Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Have you ever had a recruiter reach out, spark your interest, and then disappear without a trace? You're not alone. Just ask JF. (7 times within 3 weeks. Ouch.) In just 4 minutes and 19 seconds, I break down why this happens and what it really means. Here's the thing: Recruiters aren't bad people. They're not trying to mess with you. But the system? It's messy. Understanding the real reasons behin...

Happy Sunday. I know many people are at church right now praying and healing and doing a bunch of other beneficial acts.   Need some healing from your job search? Have you ever heard of the "wild horse effect?" Story goes the horses in the African savanna tend to get bitten by bats. The bats draw a miniscule amount of blood, but the horses, because of the minor irritation, go crazy, run around, ge...

If you've recently been laid off—or just want to be prepared in case it happens—I've got you covered today with a step-by-step recovery plan. It's the final piece in my 3-part layoff series and I'm walking you through 10 critical moves to bounce back faster, stronger, and smarter than before. (If you missed parts 1 and 2, catch the Top 7 Reasons for Layoffs and Questions to Ask to Avoid Them and L...

No one ever plans to be laid off—but in an uncertain job market, the most successful professionals are the ones who plan not to be. Last week, I hit the first part one of my layoff survival series with Top 7 Reasons for Layoffs and Questions to Ask to Avoid Them. In my newest lesson, I share 10 powerful strategies to make yourself indispensable at work—the kind of employee companies fight to keep,...

In today's unpredictable job market, understanding the reasons behind company layoffs is crucial for your career stability. That's why I not only created today's lesson for you, but I created an entire trio to, eh, triage your situation and keep you layoff-proof and thriving. First, let's start with the top 7 reasons companies lay off employees and how you can identify the warning signs early. I c...

There's a spectrum of proficiency, and it starts in the worst possible place. That's when you're unconsciously incompetent—you're not good at something, and worse, you don't even know you're bad at it or what to do about it. Think job interviewing. If you put in some effort, you might move to consciously incompetent stage—you know what you should do (like the strategies your dear Coachy Andy teach...

Are you a rambler? Fast talker? Slow talker? Nervous when asked a question in an interview and curious just how long that ideal answer should be? Or, how to deliver it concisely? Powerfully? Today, it's all about staying on track when you respond to interviewers. Whether your response is one minute, three minutes, or five minutes, it needs to be packaged with the right information, powerful words...

Feel like you never have enough time to prep for an interview? Ever been contacted by an employer who wanted to talk right away? And you deferred? BIG mistake. You never want the employer waiting on you. I don't care about the double standard. If someone is interested in you, strike when the iron is hot! If you ever feel rushed to prepare for an interview, one thing is certain… You did not approac...

My life is full of left turns. Electrical engineering graduate to IT consultant. IT consultant to executive recruiter. Executive recruiter to career coach. Don't even get me started on blogger, author, speaker, trainer, podcaster, YouTuber, and aspiring TikToker. I know a thing or a bajillion about making a career change. If there's only one piece of advice I could give you, it'd be this… If you'd...

When candidates prepare for their interviews, most make the mistake of solely focusing on rehearsing answers to common questions. Uh, no good. I've got a much more effective way to truly elevate your performance and get better results. Remember, as I've reminded you, oh, I dunno, about a bajillion times, the most qualified candidate often doesn't get the job. So, there are other aspect of your int...

The job market sky isn't falling. The data says what we're experiencing right now is as average as it gets. Don't believe me? If you've got ~ 13 minutes or so, give this a listen. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy , my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premi...

Education does NOT get you paid. Knowledge is NOT power. The only thing that matters in life (as it relates to your career success) is the value of the assets you produce. Some might call this the application of your knowledge. Right now, how do you feel about your renumeration in relation to your hard work? That's another little bugger. Hard work does NOT equal pay just like knowledge itself is n...

Bad assumptions. Change that. Assumptions of any kind. They simply ruin your negotiation process. Any time you speak first, you're making an assumption. Anytime you're thinking, you're making an assumption. I know this sounds ridiculous, but unless you actually have a job offer in hand, you don't know what the employer is thinking. This is public enemy #1—assumptions—when it comes to negotiating a...

"It hurts me […] when you're so awesome, but you just can't convey your awesomeness in a bite-sized package that sells you best […] because you want to add all these albatrosses around your neck with dead-weight words that don't do anything or paint a colorful picture." That's verbatim from today's lesson on Why You Fail Job Interviews and the Best Way to Fix it (CAAR). I know it's verbatim becaus...

Does it feel like you're working hard at your job search but not getting results? Could it be you're working hard at all the wrong things? Well, I'm about setting a direction, working the best steps, capturing data, making adjustments, and finding success fast! I know job searching stinks. I know you don't do this very often. I feel for you. I truly do, which is why I created today's video for you...

Value is difficult to gauge. It's unique to everyone. You might join one of my programs and pay the enrollment price. Price = easy to see. Everyone who joins my programs pays the same price. Cost is equal. Return is NOT. Someone might get a nice $5,000 pay increase thanks to the application of my lessons. Someone else might get a $300,000 pay increase. No matter which end of the spectrum you fall...

I'm covering résumé writing today. More specifically, I'm covering the ins and outs and twists and turns of the professional experience section. I'm literally blown away at the number of ways job seekers royally screw up this section of their marketing document. It genuinely hurts me when anyone makes mistakes I'm so desperately trying to help them avoid. That's why I went into great detail in tod...

Ever have a tough time you thought would never go away? Maybe you were at mile 20 of the marathon. Maybe you were in the middle of a one-year-long job search. Maybe that stinker-of-a boss has been dangling that carrot-of-a promotion forever. No matter the issue, we need something to pull us through. This being Valentine's Week (let's celebrate all week, shall we?), I want to talk about the most im...

Money. Actually, more like money you'll get in the future. Money is funny that way, especially when the money we're talking about is your salary. We negotiate like heck for what we'll be paid in the future. So, why is it that so many employees try to argue for a new salary based on what they did in the past? Isn't that so yesteryear? Wasn't that so your last job? Past performance is not an indicat...

We're about to wrap up a big month for hiring. How's your job search coming?! I hope you're getting those interviews and, today, I have a not-so-little something special to help. I'm covering one of my all-time favorite questions to ask an employer in a job interview… "What does success look like—exactly?" If you don't know what success looks like, how will you know what goals to shoot for? How wo...

Do you want to be known as "the man" or "the woman" in your field? A legend? I do. And, I'm proud to say so. But I don't master my craft because I need external adoration. That's not the driver. I do it for me and because it serves you. My friends and family don't understand my uncommon drive probably because it's uncommon—truly rare. If you want to be a 1%-er do you think behaving like the other...

Today, let's talk how to answer negative job interview questions. These are brutal. Tricky. And, to boot, give you loads of opportunity to mess us. They are literally a complete waste of breath and give the interviewer absolutely zero data on whether you'll be a star employee. But, for some unknown reason, instead of asking you bright and effective questions that elicit information to actually hel...

Happy Sunday! Let's start the New Year with a BANG! Shall we? Full-fledged job search lesson today. 10 major tips on how to win your search in 2025! Key download you must take if you don't already have my 10X10 formula. Inside the video and booklet, I hit the gamut from getting your requirements in order to resume writing to searching to interviewing and negotiating. Took me 31:10 to get that all...

Got a special, powerful message for you today. I discussed this concept back in August (on the 8 th ), but held it so we can wrap 2024 with a bang and get you pumped for all you WILL accomplish in 2025. It's a lesson on the 3 factors of high performers. This isn't your run-of-the-mill pep talk—it's a masterclass on harnessing your mindset to fuel success and resilience. Inside, I hit… Attitude as...

If you're a smart person, work hard, have the right attitude, great! You get a pat on the back. All that goodness will only take you so far if you don't have a few key guardrails set up to ensure you crush your career. These are like the common-sense, must-dos of developing yourself and your people. You know what they say about common sense. Right. Common sense in not always common practice. Lucky...