Career Fuel

Jen Warrington, your career strategist, discusses strategies for career advancement in the new year!  Jen emphasizes the importance of setting clear goals, taking inventory of one's skills and preferences, and being honest about what one does not enjoy. Warrington advises starting small, such as updating resumes and LinkedIn profiles and setting both main and stretch goals. She highlights the sign...

Jen Warrington reflects on 2024, highlighting both personal and professional milestones, such as launching a podcast and a career accelerator program. She emphasizes the importance of learning from both successes and challenges, advocating for a balanced view of perfection and failure. Jen also makes a few predictions for the job market in 2025, encouraging adaptation rather than reliance.  For mo...

For the very first time on this podcast, Jen Warrington, your career strategist, hosts a live career coaching session. In it, she advises her guest on identifying and leveraging their skills for career fulfillment! The guest reflects on their career journey, noting a shift from Hospitality to Operations and team leadership, discovering newfound skills in logistics and creativity. Jen emphasizes th...

Jen Warrington, your Career Strategist and host, with experience in career strategy since 2007, is giving you a gift this holiday season to help you navigate your career search! Jen emphasizes the importance of clarity and confidence in career planning and shares her personal experience of being impacted by a global restructuring in 2020, which led her to start her own business. She introduces a n...

Jen Warrington is challenging you to start thinking about your 2025 career goals now! Jen emphasizes that there is no perfect time to start planning. She debunks the myth that December is a slow hiring month and advises you to reflect on your career achievements and start updating resumes and LinkedIn profiles now. Jen is here to help and is providing you with some amazing resources. Register here...

Jen Warrington, your Career Strategist,  discusses the role of AI in career development! Jen emphasizes that while AI can assist with keyword optimization and initial drafts for resumes and cover letters, it should not replace human authenticity. She advises using AI as a tool to generate ideas but stresses the importance of personalizing content and ensuring accuracy. Jen cautions against relying...

Jen Warrington interviews Mike Z, a former pastor who transitioned to a Director of Support Services role at Salon Resource Group.  Mike, who faced burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic, sought a new career path while maintaining his mission-driven focus. As her client  Jen was able to help Mike identify transferable skills from his pastoral work, such as community engagement and leadership. Mike e...

Jen Warrington, your Career Strategist does not want you to burn out while you are on the job hunt! In this episode, Jen discusses time management strategies, emphasizing consistency over hours spent. She advises treating the job search as a project, prioritizing tasks like updating resumes, maintaining a LinkedIn profile, and writing customized cover letters. Jen stresses the importance of settin...

Today we are joined by yet another special guest with an incredible career progression, Dr. Ashley Margeson, a naturopathic doctor and co-founder of Cornerstone Naturopathic in Halifax! Jen and Ashley discuss Ashley's career journey, and her mission to lead the self-care revolution. She emphasizes the importance of practical self-care and preventing burnout, which she likens to managing an energy...

Jen Warrington is back with incredible resume advice! This time she discusses how to address work gaps in resumes, cover letters, LinkedIn profiles, and interviews. Jen notes that in a post-COVID world,  gaps are no longer seen as red flags and emphasizes the importance of understanding and reframing the reasons for the gap. Warrington advises you as the job seeker to highlight transferable skills...

On today's episode, Jen Warrington interviews Emily D, a career strategist and consultant based in California who went from waiting on tables to being Vice President of Operations at an industry-leading music label! Emily shares her truly inspiring and unconventional career journey, starting as a waitress and surf shop employee, shortly after her move to California, and then becoming an executive...

Your host, Jen Warrington discusses the impact of mindset and limiting beliefs on career satisfaction. In this episode, Jen emphasizes the importance of shifting negative patterns like the "Sunday scaries" and "Monday dread." She highlights the detrimental effects of toxic work environments and the necessity of aligning your career with personal values. Jen shares her experiences and strategies fo...

We all spend tons of time on our social media constantly consuming influencer content and choosing branding that reflects our values. Have you given enough thought to one of your most important socials? LinkedIn is the most important platform for leveraging career advancement, and Jen is back in this episode to talk you through it. Jen advises creating a professional LinkedIn profile, starting wit...

Today Jen sits down with guest and client Darren B, who has 24 years of experience in the automotive industry and shares how he used that experience and existing skills to journey from sales to management. Darren chats with Jen about his transition to a new role servicing dealers for a trusted brand, leveraging his extensive experience and the support of his wife and career strategist, you guessed...

Jen Warrington is back this week on Career Fuel to discuss Resumes!  The history and evolution of resumes, trace their origin to Leonardo da Vinci in 1482. Jen emphasizes that resumes are no longer standalone documents; they must be accompanied by a cover letter, a LinkedIn profile, and a network. Recruiters spend only 6-10 seconds reviewing resumes, so they must be clear, concise, and impactful....

Joining us today is the exceptional Jen Harper, founder of Cheekbone Beauty! In this episode, Jen shares her journey from a $500 startup to a globally recognized brand. Inspired by a dream in 2015, she launched the company to represent indigenous people in the beauty industry. Cheekbone Beauty, available in Sephora and JCPenney, has earned numerous accolades, including the Social Enterprise Award...

If you are ready to switch jobs, but you don't know what you don't know about how to make a change - your host, Jen Warrington, a career strategist since 2007, is back! This time Jen is doing a deep dive into the things she wants you to know while you're on the job hunt! Jen emphasizes the importance of curiosity + clear communication in career searches. She advises keeping resumes concise, recomm...

Jen wants you to know that leveraging your current skills + abilities, is all you need to succeed, even without a university degree! In the very first episode of Career Fuel,  Jen Warrington of The Warrington Group shares her personal experiences and insights on navigating career changes + pivots, as she highlights the value of trusting recruiters, being open to new opportunities, + adapting to ch...