Career Cohort

𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚.—Heather Vickery I had so much fun chatting with Heather Vickery, author of 📖 𝙁*𝙘𝙠 𝙁𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨: 𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙥 📖 Having fear isn’t the issue, says Heather. After all, fear is what protects us from real danger. But if we can break down our fears and question which ones serve us (or don’t 👀), we can learn to push through an...

Do you want to enhance your resume to increase your chances of getting hired? A field-tested tactic I use with my clients to achieve this goal is using job descriptions as a guide. By understanding the specific skills and experience that employers are looking for, you can tailor your resume to better match their needs and improve your chances of landing an interview. In this episode, I'll expl...

Did you know that many of us used strategies early in our career that may stifle our rise to the C-Suite? Despite our best efforts to excel in our roles, a seat at the leadership table may seem beyond our reach, leaving us feeling undervalued and stuck in our current position. My guest, Ellen Connelly Taaffe—author of ⁠The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women...

The first order of business in overcoming interview-related anxiety is 🥁: 💡 Remember that you’re also interviewing THEM! Yes, you’re the candidate, but fit is as important for you as it is for them. You deserve the opportunity to gather your own intel to make a decision. 💡 Write down 10 success stories to share. 💡 Curate a list of possible (interviewer) questions. 💡Record your answers on Zoom...

Anne Janzer is the author of 8 books on the craft of writing. The latest, The Writer's Voice , is perfect for those of us who want to level up our craft, even if our main content is business email. She's an expert at the art of developing a unique voice that resonates with readers and strengthens our connection with them. As a marketer, she's consulted with more than 100 tech companies...

Listen to this short episode for 10 quick ways to modernize your resume. If you know your way around your software, it should take you just 15 minutes. If you're visual, you can see how I put these tips into practice at www.wordsofdistinction.net/samples By the way, if you’d like to get tips like this more frequently, I spend a lot of time on LinkedIn. Please do connect with me. You can find m...

Discover the secrets to writing with confidence and strategy in the workplace. Join Erin Lebacqz as she uncovers the challenges of strategic writing and how to balance clarity and emotional intelligence. The truth about language choices may leave you questioning your own communication skills. And that's OK. We should constantly be evaluating and refining how we can communicate, so we can get b...

🌟This is the last episode for Season 7...I'm looking forward to sharing more career tips, as well as inspiring conversations with terrific guests, during Season 8...beginning October 2, 2023.🌟 In the meantime, check out my library of episodes, including this one: If you’re considering a side gig—either as insurance in an unpredictable job market or as a creative outlet for your passion proje...

If you worry about leaving money on the table when negotiating job offers, or you’re feeling overwhelmed by all the different types of employer equity grants, or you aren’t sure which are the best options for YOU, then you’re not alone!  Many job seekers struggle to navigate the complexities of equity compensation, often realizing too late that they missed opportunities to maximize their earning p...

Increase your chances of landing an interview with my 6 tips to cut the fluff. Write a concise and clear resume that wins over busy recruiters. In this episode, you'll: Learn how to replace and eliminate superfluous language to strengthen your resume. Grasp the importance of abbreviating and condensing language for a concise resume. Gain a better understanding of when and how to use acronyms o...

Have you ever felt like those who work with you don’t support you, even though you’re trying to achieve amazing results? Do they tell you you’re difficult to work with, or that you’re too much? Do you feel like they just don’t understand your intentions?  My guest today, Parissa Behnia, coaches C-Suite and Senior leaders who are—what she calls—high-will, high-skill badasses. These leaders offer tr...

So you've landed a new role. CONGRATULATIONS! 🎉 Now...have you refreshed your LinkedIn profile to reflect your new position? If you prepared for your new job with a LinkedIn profile overhaul, you (or a professional writer) have already done the heavy lifting. So a quick refresh should be easy. Just remember that your profile is a dynamic site. It’s meant to evolve just as you and your career...

Where are your feet right now? Seriously. Are both planted firmly on the floor or is one wrapped around the other to make yourself small? Grounding yourself is just one of the surprisingly simple tactics Catherine Johns shares for supporting a more assertive posture. In business, showing up means being seen, being heard, and making an impact. Catherine Johns reveals how to step into the spotlight...

One of the challenges I see job seekers facing when they send me their resume is distinguishing between scope and achievements. But there is a difference. Scope is the context within which you do your job. Or, you might think of it as the setting for you to razzle dazzle your audience with your amazing achievements. Scope captures the breadth of your job and/or leadership. Examples might include t...

Gina Riley is an authority on career transition at the powerful convergence of career coaching, executive search, and interview skills training. She created the Career Velocity™ system to help leaders and executives effectively manage career transitions. An inspirational writer and speaker, Gina is a certified YouMap® coach and two-time Disrupt HR speaker, sought after for her thought leadership o...

📢 Note: This episode wraps up season 6. I'll kick off Season 7 on April 10th. Until then, please enjoy this and other episodes from season 6 and beyond!  👇👇👇 "If you have a lot of training and you have a culture within yourself of training and development, you're going to be more successful, I think, in life and in your career, and you're going to have more job security." —Adam Corn Adam...

Anne Janzer is an author, nonfiction book coach and blogger who explores the science and mystery of writing as a means of communication. She is the author of "The Workplace Writer's Process" and "33 Ways Not to Screw Up Your Business Emails," among other excellent books on the art of writing. Anne conceived the term “Servant Authorship,” which is the idea of writing with the reader's needs in mind...

"Be willing to put yourself out there and be willing to take some criticism. Take risks and make your own luck by being strategic, explicating your goals, asking questions, and pushing yourself beyond your scope of work." - Zach Wong When Zach Wong, a UCLA mechanical engineering student, confronted his fear of rejection and embraced opportunities to take calculated risks, he not only landed a rewa...

If you can get people to set aside their agenda to help you, you're pretty darned amazing—and you're a leader. In this episode, you'll learn: 1. How some of my clients demonstrated leadership and got promotions to leadership roles despite not having a formal title 2. How *you* can demonstrate leadership without a formal title 3. Strategies to rally people beyond your direct reports to help you ach...

It's time. You can break through the glass ceiling and reach the C-Suite. In Pooja Dang's decades of experience coaching women leaders, she's seen patterns of self-doubt, fear of failure, imposter syndrome, and the disease to please emerge over and over. Mindsets that get in the way of women reaching their full potential. She also saw a gap in practical, strategic advice specific to women and the...

Get clear on who you are and what you have to offer so you can attract the right opportunities and maximize your career potential. Here's what I cover with Erin Thomas in this episode: 1. The importance of understanding and articulating your unique value proposition and professional brand. 2. The importance of being authentic and aspirational in your personal brand. 3. The importance of networking...

The future of work has arrived, and it’s powered by empathy. We need to orient ourselves differently to be successful, shifting from transactional to human-centric management, mindsets, and methods to deal with the faster pace of business developments, continuing uncertainties, more complex issues, and an increase in multidimensional projects.  Sophie Wade's latest book Empathy Works provides...

My guest this week is Lynda McDonell. Lynda is a Certified Financial Coach and Life Coach, specializing in empowering female professionals and business owners. She helps clients take control of their money AND their thoughts to reduce their anxiety around finances by teaching them how to think abundantly, to plan, and to use money as a tool to level up not just wealth but all aspects of their live...

Terry Cralle is a registered nurse, Certified Clinical Sleep Educator, and Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality who specializes in sleep health and wellness. As Better Sleep Council's spokesperson, frequent speaker and guest lecturer on the topic of sleep for schools, universities, sleep clinics, U.S. corporations, and employee wellness companies, Terry educates audiences on the importance...

I had such a great conversation with Carole Dupre. Her commitment to helping her clients find their way to careers where they can bring their whole, authentic selves is inspiring and this episode is a must-listen. The best guide for such a journey is someone who's been there, and Carole knows the struggles and the joys on the road to a meaningful career. Carole is a nationally awarded marketing di...