Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

How's your personal brand? Didn't know you had one? Don't think you need one? Every working professional has one whether they want one or not! In fact, here's a scary little, uh, fact…not only do 70% of employers check your digital footprint as you are being recruited, but 43% of employers also check up on their employees after they've been hired! And, that's just the online part. Employed already...

Confused about asking questions in a job interview? Thinking, " But, Coach, they only gave me 3 minutes to ask my questions in the interview. What's up with that?" (So what.) "Ok. This time they gave me 10 minutes. How many questions should I ask?" (Talk fast.) "How do I not incriminate myself or burst my awesomeness?" (You won't.) "How will I know if they're lying to me?" (They don't.) So on. So...

Has an employer ever lowballed you? This could be for a job offer for your new employment. It can be a promotion and pay "raise." Really anything where you think you deserve A LOT more. Well, the bad news is you got lowballed. The good news is I help you with exactly what to do when this happens. The first thing before we get all huffy and puffy about it is to understand the situation. That's righ...

Are you an executive? Wanna be one someday? Today? Then you MUST be able to elevate your job interview tactics and performance to an incomparable level. IMHO, there are 12 techniques you need to employ to wow the interviewer. 12. No less. In today's podcast, I give you everything I have regarding the biggies, the nuances, the tricks, and the rest of the kitchen sink as they relate to absolutely cr...

Would you love to learn some nifty tricks for discovering more job opportunities? Who wouldn't? Right?! Wait. It gets even better. I sat down. Put on my executive recruiter hat. Listed out how I and the milewalk recruiters used the sites like LinkedIn, Google, and other webpage-tracking tools and so forth to discover job candidates. I included the adjustments we'd make as recruiters to widen the j...

Ever look at a job description and see "blah blah keyword blay blah keyword?" I know. Right? Well, some people look at a song sheet and only see notes. Others hear the music. When you look at a job description, do you instantaneously hear the interview questions? Automatically know exactly which stories you need to tell and how to tell them? If not, it's a good thing you have me and this heck-of-a...

Resumes. Job interviews. You can manage those two. I know you can. After all, writing your resume is all about you. You know you, right? Simple stuff. Discussing your work history and all those plaque-worthy accomplishments during a job interview is pretty fun too. I mean, more or less. But, how do you get from your resume to that job interview with your dream company? (Aside from the ATS, which s...

Trouble figuring out whether an employer is the right for you? Or, will even survive for that matter? Today's market is tricky. Many employers won't make it. I don't want you to pick a dud. That's why today's gift is a video with 28 questions I want you to ask employers RIGHT NOW considering our current state of affairs (the stock market, employment market, mutating viruses, so on and so forth). T...

Join me for today's podcast to keep yourself up-to-date on the job market so you can make the proper adjustments whether you're a job seeker or job stayer! Inflation 9.1%. Housing, up 5.6%. It's fine to look at a snapshot in time, but if you want to know what's going to happen when, you need to look at trends. The JOLTS report (Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey) indicates job openings are on...

Tough time getting job offers? I've got job interviewing gift for you today that might be of major help! SPOILER ALERT: When you unwrap the present, inside you'll find: - The six stories you need to be able to tell in any interview. - 11 groups, which include 30—yes, 30—interview questions and how to answer them. - The ONE formula you need for storytelling. - A case study on how to use the job des...

Got a goal you want to achieve? Just not disciplined enough? Maybe there's a habit you want to change? I know I have a few. Whether you want to drop a few pounds, become a better planner, or reach your personal Mount Everest, I've got a little somethin' for you today on becoming more disciplined to achieve any goal. There are 5 real keys to this. There are obviously umpteen techniques, but I've st...

Ever have difficulty deciding which interview story to tell? You get asked a question and you're left to choose the example you give. Tough one! You start wondering should I choose a recent story? But, the oldie from 20 years ago is truly a goodie. Longer one? Maybe shorter is better. Go strategic? Tactical? Should I try to showcase one big talent? A few good talents? Choose the correct story and...

Time management is dead. I don't even use a daily to-do list. No lie. Haven't for years. Why? Because daily to-do lists are where the important, but not-urgent tasks go to die. You know the ones…the ones you should be doing, but don't because you always seem to get distracted by the shorties (my endearing term for those "urgent," short-term tasks). Those "urgent," non-important acts are bad, bad,...

Introduce yourself much? In a meeting? At a networking event? How about in a job interview? Yes! Let's do that one today. In an interview. Ever have difficulty with this? How much? How little? Where to start? When to stop? It IS important for you to nail this Goldilocks-style. And, the reason introducing yourself is difficult is because it's SO NOT about how well you know yourself. It's actually a...

As an executive recruiter who helped more than 600 awesome people get new jobs, I developed a way to view compensation so those wonderful, employees-to-be didn't miss a penny comin' or goin' so to speak. What's more, it's not just about pennies or nickels or dimes, but also the qualitative ways to view them. That's because, just like I said to my wife the other day, "Convenience is worth something...

Ever been asked to give a presentation in a job interview? As in, your basic, are you kidding me? It's common. It's especially common for high communication positions such as sales or marketing, but this is something everyone should understand and know how to do well. Today, I'm gonna share with you how to crush it using the 6 C's employers look for when a job candidate gives a presentation! If yo...

There are people in this world who produce stuff. There are also people who produce really valuable stuff. Which are you? Which do you want to be? What if I could make you latter in, say, 20 minutes? Here's the deal. If you want to accelerate through your career and make a real difference, you need to know how to come up with the ideas, projects, and outputs that "move the needle." Wondering where...

Remember in school when the snazzy collegiate prof handed you a syllabus? (Ha ha) Syllabi were great because you knew what to study, when to study it, and someone who actually knew what they were doing gave you the right order to study the stuff. No matter what era you were born in, whether you're an old fogie like me or a young gun, the "syllabus of professional skills" has been the same for pret...

Feeling stuck in your career? Maybe you enjoy what you're doing, but you'd like to climb faster? Perhaps you want to make a change, but you're not sure how to get there? Here's why: You've never be taught how to manage your career. It's true. School taught you a trade. On the job training taught you a trade. Have you ever taken a class or a curriculum on how to advance in your career?! If you want...

Ever wonder who you'd be if you didn't let others take you off your path? How about that career you always dreamed of, but you seem to often (if not always) get sidetracked? Well, there's a simple reason if your response to those questions is not a whole-hearted, "Andy, I'm totally dialed in." You were not directed. Today, let's not only get you directed, but also teach you where to start, what st...

We all need them…I mean if you really want to grow. Mentors. Coaches. Trainers. Gurus. Oh my. I've long considered having a real-life, face-to-face mentor a luxury, not a need. I still do. But, I think everyone will benefit from having online trainers and coaches. It's never been easier in the history of history to find, follow, and learn from them. But, what comes with this ease is also confusion...

If you want to know what the best resume format is, you need to know how someone looks at your resume, what they're looking for, and where they're hoping to find it. Remember, your resume has one goal. That's to get someone to say, "I need to speak to this person." The faster your resume does that, the better it is. In this episode, I break it all down for you! If you're listening on the podcast a...

Providing references when job searching can be a little confusing. What happens after you provide them to a specific employer is even more puzzling. From now on, dare I say forever and ever, you'll never need to worry about this again. In today's episode, I give you the exact steps on what you need to get ready and how (and whether) you should provide them at each stage in the process! If you'd li...

Ya know that question you get in a job interview, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?" I think it comes straight out of the employer interview manual that seems to sit and, unfortunately, not collect dust on their shelves. The overly-thick one with the title "Complete-Waste-Of-Time Questions" embroidered on the spine. Well, I think it's a silly job interview question, but I think it's a darn go...

There are generally two reasons people make bad decisions. Their decision-making mechanics are poor. They're deciding without all the information or the information they have is incorrect. Enter recruitment. Hiring. And their convoluted practices. Which basically ensure the job seeker will become helpless when it comes to the second reason. But, you now have nothing to worry about because you have...