Career Contessa

How can you protect yourself from changes in the workplace, a layoff, or even just needing a work change to reflect a new season of life? The answer is a portfolio career. Author and Harvard Business School professor Christina Wallace is here to share why it’s important to approach your career as a diversified portfolio, how to translate that to work, and the three questions to ask your network to...

Learn how to reimagine your ambition and the ways you strive with the author of  All The Gold Stars , Rainesford Stauffer. Rainesford helps explain the difference between ambition and achievement, the antidote for burnout and loneliness, and what you can do today if you’ve ever felt like your self-worth is tied to your ambition. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up:  http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Ca...

Want to grow at work? Get out of a mixed mindset and head toward growth—and develop a long-term growth mindset. PhD neuroscience researcher, Anne Laure Le Cunff of Ness Labs, is teaching us how to use growth loops and why they work better for long-term success. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up:  http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Contessa:  http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP    The Confidence Cru...

A lot of research has gone into the subject of motivating and influencing others, but what happens when the person you most want to influence is you? Social psychologist and author of Get It Done, Ayelet Fishbach, is here to help. She offers insights on the science of motivation along with tips and cognitive tricks to help you overcome procrastination and achieve your goals. Weekly Newsletter Sign...

For most of us, saying “no” doesn’t come naturally. You feel bad disappointing a colleague or guilty about turning down your boss, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Learn how to say no at work, why it’s such a struggle to say no, and techniques that can help you still advance at work. Social psychologist, Vanessa Bohns, author of You Have More Influence Than You Think, is here to explain. Weekly...

Our most precious resource isn’t money. It’s time. We are allotted twenty-four hours a day, and we live in a culture that keeps us feeling “time poor.  Learn how to manage your time for a happier life with the author of  Happier Hour , Dr. Cassie Holmes. Dr. Homes will demonstrate how to immediately improve our lives by changing how we perceive and invest our time along with actionable exercises f...

Do you have debt? Do you know how to pay off your debt to maximize the benefits? Melissa Jean-Baptiste, founder of Millennial In Debt and author of  This Is Why You’re Broke , is here to share the strategies she used to pay off $100,000 in debt while making a $48,000 annual salary. Get ready to take notes and be inspired to get your finances under control. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up:  http://bit.ly...

Job hunting can be a nerve-wracking experience on its own. Add the urgency of finding a new job, and the pressure can skyrocket. But fear not! We're here to equip you with the essential strategies and insider knowledge to land a job fast. So, take a deep breath and get ready to dive into these tried-and-true job search tips that will have you receiving job offers in the blink of an eye. You've got...

Quiet hiring is when you slowly start to take on additional responsibilities at work—without the extra pay, acknowledgment, or advanced job title. And it can hurt your career if you don’t take action and proactively guide it in a direction that can benefit you. Joy Pittman, an HR leader and founder of HR For The Culture, is here to teach you how to overcome quiet hiring and advance your career wit...

Do you ever base your self-worth on your achievements at work or let yourself be defined by what you do? These career myths can keep you stuck and unhappy.   It's time to take back control and strike a balance between work and life. Simone Stolzoff, author of  The Good Enough Job  argues we should stop trying to find a “dream” job and instead build a diversified career that allows us to live a mor...

Research has proven that being happy at work is possible—if you have these three specific things in your workplace. Dr. Jessica Wilen will teach you what these drivers are, how to identify them in your workplace, and advice if you feel like you’re “losing” your ambition.   Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up:  http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Contessa:  http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP    Workplace Love Language Qu...

Learn how to use ChatGPT to write resume achievements tailored to a job description, create a professional summary, and how to use ChatGPT to write your cover letter in seconds. Show Notes Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up:  http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Career Contessa IG (@careercontessa):  http://bit.ly/2TMH2QP   Free worksheet:  https://bit.ly/3nF4Moa 24-Hour Resume Makeover:  https://bit.ly/3R641lG Download...

Tired of your impostor syndrome popping up at work? Your boss could be the trigger. Learn three reasons why people develop impostor syndrome, the types of leaders who can trigger impostor syndrome, and specific interview questions to root out toxic workplaces with Dr. Lisa Orbe-Austin, a psychologist, executive coach, and author.   Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: http://bit.ly/37hqtQW Follow Career Con...

Adobe Express is celebrating Small Business Month by providing small business owners, entrepreneurs and side-hustlers with simple and tangible tips and tricks to help take your businesses to the next level. We are joined by Chloe Shih who leads the communities engagement team at Discord and was an integral figure in the company's 150 million monthly active users in 2021. When she's not helping Dis...

Today we’re joined by Maya Lau. Maya is the host of Other People’s Pockets, a podcast that takes salary transparency to a new level. Throughout the show, Maya asks people from all walks of life to get radically transparent about their personal finances in order to learn more about who they are and what makes them tick. Luckily for us, Maya is sharing some of the surprising money behaviors she’s no...

Today we have returning guest, Aliza Licht, on the show to talk about all things personal branding and building social capital. Aliza is an expert on this topic and lived through a personal re-brand when she left her role at DKNY where she was well-known as DKNYPR Girl after 17 years. Now, she’s written a new book called On Brand where she is teaching all of us how to tell our compelling career st...

Today we’re chatting with Melissa Ben-Ishay, the founder and now CEO of Baked By Melissa, a popular TikTok creator, and so much more. After getting fired from her job, Melissa went home and started baking her cupcakes. Fast-forward 15 years and Baked By Melissa is an incredibly successful business that still offers its signature product: bite-size cupcakes. What does it take to build a long-lastin...

One of the most popular interview questions recruiters love to ask is why are you looking for a new job. But candidates, or even people who are passively networking for a new job, easily freeze up with this question or overshare. On today’s episode we’re reviewing some advice on how to answer this common interview question. Plus, we’ve got a bunch of examples to inspire you!   Weekly Newsletter Si...

Have you ever thought “ I’m stuck. What’s wrong with me? Is this all there is? Today’s guest , Satya Doyle Byock, hears these refrains regularly in her psychotherapy practice where she works with “Quarterlifers,” individuals between the ages of (roughly) sixteen to thirty-six. She understands their frustration. Some clients have done everything “right”: graduate, get a job, meet a partner. Yet, th...

Today we had the pleasure of talking with Durana Elmi. She’s a business woman, mother, people-first leader, and truly someone we could have talked to for hours. Officially Durana is the Co-Founder & COO at Cymbiotika, a supplement company that helps fill the nutritional gaps caused by modern-day diets. Durana shares not only her great advice for managers, and entrepreneurs but also talks about...

Why do some people break through and make an impact at work while others get stuck going through the motions? In every organization, there are Impact Players—those invaluable colleagues who can be counted on in critical situations and who consistently receive high-profile assignments and new opportunities. Whether they are on center stage or behind the scenes, managers know who these top players a...

We’re very excited to be talking with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, a psychiatrist and author of Real Self-Care . We’re discussing why it’s hard to escape toxic wellness culture and the difference between faux self care and real self care. Plus, Dr. Pooja explains her 4 principles of real self-care that includes unique advice on boundaries, guilt, and understanding your values. Weekly Newsletter Sign-Up: ht...

The salary transparency movement is well underway: In 2021, Colorado paved the way for new laws requiring businesses to list salary ranges on job ads, and New York City rolled out its own pay range law in November 2022. Now, in 2023 a handful of other states and cities are rolling out their salary transparency laws and naturally, we want to know how this will impact your life. We invited negotiati...

Today we’re discussing networking. Yes, it gets a bad rap but networking is a necessary skill to success—and it won’t seem that hard after a little practice. Plus, according to HubSpot, 85 percent of jobs are filled through networking. Seventy percent of jobs are never even published publicly, meaning that many opportunities come from simply talking to people — whether it’s a formal meeting or ove...

We know you work hard—but does your boss? Too often, managers overlook employees who aren’t directly in front of them. When this happens, it’s easy to feel undervalued and even discouraged. That’s why it’s so important to make your responsibilities—as well as your achievements—visible to your leader. How? Career Expert Melody Wilding is here to share 4 tips to help you stand out, especially if you...