and focus more time on getting the best from their people and themselves. 

In this episode you will discover:

• Why leaders shouldn’t see managing people as a sideline to the ‘proper’ job.
• Why Green, Red, and Amber are important colours for your diary.
• How consciously planning your time makes you more productive.
• Why your well-being should be your highest priority and how to ensure it is.

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulmichaelholbrook/

https://diarydetox.com/

Welcome to Episode Fifty Seven (Season Three) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Lea Turner.

Lea crashed onto LinkedIn in October 2019 with no prior knowledge of the platform, but her vibrant, personable, and uplifting posts quickly drove countless leads and over 10,000 followers in her direction. She has gone on to grow a massive network of more than 100,000 people in under two years, and 18 months ago started her own LinkedIn training business which hit six figures within the first ten months. 

Lea now focuses her time on teaching others how to build their personal brands on LinkedIn and attract regular inbound leads for their businesses, while parenting her young son, and creating entertaining content across her various social channels.  

In this episode you will discover:

• Why telling a story is essential when creating content
• What makes a LinkedIn profile stand out
• Why recommendations on your LinkedIn profile are so important
• Great tips to avoid burnout when you working for yourself

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lea-turner/

http://www.leaturner.co.uk/

Welcome to Episode Fifty Eight  (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Mhorag Doig, a leading career coach who is passionate about productivity and workplace wellness.

Mhorag currently heads up the team at the London Business School developing the Alumni Career Centre strategy to support their community of 47,000 Alumni with their continuous personal and professional development.

She is a trained Coach, a certified Belbin, and MHS Emotional Intelligence diagnostic facilitator, and acts as a mentor for female start-up founders in London, and in this episode shares her wealth of knowledge gained from her stellar HR career to date and is essential listening for both job seekers and start-up business owners alike. 

In this episode you will discover:

• What a good “board of advisors” looks like
• Why good career hygiene and tactics are vital at all stages of your career
• Why tough love is important
• What a tour of duty looks like outside of the armed forces!

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhoragdoig/

http://www.careeriosity.co/

http://www.joinacrew.com/

Welcome to Episode Fifty Nine (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Tj Power.  In this content-packed episode, Tj shares how his studies into neuroscience and technology have led him to some powerful insights and strategies that have a tremendous impact on your energy levels, drive, motivation, mood, focus, connection, and mental health - all essential elements when job seeking or starting a business! 

Tj began his professional journey lecturing in psychology at the University of Exeter and now delivers interactive hybrid training experiences to a wide range of organisations that enhance their understanding of their relationship with technology alongside their disconnect from their human instinct and how this insight can collectively be utilised to enhance their mental health.

In this episode you will discover:

• What good rest looks like and why it is so essential
• Some top tips on getting good sleep
• Why your relationship with your phone is so important to your mental space
• How dopamine affects our energy levels
• How to manage social media so it serves you

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjpowermindhealth/

Welcome to Episode Sixty (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Cheryl Thompson.  

Cheryl is a ‘Courage Coach’ and we all need more courage to battle back the internal critic, the imposter syndrome, and to be able to step through the fear.

In this episode, we cover some fantastic stuff around her own career journey, how leadership intervention really matters and some of the challenges she has faced.  Her journey and development have led her to now help other people break through boundaries within the business and personal space.

Cheryl is a courageous & fierce human-focused leader with a successful 20-year career within Financial Services behind her. She has an unwavering & unapologetic focus on empowering humans to be their true selves. 

She is a proud Yorkshire woman who as she puts it has no choice but to speak up!

In this episode you will discover:

• Why human teams should be recruiting on character, not skills
• How Imposter Syndrome can galvanise you 
• Why you should be honest about your limitations, even as a Leader
• Why it is important to create a safe space for you as a Leader

Links

http://www.cherylthompsoncoaching.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherylthompsoncoaching/

Welcome to Episode Sixty One (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Caitlin Rozario, who with her Co-founder Will have founded an organisation ‘Interlude’, that helps with productivity by monitoring and it is a really fascinating conversation around why they have set up the business, what they are hoping to achieve, why breaks are so important, and why we are experiencing so many challenges with people’s wellness, burnout, and people generally just not getting done, what they need to get done.  

We discuss work-life balance and if that is now realistic, or if we need a new model, and what it has been like setting up a business during a pandemic.

Lots in this episode for everyone if you are running your own business or are a leader in your organisation. 

In this episode, you will learn:-

• Why cooking can be as good as meditation
• Why employees with freedom are more productive and will give more
• Why hybrid working has to mean flexible benefit to suit everyone regardless of where/how they are working
• Why getting a therapist could be the best thing you do when you start your own business

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caitlin-rozario/

Welcome to Episode Sixty Two (Season Four) of the Executive Career Jump Podcast with your host, Andrew MacAskill!

Our guest in the hot seat today is Liz Hamlet. Liz is a Coach, Strategist, Speaker & Communication expert helping leaders lead better, get laser-focused & leverage their success to spark possibility, motivation & momentum.

After an extensive career in the corporate world of financial services and housing, she pivoted and launched her own business, Spark Succeed Coaching, and Consulting, on the first day of lockdown in 2020. Her tremendous energy really lives up to her company name!

Liz is all about helping leaders improve and get more career clarity and really came onto our radar when she started engaging with our content on LinkedIn. As we all know LinkedIn is a tremendous opportunity to build your own personal brand and connections.

In this episode Liz shares with us:

• How we can ignite more spark, energy, and momentum in our careers
• Why celebrating the small wins is so important to keep yourself motivated
• Why it is so important to bring experts into your business as soon as you can
• How to start building your personal brand on LinkedIn and jump through the fear

Links

https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-hamlet/

https://www.sparksucceed.co.uk