How To Get A Job

For this week’s episode, I have invited three amazing women with a wealth of knowledge and experience in women empowerment and career development i n celebration of International Women's Day.  Our first guest is Frances Rios, my mentor, who is the CEO of Women Who Lead and a world-renowned expert in women empowerment. Our second guest is Dr. Jeanette Winters, a good friend of mine, who is the...

“What can I do to get a job in the United States? Is applying for a work visa easier than applying for citizenship? How long does this process usually take?”   These are only a few questions that hundreds of thousands of recent college graduates are asking themselves. To help those of you in this situation, I've invited immigration attorney Pedro Dearaujo to answer these important questions a...

LinkedIn family, I need your help! I want to bring awareness to one of the coolest internships available to the Hispanic community, so please help me by tagging college students that might be interested!  The internship is with the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute and is a semester-long internship program, featuring placement in Congressional and corporate legislative affairs offic...

Applying for jobs is a full-time job, but maybe you can quit this job and get yourself a real job. To do that, I want to share with you an additional tool that is going to help you during the job search process.  It is called JobSeer , and it is a free chrome extension that helps you cut through the long exhaustive job listings.   This tool will scan your resume, find out salaries a...

What can you do to better your chances of being noticed by recruiters? Well, changing just a few habits could help your chances of landing an interview. In this week's episode, I invited Heather Ianuale, an early career recruiter, to discuss what first generation and low income students can do to stand out when applying for jobs.  Heather gave tips on everything from how to get your resume no...

“How do I find a mentor? What does a mentor do? What even is a mentor?” These are the hard-hitting questions that can be easily answered, and your life will be better for it. On this week’s episode, I’m joined with Carlos Gregory, an innovative leader in the world of mentorship. Carlos and I go in depth about how to secure a mentor, giving a few solutions to hypothetical situations that you might...

What do you think of when you hear “artificial intelligence?” Many, like myself, think of a potential threat to human resources. On this week’s episode, Gilda Alvarez joins me as we dig deep into the relationship between artificial intelligence and the workforce.  As Founder CEO at Latinas in Data, Gilda has experience with technology and knowledge of AI in the workplace, giving real-world ex...

What is the difference between recruiters and hiring managers? How could knowing the difference find me a job? Knowing the answer to these questions could lead you down the path to success. Most college students focus on reaching out to recruiters, yet they get hundreds of messages. This mistake could prove fatal to their opportunity of being hired for a job. In this episode, I will be talking wit...

How important is your resume for the job search? If you ask me, it isn’t as important as it might seem.  Truthfully, your resume is the most biased document in the world, including only the good aspects and excluding the bad. However, they are an important part of the job searching process. This is why I have invited an important guest to talk about this important topic. Kamara is an executiv...

“How do you find yourself when you’re lost?” It's a question asked by millions of college students looking for the perfect internship. “The Career Whisperer” Jonathan Tesser provides his authentic view to obtaining an internship or a job, preaching how the job doesn’t define the person but how the person defines themselves.  In this week’s episode, Daniel and Jonathan touch on many topics to...

“Tell me about yourself?” It’s the age old icebreaker that causes many people to freeze as soon as it’s asked.  Founder of the Career Stories Method Kerri Twigg breaks down the age old question to help listeners promote their experience and show their personalities to potential employers. Kerri offers advice on how to define your skills to find your perfect job, including a story of how she u...

The last episode of the longest year in history is here! Through the thick and thin of 2020, Daniel has significantly grown his academy, helping students obtain their personal employment goals after graduation. Daniel recounts his year in review, speaking about many aspects of Mastering College to Career, from getting closer with his teams through Slack to the average pay of a MC2C graduate compar...

Every student agrees that one of the most stressful parts of the college’s experience is finding an internship.  In today’s episode, Alejandro Davila, co-founder of InternMakers, sits down and talks about the power of internships, sharing advice on how to easily obtain an internship in college. Alejandro covers different ways to gain experience before applying for internships and the importan...

They say “What goes around, come around,” and Daniela Avila Jaramillo proves just that! Jaramillo had only one thing on her mind before graduating college: getting a job she loved. Even with having an impressive resume, completing internships at Twitter and Service Monkey during college, Daniela Avila Jaramillo had trouble finding a post-graduate job in a COVID-19 economy. Follow Daniela Avila Jar...

Imagine getting the chance to sit down and talk with your younger self, the one that just graduated from college and is soon to step into the job market. What would you say to this version of yourself? This is one of the many questions that Daniel asked our first guest of season 12 and the author of the newly released book, Own your Career Own your Life , Andy Storch . In this episode, Andy gives...

We are switching some things up here at mastering college to career and what better way to celebrate than to divide 180 episodes by 15 and figuring out that we are in our 12th season. In this short solo episode with Daniel you'll get the scoop on what else we have in store for you all! There's going to be a lot of new things happening over here, but one thing that will never change is our desire t...

In this episode, we are giving you insight on how Industrial Engineer Greg Coquillo stayed on target and used his Jedi skills to become Amazon’s Private Brands Program Manager. As a first-generation Haitian Immigrant, Greg began looking for work soon after graduation; however, it was hard for him to find employment and sponsorship as an immigrant so close to the 9/11 terrorist attack.  If you...

Try our strategy once, and we bet $5 that you will see better results when it comes to landing your dream job. During his last semester of college, Pukhraj Mann was stuck between a rock and hard place when all of his work opportunities were canceled due to COVID-19.  In an attempt to bounce back, he fell into the trap of applying online for every job he was technically qualified for.  Wh...

If there are two things we know here at Mastering College to Career, we know about grit and the mindset of success. With that being said, it only made sense to invite the Head Coach of the Student Works Management Program, Chris Thomson to speak on these subjects for this week’s episode. Intending to help thousands of students become millionaires, Chris created a development program based in Canad...

For most college students, it takes a couple of job fairs or a stop by the career development center on campus to properly jumpstart their job/career journey.  Believe it or not, for our fellow MC2C mentee,, Adrian Alverez Sanchez, it all started with a meme from Daniel. With a deadline to obtain a job, this international student started with the first mistake of simply applying for jobs onli...

In this episode, Joel will be showing no mercy as he gives our listeners hard hitting knowledge about content creating, building relationships and how to become more confident when engaging with others on linkedin.  So, If you want to learn how to make lifelong connections, better your chances of landing a fulfilling job and ultimately become a black belt LinkedIn ninja, tune in today! ...

Being part of the Mastering College to Career Academy has helped thousands of students learn how to play their cards right when it comes to the secret job market.  If you don't believe it, just ask our recent graduate from the academy, Jordan (Jay) Alford. Jay’s story is one of faith, passion, and tenacity but her success was attributed to more than just mere luck. Tune in to see how it took...

With over 30 million Americans out of work, Eugene’s database has been used by almost half a million individuals looking for work! In this episode, Eugene will be sharing more tips on how to build genuine relationships with hiring managers, how to use the Prometheus lab database and other resources to secure a position in this climate. Tune in to learn about resume tips, tricks and hacks, crafting...

What if I told you that you have the skills to go head to head with individuals that have over ten years of experience more than you?   If you don't believe this is possible, a recent graduate from the Mastering College to Career Academy, Tiffanni Hinds is living proof! Tune in to this week’s episode of the podcast to learn more about how Tiffanni’s networking skills and her potential pr...

In today’s episode I speak with Author of The Magic Connection Method and Founder of 7-Figure Millennials Brandon Fong. As a child, Brandon Fong recognized the value of utilizing his resources.  In order to leverage his career Brandon soon discovered his super power was winning.  Brandon’s love of the process of winning and seeing and helping others win transformed to him eventually help...