Career Advancement with Craig Ancel

Interview Grabbing Resumes There won't be any interview calls if your resume isn't grabbing the right kind of attention! But many times, we don't know what's wrong with our resume, so we can't fix it. In the last episode, part #4 of this series, see how a key resume and interviewing tool called SMART can help you succeed! Finally, don't forget to wrap your resume with a nice bow. Make sure you ali...

Interview Grabbing Resumes There won't be any interview calls if your resume isn't grabbing the right kind of attention! But many times, we don't know what's wrong with our resume, so we can't fix it. In part #3 of this series, find out how your resume's content and layout play a critical role in engaging the viewer. Otherwise, without the right structure, your resume could end up in the discard p...

Interview Grabbing Resumes There won't be any interview calls if your resume isn't grabbing the right kind of attention! But many times, we don't know what's wrong with our resume, so we can't fix it. In part #2 of this series, find out how to make sure the correct message stands out. We'll discuss the importance of resume structure and layout in capturing the reader's attention. Tune in now for y...

Interview Grabbing Resumes There won't be any interview calls if your resume isn't grabbing the right kind of attention! But many times, we don't know what's wrong with our resume, so we can't fix it. In this multi-part series, find out how to make your resume tell a story. A story that signals to the viewer, "Read On!". Your resume needs a clean, crisp message to get you to the interview round. T...

How to Handle a Pay Cut If a pay cut happens to you, here are a few ways to navigate the rough waters. Sometimes pay cuts are planned, that's right, they're announced. More often than not, they're unexpected. They could come from sudden changes to your company's financial performance or yours. Here's how to respond and build an action plan for success! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Grabbing Traction in Your Career! Is your job or career idling along? Do good things happen to many around you, but not to you? Perhaps you expend the effort but don't seem to get results. That's where some planning and switching from reactive to proactive comes in handy. Instead of things happening to you, you can start making things happen. Listen in today to start getting positive results in yo...

Top Fixes if Your Resume Isn't Working Today, we'll cover 3 top fixes if your resume isn't working! Understand the true purpose of your resume Flipping your message to grab attention Using WIIFM - What's in It For Me, but from a different perspective. Sequence of content What should come first? Education, Experience, Training? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Tips if You're Having Trouble Finding a Job Finding your first job or moving on to another can be challenging. It's important to be careful you don't limit your opportunities. Closed-minded thinking can negatively impact your job search. Don't let your job title define you! We'll uncover how to look at your qualifications in a new way. Also, we'll cover pay rates & ranges. Finally, you'll hear a...

Why am I Not Getting Promoted? How Emotions can Hijack your Career Advancement - Part 2 Part 1 explored how emotions can drive how we feel and perceive reality. If we're not careful, we can be driven by our emotions, even emotionally hijacked. We'll share how your Amygdala, responsible for emotions, can take control. Your fight-or-flight response comes from your brain constantly scanning for threa...

Why am I Not Getting Promoted? How Emotions can Hijack your Career Advancement - Part 1 Emotions can drive how we feel, how we perceive reality. If we're not careful, we can be driven by our emotions. See how to recognize emotional hijacking and work to overcome it. This can help you advance your career through promotions and new positions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Taking Control of Your Career - Victor vs. Victim Be careful because the grass is not always greener on the other side. It's crucial to view your situation through the right lens. Are things always happening to you, or are you making things happen? It's all about your viewpoint and how you respond. Recognize if you have a victim mentality and strive to become a victor! Learn more about your ad cho...

Avoiding Self-Sabotage in Your Career We can be our own worst critic. "I looked in the mirror and saw the enemy." Let's explore and overcome top career self-sabotages. Negative Self Talk Word Choice Time Commitments Reactive vs. Proactive Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Top Tips to Rock Your Interview - Part 2 Don't miss the first part where we covered: Reducing stress and gaining confidence with Interview Preparation Special uses for your resume How to Handle Nervousness with Eye Contact Detailed out the Power of Pauses In part 2, we're discussing interview responses & power closes: It's vital to have questions prepared - here are some do's and don'ts Hiring com...

Top Tips to Rock Your Interview - Part 1 Interviews can be an exciting and stressful time wrapped together. In today's Top Tips to Rock Your Interview episode, you'll see how preparation with proven techniques can reduce your worry and boost your confidence. Key areas will cover include Preparation How to use hard copies of your resume Tips to break eye contact Anxiety & Stress control through dee...

Interview Follow-Up Letters - The Do's and Don'ts #1 Decide if you will send a follow-up letter - Before the decision or after, if not awarded the position. #2 What will your focus be? What message are you trying to send? #3 Avoid emotional speak! #4 Avoid telling the interviewer or company why they made a bad choice! #5 Your interview strengths and weaknesses - but make sure you elevate the right...

Top Interview Topics: Strengths and Weaknesses! When you have an interview, these are 2 topics you need to have your answers nailed down! You might be surprised; many feel they have numerous strengths but either few or no weaknesses. Tune in to discover why having and knowing your strengths and weaknesses is critical to your success. We'll also discuss the difference between polishing skills and m...

Is Your Past Affecting Your Career Advancement? Your brain's number one mission is to keep you safe. It's the fight-or-flight response. It also looks for and is drawn to what is familiar, what we know. If we're not careful our negative work history could repeat due to complacency. Here's how to use our work history positively, leading to Career Advancement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Stop Living In a Land of "What If?" If we're not careful, we can talk ourselves out of a promotion, a raise, or a job transition. We can live in a world of "What If?" and that fear can cripple our progress. This is where complacency can sneak in. It shows up in the form of comfort. We allow things to happen to us instead of us happening to things. Here's how to turn the tables on "What If?" and st...

Get Career Clarity - Unbox Your Passion  Remember when you started out dreaming of the stars? Somewhere along the way your career may have taken a detour. Let's dive into your Career Clarity by unboxing your passion. Where are you now? Do you feel satisfied? If this episode sparked a deep-down curiosity, perhaps you'd like to explore more. Click this link and set up a complimentary Breakthrough Ca...

This episode will help you Find & Stop Your Career Energy Robbers! We're asked to do more with less in today's fast-paced world. That means less time, money, and resources. Find out your energy drainers and replace them with energy gainers! Practical tips you can implement immediately! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Career Habits to Carryover into 2025! - Part 2 Today's show covers 3 great tips that you can immediately apply. Let's see how well you spend time on your improvement. Are YOU 1 of 32? Did you know that 1 out of 2 people buy recommended books? But how many read them or attempt to implement learning? Find out how complacency can negatively affect your job and career. Finally, watch out for "extreme...

Career Habits to Cancel in 2025! - Part 1 Today's show covers 3 great tips that you can immediately apply. 1) If you're overloaded by email don't miss out - you can cancel or significantly reduce it! 2) Your home's junk drawer collects seldom-used items. You can suffer by building a junk drawer in your head. 3) This tip goes against our willingness to help others. If you're constantly overwhelmed,...

You are More Than a Job Title - Avoiding Closed-Minded Thinking Listening to today's show is a must if you're looking for a job! You may be affected by closed-minded thinking. If so, you could be missing out on key job opportunities. Tune in to find out why you are a more than a job title. And, use these tips to find better fitting, betting pay roles!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megap...

Do This For a Better Job Offer! Today we're discussing my proven 4-Step Career Recovery Coaching Program It may go against your gut instinct, but you need more than one resume. Here's why! You'll want to target every job you apply for. Doing so will help you build interview-winning resumes. We'll discuss interviewing excellence and wrap up with negotiation confidence. Apply these 4 job-winning ste...

This is Stopping Your Career Advancement! Your career advancement enemy could be in the mirror! You could be settling. We'll use my client coaching acronym tool SWOT today. You're going to hear a twist on how to handle your Strengths and Weaknesses.  Plus as a bonus, we'll dive into the O & T - Opportunities and Threats in your career. Don't miss today's 1st Episode of 2025! Learn more about your...