The Exclusive Career with Lesa Edwards

How recruiters find candidates using LinkedIn - and what you can do to maximize your visibility.

What leaders should say, and how they should say it, as they lead organizational change initiatives

Identifying the cause of your fear of public speaking - and the steps to overcome.

One of the key components of effective leadership is being able to make strategic decisions that move your function or organization forward, preferably with little to no negative impact on other facets of the organization.   The sources I used for this episode include iod.com and corpedgroup.com.   Let’s start with a definition of strategic decision making:   “Strategic decision-making is the proc...

Eight points for developing your answers to behavioral interview questions.

Definitions of the different types of recruiters and how best to work with each.

This is part 2 of my 2-part series on my background – how I got to where I am now. If you haven’t listened to part 1 yet, go there first and then come back here.   My hope is that you will get to know me a bit better – and relate to something I’ve been through.     The Exclusive Career Accelerator is a transformational career coaching program that sets you up for success in your current role, in y...

I fill you in on my early days - so you can know me better, and hopefully relate to something I've been through.

Seven tips for strategically building and expanding your network.

Tips 7-10 of how to improve your team's engagement, cohesion, and results.

Whether you lead a team by your position or by your influence, there are strategies to improve collaboration.   I want to give a shout-out to the sources I used for this episode: Harvard Business Review, ir.com, and slack.com.   I should start by saying that some teams come together for a specific purpose, while others are more permanent. These strategies will benefit collaboration in any type of...

Also known as a "brag file," here's what to keep - and why.

Seven mistakes I see job seekers making - and the solutions.

Greetings and welcome to episode 3 of The Exclusive Career Podcast! I’m Lesa Edwards, Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach, Certified Job Search Strategist, and one of fewer than 25 Master Resume Writers in the world.   I found a graphic recently from LinkedIn where respondents had indicated how long it was taking them to land a new job.   I wanted to share these data with you –...

Greetings and welcome to episode #2 of The Exclusive Career Podcast! I’m Lesa Edwards, Certified Executive & Leadership Development Coach, Certified Job Search Strategist, and one of fewer than 25 Master Resume Writers in the world.   Today, I wanted to dig into your professional gaps, and the options for addressing them. For the purposes of this episode, I’m coming from the approach that you...

My previous podcast, The Exclusive Career Coach, has now evolved into The Exclusive Career Podcast! Today, I share a favorite strategy to help you spend sufficient time on Important, But Not Urgent activities.