Control Your Career: Career Growth and Strategy for Ambitious Professionals

This is the final episode of our recruiter tips mini-series as part of season two. If you want to learn more about the types of recruiters out there, listen to their job search tips, or their resume tips - check out episodes 16 and 17 of season 2. I'll link them below.   In this episode I share my interview tips from my time as a hiring manager, as well as multiple interview tips from our recruite...

After all the foundational tips and advice I have given you through this season, I wanted to have a few episodes where we focus on tips from others, namely recruiters or talent acquisition professionals. In this episode Alice Liu and Eric Mason are back with their resume tips and they don't disappoint!   Eric shares practical resume tips that you would think most people know, but recruiters consis...

Have you ever wondered how best to connect with recruiters or talent acquisition professionals? This episode is the first of a 3-part mini-series within season 2 where I'm sharing tips and advice from a few of my recruiter friends. This episode will focus on their best tips for job seekers.   Starting out this episode I share the most common types of recruiters or talent acquisition professionals...

The topic for this episode is around disappointment in the job search process. This is a common feeling experienced and expressed by job seekers usually when they don't get the interview, but more prominently when they make it through multiple interviews and don't get the position.   Disappointment is never easy to mitigate or manage. I have found that clients who let others control their career t...

How do you know what questions to ask in an interview? Are there off limits questions? How many questions are too many questions? Are there different questions to ask if you have more experience? I am answering all these in this episode!   This episode will dive into how your values play a part on the questions you ask and I'll break down the types of interviews you might encounter in your process...

I'm excited about this episode because it will be a go-to episode when you need to write content for your resume. While my content is focused more on mid-level professionals, the process I am sharing today on how to write content for your resume is applicable to ANYONE who needs to write a resume.   This is another pen and paper episode in which you might want to take notes, but not required.   Th...

We are diving into how to answer interview questions in this episode. I will cover my 3-step process and break down answers to a few common interview questions such as "Tell me about your leadership style?" and "Tell me how you handle conflict?"   I also give my thoughts on discrimination in the interview process and hiring managers hiding behind the "You weren't a good fit" statement.   This epis...

Episode 11 is going to give you a high-level overview, along with multiple tactical, actionable strategies to figure out what's next in your career.   In this episode I also let you in on a little (or big) secret that most career coaches and professionals DON'T want you to know!   Areas covered in this episode: (1) Interests (2) Skills (3) Values (4) Dreams or Passion   I also spend time discussin...

Resumes for more experienced professionals should look different than early career. You've probably had a few professional experiences, you've made an impact within your organization or industry, you might be managing people, but you aren't in the beginning anymore.   Resumes at this level are more often read by humans than machines. You might need to submit and official application through an ele...

The Job Search Narrative is the story or pitch that you have when you are looking for a new position. The interesting part is that you don't have to be actively job searching to have a good job search narrative. This is similar to an elevator pitch, but more intentional.   A job search narrative is more about the story you are telling about who you are as a professional and where you are headed in...

In this episode, we are talking about moving from scared to confident in the interview process. For most people, the entire process of interviewing is what creates stress, anxiety, and sometimes panic. For others, interviewing is just another piece of the career puzzle.   To get to the root of your anxiety about interviewing, we are going to explore self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-confidence....

Over the years, the standard and expectation for formatting a resume has changed depending on the needs of the time. Currently, we are in a time where the majority of hiring is done online with AI systems and algorithms reading your resume and matching it with a job description.   This episode is going to be about formatting your resume. Yes, it matters, even if you have experience. These are not...

Episode 6 of Season 2 is all about mindset and your career. Specifically how a positive mindset will benefit your career growth and advancement.   The main topics covered in this episode include defining your current reality, evaluating situations objectively, reframing situations where needed, choosing positivity, and identifying a fixed or growth mindset.   Not everyone is born seeing the glass...

For most people interviewing is THE WORST. You're nervous, you're anxious, you want to do a good job, but you don't know if you are, the interviewer is hard to read, you mess up once and feel like you tanked the whole interview. It can be a lot.   In reality, the nerves will probably never go away. Most people will feel some nerves no matter how prepared they are and that is the key to interviewin...

I'm excited about this episode because as you probably know by now, networking is the #1 way advance in your career! I'm going to focus on 3 networking strategies that I believe are the strongest and I'm going to talk you through how to make it happen!   Strategy #1 - Go big or go home. Strategy #2 - Connect with peers. Strategy #3 - Put yourself out there.   I'm also going to share two stories ab...

This week we are talking about levering social media for maximum career impact. Social media has always been a point of contention in the career world. On the one hand you have sites that are central to your career and are built to help you advance and on the other hand you have sites that promote you making a fool of yourself or making poor decisions.   In this episode I get deep about social med...

This episode is all about your resume and the skills you need to have if you are more experienced. We cover the following topics:   Why you should or shouldn't hire a resume writer and why. Skills you SHOULDN'T have on your resume The 4 skills you must have on your resume if you have experience AND examples of how to articulate them on your resume! How to obtain these skills with options other tha...

This episode is all about finding clarity in your career path. Even for those who know where they want to go, sometimes the way to get there is murky. These 5 steps will serve as a starting point and foundation to help you gain clarity as you move forward. These are all steps I have used myself or worked through with clients to articulate what's next.   1. Define your personality. 2. Be realistic...

One of the main reasons people tell me they don't want to leave a position, outside of financial security, is lack of clarity and confidence around what to do. This feeling can 100% be remedied if you are ready to do the work. There is no quick fix to finding a job or advancing in your career, but being strategic and doing the work will pay off. If you're ready to work, let's go.   This 20-episode...

This podcast is going to focus on how to manage your career during a crisis. The current crisis happens to be a new virus, but in the future there could be a different crisis and these tips will still apply. Think about Y2K or the crash of 2008. These were all events that impacted the world of work in different ways.   I want to start with making sure you know and understand how you react, functio...

Given what is happening in the world right now, I want to make sure I provide relevant content for my listeners and this topic seems to be at the forefront of many people's minds.   While I understand not everyone has the ability to work remotely, because it is such a new situation for many people, I want to make sure you are set up for success if you fall into this group.   My first few tips are...

This is the last episode of season 1 and it's all about your questions! This topic of whether you should quit your job is obviously very personal and there are a lot of nuances to answering it for yourself. While I have provided an overview and specific actions to get started, there is a lot more that could have been addressed — hence the q&a episode!   Thank you to those who submitted questions!...

This episode is all about the next steps if you have decided that you are ready to QUIT and move on from your position. The strategies and tactics I am going to provide in this episode will focus on professionals who are ready for the next move but don't have any issues in their position or who recognize they don't fit in their current role or company well and want to make a change. I want to be c...

This episode is all about the next steps if you have decided that you DO NOT want to quit or move on from your job. We are going to talk about what it means to stay in your position and the next steps you need to take to advance your career.   Over this season, you have taken an internal look at yourself through identifying who you are - your interests, your skills, what drives you. We have had so...

Culture can make or break a company. Happy employees mean happy customers which translates to higher profits, if that's the goal. These days, you are seeing more and more companies of all sizes start to embrace this concept because employees today are more interested in being happy, having balance, and making an impact than they are about loyalty to an organization who doesn't respect their values...