Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Have you ever taken a job and wondered what they hey???? The employer lied to me in the interview! This company is so not congenial, autonomous, collaborative.   There is no work/life balance and the deadlines are horrific. What gives? I'll tell you what gives. You didn't ask very good questions. Or, you didn't ask your questions the right way. It is my belief (prolly because I have faith in peopl...

We're heading into the end of the year, which means your employer, hopefully, is considering giving you a pay raise or a promotion or both. Yeah! Ever wondered whether you should negotiate your raise? Let's not keep you in suspense to which I'll ask, "Why would you ever not negotiate it?" Getting paid too much are we? LOL. If that's you, skip today's podcast. But, if you're like the rest of us gri...

I KNOW job searching is tough. I don't just teach it, I've done it. I live it with so many of you I feel as if I'm going through it with you. I thought it was about time I turned the tables and shared with you exactly how I found my last corporate job. I'm even gonna throw in some bonus pieces about what I did to change my role right after I started. And, wouldn't ya know it, all the tactics I use...

Lots of people changing jobs these past few years. Amiright? But, what about if you're a beloved, faithful employee? You know the kind. The ones getting dumped on with extra work when everyone heads for the exits? Take Catherine for example. She started a new job in March and her direct supervisor quit in June. She inherited her boss's responsibilities and wants to know how to get more money if sh...

Right now, it's hiring silly season for employers and they're interviewing job candidates like crazy. Don't believe any career coach who tells you to slow down your search. Everyone is SO NOT out on holiday. Companies are panicking because they're looking at their 2023 budgets and wondering where on Earth they're gonna get all the great new employees to work those projects. I keep telling every em...

Is your network helping you? They want to. More than you know. They just need a little help from you. It's true. I've talked long and hard about this throughout the years. Put oh so many videos and podcasts out there on the Internet-z about networking. Let's see… I've talked about how to network when you're job searching, turning applications into networking opps, using networking groups, fixing r...

Tell me…is there anything more difficult than taking your "entire" life, your purpose, and your mission and trying to share it…quickly? So someone can remember it? Challenge Alert: How quickly can you introduce yourself? Speed matters. Impact matters. And, you need to be memorable! What if I promised you a great way to introduce yourself at an interview, in an email, on your LinkedIn headline, at...

Many want it. The good life. The few. They want the great life. The rest. What's left. You guessed it. They pursue heights so high that most people dismiss them as unattainable. Whichever group you're in, I know you'll eventually pursue some personal Mount Everest. You know the one I'm talking about. The one that, somewhere along the climb, makes you question your choices. Whether it's a project t...

Ever feel like you're working hard on your job search, but you're not getting the output you'd expect? Or, maybe you're just not sure how to allocate your time each day to search? You might have all day to work your job search or only an hour in the evening. Either way, I'd like to help you get more out of your time and effort. A few weeks ago, one of my #BOOTCAMPERS Cisco asked… "Time management...

I have this expression whenever I undertake something new. Mind you, this is something I say to myself AND I only say it after I'm certain of two things. First, I'm getting great instruction from someone who actually knows what they're doing. (You don't always find the right coach on your first attempt. Unless you found me on your first attempt. Then, lucky you. Ha ha!) Second, I've made a commitm...

Job searching is hard, like, really hard. It's even hard in the best of times, which we have now seasonally entered. November through February. That's right. Start licking your chops. It's officially open season on all things finding-your-dream-job related. Where I live the weather stinks this time of year, but finding that sweet job in never easier than in these months. Wait. Whaaaa? Doesn't feel...

I have a saying. It's one of my Today's Lines to Live By®, which you can catch daily on my Instagram . "Short-timers focus on wins. Long-timers focus on plans." That's true. Short-timers focus on wins, which usually causes them to lose. And quit. That's how they become short-timers. Get it? Long-timers focus on the plan and the planning process. And, they obsess over abilities they need to grow to...

I wish I could negotiate your salary for you. I truly do. Actually, I wish I could be with you every step of the entire recruitment process because, technically, you're negotiating from the moment you send in your resume and cover letter. Since it isn't very likely your future employer will let your fun, affable career coach accompany you through the process, I thought it'd be a good idea to recor...

There are so many reasons we don't have what we want. Usually, not always, they're surmountable. Some of the time, it's in our head. Much of the time, we simply don't want to make the, uh, time. But, I'll step out on a limb here. In virtually all of the cases, you have the ability. In fact, I've never met anyone whose effort couldn't beat their talent level. Change is never function of ability. It...

Do you wonder what employers want to know about you? That answer is actually quite simple. But, making sure you know what that is and delivering the message so they receive it with zero distortion? Well, that's the stuff legends are made of. Or, members of Andy's community! At least after today. It's not just here's who I am, here's what I do, here's how I can help you. Yawn. Getting hired is abou...

Empathy doesn't sound sexy, but it's like still water that runs deep. It's like roots of giant trees you wonder how can possibly stand so tall. And, yet, so few people are actually empathetic. Why? Because you have never, not ever, had an experience that you were not at the absolute center of. Your thoughts and feelings about those experiences are automatic. My experience of the same scene needs t...

Interviews are complicated. They get further complicated when interviewers ask bad questions which in turn gets exacerbated by job candidates trying to regurgitate interview speak. It's really a stitch except for the part about you needing the new job. Enter your Coach to reassure you we can simplify things. The first thing you'll need to do is listen to this week's podcast as I break down the 11...

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? Wasn't that so yesteryear? Wasn't that so your last job? Past performance is not an indica...

If I had a nickel for every time someone asked me a question about working with executive recruiters, I probably wouldn't be typing this to you right now. The good news is I don't have those nickels, which means I get to keep living my real dream of helping you with your career. Part of helping you with your career means dissecting these thorny people (oooops, meant thorny issues) for you. In toda...

Do you care to be great? It's easier now more than ever to be awesome at your craft. It's also more important now than ever that you ARE an ace. Why? The world has changed and employers have changed with it. There are so many factors that have altered the landscape of the employer-employee relationship. The number of opportunities in the workforce are only the beginning. This has created a lack of...

Is it possible your natural inclinations about corporate recruiters are all wrong? Would you believe me if I told you they were? Indulge me. I've only worked directly with a few hundred of them. Only surveyed more than 20,000 over the last 16 years. Would you spend some time with me if I could show you why they want to be your advocate? See, as a job seeker, you help them take one giant step towar...

Fear is learned. For proof, look at a child. Don'tcha just wish you could get it back? True story alert. When I was not quite a teenager, I used to head to Rehm Park in Oak Park, IL. They had this amazing platform, which they built the year I was born (another true fact, coincidentally). The first platform was 10 meters, but that wouldn't have been reckless enough, so I had to head to the top (~25...

You just couldn't do it. You just couldn't hold back your expected salary like Coach wanted you to. You caved. Dang. Well, the bad news is at some point in the interview process—whether in the beginning, middle, or right before the new employer wanted to extend a job offer—you slipped and blurted out, well, anything! The good news for you is I'm your Coach and I not only love you, but have a trick...

We've all been there. We need someone to do something we need them to do. That is, they don't need to do it. We need them to do it for us. It might be for us individually or for the greater good. It makes no diff what your title is, what your job is, whether you're the boss, or, more likely, not the boss. You'll probably find yourself in this situation, well, for the rest of your work life. Matrix...

All that money. I'm just gonna take it. Not. So. Fast. Today, we are the sum total of the decisions of our yesterdays. Don't get technical on me. Yes. I know some were born with a silver spoon. Others came from the school of hard knocks. Whoever you are. Wherever you started. You are a byproduct of your decisions. The longer term you think, the better short-term decisions you make that eventually...