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Stephanie Dennis
Host Stephanie Dennis is on a mission to empower people to take control of their careers by offering holistic career advice. This podcast takes a funny, fresh and playful approach to what is typically a very professional topic, but make no mistake, this is not a professional podcast! We have fun, laugh a lot, joke around, use adult language, tell it how it is and get right to the point. Check out Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive as featured in the New York Times, Inc.com, Forbes, Reader's Digest, Business Insider and more!
What we talked about on this episode:
This episode was inspired by a TT video I saw where someone shared their remote compensation, hybrid comp, and in-office comp expectations.
It was said they ask for $20k more for in-office jobs and the person dueting it seemed shocked.
My response was good for them BUT that’s it?
Let’s talk about it.
Should you have different compensation expectations for a remote job vs a job you would be required to go into the office?
For simple math.
Let’s say your hourly rate is $40/hour.
Your commute:
1 hour per day, 30 minutes each way.
$40 x 5 x 50 weeks per year
= $10,000
15 miles each way, so that’s 30 miles per day round trip.
30 x 5 x 50 = 7500 miles you’re putting on your car each year.
The federal mileage rate right now is $.67/mile and at 7,500 miles we are looking at:
$5,025
Time and mileage just for your commute is now at:
$15,025 per year
Food:
Buy lunch 2x a week and bring lunch 3x a week
$10, which is conservative for a meal these days
$10 x 2 per week x 50 weeks per year
=1,000 extra on food
Between commute and food, we are now at $16,025
Clothes:
Unless you can wear the same shit you can at home, in the office, you have to account for additional clothing expenses.
Let’s say $2,000 a year on the lowest end.
Now we are at $18,025 just in expenses for commute, food, and clothing.
We haven’t factored anything in for the inconvenience. These are simply expenses.
Truly, do the math.
What makes sense?
Hybrid = I’d do 75% of whatever the in-office number you come to is.
If companies are hell-bent on getting people back into the office, awesome, compensate accordingly.
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What we talked about on this episode:
- Let’s take this offline: discuss it later and/or in a different setting
- Touch base: briefly connect or update on a topic
- Put a pin in it: postpone or temporarily set aside a discussion
- Think outside the box: consider unconventional or creative ideas
- Circle back: Return to topic later for further discussion
- Low-hanging fruit: Easily achievable or readily available tasks.
- Get the ball rolling: Start a process or initiate an activity.
- Move the needle: Make a significant impact or achieve progress.
- Buy-in: Gain agreement or approval from others.
- Close the loop: Complete a task or finalize a discussion.
- Ping me: Contact me or send me a message.
- Bandwidth: Capacity or availability to take on additional tasks.
- Hit the ground running: Start a project or task quickly and efficiently.
- Paradigm shift: Fundamental change in thinking or approach.
- Out of the loop: Unaware of information or not included in discussions.
- Play hardball: Adopt a tough or uncompromising approach.
- Push the envelope: Challenge limits or try new and innovative approaches.
- Put lipstick on a pig: Attempt to make something unattractive appear better than it is.
- Running it up the flagpole: Presenting an idea for consideration or feedback.
- Table that for now: Postpone discussion until later.
- Under the radar: Happening without attracting attention or going unnoticed.
If someone hits you with one, ask clarifying questions!
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Notes:
Most of us are not comfortable with self-promotion
That said, most of us do indeed need to leverage this skill
Whether in the workplace, for a business, or podcast, or social channels, etc.
Definition:
Dictionary.com
The action of promoting or publicizing oneself
What self-promotion is not?
Bragging
Huge difference between hey we made a new podcast episode vs we have the best podcast ever
Why is self-promotion important in our careers? AKA benefits to doing it
- Promotion opportunities
- Credibility
- Personal branding
- Builds confidence
- Professional (and probably personal) growth
- Gives you a leg up AKA a competitive edge
- Career or job satisfaction
- Build/rebuild your reputation
- Increase visibility
- Networking
- Career development
- Recognition
- Develop leadership skills
- Help overcome gender and/or diversity biases
- Increased motivation
- Puts your achievements center stage
- Proves your value
- Sets you up to be seen as a SME
- Puts you in a position to take control of your career
- Lead by example (fosters culture and can share other people's achievements too)
Tips/tools/techniques and resources
- Be real and authentic
- Set goals
- Estbalish your version of EVP (employer value proposition) so EVP - employee value prop (AKA unique selling prop, AKA why you're a badass)
- Start with what you know (current role, skills, knowledge
- Network
- Create a personal brand (portfolio if it applies)
- Leverage social platforms
- Seek feedback from team and others
- Create a website
- Design on brand (Canva, adobe)
- Create content
- Become a speaker
- Refine your storytelling skills (people relate to stories)
- Apply for awards
- Get your read on
- Leverage online courses
- Seek out a mentor
Don't list:
- Be fake
- Lie/embellish
- Be arrogant
- Be selfish
- Dismiss ethical issues
- Ignore feedback
- Over so it
- Be greedy
- Put all your eggs in the self-promotion basket
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Being a lifelong learner is so critical in today's society.
We are surrounded by constant change and we have to be able to learn and adapt to those changes
If we think about jobs that used to be relevant but are no longer:
- Lamplighter (1900)
- Switchboard operators (1975-1980)
- Camera film developers (1990s)
- Life operators (1970ish)
- Milkman (1990s)
- Video store operator (1995-2000)
Dictonary.com
The provision or use of both formal and informal learning opportunities throughout people's lives in order to foster the continuous development and improvement of the knowledge and skills needed for employment and personal fulfillment
So it's not just going to school or attending college
It's a commitment to not stop learning
Benefits of being a lifelong learner:
- Leadership development
- Career advancement
- Side gig opportunities
- Keep your mind sharp
- Stronger communication
- Adaptability
- Personal growth
- Confidence
- Health and wellness
- Stay up to date
- Networking opportunities
- Fulfillment
- Motivating
- Help create new goals
- Enjoyment
- Exploring new passions or interests
- Innovation
- Job security
- Develop critical thinking skills
- Avoiding getting bored
How it can keep you relevant in your field:
- Current knowledge
- Career advancements
- Develop/deepen problem solving skills
- Networking
- Professional growth
- Future readiness / preparing for future changes
- Adaptability
- Increased confidence
- Increased job security
- Proactive
- Sharpen your skills
- Innovation
- Global perspective
Resources:
- Online courses (Coursera (EdX, Udemy, Massive open online courses MOOCs, MIT opencourseware)
- Podcasts
- YouTube
- Blogs / websites
- Libraries - physical and digital
- Museums
- TEDtalks
- Open educational resources (Openstax)
- Digital archives
- Language education (Duolingo)
- Coding (CodeAcademy)
- DIY (YouTube, pinterest, wikihow )
- Online forums (Reddit)
- Social Media
- Kids - learning platforms (abcmouse)
- Books
Create A Plan Of Action
Set goals
Decide on your preferences
Online, in person, etc.
Create a list of subjects/topics
Schedule time
Track status
Ask for accountability help if you need it
Use all your resources
Learn
Practice and play
Debrief - what went well / not well / change
Make it continuous
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Dictonary.com
The persistent inability to believe that one's success is deserved or has been legitimately achieved as a result of one's own effort or skills
Imposter Syndrome is very prevalent in the workplace
The why isn't always going to be clear
Every person is a human, all humans think differently, have different pasts, different traumas, different work experiences, different school experiences, etc.
Signs of imposter syndrome:
- Self-doubt
- Self-sabotage
- Perfectionism
- Difficulty accepting praise
- Negative self talk
- Constantly comparing yourself to others
- Overachieving
- Fear of failure
- Minimizing your success
- Fear you won't live up to expectations
- Burnout
- Workaholic - too many hours
- Minimize your brilliance
- Constant need for external validation
- Lacking confidence
- Difficulty dealing with pressure
- Anxiety
- Feeling like you're not good enough
- Distrust or ignoring your intuition
- You're the best of worst, no middle ground
- Not applying to jobs despite being qualified
What causes imposter syndrome?
A lot of things can cause us to get imposter syndrome
A few examples:
- School or work pressure
- Childhood experiences (constantly being criticized)
- Perfectionism
- Mental health status - bad week
- Mental health disorders (examples: OCD, Anxiety)
- Success - achieved it but feel you don't deserve it
- Personality traits
- Lack of diversity and representation
- Major life changes
- Societal expectations
I've personally struggled with imposter syndrome many times.
Sometimes it's a phase of life that it something I had to work through for extended periods of time (Example - layoff )
Others it may pop up quickly and temporarily (Example - working on website)
How can imposter syndrome impact your career?
- Work-life balance problems
- Burnout
- Missed opportunities
- Trash communication
- Lack of career progression
- Decreased career satisfaction
- Fear of failure (analysis paralysis)
- Lack of self-development or motivation to do any
- Procrastination
- Confidence takes a hit
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome
- Own it / acknowledge it
- Talk about it
- Retrain your mind (correct self-doubting thoughts, turn them into affirmations and keep repeating them)
- Ask for help/support
- Learn to accept praise
- Take time for mindfulness and / or meditation
- Set realistic goals
- Learn to be flexible (goals, perfectionism)
- Learn new skills
- May want or need to get help from a counselor or therapist, etc.
- Facts vs feelings (great review vs feeling like you're not doing enough)
- Embrace failure and the lessons it brings
- Remind yourself of whats important to you
- Recognize and stop the spiral
- Talk to yourself how you'd talk to your best friend (kindness, compassion)
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Best and Worst Careers for Work Life Balance
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Lowest paying (in no particular order):
- Food service
- Maids
- Cleaners / custodians / janitors
- Cashiers
- Dishwashers
- Laundry workers
- Messengers
- Retail sales
- Office clerks
- Laborers
- Farming
- Fishing
- Grounds crews
- Building maintenance
- Host / hostess
- Home care aids
- Packagers
- Move theatre teams
- Lifeguards
- Hotel front desk customer service
- Parking lot attendees
Highest paying (in no particular order):
- Psychiatrists
- Obstetricians / gynecologists
- Surgeons
- Prosthodontists
- Oral surgeons
- Orthodontics
- Anesthesiologists
- Physicians
- Family medicine physicians
- General internal medicine physicians
- Chief executives
- Pediatricians
- Nurse anesthetics
- Dentists
- Pilots / copilots / flight engineers
- Dentists - all other specialties
- Computer and information systems managers
- Architectural and engineering managers
- Petroleum engineers
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Verbal Offers:
- Don't always have one
- Interview went well, maybe putting together numbers or already have numbers in mind
- Think about:
- Notice, start date, negotiations
- Be clear on expectations
- What do you want
- What you'll say yes to
- What will be too low
- Think about:
Timeline:
- Final interview to yes extend an offer: 0-3 days
- Verbal offer alignment: 0-3 days; total: 0-6 days
- Offer letter approvals: 1-5 days; total: 1-11 days
- Offer acceptance: 0-2 days; total: 1-13 days
- Background check: 2-10 days; total: 3-23 days
- 2 week notice: 14 days; total: 17-37 days
Offer letter:
- Make sure you understand everything
- Ask questions
- Compensation
- Salary or hourly
- Bonuses / commission
- Benefits
- Start date
- Non competes / IP / etc.
Decide whether to accept, counter or decline
Notice:
- Always leave on good terms
- 2+ weeks notice
- 1/20/2020 - How to Quit - Giving Notice and What To Include
- Never quit until you have a signed offer letter
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Blaming others for anything sucks and it's not cool.
Tips
- Over communicate
- Document / track / keep record
- Speak with manager directly if you feel comfortable
- If it continues you may need to loop in HR
- Further escalation could be cc'ing your manager's manager
- Take ownership / responsibility where needed
- Propose and implement changes to fix larger / reoccurring issues
- Try not to assume the worst
- Keep it factual
- Schedule regular checkins to ensure alignment
- Ask clarifying questions when needed
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No way to know with complete certainty that there are signs of trouble. However, there are some signs.
- Can't extend offers on open positions
- Interviewing is put on hold
- Open roles start closing / put on hold
- Find yourself with more spare time, over a decent amount of time
- Major projects put on hold
- HR incredibly busy
- Revenue is down
- Market is terrible (or falsely inflated)
- Banks are struggling
- Smaller layoffs have already been done
- Contractors not being extended
- Contractors getting cut before contract end date
- M&A conversations / news
- New top leaders
- Top level executives are jumping ship
- End of fiscal year
- Last minute all hands meetings
- Less involved / engaged in work you used to be ingrained in
- New tech / info is making your work less and less needed
- WARN notice posted
- Consultants / experts are hired
- Phrases like 'now no changes but who knows what will happen in a couple months'
- Decreased resources
- Less 'extras' and goodies
- Rumors
- Security in places they usually are not
- HR has a stack of boxes
- Leaders are going to last minute, long lasting 'planning' meetings
- Hiring comes to a hault in a particular location
- Company re-locates it's HQ
- Autonomy is reeled in
- Posted to external communities / comments on online posts
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Low performance at work is no good. It can be an indicator something is wrong. Often we need to make a change or pivot. Either you or your leader could notice or bring up the low performance. Why you might have low performance:
Don't care Personal life impacting work Poor leader / leadership Lack of support Don't have the tools needed Not aligning to the vision or bigger picture Lack of plan or schedule Poor communication Not putting in the work / effort Can't get motivated / lack of energy Not being challenged enough / not working on the right projects or type of work Little to no recognition / appreciation Not being seen or heard Doing too much Cluttered physical space Toxic work environment
What to do about it:
Ask yourself how you are feeling Understand expectations / goals / KPI's /etc. Create a plan Assess if you're in the right role / working for right leader / in right organization Do you need to take time off? Delegate? Rebalance workload? Ask for what you need to be successful Set clear expectations Communicate - bordering over communication efforts / progress Track progress Get your voice heard Clean, organized, distraction free workspace Follow through, follow up Understand your impact Do the things that fill your bucket Ask for continuous feedback
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Burnout is NOT fun!
Over working yourself to the point where you need to sleep for days is not cool. Being busy is not something you should aspire to. Amazing time management and career alignment should be the goal.
While working too many hours can lead to burnout, it's not the only cause.
Causes:
- Too many hours
- Working a job you hate
- Working for a terrible leader
- Not enough rest
- Too much stress
- Lack of support system
- Ethics / morals / values don't align to your organization
- Don't get to make your own choices
- Bored or not challenged enough
- Taking on too much at once
So with that, what exactly is burnout?
Signs of burnout:
- Feeling tired / exhausted
- Not wanting to eat
- Easily getting sick
- Anxiety is heightened
- Having a hard time sleeping
- Difficulty focusing
- Irritability
- Easy to get angry or annoyed
- Feeling sad or depressed
- Being overly negative / can't find the positive
- Losing joy / happiness in things / activities / people you used to find it in
- Withdrawing
- Low performance / productivity
- Becoming obsessive over things / activities
What to do:
- Take time off if you can
- Re-balance workload
- Talk to your leader - ask for options
- Get some movement in on a regular basis
- Sleep, sleep, sleep
- Add in more healthy eating options / vitamins
- Try meditation
- Engage in activities that relax you
- Do some breath work
- Get help
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- Distance yourself from negative people
- Work on projects that fuel your purpose
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Today we talk with Keisha Greaves who is the founder of Girls Chronically Rock! She started her business to inspire and motivate people with disabilities.
Recently Keisha has added designs to her clothing line to support Black Lives Matter and the disability community.
Prior to starting her business she worked for large designers and retailers. Keisha knew her heart was in entrepreneurship and took a leap of faith to start her business.
We talk about her transition from corporate to being a business owner, how we can be more inclusive, business ideas, new designs she has in the works and so much more!
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List of all affirmations are in the show notes, too many to fit here :)
Why do people like or say or enjoy affirmations?
- Positivity
- Helps give you a mindset shift
Affirmations are statements or declarations.
What is an affirmation?
- Written in present tense
- Read as an "I" statement. Since I am reading affirmations to you, I'll use 'you' instead of 'I'
- Positive. For example: 'money flows easily and freely to me' vs 'I am debt free'. You want to focus on abundance, NOT debt.
- As if it happening or happened already
List of all affirmations are in the show notes, too many to fit here :)
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While this is not a good thing, not all conflict is bad.
Sometimes we can influence real change with conflict!
Ask yourself:
- What are you fighting about?
- Who is leading the direction?
- How are you fighting / disagreeing?
- Is there discussion / debate?
- Ongoing fighting or is it more of a situation specific situation?
Tips:
- Document the conversation / disagreement / outcome
- Try to get to the core of the issue
- Evaluate whether or not this is the right boss for you
- Need to bring a 3rd party?
- Be ok with uncomfortable conversations
- Find practical resolutions for both of you
- Be self aware
- Put yourself and your self care first
- Apologize if needed
- Make the agreed upon changes
- Confirm you're good with the leader once the issue is resolved
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What is the glass ceiling?
Typically is referred to as females in the workplace that can only reach a particular point in their career. Recently it has been expanded to include all marginalized groups!
Before we accept a job, think / ask about:
- Who is on the executive leadership team?
- Who are you reporting to? Who are their peers?
- Mentorship program?
- Female development team?
- What sort of career development opportunities can you expect?
- Women at every level of leadership?
Tips:
- Work with your leadership team to get in front of opportunities
- Ask what you need to do in order to make your next move
- Track progress
- Hold regular check in meetings
- Bring others with you
- Know your worth
- Don't settle
- Demand equal pay
- Get your voice heard
- Be your own boss
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People generally are talking bad about others because of THEIR unresolved issues, it's rarely about you!
Bullies in general are terrible.
Work bullies feel worse because we spend so much time at work.
Tips:
- Ask 'what makes you say that / feel that way / think that way'?
- Ask if there is anything you can answer for them
- Call the person out / call them in
- Why did you do X?
- When it makes sense, explain your reasons for taking a particular action
- Put boundaries in place
- Take note
- Talk to your leader
- Consult with HR
- Seek support, someone you can talk to
- Track your wins
- Time for a new role?
- Self care
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Additional resume episodes:
- 2/6/2020 - Resume tips when changing careers
- 9/26/2019 - Resume refresher - 24 resume writing tips
- 5/30/2019 - My interview on the Kick Ass In Life Podcast - Resume tips, how to stand out, etc.
- 8/21/2017 - What to include / exclude on your resume
Things to consider for your resume, whether to keep or remove:
- Sports
- Fraternities / sororities
- Volunteering
- Work experience
- Date of graduation
- Full address
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Sexism is complete BS. It shouldn't happen. And it does.
Examples of sexism:
- Every time a woman is paid less than a man
- Every time someone tells a woman to smile
- Every time someone makes a comment about your looks / body
- Every time someone feels uncomfortable in the restroom with a trans person
- When someone assumes you have a different role than you do
- All the double standards
- Pink tax
- Feeling unsafe because of your gender
Google dictionary definitions:
Sexism - Prejudice, stereotyping, of discrimination, typically against women on the basis of sex
Genderism - another work for gender bias
What to do:
- Bring awareness
- Call it out
- Check on your colleagues
- Find your work support system
- Do not accept it
- Talk to HR
- Be honest and transparent
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As we've talked about before, work/life balance will never be perfect.
AND there is a point where too much is too much.
We are not robots and can't be expected to go 100 MPH 24/7.
Two situations/reasons where we are working too many hours:
- Expectations we put on ourselves
- Expectations others set on us
Tips for when we set expectations for ourselves:
- Set boundaries
- Utilize timers
- Set a schedule and stick to it 80-90% of the time
- Dig down deep and establish / determine why you feel the need / pressure to put on yourself
- Schedule time away
- Make a self care list
- Make a local wish list
- Research and understand achievement vs. perfectionism vs. compulsion vs. obsessed
- Establish your why
- Accept and embrace and encourage your failures
- Prioritize ALL the things
- Exercise / movement
- Meditation / spiritual / religious practice
Tips for when others set expectations for us:
- Try to figure out if they put expectations on themselves that you are picking up
- Set boundaries
- Talk to your leader
- Can you add resources to the team
- Balance with exercise, movement, eating well, fun, self care, etc.
- Talk to HR or upper management if your leader can't help
- Evaluate if you're in the right place
- Put yourself first
Burn out isn't fun, feeling exhausted isn't fun.
Fuzzy brain is hard.
You need to take care of yourself. You deserve it!!
Signs you're working too much:
- Skipping meals / eating really bad
- No time with friends
- Not enough time with your partner and family
- Pets being neglected
- Missing key events
- Brain is fuzzy all the time
- Feel drained all the time
- Surviving on coffee / energy drinks
- Skipping exercise
- Not doing the fun things you're passionate about
- Feeling depressed or doubtful of your abilities
- Complete overwhelm
- Feeling like you're failing at everything
Episodes:
Tips for finding better work life balance - 6/27/2019
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Why people might want to leave their job:
- Horrible hours
- Bad manager
- Ethical conflicts
- Contract ends
- Don't like the company
- Don't like the industry
- Work doesn't align with what you want to do
- Lack of growth / development
- Little to no communication
- Unclear / unfair expectations
- More money somewhere else
- Traumatic experience at work
- Bad work culture
- Lack of flexibility
- No autonomy
- Lack of recognition
- Not challenged enough
- Respect
- Poor leadership team
- High workloads with no light at the end of the tunnel
- Lack of resources
- No support
- Your work people are all leaving
- Lagging in innovation compared to competitors
- Misalignment to company mission / values
- Personal life events
- Lack of learning opportunities
- Feeling you're not making an impact
- Raise kid(s)
- Care for family member
Tips to explain job hopping:
- Provide the reasons
- Be honest
- Keep it positive
- If appropriate explain changes you've made
- Offer what the next role provided
- Be confident in knowing what you want and ask questions around that
- Why you feel this role is a good fit based on what you're looking for
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Market insights
Unemployment:
- April 2020 - 14.7%
- May 2020 - 13.3%
- June 2020 - 11.1%
- 2008-2009 - unemployment peaked at roughly 10%
All data courtesy of BLS.gov
Separations:
- 2008-2009 - Roughly 3.5%
- March 2020 - 9.7%
- April 2020 - 7.5%
Number of unemployed persons per job opening:
- April 2020 - 4.6
- 2008-2009 - 1.9-6.4
Other things to consider:
- CARES act additional unemployment is expiring EOM July 2020
- Looking at 2nd wave of COVID-19 cases
- Will small businesses be able to make up the losses?
- We very very quickly moved from a candidate market to an employer market
Tips:
- If you get a enough of a notice for your lay off / furlough, try to pre-pay as many bills as possible
- Check out facebook groups for your particular area of expertise
Link to the cover letter episode:
https://anchor.fm/careertalk/episodes/Lets-Talk-Cover-Letters-How-to-Write-A-Cover-Letter--What-To-Include--Etc-e3i7r8
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Before asking make sure:
- Your performance is meeting expectations
- Your leader trusts you to do your work
- Know what you want / need
Flexibility could be:
- Hours
- Days
- Working from home
- Shifting focus
- Shifting workloads
- Work from family member's home
- Adjusting goals
- Changing expectations
Asking your leader for flexibility:
- Let them know what you're looking for
- Let them know why you're looking for it
- Assure them your quality / quantity of work will not decrease
- Assure them your work is high priority
- Offer to set up check-ins each week
- Let them know how it will help and the benefits
- Lay out the structure you're set up so they know you'll be successful
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Tips:
- Apply for roles that interest you
- Talk with your leader / manager / boss
- Reach out to the recruiter and/or hiring manager for the role to learn more
- Re-iterate your internal experience during the interview
- Emphasize your high performance
- Know what you're working towards
- Update your resume
- List your achievements ahead of your interview so you can speak to them in your interview
- Offer to train your replacement
- Research beforehand
- Talk to people on the team before you apply
- Pros / cons list
- Understand compensation differences
- Stay positive even if you get rejected
- Develop and cultivate strong relationships
- Offer names of people who can speak to your work in your interview
- Explain plan to close any skills gap
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Tips:
- High performance
- Volunteer for extra projects
- Schedule regular 1:1's with your manager
- Ask for feedback regularly
- Make your goals known to your leader
- Get on video during calls with your colleagues
- Ask for the promotion you want
- Became the go to person on the team
- Schedule creative ways to build rapport with your team
- Create a roadmap or step by step checklist with your leader for you to get promoted
- Train / mentor your teammates
- Contribute on cross functional teams
- Voice your opinions
- Express your concerns so the projects can be better
- Create solutions to complex problems
- Check in with colleagues 1:1 via video
- Share your wins with your leader and colleagues when/where it makes sense to do so
- Make sure your team knowns your hours and timezone
- Celebrate the wins of others
- Respond quickly within working hours
- Find a mentor
- Learn a new skill that will fuel a promotion
- Document your progress
- Apply for promotional jobs
- Brand yourself well
- Show flexibility as projects and priorities change
- Create ways for more interaction
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Tips:
- Separate space
- Stick to your same schedule you would if you went into the office
- Set specific end time and stick to it
- Embrace the freedom AND stay focused on work
- Camera ready if that's the thing at your company
- Take your breaks
- Leave your house when you're able
- Make sure you have what you need to be successful
- Maintain high performance
- Communicate, communicate, communicate
- Be active in meetings
- Dress for your day
- Don't get distracted
- Would I do this at the office?
- Socialize and interact with your colleagues
- Prioritize your work
- Plan your day with a calendar - paper or digital
- Schedule your tasks / to do list
- Good internet speeds
- Comfortable chair
- Stretch on the regular
- Pick some healthy snack / meal options
- Assume people are coming from a good place
- If your computer mic sucks, invest in a good headset
- Set expectations
- Know when / how you work the best and optimize for that
- Ask for help when needed
- Music, podcasts, audiobooks
- White noise apps
- Let your team how they can get in touch with you if you're away and an emergency pops up
- Address conflicts or problems quickly - take it off email / IM as soon as possible
- Have 1:1 meetings with your manager and/or your direct reports
- Create a place to share work outside of email
- Ask for feedback
- Make your goals / desires known
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There could be many reasons someone has a gap in their resume
- Laid off
- Company folded
- Person left before finding something new
- Contract ended
- Needed to take time off to care for a family member
- Caring for young child
- Medical reasons
- Addiction recovery
- Relocation
- Start your own company
- Traveling
- Spiritual / religious reasons
- Personal development
Impacts:
- Could be viewed as negative
- People could think you couldn't find a job
- Could give you an opportunity to re-charge
- Opportunity to re-evaluate priorities
- Time to learn something new
- Start / finish new projects
- Start your business
- Part time work
- Changed careers / industries
- Opportunity to pick up contracting work or temp work
- Volunteering
Tips:
- Explain the gap, keep it short, be confident
- Keep it positive
- Provide productive things you did during the time off
- Networking
- Resume - try using years vs mm/yyyy format
- Don't dwell on the gap
- Be honest and transparent
- Prepare to discuss but don't focus on it
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Training is so important. What you learn in training could be the info you need to take you to the next level.
2 main ways to get training:
- Through work
- Training you find
Work training:
- Online courses from your company (LMS)
- Conferences
- Cross functional conference calls
- Lunch and learns
- Teach something
- Ask your manager what options you have
- Ask HR for options too - benefits
- Webinars
- Speak with others outside your team
- Connect with immediate team members for ideas / what they've done
- Research projects / case studies
- Peer to peer training
Training you find:
- Webinars
- Organizations you're a part of / can join
- Networking events / meetups
- Conferences
- Social
- Courses
- Pods
- Books
- Phone apps
- Certifications
- Friends / family
Additional episode:
Learning new skills and professional development - 12/26/2019
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Hey everyone! I wanted to check in and see how you're doing and how I can help.
I did record this episode before the most recent current events have unfolded over the last 10 days or so.
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Sometimes when we want to make advancements in our career and/or skills we need to take risks.
Some risks will be bigger than others.
Some with higher rewards than others.
Why would you want to take a risk
- Advancement
- Leadership opportunities
- Learn a new skill
- New challenges
- New experiences
- Try something new - test if you like something new
- Early in your career
- Bored / feel stuck / stagnant / complacent
When to take risks in your career:
- Early - recover
- Feel like you're hitting a wall / ceiling
- Need a new challenge / growth
- Stable in other areas of life
- Reward balances risk
- Universe / God / Higher power / etc is prompting you
- Keep getting opportunities presented to you
How
- Ask
- Apply
- Promotions
- Take on more responsibilities in current role
- Start a business
- Contract work / side projects
- Lateral move in a new industry
- Check your gut
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Finding the right mentor can be a bit more involved.
Establish what you're look for:
- Goal of getting a mentor
- What you specifically want to learn
- Frequency
- Time each meeting
- Rough agenda idea
- How you'll meet
- How to connect between meetings
- Assessing how it's going for both of you
- What you could offer
- Type of person you're looking for
- Location
- Values / ethics
Research potential mentors:
- Linkedin, facebook, IG, youtube, etc
- School network
- Current company
- Last company
- Friends
- Colleague referrals
- Organizations you're part of
Make a list of people to reach out to
Create a template for what to say
Make contact
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Finding your purpose can feel daunting, overwhelming, hard, etc.
AND it doesn't have to be!
Get your notebooks and pens, it's list time 🙂
What are you passionate about?
- What fuels your fire?
- What gets you out of bed in the morning?
- What drives you to do all the things?
What is your why?
- Why do you do what you do?
- What is your motivation?
Evaluate current role
- Like, why?
- Disklike, why?
- Love, why?
- Hate, why?
- Challenge
- What does your work contribute to?
- Goals
- Growth potential
- Culture fit
- Company mission / purpose
How do you feel about all those things?
Do #3 for the previous 2-3 roles until you start to see patterns
Level of challenge
Passion - 'what', motivation, emotional
Purpose - 'why', reason for doing passion
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This can be super challenging and simply just annoying.
Everyone has a customer, whether it's internal or external.
Tips:
- Understand their goals/objectives
- Amp up the communication
- Show that you care
- Help your customers reach their goals
- Listen, listen, listen
- Hit your goals / KPIs
- Under promise, over deliver
- Ask for feedback
- Give feedback
- Take notes
- Keep critical emails
- Prove you are there to help
- Grant requests when you are able
- Do what you say you will and follow through
- Keep a level head
- Don't procrastinate
- Offer suggestions / make recommendations
- Share examples / best practices
- Don't argue or get defensive
- Trust your gut
- Set boundaries when needed
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Confession time: I've done it.
Because of that, I don't have strong opinions one way or the other. AS LONG AS you do not report into the person you're trying to have a relationship with.
Tips:
- Don't hide it
- Don't flaunt it
- Always keep things professional at work
- Make sure there are no policies against it
- Stuff might get weird if it doesn't work out - accept that
- Weigh the pros and cons
- Ensure there is no conflicts of interest
- Set boundaries and maintain them
- Take things slow
- Be excellent communicators
- Do regular check-ins
- Avoid ALL the drama
- Stay awesome at your job
- Accept: people will talk
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Why send someone a connection request?
- Job opportunity you have
- You're looking for a job opportunity
- Looking for info / guidance
- Expand network
- Met someone IRL
Why not to:
- Just because
- They're cute
Connection request or invite vs inmail or message for basic free accounts:
- Inmail - paid or free to 1st degree connections
- Connection request - request to be connected with anyone (think Facebook friend request)
Tips for initiating contact:
- Know your reason
- Find common ground
- Send outreach
- Keep it short and sweet
- Make sure your profile is updated
- Mutual connections can send intros for you as well
- Don't sell
- Be yourself
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When would someone be asked to do an interview assignment?
- Marketing role - create and present marketing plan
- Sales role - present your pitch for X
- Technical roles - code this thing, solve this tech issue
- Assessment for personality / culture
- Rid
Realistic expectations:
- IC role - 30 mins - 2 hours
- Leadership - 1-4 hours
- Executive - 5-10 hours
Process:
- Info given
- Schedule presentation
- Do the work
- Send night before / morning of
Questions to ask:
- Realistic time expectations
- Format
- Next steps after assignment
- How long to hear feedback
- What are they looking at
- Who will be there
- What is the IT set up of the room / conversation
Tips:
- Understand objective
- Solve for objective
- Be clear and concise
- Prepare to answer questions
- Show you can do the work / process / understand the methodology
- Don't put in full time effort for an interview
- Research
- Be conscious of who will be part of the conversation
- Practice
- Bring your presentation on USB, laptop and print it out
- Read the instructions
- Be you
Companies:
- Pay people for their work
- Hypothetical problems not real ones
- Trial period
- Contract to hire
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Monetarily important as well as what you deserve from an environment, culture, team, etc perspective.
Monetary value:
- Research compensation for your role
- Some companies share internal equity numbers, most don't but worth knowing
- What is the market like?
- Satisfaction with your compensation
- Friends who don't work with you but have your job
- Know what compensation you want, ensure its in line with what's offered even if on high end
Compensation episodes:
What to do when your colleagues make more than you - 11/21/2019
How to talk compensation in an interview - 4/25/2019
Culture episodes:
How to deal with a bad corporate culture - 2/10/2010
How to interview potential employers for culture fit - 1/9/2020
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Ask yourself:
- How do I help my manager achieve team goals?
- Am I hitting my goals / KPIs?
- What am I doing to make my managers job easier?
- Am I doing anything to cause tension / friction at work?
Action items:
- Ask your manager how you can help
- Discuss your wins in 1:1's or team meetings (when appropriate)
- Ask for feedback from your leader and team (if it makes sense, usually does)
- Look for areas where you make something easy for your leader or team
- Ensure the goals, individually and team are clear and have deadlines
- Is the entire team being held accountable for the same things?
- Volunteer to lead projects, meetings, assignments
- Keep it about you and how you can improve and do better vs them
- Stay positive and keep out of team gossip
- Be honest
- Stay motivated and working hard
- Try to assume good intent vs malicious intent
- Have an honest, transparent conversation with your leader in a 1:1
- If you are being favorited, try to share the love aka praise, projects, attending conferences, classes, etc.
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Often people change careers at least once throughout their career.
Tips:
- Try to make this change internally
- Evaluate where you are at now
- Research
- Skills gap assessment and closure
- Interview 5-10 people who have the job you want
- Interview 2-5 hiring managers
- Network
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Either situation can be super hard and tricky.
Who we associate with (inside and outside of work) will impact us as humans. Our attitude, our personality, our actions, our work, etc.
Jim Rohn has the famous quote, "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with"
Friends with the wrong people:
- Create some distance
- Start talking to some new people at work
- No thank you
- Rock those headphones
- Change up lunch habits
- Alone time
- Reserve a space to get out of a shared space for a couple hours
- If they aren't getting it, explain you have some big personal goals you're working towards and really want to put major focus on work
- Stay kind, cordial and nice
Enemies with the wrong people:
- Why? No reason, ok KAREN
- Do you need to apologies for something?
- Work hard, let your results shine and contribute
- Be kind and nice
- Invite that person to lunch or coffee
- Ask the right people for advice, in a professional tactful way
- Time will squash most things
- Try their suggestions / ideas / thoughts
- Don't retaliate or react at all
- Do the right thing for your customers
- Ask them how they are doing
Notes:
- Actions speak louder than words
- Be the bigger person / take the high road
- You are responsible for you
- Your reputation will be impacted on how you respond to someone's stuff
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You're interviewing, things are going well, you're getting excited. It's a great company, it's a great team. Everything looks good, everything sounds good. You get an offer.
BEFORE taking a second to think about it, you say yes, sign, start your background check and are off to the races!!
NOT a bad thing AT ALL if you did your due diligence.
If you did that, amazing! Congratulations!!
If you didn't thats ok too!
If you haven't started yet, ask to talk to your future manager to get some questions answered. If they are benefits related HR / recruiting might be the best contact.
If you have started you can still ask your questions, good opportunity would be in your 1:1 with your manager.
Due diligence points:
- Culture fit
- Mission of company
- Team goals
- Individual goals
- Team member
- How does your group work together
- Typical day / week / year
- What's your impact
- Leadership style
- Biggest challenges to you when you first start
- Projects
- Growth opportunities
- Where did the person go who had the job before you
- Does the role align to your passion / purpose
- Internet research
- Know anyone who works there, has worked there or interviewed with them?
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There are a couple reasons someone could have an involuntary career change.
To clarify the situation we are talking about:
1 - Career change (moving from HR to IT for example)
2 - Job change (moving from IT developer at one company to being a IT developer at another company)
We are talking about #1
Reasons this could happen:
- Acquisition - new company comes in, moves people around
- Layoff
- Partner goes to a new job, changes once they start
- Re-organization
- Transformation
Things to consider:
- Possible heightened stress, learning new things
- More than likely higher workload up front, learning new things
- Super excited
- Looking for support more than likely
- Could be unhappy
Questions to ask yourself / your person:
- How am I / you doing?
- Challenges?
- Like?
- Dislike?
- How does this new job / career make you feel?
- Are you satisfied with your new role?
- Are you being challenged enough?
- What impact are you / I having?
- Do you feel fulfilled?
- How is the company culture? Has it changed? How is it aligning to you?
- Has your manager changed? How is that new relationship?
- What are some potential job opportunities?
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What do you consider workforce mobility?
- Moving / relocation to another location
- Overseas job opportunities
- Work and travel easily / working while traveling
- Remote opportunities
- Work on mobile devices
- Moving into different roles internally
What is it?
Technically it is the relocation services of employees to move current or potential employees
Why companies need workplace mobility?
- Larger candidate pool
- More diverse candidate pool
- Higher employee productivity
- Employee growth options
- Lower costs
- Higher employee satisfaction
- Flexibility for employees
- Better teamwork and more collaboration
- Improved communication
- Higher innovation
- Stronger sense of security
- Employees will feel more work life balance
- Employees will work harder and get more done
Need mobility?
- What is the company policy?
- Talk to HR, explain your needs, ask for suggestions / options
- Ask your manager for flexibility
- Offer suggestions / tools / tips / etc.
- Explore remote opportunities
- May have to explore externally
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You have a degree, recently graduated and you're struggling to find a job. I hear you!
A lot of companies want someone with experience even for the entry level jobs.
Tips:
- Ensure you're looking for entry level jobs
- Don't NOT apply for roles because they want 1 year of experience
- List your education towards the top of your resume with graduation year
- Must include all working experience
- Always include internships
- Create a 'school projects' section on your resume
- Sharpen your interview skills
- Be open to taking an unideal role if it can lead to a role you want in 1-2 years
- Work study programs included on your resume
- Try gaining experience through 'gigs'
- Work a sucky job if you have bills to pay until you land the job that will start your career
- Network
- Reach out to potential H.M.'s and ask them for their advice
- Get support system for recent college grads
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Staying current is so incredibly important!
Social media managers are not updating myspace websites anymore. Programmers doing DOS aren't in demand anymore.
We have to evolve as society, culture and technology evolves.
Learning new things will also change over time. How you learn. What you learn.
Tips:
- Ask questions
- Learn from people more senior on your team
- Free resources
- Establish what you need / want to learn
- Talk to your leader
- What are the trades telling you? Trends? Fads? Patterns?
- Conferences
- Hire an external expert / consultant
- Paid courses
- Network, keep you name out there
- Offer to teach your skills to others
- Read
- Ask to be on new, cutting edge projects
- Become an expert at what you do so you can take on more
- Trade shows
- Communicate
- Be an expert in your clients needs / business goals / objectives
- Certificates
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Being a jack of all trades can be a great thing!
Ask yourself:
- Do you like being more of a generalist?
- Do you feel you are lacking something?
- Is there something you'd like to learn?
- Are you an expert in your core field without specializing?
Pros of being a generalist:
- Can work on a variety of projects
- Know a little about a lot
- Get to encounter and solve all types of issues / problems
- Will likely stay challenged
- Combined expertise / experiences
- Could help clarify what you love to do
- Great foundation
- Quickly and more efficiently hit the ground running
- Project lead / leading specialists
Cons of being a generalist:
- Narrow but deep knowledge
- What you specialize in could become less valuable in the workplace
- Take time to learn new skills
- Could narrow earning potential
- Won't be able to go toe to toe in conversations with expert specialists
Final thoughts:
- Can flip between them throughout your career
- Explore opportunities as it makes sense
- Don't feel pressured to go down a path you don't want to go down
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Videos in job applications are becoming more and more popular and more and more common.
I've seen it in 2 ways:
- Built in as part of your application (integrated into the ATS)
- Asked to go to another platform and copy/paste the video link
Pros:
- More personal
- Can assess potential culture fit better
- Understand someone's personality before an interview
- Get specific questions answered
- Unique ... for now
- Saves time
- Reduces costs
- Can record if needed
- Consistent process for everyone
Cons:
- Could be discriminatory to conscious or unconscious bias
- Not appropriate for all jobs
- People can re-record
- Takes time for candidates
- A good portion of candidates won't do it
Tips:
- Be professional
- Dress as you would for an in person interview
- Make sure your background is clean and presentable
- Re-record if you need to and are able to
- Let your personality shine
- Be sure to directly answer the questions asked
- Answer the question thoroughly without rambling or going on tangents
- Make an outline before you hit record
- Watch/edit if possible
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Super exciting time when we are preparing for that next step, your promotion!
Tips:
- Ask for it
- Make your intentions known to your manager
- Ask your leader for advice and help
- Set clear expectations with your boss on what you need to do to obtain a promotion
- Look and accept offers externally
- Ask for feedback on a regular basis
- Learn new skills as needed
- Take on more responsibility in your current role
- Hit and exceed your goals / KPIs
- Be the go-to person on your team
- Train / mentor new team members
- Track your accomplishments and how you overcame major career / job obstacles
- Stay engaged
- Be positive, when when it's hard
- Help other people on your team as appropriate
- Solve complex issues with your customers and / or team
- Stay away from the gossip and / or politics
- Meet deadlines
- Be a person people feel comfortable talking to / approachable
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It is a major let down and really discouraging to be excited to start a new job, just to actually start and realize it's awful.
Red flags:
- Lack of follow up from the team (recruiter, hiring manager, other team members)
- People not providing straight answers to your questions
- Lack of transparency
- Resistance to you meeting with other team members
- Negative tone of people you interview with
- Sense of over worked employees
- Company doesn't have a large online presence
- Mostly negative online reviews for the organization
- Pressure to accept the job on the spot
- Unable to see offices (if not all remote company)
- All the things are absolutely chaotic
- Get a sense of spammy or too good to be true vibe
- Lack of professionalism
- Rude or abrasive
- Offer comes in super low
- Bad press
- No sense of employees being able to take time away from laptop
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Communication is so so important. A lack of it can be challenging for sure.
And sometimes we need to take control so we are getting what we need to be successful.
Tips:
- Acknowledge the challenge
- Ask for regular 1:1 meetings with your manager
- Establish and set expectations with your boss
- Send progress email updates to your leader
- Offer to be a note taker for team meetings and send to everyone on the team
- Understand your KPIs and how your performance is measured
- Use the tools available to you
- Stay consistent
- Be the change
- Ask for feedback
- Figure out the problem ares as it relates to communication and fix it
- Make sure you and your team have created a space where people feel they can communicate
- Practice active listening
- Understand and know your team's preferred method of communication
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It certainly doesn't feel good to be passed over for a promotion.
Don't get bitter, get better!
Did you apply for the role? Or make your desire for the role known?
Tips:
- Express gratitude for being considered
- Get feedback from your manager
- If the hiring manager is not your manager, get feedback from that person as well
- Figure out what you need to improve on and make a plan
- Have a candid conversation around expectations and when you should achieve certain tasks / goals to be eligible for a promotion
- Ask yourself if this was a blessing in disguise
- Stay focused and engaged
- Determine what's next
- Track your progress and accomplishments
- Evaluate how long you've been in your role with no promotion to help determine if you should look externally
- Process and move through any negative emotions so you don't become bitter or resentful
- Evaluate if that promotion is / was the type of work you still want to move into
- Be positive and welcoming to the person who got the role
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It can be really hard when you are in a bad corporate culture or really bad morale at work.
We have 3 main choices:
- Stick it out
- Leave
- Try to change it
Tips:
- Find the positive
- Identify the areas you'd like to improve
- Set boundaries where / when possible
- Speak up when things make you uncomfortable
- Redirect / course correct in the moment
- Lift others up / compliment / highlight the good work others do
- Team building exercises
- What training can you and your team could do
- Take feedback well
- Be open and honest with others
- Establish / create / re-iterate the 'why'
- Offer / ask for more flexibility
- Find time / spaces to get incredibly focused
- Create a physical space you can thrive in
- Take time off / schedule it out when necessary
- Clear expectations / updates / goals
- Be yourself and celebrate others being themselves
- Work towards the next step in your career
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Changing careers can be challenging.
Before you make the change, understand what is sparking the change.
Let's review the 4 main types of resumes:
- Chronological resume
- Functional resume
- Combination resume
- Job specific / targeted resume
When changing careers we want to combine 3 and 4.
Combining the combination resume while targeting specific roles because recruiters will still want to know your work history.
Make sure you also highlight your education/certificates/training as it relates to the new career you're looking to move into.
When making a change try and talk to people who has made your particular career change. Also try and talk to people who hire the roles you're looking to get.
As you might know, I'm not sure huge on cover letters however a great cover letter is going to be key when changing careers.
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Fun question from a listener!
This is going to be similar to the episode released on 2/28/19 where we talk about how to answer the interview question 'tell me about yourself' if you'd like to check it out!
Elevator pitches are meant to be short and sweet. They are focused and we are not rambling in our pitches.
Structure:
- 50k foot view of your background
- 10k foot view digging a little deeper
- Area of expertise / niche
- What you're passionate about in your field
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Feeling stuck is not cool.
Feeling as though you've hit a ceiling can feel so defeating and discouraging.
Know we can always find growth opportunities!
Tips:
- Do you have a career path that allows growth?
- Map out your own career paths
- Establish your next step
- Are you ready for that next step?
- Take on more responsibility
- Learn something new
- Network / work on your relationships
- Ask your leader for help / guidance and ideas
- Create career goals if you haven't already done so
- Find a mentor / hire a coach
- Look internally and externally for next steps if you're ready
For another episode on career growth, check out the episode released on 11/7/2019
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Micromanagers aren't always doing it just to be jerks. They may not even know they are coming across this way. Often they have learned bad habits from other bad leaders. Other times they are under stress and aren't sure how to deal.
Tips:
- Try to give them the benefit of the doubt
- Try to explain how you felt during a specific time the micro managing was too much
- Offer a counter solution
- Accept that it may never change and create a plan
- Get support from your team
- Inform, inform, inform
- Think ahead
- Uncover the fears
- Set boundaries
- Evaluate yourself and your work
- Proactively work to increase trust where / when you can
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Quit with grace and gratitude! Even if you've reached the point where you are like F this!!
We never want to burn any bridges.
You just never know when your paths may cross with people you work now, in the future.
Keep it positive.
Keep it brief.
Could be done via:
- Phone
- In person
What should your notice include:
- Greeting
- Thank you
- Notice
- Timeframe
- Easy transition
- Keep in touch
- Here to help
- Thank you, Name
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In this episode we talk about Laura's story including her career crisis and what she did to overcome it.
We also dive into passion vs purpose.
Laura shares, "When you use passions for a compass for your career it can lead people in directions that aren't necessarily right for them."
Additionally we talk about what The Genius Habit, how you can use Laura's tracker to see your progress and society's rules!
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It is not fun or cool to be excited about a new job just to start and find out it is terrible.
Sometimes we can avoid it.
Other times we can't, people are really good liars.
Questions to help assess culture fit:
- Ask all the people you interview with why they like working for the company
- If you talk to people who will be on the team you'll be working on, ask them to describe the team dynamics
- Research
- Go through your network, do you know anyone who works / worked there?
- Make sure you get to meet/interview with the right people (future manager, peers, people you'll partner with, etc.)
- Know what culturally hasn't been a fit for you and ask professional questions around those specific items
- Don't be afraid to ask follow up questions to answers in number 6
- Peer question - what's on thing you would change in your role and why
Stay or go?
It depends!
- How bad is it
- Benefits to staying?
- How miserable are you?
- How long has it been?
- Confidence in avoiding this in your next role?
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I did these searches in the Apple App Store
Searched: Job
- ZipRecruiter
- Indeed
- Glassdoor
- Snag
- Monster
Searched: Jobs
- ZipRecruiter
- Indeed
- Glassdoor
- Snag
- Instawork
- Monster
Searched: Career
- PathSource
- CareerBuilder
- Personality Match
- ZipRecruiter
- Glassdoor
- Indeed
- Good & Co
- MB Personality Type
- Monster
Searched: Careers
- U.S. Army Career Navigator
- Symlicity Jobs and Careers
- ZipRecruiter
- Acada
- Glassdoor
- Indeed
- PathSource
- Monster
- CareerBuilder
Temp or Contract Work:
- UpWork
- Fiverr
- Niche apps / websites
Interesting:
- Handshake
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2020 is going to be an exciting and amazing year!
Before we set new goals think about your current role and reflect on:
- How do you feel on Sunday nights?
- How do you feel about the work you do everyday?
- How do you feel about the team you work with?
- How do you feel about your leader?
- How do you feel about the organization you work for?
Feel free to make that pros / cons list :)
Now let's think about what you would change / improve:
- Sunday nights
- Work you do everyday
- Team
- Leader / manager / boss
- Organization
Let's dream now. Perfect world scenario, you have everything you want, no limitations, truly perfect scenario, what would your career look like:
- Sunday nights
- Work you do everyday
- Team
- Leader / manager / boss
- Organization
Super nerds! Grab an excel or flip chart. Put your answers together. Maybe put some categories to it.
- Current facts / info
- Feelings
- Change / improve
- Pros
- Cons
- Perfect world scenario
- Etc.
Laying it all out, you can see the various buckets / areas. This also allows you to see the full picture and identify goals. And also the gaps. The gaps can help identify what your goals could be.
Make sure your goals are SMART
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable / Achievable
R - Relevant
T - Time based
Now reverse engineer your goals. Work them backwards and map out each step!
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Benefits to employees:
- Learning new things often fuels us
- Provides us with career advancement
- Pushes us outside our comfort zone
- Look at things differently
- Increase creativity
- Provides focus and clarity
- Increased compensation
- Confidence
- Knowledge
Benefits to employers:
- Increases productivity
- Allows employees to level up
- Can contribute more
- Increases retention
- Increases job satisfaction
Where you can learn things / get professional / personal development:
- Conferences
- Podcasts
- Audio books
- Online courses
- Mentor
- Meet ups
- Networking events
- Social events
- Seminars
- Workshops
- Webinars
- Online groups
- Therapy
- Family
- Phone apps
- Art shows
- Museums
- TED talks
- College courses
- Community education courses
- Books
- Ask a friend to teach you something
- Explore new places
- Journaling / writing
- Documentaries
- Experience new things
- Meditation
- Explore new hobbies
- Brainstorm sessions
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Time off is so so so important.
We all need time to decompress and unwind.
Benefits:
- Re-charge
- Rest
- Fun outside of work
- Clear our minds
- Get the creative juices flowing
- Be more productive when you get back
- Clarity of focus will increase
- Reduces your stress
- Contributes to improved work / life balance
- Your relationships will improve
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It's not unheard of to get what you think is your dream job and you realize it's not great.
Or worse, you hate it.
If you've been here for a hot minute you know I'm an advocate for people being happy in their jobs and careers.
What to do if you've found yourself in this situation:
- Take a deep breath
- Try and find the positive
- Find the disconnect
- Chat with your manager / leader
- Figure out if whatever you don't like is permanent or temporary
- What enticed you to take the job?
- Is there anything that could make you happy with your current situation?
- How long has it been?
- Soooooo nothing is perfect. Are you being realistic?
- Are your expectations realistic?
- Is it the job that sucks or the environment?
- Do you just need a vacay?
What you can do to possibly avoid this situation in the future:
- Be thorough in the interview process
- Be honest when you're interviewing
- Look at reviews online
- Is there anyone in your network that has worked for the organization?
- Do a social media search
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We absolutely need to be passionate about something!
Could be in your job, also could be in your personal life.
Something that fuels us.
Sometimes we are going through some hard stuff and work and our passion fizzles out.
That is ok
What we need to evaluate is:
- Is this funk or fizzle permanent?
- Is it worth riding it out / sticking it out / seeing it through?
- Do your have other passions outside of work?
I've had jobs that fizzle from a passion perspective, find other things!
- Learning
- Getting outside our comfort zone
- Exercise
- Podcasting
- Puppies
- Etc etc
There are also times where the passion increases at work so we may have to slow down on passions outside of work.
Tips:
- Stay positive
- What were you passionate about, if anything?
- What are you currently passionate about?
- Is there anything from your personal life you can incorporate into work?
- Have a transparent conversation with your leader
- Stop the grind
- What changed?
- Are you just bored? Or have you truly lost your passion?
- Take your time off, use it, for real!
- Make a plan to re-light your fire
- Hard question: are you getting in your own way?
- Find a coach or mentor
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Your job and career won't always make you happy
AND there are pieces we can own
Tips:
- Start with knowing what makes you happy
- Know that you deserve to have a job that makes you happy
- Have transparent conversations with your leader if you have that rapport
- Attend conferences, webinars, etc. to learn new things
- Push yourself outside of your comfort zone
- Do work you're proud of and want to share with others
- Do the work you're good at
- Strive for some semblance of a balance
- Celebrate your wins
- Go after what you want
- Let your confidence shine
- Set boundaries where appropriate
- Don't wait until the next thing to find happiness
- Get / find the support you need
- Align yourself with the culture that you enjoy
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Be grateful for all the options!!
Tips:
- Self reflection
- Think about the long term
- Strategic vs. tactical
- Interested in many things?
- What type of work makes you happy?
- Is there a rotational program you can be a part of to try various roles?
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We cover a lot in today's episode:
- Deeper dive into my why on the reason behind I do what I do
- Career coaching now available! Overview of packages
- Job searching update
- 10 tips to stay focused while job searching
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New apps / websites I found or talked about:
- Adia
- Flex Jobs
- Also talked about UpWork
- Bumble Bizz
- Workew.com
- Facebook Groups
Tips to Stay Focused While Job Searching:
- Clarity on what you want
- Daily list of goals
- Ongoing list of sites that you find helpful
- List of contacts you want to reach out to / have reached out to
- Share what you're looking for on LinkedIn, if appropriate
- List of agencies you want to / have reached out to
- Track 'what I accomplished today' at the end of each day
- Accountability partner
- Set aside time - focused, uninterrupted time
- Implement a daily activity to keep you positive
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It's probably going to be fine.
However, if it's not, accept that as a lesson learned.
Tips:
- Ask good questions
- Take 2-3 minutes and read the company's about page
- If asked a question you can't answer because you didn't prep, own it
- Send a thorough follow up that shows you did your homework after the interview
- Stay confident
- Be early to your interview
- Build rapport with who you are interviewing with
- Be genuine and authentic
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Constant change is not easy.
Can feel like a rollercoaster ride.
Sometimes we will feel like we want to tap out and get off the ride.
I get it!!
Change can come in many ways:
- Corporate transformations
- Acquisitions
- Mergers
- Re-structure
- Re-org
- Layoffs
- Hiring freezes
- New leadership
- Pay increase freezes
- Opening and closing offices
- Hyper growth
- Lack of structures / systems
Tips:
- Deep breath
- Re-focus
- Set up ways to remind yourself of #2
- Try to understand why all the changes are happening
- Make your skillset known
- Stay the course
- Offer to help
- Be genuine and authentic
- Pause, slow down, reflect
- Evaluate - with all the changes, is this still a good fit for you?
- Keep positive / upbeat / optimistic
- Take the opportunity to learn new things
- Determine if you want to or need to set up new goals / change course
- Talk through and resolve any issues or struggles
- Understand if what you are measured on, your KPIs, are changing or staying the same
- Recognize when you've hit your max - take a break
- Prepare for what you can
Things to know:
- Change is the only constant
- Change can lead to amazing things
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It is not cool.
Been there. There was a guy who made more than me, which made it feel worse.
Tips:
- Take a deep breath
-
Decide, we have 3 options
- Leave it alone
- Ask for more
- Leave for a better paying job
- Do your research
- Create a plan to stay engaged and motivated
- Figure out if you want to approach your boss or your HR team
- Decide what range you'll be happy with
- Take time to feel the feels
During your conversations:
- Focus on you, your qualifications and what you bring to the table
- Keep it positive and upbeat
- Know your stuff
- Be confident
Don't: bring up specifics about your colleagues
What you need to know:
- You are amazing
- You deserve to be compensated fairly
- You are worth it
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We are going to be talking about my story and what I've been doing since I learned my contract was unexpectedly ending early.
First 24 hours:
- Got news
- Within 1 hour, on a team call to make the announcement
- Processed
- Cried
- Wine and pizza with a friend
- HTGAWM
- Downloaded job search apps on my phone
- Updated resume
- Created UpWork profile
- LinkedIn - turned on 'open to new opportunities'
- Wine and chill
Weekend:
- Relax
- Process
- Research job openings
- Research UpWork
- Set up job alerts
Monday:
- Work
- Network
- Ask people if they know of any opportunities
- Email the team I support to let them know
- Started transitioning work to the new person
- Told friends
- Applied to roles
- Starting rowing
Tuesday:
- Told more friends
- Applications
- UpWork proposals
- Website recommendations
- Phone apps
- Posted podcast to LinkedIn
Wednesday:
- Asked LinkedIn network if they had any leads
- We Work Remotely website
- Applications
Rest of the week:
- Applying
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Landing your first job can be exciting and also stressful!
Key points:
- Know what you're looking for
- Create a great resume
- Awesome cover letter
- Prepare for every interview
- Crush your interviews
- Amazing follow up
Good to know:
- Should have some sort of experience
- Any classes that you did what job you want to have are relevant
- Use LinkedIn - episode on 9/25/2017 can you help you here
- You will have an entry level job
- Manage your expectations around compensation
Resume episodes:
- 9/29/2019
- 8/21/2017
- 5/8/2017
- 3/13/2017
- 2/20/2017
- 11/14/2016
- Applications:
- 3/7/2019
- 6/26/2017
Cover letter:
- 10/2/2017
Interviewing episodes:
- 10/3/2019
- 9/19/2019
- 8/6/2019
- 4/25/2019
- 2/28/2019
- 8/28/2017
- 7/24/2017
- 5/22/2017
- 3/27/2017
- 1/30/2017
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How to grow your career
- Know where you want to go
- Explore
- Talk to your manager
- Talk to others
- Raise your hand to take on more responsibility
- Learn new skills
- Make a change
- Can you teach someone / something?
- Network / ask around
- Find a mentor
- Get cozy with being uncomfortable
- Can you take on a part time gig or contract?
- Be smart with your spare time
- Follow your intuition
- Be ok with taking risks
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A few tips:
- Don't overthink this too much
- Look professional, put together and feel confident
- Ask the person helping scheduling the interview (coordinator, recruiter, hiring manager, etc)
- Good hygiene
- Let your personality shine!
Ladies:
- Closed toed shoes
- Dress pants / skirt / professional dress
- Blouse
- Blazer if you'd like (professional)
- Hair done
Gentlemen:
- Closed toed shoes
- Dress pants
- Shirt tucked in
- Belt
- Tie (if appropriate - professional)
- Blazer (if appropriate - professional)
- Belt and shoes match
- Hair done
What to bring to your interview:
- Notebook / portfolio
- Resume - several copies
- Pen
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We have all made mistakes!
- Own it
- Is an apology necessary?
- Fix it
- Communication
- Course correct
- Re-group
- Don't beat yourself up
- Accept consequences
- Ask for feedback
- Reflect
- Share what you have learned
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This episode is inspired by an article I submitted for on rewire.org, here is a link:
https://www.rewire.org/work/turn-down-accepted-job-offer/
What to do when you have an accepted an offer but you just got a call from another company that you were really interested in interviewing with.
- Were you already in process with this company?
- Comparing opportunities - what are the pros / cons? Can you rank them? Top choice?
- Why did they call? Interview? Offer? Follow up? Was there a delay? Was there a reason for that delay?
- Have you started the new job? Like it? Not yet?
- What role will be the better long term best career choice?
Some people may ask, can this be avoided?
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To do:
Evaluate
- Don't want to make a move to another dud
- What do you like to do? And why?
- What do you dislike doing? And why?
- What have you loved about your past roles?
- What have you hated about past roles?
- What kind of leaders do you like to work for?
- What kind of leader do you not want to work for?
- What type of team do you want to be a part of?
- What type of work are you looking to do?
- What sort of office environment do you want?
- What kind of corporate culture are you looking for?
- How will you know you are happy?
- How do you want to feel in your new career?
- What do you need to know before you can determine something is a good fit?
- Income differential?
- Pros
- Cons
- Risks
Research
- Are you qualified for this new role?
- What do you need to do to become qualified
- What experience / skills do you need to get or acquire
Make a plan, a specific plan to close the gap
Network / ask questions
Make it happen
Be happy
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It's hard to say for sure whether or not someone will get a job. However we can chat about the signs your interview went well!
Positive signals the interview went well (should have multiple of these)
- Recruiter or hiring manager re-aligns compensation with you
- The company follows up with you before you follow up with them
- Asking when you'd be available to start
- The team (usually recruiting) genuinely wants to hear your feedback
- Company is trying to get you in for next steps ASAP
- Asking for references
- Explaining the offer approval process or background check details
- Asked about your interest in the job
- Asked if you have any other interviews or offers
- Team gives clarity of role, responsibilities and day to day
- You feel you're being sold to (company or role)
- Your interview runs late
- The person you followed up with actually responds to your email
- Basic wording (you will vs you would)
- Body language
- Intro to other team members
- Tour
- Towards the end of the interview conversation turns more casual
- The team sets clear expectations on when you should expect to hear back about next steps
- Interviewer ties your specific experience to how it could be helpful in the role
- Company offers to pay for flight for an interview
- The good bye (see you soon, when we talk again, etc)
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- Consistent formatting (font, spacing, dates, titles, abbreviations, use of capital letters, city, state, headers, etc)
- Keyword brainstorm - ensure the right words are on your resume
- Tools used - be specific (software, technology, methodologies, applications)
- Rules / laws / guidelines - be specific and consistent
- If with the same company, tuck all the jobs under the company name
- Heading are consistent and make senes
- No references
- Specific numbers (sold X, saved X, increased productivity by X)
- Words you're using (manager vs leader; led a team vs subordinates)
- Education - remove dates and GPA
- Clients / customers / industries
- If a contract role, list that
- Contact info at the top - email and phone
- Work experience is relevant and/or last ~10-15 years
- Be honest
- What's the goal of your resume
- Who can review your resume and give you feedback?
- Resume matches LinkedIn
- Bullet points over paragraphs
- Resume paper
- No objectives
- No capital letters, DO NOT YELL AT PEOPLE
- No compensation info on your resume
- No personal details on your resume (marital status, kids, date of birth, etc.)
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Not a game we want to play but at some point in your career you will likely get sucked in.
Sometimes it can feel like you're navigating a mine field but there are things we can do that are within our control.
Tips:
- Know the players
- Find out or try to determine true motivations
- Stay away from gossip / rumors / etc.
- Focus on the positive
- Build and cultivate relationships
- Voice your questions / concerns / business case with reasoning but we ok with nothing resulting from it
- Ask yourself if you are contributing or fueling the fire
- Tackle the biggest / hardest tasks / conversation first
- Lead with the mindset to help and be of service
- Hit and exceed goals
- Leverage your expertise and knowledge
- Be genuine and sincere
- Pick your battles
- Be solutions oriented
- Own up to your part
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We live in a world of mergers and acquisitions. Restructures and reorgs.
If and when this happens it's a great opportunity to do some reflecting.
Tips:
- Ask yourself: do you hate this new role or just lack passion?
- What did you like about your old role?
- What motivated in your previous position?
- What were you passionate about in your previous role?
- Is there anything you like about your new role?
- Is this a permanent change?
- In general what are you passionate about?
- What gets you excited to get up and go to work?
- Can you shift the culture to make the role / team more fun?
- Focus on the positive
- Do other people feel the same way?
- Might be time to brush the dust off your resume and adventure into a new role
- Establish daily / weekly goals
- Can you learn something new in this role?
- Is your new leader someone you could have an open, candid conversation with?
- If you stick it out, what are your career growth options? Could it be worth it?
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It's not always easy to stay motivated and engaged. When it gets real, how do you stay motivated and engaged?
Tips:
- Get clear on your priorities
- What's your why
- Dig deep to the root cause of why you are feeling unmotivated or disengaged. What changed?
- What are your long term goals?
- What do you like about your job?
- What is your team working towards?
- Break your goals down to daily actions
- Focus on the positive and commit to doing good work
- Take breaks and time off
- Ask for feedback
- Change up / makeover your workspace
- Do something fun with your colleagues
- Have fun outside of work
- Reward yourself for your hard work / celebrate your wins
- Set a time to leave / stop working everyday and stick to it
- Establish deadlines even for the small stuff
- Say thank you frequently
- Get and stay organized
- No more procrastination
- Try exercise or movement during the day
- Push yourself outside your comfort zone
- Brainstorm new ideas
- Partner with other teams and / or colleagues to get things done quicker and have a more holistic approach
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Complainers / whiners
- Don't fuel the fire
- End conversations to get to it
- Re-direct the conversation, get back on track
- Is there a root cause you could solve for?
- Come to Jesus conversation, is this the right role?
- Ask the whiner what their solutions would be
- Spin to a positive
- Call them out
- Sell them on the opportunity
- Set expectations
- See if they have voiced the concerns to their leader
- Let them know you heard them
- Can you find common ground with non work topics?
- If its impacting you, be honest about it
- Add positive, uplifting people to your day
- Avoidance
- Ask if they are looking for input / advice / guidance
Slackers:
- Communicate
- Set clear expectations
- Set regular check ins / status updates
- Offer to help with any roadblocks / questions
- Share how their work impacts you / the team
- Their lack of work is not your responsibility
- You don't need to cover for them all the time
- Be honest and blunt
- Have a candid conversation with leadership
- Focus and prioritize / stay the course
- Don't let it get you down, stay positive and motivated
- Use them as a don't lesson
- This is not an opportunity to pick up bad habits
- Don't become a complainer about your slacker
- Limit your yes's to work that doesn't involve that person
- Ask yourself, does this impact me? For real?
- Is this person ok?
- Their work does not become your work
- Could be an opportunity to shine
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We discuss personal branding, how women can be more confident in owning their self worth, why personal branding is so important and many other great topics!!
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For those of us working we are probably working for the following reason(s):
- Money
- Helping others
- Passion
- Love for what you do
- Accomplishment
- Responsibility
- Stepping stone
- Purpose
To get through the hard times generally we need a combination of those reasons!
Know your why, every single why
- Why you work
- Why you work for your company
- Why you have the job you have
- Why you work with the team you work with
- Why you work for the boss you work for
Once you full understand your why you can start to understand the meaning behind it all, some examples might be:
- Awesome project
- Life changing mission
- Huge, challenging goal
- Moving the needle
- Paying off debt
- Supporting your family
The why or several whys may fall into different buckets or categories:
- Mission
- Work = income
- Responsibility
- Type of work
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Help doesn't always have to come from our direct team!
Prep:
- Get clear on the exact problem
- What is causing the problem
- Where did you get stuck?
- What have you tried?
- Did any of those action items move the needle?
Network:
- Are there other teams that can help you?
- If you asked your colleagues, can your boss help?
- If you asked your boss, can your colleagues help?
- Network: ex-colleagues?
- Previous leaders
- Job specific meet ups
- Social media platforms
- Ask experts in your field
Evaluate:
- Is this a company you want to stay at?
- Is this a leader you want to work for and align to?
- It's ok to move on if this is a long term issue vs temporary problem
Continue to be a rockstar!
- Communicate progress / roadblocks / solutions
- Stay consistent
- Ask for flexibility
- Have a plan
- Understand the goals you're working towards
- Take control
- Can't fix or change it all, accept that
- Perform well
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Today we are answering your questions!
Question 1 - a listener is new to recruiting and wants to know:
How do I let people know they are not moving forward in the process? How do I disengage?
Question 2 - a listener is looking for information on maternity / work leave
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Here's the thing, and this is good to know out of the gate, there is no such thing as work life balance.
Life is not balanced.
Work is not balanced.
It's more of a moving target
Tips to achieve better balance
- Prioritize
- Delegate
- Ask for help
- Evaluate
- Utilize and emphasize your strengths
- Do your hardest tasks when you work best
- What are your non negotiable items = stick to this
- What tools, apps, technology, software, etc can help you?
- Movement / exercise
- Coach? Therapist?
- Do and schedule the things that bring you joy
- Take breaks
- Use your time off
- Structure your day / week / month / year
- Could you get up earlier? Go to bed sooner?
- Batch tasks
- Don'e just play on the weekends
- Stay focused at the tasks at hand
- Commit to a go home by time and make it vocal
- Shut down completely when you're not at work
- To do list - can you outsource anything?
- Get organized
- Master lists before shopping so you can see what you need and don't forget anything
Know this:
- You don't have to do it all
- You'll never be 'done'
- YOU GOT THIS
- Help is a good thing
- Be kind to yourself
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We've all heard the saying it's not about what you know, it's about who you know. Is that true?
Does our career success rest solely on who we know?
What if we don't know anyone?
What do you do?
How do you break into these amazing opportunities?
How do we thrive in our careers when we don't have inside connections?
Let's explore!
Over time you are going to build your reputation with great work. You'll build relationships when you:
- Perform
- Exceed expectations
- People can count on your to get the job done
- Help others
- Be someone people feel comfortable talking to
- Confidentially
- Being a human
- Start with your first job:
- Perform
- Exceed goals
- Ask your manager what their goals are
- Help get them there
- Volunteer for extra projects
- Solve business problems
- Help your team reach their goals
When you're ready to leave:
- Leave on great terms:
- Longer than normal notice
- Offer to help train your replacement
- Ask what you can do to make the transition as seamless as possible
- Want to keep in touch
- Ask if needed, can you use your manager as a reference
- If your leader was super awesome leave them a recommendation on LinkedIn
- Side note: do this for your great colleagues as well
- Starting your new job:
- Find out what the vision is
- Why were you hired?
- Problem?
- Growth?
- = Insights on how you can contribute
- What are your personal goals?
- What expectations does your manager have of you?
- Schedule / request regular check ins or 1:1 with your manager
- What are you doing well
- What do you need to work on
- General feedback
- Day to day updates / questions / etc.
- Rinse and repeat 🙂
Over time you will build your network and your connections
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Let's focus on what we can control first:
- Speak clearly
- Frame your input / solution properly
- Speak at a normal voice level, not too loud but not quiet / meek either
- Speak with confidence and conviction
- Ask questions, listen, respond; make it a conversation
- Get your time - schedule meetings, get on an agenda
- Use the phone when it gets to be too much back and forth
- Know and set your intentions ahead of time
- Understand and know your value, worth and expertise
- Jump into the conversation
- Ask people who are interrupting you to wait until you're finished
- Be mindful of your body language
- If in person, sit in the center of the room
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Question 1: How to answer the interview question: Detail your greatest achievements in the last 5 years and how they relate to this position
- List out your biggest struggles in the last 5 years
- What did you have to do to overcome those struggles
- What did you learn
- Review your annual reviews
- Ask colleagues about team project achievements
How does it relate?
- Unless you're switching career paths it should directly relate
- Even if you are switching, you will have cross over
Question 2: Been in OEM for 35+ years but no degree, however strong leadership experience, most companies require a degree
- Create a targeted list of companies you'd like to work for
- Make another list of companies that are hiring for your type of roles
- Focus on your leadership experience
- Reach out to recruiters and possible hiring managers
- If there are any certifications or programs completed for the job include those on your resume
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In today's episode we listen to my interview on the Kick A** In Life Podcast interview with Laura Eshelman. We discuss:
- Getting specific in your resume
- What to do to stand out in your first job
- How to get more responsibility at work
- How to have promotion conversations
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Laura Eshelman from the Kick A** in Life Podcast talks to us about how to stand out in the interview process!
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Happiness
- What brings a smile to your face?
- What makes you feel joy?
- What makes you feel content?
- What are the things that bring you excitement?
- When you think about your job, or the work you do, how does it make you feel?
- What do you do to have fun?
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Today's questions:
- How to negotiate salary
- When to move onto the next job
- Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews
How to negotiate salary
- Be honest
- Be realistic
- Know your worth
- Know what your expertise is getting paid for in the market
- Know the market
- What is the supply and demand
- Be really upfront in that initial conversation regarding your expectations
If you get an offer you're not jazzed about:
- Express gratitude
- Be genuine
- Be honest
- Share your expectations
- Ask if there is any wiggle room
- Be open to different options
- Know what will get you to a 'yes' and be transparent about it
When to move to the next job:
- You're not happy
- Compensation
- You don't have any growth opportunities
- Bored, need new challenges
- Expand your skillset
- Get experience in a new industry
Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews:
- A recruiter never wants it to take long
- Could be slow hiring manager feedback
- Manager could be indecisive
- Could be a bad recruiter
- Org changes
- Could be waiting for you to follow up or provide feedback
- Could be a really poor or shitty interview process
- Could be a major hiring push, volume wise, everyone is overloaded
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There are a lot of different job sites out there but a few that are being used frequently
- Aggregate
- Roughly 500 million users
- About 250 active monthly users
- This is probably a recruiters biggest go to site
- You can display your information
- You can turn on job alerts
- For the popular roles, a very busy site
Indeed
- Aggregate
- Rough estimate is about 250 million users
- Will have similar job search results as LinkedIn
- Usually better for a job seeker vs a recruiter
- Not where most of the recruiters are playing
ZipRecruiter
- About 7 million users from what I have researched
- Affordable
- Don't see a ton of really large companies using
- Overall not very impressed to be honest
Glassdoor
- Roughly 32 million users
- Little big more expensive
- Little bit less popular on the recruiter side
- Has all the reviews right there
Social Media Profiles
- Update your personal accounts with your job, company, location, etc.
- Becoming more and more popular for recruiters to use
Niche websites
- Do your research to find the popular ones
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We have done an episode on compensation in the past but things have changed a little bit, for the better and wanted to give an update!
- The first thing I want to touch on is educating yourself.
- Know what the market is like.
- Supply and demand for your job.
- Research your job's salary information.
- Know before going into an interview, what you want to expect in a new role compensation wise.
- You don't have to disclose your current compensation!
- Be prepared to have a compensation conversation in your initial interview.
- Legally you don't have to disclose what you're making.
- However, there could be times where it makes sense to share so we can be well aligned and also seeing if there is any way to push to go above the initial range.
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Links:
Student Loan Hero website:
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Federal Reserve - Student Loans:
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Here are the questions we are answering today:
- In your experience if the person you are recruiting for only has 60% of the job description but has overlapping skills that you can train, how much are willing to pay compared to market price?
- How to negotiate a salary with global firms when they have established a base in your country because they have business opportunities there?
- How likely are recruiters willing to issue visas to people from abroad?
- How do you weed out people who do not have the skills but blatantly lied during the interview process?
- How do I move from working as an engineer to a law clerk or paralegal without getting a law degree?
- How do to go from being a regular employee to a manager? What skills do I need to learn? And how do I avoid having to work for the same company for years?
- What basic skills do company owners typically need to learn?
- When your employer asks you to sign an unreasonable contract that is breaking the law but you want to work for them because they do interesting jobs, how do you reconcile with the decision?
- How to quit your job? When and how?
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How to have confidence in your career.
Confidence in general can sometimes be difficult.
I have 18 tips for us on how to boost our convenience in your work and be more successful.
1 - Know your value
Make a list.
What do I bring to the table.
What are my strengths.
2 - Making eye contact and smiling
3 - Voice your opinions
4 - Asking for help
5 - Asking for feedback
6 - Accepting compliments
Do not deflect or negate compliments!
7 - Know your worth
As it relates to compensation.
8 - Prepare
Prepare for all of the things.
For meetings.
For your day.
For your work.
9 - Set goals that are challenging but attainable so you can then just crush them
10 - document your wins
Every day.
Or every week.
Write down the things you did well
11 - Understand your areas of opportunities
AKA your weakness.
Not to say you have to improve your weaknesses but knowing what they are is important
12 - Play to your passion
13 - Immediately stop negative self talk
Replace it with a positive
14 - Show up physically in a way that makes you feel really good about yourself
15 - Learn a new skill or learn something that will help you further your career or even down the line in your career
16 - Smile
17 - Affirmations
18 - Clean your desk and your work area
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Productivity is my jam!
When we are looking at how do we become more productive, a good starting point is listing out (separate lists), what are the lists we absolutely have to do every day, week, month and year.
For example, for monthly, what are the things you’ve done this month to add to your annual review.
As a recruiter I have 8 things on my to do list every single day. For example, review all of the direct applies, look at LinkedIn messages, etc.
Every week I update a report and follow up with candidates in process if I haven’t talked to them yet that week.
Write the lists out of the things you absolutely have to do every day, every week, every month and every year.
Under those absolute must dos, underneath draw a line and add the things we should do.
Then add another line and add everything that would be great to do.
So there are 3 sections:
- Absolute must be done
- Should be done
- Would be great if I got this done
Then create time blocks on your calendar to get those items done. I
f you absolutely need to schedule a meeting during your blocks, move it, still keep the time.
Also another thing that has been very helpful for me is to batch your tasks.
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Have you ever been curious what could be holding you back from achieving your dreams and/or goals? Today we are talking about limiting beliefs with Ryan Borawski. Ryan’s Instagram: @ryanborawski Ryan’s Twitter: @RyanJBorawski Ryan’s website: ryanborawski.com Ryan is a corporate trainer for his full time position and he also has a side life coaching business. Beliefs are pretty much who we are and they have the ability to create or destroy us. Empowering beliefs are beliefs that gets you to where you want to go. Beliefs also align with values. What’s the difference between limiting beliefs and fear? There are two types of fears. Legitimate fears, for example I do not want to touch a hot stove. There is really good fear. There is a lot of bad fear. When you look at how you tell the difference between limiting beliefs and fear is it whether or not you have taken action or is deeper than that? A lot of times limiting beliefs are preventing us from taking action. Surround yourself with people who will help you raise your standards. How do you go about identifying a limiting belief? A lot of times you can’t identify them on your own because you need someone to cover your blindspots. Exercise: * Write down the beliefs you have. * Circle the ones that are empowering. * Identify how they are getting you to where you want to go. * Then look at the disempowering beliefs and question them. * Where did I develop these from? * Who did I develop this from? * How is this limiting me from getting to where I want to go? * Was the person I learned this from worth modeling?
Essentially you are creating doubt through your questions. If you associate enough pain to those beliefs you’ll change them. We focus on determines what we feel. How do you prevent that limiting belief from creeping back into your thought space? Create empowering beliefs. Affirmations are important and affirmations are only as important as the action that you take. If people are going through this exercise on their own, how do they go through the process but also be sensitive to the fact that there is a lot of emotional weight behind and care for themselves in the process? It depends on where you wan to go. Limiting beliefs are extremely general. Once you identify the limiting beliefs, pick them apart and create the doubt. Then ask how do I create empowering beliefs. We do things to avoid pain or gain pleasure. The next step is to take massive action. Reveal that fear is actually a feeling and not a fact. Take action a lot. How do people know what their identity and mission are? The thoughts you own about yourself is your identity. Identify limiting beliefs, turning that into empowering beliefs, which is then your identity, then taking massive action.
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Choosing a major feels insanely important … when you’re doing it.
According to the Washington Post only 27% of people have jobs related to their major.
If it feels like it’s really overwhelming and really hard, take a deep breath.
It is hard.
But know this.
73% of people aren’t using their degree.
When you’re looking at choosing a major you can take 2 different paths / approaches.
Option 1 -
You can go with your passions, your dreams, your personality.
Research.
List out what you’re passionate about.
List out what your dreams are.
Write about your dream life. Don’t limit that.
Take some personality tests.
Most of them have a job / career section. When you’re looking at that, what is of interest?
What will give you job / career satisfaction.
Find people who have worked in those fields.
Option 2 -
Going after the majors that align with the classes that you really enjoyed.
Find people in those fields, ask them all of the questions.
What you shouldn’t do when you’re trying to choose a major:
1 - you shouldn't do what other people are telling you to do
2 - you shouldn't decide based on what you’re friends are doing
3 - you shouldn't decide based on what is cool and popular
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Let’s answer some of your questions!
Question 1:
How do you prepare for aptitude tests?
Question 2:
How do you make your resume relevant?
Question 3:
How to position yourself well with recruiters after being retrenched?
Question 4:
What do I owe my current boss and team once I’ve decided to start looking for a new job?
Question 5:
How to decide whether or not to get into management?
Would be better pay, next step in career, are there non management ways to further your career?
Question 6:
How do I ignore the allure of becoming a software developer?
Question 7:
How to score an interview when there are so many applications? How to stand out in applications?
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How To Answer The Interview Question Tell Me About Yourself
We’ve all been asked this interview question. It feels super loaded which is why I don’t even ask this question.
Tell me about yourself … I immediately think coffee addict, dog mom, wine lover. None of the stuff you should talk about during an interview is what comes to mind. That being said, we have to be with this particular question a little bit more strategic.
What the interviewer is looking for is to know mostly about your background. 90% of this question should be answered about your background. Think about it as your elevator pitch. I have seen people go on and on and on when answering this type of question.
Here is the equation:
- 1 sentence about our background
- 1 background diving a little bit deeper
- 1 sentence about what we passionate about in our field
- 1-2 super quick tidbits
My example was in tiers.
- 1 - 50k foot view
- 2 - 10k foot view
- My passion
- Personal tid bit
Couple reminders:
- we are keeping it buttoned up
- must be less than 2 mins
- think about it as your elevator pitch
- offer enough information for them to get a great overview
- providing a foundation for the interviewer to ask questions and dive deeper
- personal tid bits
What we are not doing:
- rambling on
- not 50/50 personal and professional
- we are not taking over the conversation
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Today we are diving into some goal setting, prioritization and life evaluation in general. Typically people look at goals at the beginning of the year in January however I still think in February this will be helpful.
I’m going to have you list out the different areas of your life. Some areas may include:
Family
Friends
Kids / Children
Pets
Spirituality / Faith / Religion
Personal Growth & Development
Self Care / Self Love / Alone Time
Spouse / Partner
Dating
Marriage
School / Education
Relationships
Health / Fitness / Movement
Money / Finances / Wealth
Hobbies
Side Businesses / Side Projects
What I want you to do is rate yourself in each category from 1-10.
1 being really bad
10 being really good
As you are setting these goals, let’s use the SMART acronym.
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Relevant
T = Time bound / Timely
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The first thing I want to start off my saying as we are getting into this conversation about non competes and conflicts of interest is this: I am NOT a lawyer. I want to put that out there right now. If you are seeking legal advice, that is not me. Of course I do have a background in HR and I do know a little bit about conflicts of interest and non competes. Someone asked me about this so I was happy to create an episode.
Here was the question:
Someone has a full time position, looking to add a side job, similar industry to what they are in now, currently interviewing for that job.
Is this ok if it’s in a similar industry? Is there a conflict of interest? When would there be a conflict of interest? Who would I talk to without causing issues at my current job?
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In this episode we will cover some tips on how to find a job while relocating
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Today we are talking about contracting and consulting today!
Reasons contracting might be a good option for you:
1) You are chasing industries and you don’t have any experience in the new industry
2) Typically you do get more money
3) If you get bored after 6-24 months with a company or in a particular role and you feel you are changing jobs often because you’re bored and you need that change
4) You’re the type of person who likes to work for a variety of different companies
5) You want to work in different type of industries
Reasons why contracting might not be a good fit for you:
1) If you are going to be constantly stressed out about your contract ending, you’re not sure what you’re going to do next and this will give you a ton of stress and anxiety
2) If you need certain benefits if you can’t get in a contracting role (hold for the myths section though LOL)
3) If you will have a fear of not getting a new contract when your current one is over (also this is the opposite of having an abundance mindset
4) If you are the type of person who wants to find a really great company and stick with that company into retirement
Contracting Myths
1) Contracting doesn’t offer stability
2) Benefits
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Have you ever been curious on how to write a really amazing cover letter?
Today we are talking about cover letters and answering some of these questions:
Are they important?
Should I write one?
How much time should I take on one?
What should I include?
Question 1: Should I write a cover letter?
Answer: Maybe. Most recruiters do not read cover letters if I am being totally honest.
That being said, there are some hiring managers out there that want to see cover letters.
Question 2: What should I include in my cover letter?
Answer: They should be brief and you want to remember you are writing TO someone.
Include:
- An attention grabbing paragraph - try asking a question
- Accomplishments paragraph
- Company paragraph
- Position paragraph
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Have you ever been curious as to whether or not you are leveraging LinkedIn to the extent you can during your job search?
6 Ways To Leverage LinkedIn While Searching For A New Job / Career
- Turn on your job preferences so other recruiters or hiring managers know you are open to new opportunities
- Find and apply for jobs
- Research contacts at the companies you want to work for
- Reach out to those contacts
- Reach out to people who are in jobs that you would want
- Research a company’s structure / company culture / reporting / titles / etc.
Reminders:
- Make sure your profile is up to date
- Make sure you have an updated headline
- Have a creative / catchy headline
- Have a professional and clear picture
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Have you ever received negative feedback?
Or even a bad review?
And you weren’t sure what to do with that information?
Today we have 16 points on how to handle feedback.
- Remaining calm
- Take the time to reflect and evaluate before you react
- Reminder: perception is reality
- Do not argue
- Feedback is a really, really good thing - even if we don’t agree with the feedback being given
- Look at the data
- Ask a lot of questions
- Learn
- Honestly ask yourself, what are the truths in the negative feedback you received?
- Asking for help if you need it
- Asking yourself and others what your blindspots are
- Create a plan to improve
- Set clear expectations and goals moving forward
- Set follow up progress conversations
- Reminder: if you need to vent, try and make sure it’s not with work colleagues
- Reminder: when we are getting feedback, we can get better or we can get bitter
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Ever had a leadership or management change?
Were anxious or frustrated?
Not sure how to navigate the situation?
I got you 😃
What we want to make sure we are doing during a leadership / management change:
- Be honest
- Being forthcoming
- Be open to the change
What you should be communicating to your new manager / new leader:
- Priorities
- Career aspirations
- Goals
- Clear expectations
- Motivators
- Communication style and / or your communication preference
- Have meaningful conversations
Positive things about leadership / management changes:
- Opportunity for a fresh start
- Opportunity or ability to have a new perspective
- Being able to have priorities aligned or even re-aligned
- Opportunity to improve a process or workflow that might not make sense
- Increase team morale
- Management / leadership style change
Potential challenges we might face when we have a new leader or manager:
- Team morale could decrease
- Change management
- Management or leadership style
- Increase stressed or concern
- Risk of increased turnover
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Have you ever needed to ask for help and weren’t sure how?
Or overwhelmed and you weren’t sure what to do next?
How exactly you’re going to be executing on asking for help:
- Understand what you’re own expertise is and also where your knowledge gaps are
- Explain what you’ve already tried and where you are stuck
- Prepping your questions for that other person in advance
Quick tips and reminders:
- You don’t need to carry the burden of working alone all by yourself forever
- We don’t have to be the super hero all the time
- There is no shame is asking for help
- Knowing that is always good to have another person’s perspective
- Be very specific when you’re asking for your help
- Take notes
- Asking for clarification or having follow questions
- Make sure we are being kind, courteous, curious and that you’re having fun
- Be open to feedback and criticism and potentially negative comments
Positive attributes for asking for help:
- Helps the people you’re asking for help from feel valued
- Earns respect
- Fuels teamwork
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Today we are talking about the STAR and SHARE interview methods.
If we know what the recruiter or interviewer is using for their interview methods, you can be better prepared for your interview.
These are interview methods used to evaluate your behavioral based interview questions.
STAR
S - Situation - Describe the situation
T - Task- Describe the task you are responsible for completing given situation described above
A - Action - Given the situation and the task you had to complete, you will describe the action you took to complete the task and resolve the situation
R - Result - Describe the result of the action you took, the task that was completed and the situation that was resolved
SHARE
S - Situation - Describe the situation
H - Hinderances - Describe any hinderances or obstacles you encountered when resolving the situation
A - Action - Given the situation and the task you had to complete, you will describe the action you took to complete the task and resolve the situation
R - Result - Describe the result of the action you took, the task that was completed and the situation that was resolved
E - Evaluate - Explain the evaluation of the situation, essentially what did you learn
Example questions that people are looking for this sort of response:
1) Talk to me about a time you failed to complete an assignment, project or task
2) Talk to me about a time you accomplished something but in the beginning it looked like it was going to be impossible
3) Talk to me about a time you needed to work with a colleague you did not get along with
4) Talk to me about a time you needed to resolve a communication issue
5) Talk to me about a time you needed to resolve a customer issue
Make sure your interview question responses are brief and to the point, we don’t want to ramble on and on and on and on 😃
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Have you ever started applying for jobs and submitted a ton of applications but didn’t really get any responses or getting a ton of rejection letters?
Or not making it past the application stage?
If the answer is yes, there might be something wrong with your resume.
What to include on your resume:
1) Contact information
- First and last name (put what you want to be called on your resume, you can put your legal name on your application)
- Phone number - it should be the number you want to be contact at (cell phone vs. house phone)
- City and state
2) Education
- If you have a college degree, include your college degree and beyond
- If you do not have a college degree, you want to make sure you have your high school education on there
3) Skills
- Should be bulleted out
- 5-10 skills
- Relevant to the jobs you’re applying for
4) Experience
- Job history
- If you don’t have any working history, you can include college projects and / or volunteer experience
What to exclude from your resume:
1) Graduation dates
2) Objectives
3) References
- Remove the references
- Also remove the line ‘references available upon request’
4) CAPTIAL LETTERS
5) Long summaries
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Have you ever worked for a boss that was a complete a jerk? Or you thought they may have been the spawn of satan?
I want to talk to you about this situation today because I know it is not easy.
12 Action Items
1) Observe
2) Don’t jump to conclusions
3) Not to let your work suffer
4) Document
5) Keep emails
6) Have really open, honest communication
7) Being that leader
8) Taking the high road
9) Being the better / bigger person
10) Try to determine what motivates them and what sets them off
11) Contributing to and celebrating success
12) If you need to jump ship:
Do your research.
Determine interview questions that you can ask while you’re in an interview with your next future boss.
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Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you needed to make a change in your career and you weren’t sure what change should be?
Or what you want to do?
Or what that change should be?
Sometimes when we need to make a career change it can be overwhelming if we are unclear on what we want to do or where we should be going or even how to get there.
Really the most important thing when we are looking at making a career change is working your plan backwards. Meaning, reverse engineering your career plan. We start out where you want to end up and then work our way backwards and figure out step by step how we are going to get there.
5 Steps to Career Clarity
1) Figure out where you want to go
2) Ask yourself why you want to get there
3) What skills do you need to accomplish, or acquire, that you don’t already have now?
4) Figure out how you’re going to close the gap on the skills you need to have (number 3) and the skills you have now.
5) Start having conversations.
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10 Ways To Lead Without Authority or Title
- Make sure you are coming from a genuine place
- Be constantly learning and growing
- Want to be the one who is asking the tough questions
- Always be asking for feedback
- Helping your colleagues when they need it
- Don’t wait to be asked to do something
- Take on additional responsibilities and be that leader
- Asking your manager how you can help
- Be a top producer with top quality work
- Being positive and staying positive through tough situations
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Top 13 Reasons You Are Failing Your Phone Interviews:
- Research or lack thereof research
- Eating and / or chewing gum
- Not knowing the company you applied to
- Not knowing the job you applied to
- Coming across as desperate
- Applying to every job
- Not being able to talk about money
- Working out during your phone interview
- Smoking
- Lying / being caught in a lie / just being shady
- Inability or unwillingness to answer questions
- Saying yes to a drastic payout
- Not aligning with the level of the position
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Have you ever wondered the difference between a co-op and an intern?
Co-ops
- Good way to get your foot into the door of a good company you are targeting
- Can be required, not always and if you’re part of a co-op program you are stopping classes to work full time
- Paid program
- Usually lasts about 3-12 months
- You get school credit
- Heavily related to your school program / major / area of study
- Could be part of a rotational program
Interns / Internships
- For current students
- Internships are typically shorter than the co-ops, usually lasting over the summer or fall/spring
- Compensation - can be paid, unpaid or an exchange for housing or something similar
- Not typically required
- Typically not getting school credit
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I have had quite a few people reach out to me asking how to transition from corporate america to being a business owner.
1) Answer: How do you want to be helping other people?
2) Answer: What skills do you need to learn?
This will be a never ending list!
3) Answer: What Skills do you need to learn before you will feel ready to start?
Make sure this list is what you truly need to learn before you start?
Hint: you can start earlier than you think!
4) Answer: How can your day job help you with your future business?
5) Answer: Can you be working on any cross functional teams?
6) Answer: How are you dedicating your team to learn, test and invest in the things you want to try?
7) Find a business coach you trust online and start consuming their content.
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Have you guys heard about the six word story?
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What would your six word story be as it relates to your career?
Essentially what this six word story would be, is a story, about your career, in only six words.
What words would you choose?
Mine would be:
Learn, grow, thrive.
Help, coach, teach.
What would be your six word story as it relates to your life in general?
Do you have alignment between the two?
Should they be?
Do you need to make any changes?
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Where does your resume go after you hit submit in an application? It is typically referred to as resmeland which what we are talking about today!
Key points:
1) Upload your resume in every application.
2) There is no keyword search or algorithm that automatically rejects people.
3) You could be rejected without someone looking at your resume.
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Have you ever been rejected from a position or from an application for the reason that you are overqualified?
This is legitimate reason to turn someone down for positions however there are a lot of assumptions and myths out there around this topic so let’s talk about this!
I want to talk about this topic in 4 main topics.
Common Myths
- People think they are getting rejected because they are too old
- “I was told I was overqualified for the position but now what I think is you won’t hire me because I will someday take the hiring manager’s job”
- The hiring manager or recruiter feels threatened
Candidate Concerns
- Income
- Supporting their family
- They want to do work that is easier than what they have been doing in the past
HR / Human Resources / Recruiting / Hiring Manager Concerns
- Offering people work that is going to challenging and exciting for them
- We feel people will leave early or right away
- Position alignment
- Compensation
Things You Can Do
- Aim higher
- If you’re looking to do easier work, ensure you are talking to everyone you talk about why you want to make the move and what is motivating this transition
Being overqualified is not the same as being under qualified for a position.
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Have you ever wondered whether or not you should stay in your job? Or quit? Or accept another offer? Or entertain an interview request from a recruiter? Or just in general when is the right time to start looking for another job?
When we are thinking about possibly quitting or looking at other jobs or accepting another offer, etc.
There are 6 questions you need to ask and answer:
1) What are my goals
2) What would cause you to want to entertain taking a new position?
3) What do you like and dislike about your current position?
4) If you have another job to compare to:
5) Is compensation a factor?
6) What does my job history look like?
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Have you ever wondered what you could be doing better when it comes to your annual review?
The first thing I want to make sure we are on the same page about when it comes to your annual review or performance review or whatever your company is calling it, is that it is a two way conversation. It’s not just one person doing all the talking.
I also want to prepare you to hear both positive as well as negative feedback.
There are 4 topics we are going to be talking about as it relates to your annual review.
1) Ask questions
2) Aligning with your manager
3) The money
4) Growth
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Today we are going to be talking about how to successfully transition from a military to a civilian career.
First - I want to thank everyone who has served or is serving is our military.
When we are looking at transitioning from a military to a civilian career, from the HR perspective, there are 2 main things you will want to do.
1) Break it down
2) Connecting the dots
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Have you ever wondered how to better sell yourself in an interview?
Or have you ever wondered how you could make yourself stand out from other people who are applying to the same positions?
Instead of going through sales tactics, let’s talk about what candidates do that set themselves apart from the others.
What candidates do to set themselves apart in an interview:
1) Research
2) Asking questions throughout the conversation
3) Tie it all in or connect the dots on their experience
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Have you ever experienced a career setback?
Or felt you fumbled through something?
And wanted to understand how to overcome that setback? Or mistake? Or the learning experience?
Today we are talking about 4 things you should be doing if you feel you had a major career setback / hurdle.
1) Establish the root cause of the setback
2) Recalibrate
3) Check your motivation levels
4) Ask yourself - Do you need to ask for help?
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Have you found yourself recently applying for a ton of jobs and you’re just not getting any callbacks or responses from your resume?
Or maybe you feel you’re just not getting enough traction or you feel like you’re spinning your wheels.
It’s really important when you are applying for jobs and you’re putting your resume out there, you make sure that your resume is the best it can be because while you may think your resume is great and has all the information it should have, you also have to think about the people who are looking at the resume. The recruiters and the hiring managers. And you want to make sure you are tailoring your resume to the right audience.
6 questions you should be asking yourself to determine whether or not your resume needs a makeover:
1) Do you have an objective on your resume?
2) Are the skills you have listed specific to you and your career search?
3) Does your resume have a ton of paragraphs?
4) Do you have your full contact information on your resume?
5) The experience I have listed on my resume, is it relevant?
6) Do you have references listed on your resume?
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So you finally get that job that you’ve been wanting so bad, and it’s your first day at work, now what?
That is what we are going to be talking about today!
Today is episode #40 where we are going to be talking about what to do on your first day, your first week or even month of that new job.
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Today we are going to be talking about how to talk money in an interview.
Have you ever been in an interview where somebody asked you about compensation and you were anything less than confident in answering that question?
Today we are talking about how to talk about money in an interview, how to talk about them dollars 😃
The first thing I want you to do before you have an interview is understand you are going to have to talk about money and be prepared to do so. Mentally just get yourself ready.
Just think about that and just be ready. We’re going to ask you about money and you need to be able to confidently speak about it.
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Have you ever been in a situation at work where you had growing responsibility but you didn’t necessarily have any of the perks that may come along with that additional responsibility? Well today that is what we are talking about!
Today we are talking about how to handle the situation when you have growing responsibilities or growing duties but there really is no benefit, so maybe your title is changing, your salary is staying the same or your hourly wage is staying the same. So you have to do a bunch more work, but that what’s in it for me question, is like nada.
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Have you ever asked, should I hire a resume writer?
Today that is the exact question we are going to be answering!
Now before I get into my thoughts here I want to give my disclaimer of it’s just that, these are my thoughts, these are my opinions, as someone who is the field of HR and how I view resume writing.
Ok, disclaimer over.
It’s such a common question, and let me say this, I don’t want to upset anyone and I don’t want to offend anyone by answering this question. This is really meant for you guys to understand how I view this and how all the other recruiters I’ve talked to view this as well. I haven’t found another recruiter who disagrees with my opinion here, but trust me, I know they are out there, we’re not all the same, trust me.
Here’s the short answer to this question, should I hire a resume writer?
In my opinion no, I don’t think you should.
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Today we are talking about 3 days to get a raise.
This is really important because I talk to a lot people that need to make more money, they need to better support their families or career growth from a compensation perspective.
Before I get into the 3 ways to get a raise, I want to de-myth, if that’s the right phrase, the idea that needing or wanting more money is a bad thing.
Because here’s the deal, when we can make a better income we can better support our families, we have more opportunity to serve people in other ways, maybe we can make donations, maybe we can create a better life for the people we care about whether that is a spouse, your parents or kids.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with wanting to better your financial situation. However, I would be very cautious that doesn’t become consuming for you but out of the gate, I just want to have that conversation. A lot of people seem to think if someone wants to make more money they are just selfish and money hungry crazy people and that’s just not true. I mean for some people, sure it’s true. But of the majority of us we want a bigger income for something more, maybe we need to save or some of the things we talked about earlier.
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Have you ever been curious if there are different rules or different tips we should be considering when we have a phone interview?
Yes!
It’s important to dig in deeper to specifically phone interview tips.
As a recruiter I am doing a phone interview before I send candidates to hiring managers and I want to help people get better at winning their phone interview.
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Do you have a mentor?
Do you want a mentor?
Maybe you want another mentor?
If you are able to find a really solid, amazing mentor, it can literally change your life.
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Have you ever wondered how to write a resume?
Today we are going to be talking about how to write a resume in 6 easy steps.
This episode is making the assumption you are starting from scratch so if you already have a resume written, use this as a guide to ensure you have everything you need.
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Episode Summary:
Have you ever wanted or needed to make a career change but you didn’t want to have to start all over?
This can be tricky out of the gate.
What do I mean by start over?
Does this mean not having to go back to school and get another degree?
Does this mean not having to lose my seniority?
Does it mean not having to take an entry level salary if I have a tenure salary right now?
There are a lot of different things this could mean.
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Episode Summary:
Has anyone else ever noticed how interviewing is kind of like dating?
When we really think about it, interviewing is very similar to dating.
Pre Meeting Communication
Maybe someone has reached out to set up an interview.
Could be phone call, email, text, etc. but the interview 'starts' with that communication.
Just because the interview hasn’t officially started yet, doesn’t mean as a recruiter, I’m not already evaluating you as a candidate.
How you communicate before you meet can help or hurt you.
First Meeting
Show up prepared and on time.
You also need to be dressed well.
Unless noted otherwise, business professional.
First Impressions
Eye contact, smile, firm handshake - regardless of if you are a man or woman!
Conversations
During your interview, make sure you are listening to what the person is saying during your interview.
Don’t be asking questions about what the person has already shared with you!
Ask questions and truly have a conversation during your interview, this shows interest.
Make sure it’s a two way conversation.
Next Steps
Ask about the next steps to show interest
Follow Up
Have appropriate level of follow up!
Now don’t be a psycho stalker, no need to end this relationship with a restraining order y’all!
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Episode Summary:
Ever been curious just how many types of resumes there are out there?
And which one should you use?
What is best to highlight your experience?
One of the questions you want to ask yourself when you are trying to figure out which type of resume you want to use, is what do I want to highlight and what do I want to stand out the most?
What I mean by that is when someone takes that first glance at your resume, they look at it, what do you want their eyes to go to?
Do you want your skills to be displayed first? Do you want your experience to pop out?
This isn’t necessarily what’s the first line at the tope of the page.
There are 4 main types of resumes out there.
1) The chronological resume
2) The functional resume
3) The combination resume
4) Job specific of targeted resume
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Have you ever wondered when it’s too soon to leave your job?
Or what is really considered job hopping?
Is this really job hopping?
The answer is complicated.
And here’s why.
It depends.
It depends on what your goals are, what your dreams are, what career you’re in, what’s your happiness level, what’s your current job history look like now.
This can be tricky.
There are two big sides to this.
The first side being your happiness.
The second side to this is your job history.
If your last 2 positions you have had, if you were in your job for a year or less, I would try a few other options before you quit.
1) See if you can move internal
2) You can explore contracting
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Are you feeling unhappy in your job or career and not sure what to do about it?
Today we are talking about 3 things you can do if you are not happy with your job or your career.
I’m sure we’ve all had that job or career that we are just not happy with.
Maybe you’re in that job or on that career path right now.
I can tell you from my background, it can be super discouraging.
Our jobs and our careers can make such a positive impact on our lives, so this is really important.
If you’re in that same place and you’re not happy in your current job or on your current career path, there are 3 things you can do.
1) Get a new job
2) Have a conversation or talk it out
3) Look within the company for other jobs
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Have you ever been confused about what behavioral based interview questions are?
Stay tuned!
Today we are talking about prepping for an interview and specifically behavioral based interview questions.
When we are looking at preparing for an interview there is really no way to know the exact questions we are going to be asked.
But we can make sure we understand what a lot of the common behavioral based interview questions are so we can prepare.
Most of these types of questions start off the same for example, ‘talk to me about a time when...’.
When you answer these kinds of questions use the STAR method.
S - Situation
T - Task
A - Action
R - Result
Common behavioral based interview questions:
Teamwork
Talk to me about a time when you had to complete a team project
Tell me about a failed team project and why it failed
Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague and how you handled it
Communication
Talk to me about a time you had to communicate a new project, process or initiative
Talk to me about a time you had to gain buy in on a new idea, innovation, concept or something that wasn’t popular
Tell me about a communication break down and how you overcame that
Organization / Time Management
Talk to me about how you structure your day and your week
Tell me about a time where you missed a deadline
Tell me about how you go about prioritizing your tasks
Failures
Tell me about a time you failed to complete a task or project
Tell me about a time you worked on something and you realized you would not be able to complete it
Tell me about a time when you made a mistake and what happened
Goals
Tell me about a goal you achieved and how you accomplished it
Talk to me about how you set goals and how you plan to achieve them
Talk to me about how you attach deadlines or timelines to you goals
I hope that gives you an idea as to what behavioral based interview questions look like.
If you need more practice use these questions as a template to create your own questions based on the information you have on your resume.
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Today we are going over the 12 common mistakes recruiters make!
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Have you ever wondered how your self awareness impacts your work?
Or how personal development impacts your work?
Today we are talking about self awareness, this is really important both at work and at home.
Today we are talking about 7 things you need to be self aware of:
1) Strengths
What do you do well?
What are the things you totally awesome at
2) Weaknesses
Where are your areas of opportunity?
What are the things you can still grow in?
What do you need improvement on?
A couple tools you can use to help better understand yourself are:
1) Myers Briggs personality test
Check out:
16personalities.com
2) Strengths Finder (book)
Here is a link to the book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/StrengthsFinder-2-0-Tom-Rath/dp/159562015X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1484006734&sr=8-1&keywords=strengths+finder
When I first got into personal development and looked at these two tools, I was literally blown away by all the information I learned. It’s not that we don’t know ourselves, its really putting that information into words and turning that into actionable items.
3) Triggers
When you are stressed what triggers you to get upset, frustrated, disengaged, distracted, etc?
Once you understand your triggers, you need to put systems in place to help avoid or overcome those triggers.
4) Asking yourself why you feel a certain way about certain situations
When you think about how you feel, think about why you are feeling that way
5) Asking yourself if you ever get irrationally angry at work
We all get upset, frustrated, angry, etc at work. But ask yourself if you get irrationally angry, then ask yourself why. Then take that answer and ask yourself why, and repeat this process a couple more times. This will help you understand the entire situation
6) Ask yourself if any of your ‘weaknesses’ can be considered strengths?
7) Ask yourself if you plan to work on your strengths? Or work on your weaknesses?
Do you want to make a few weaknesses a little bit better or do you want to take your strengths and make them excellent?
Know yourself and understand yourself so we can do better!
If you are looking for a similar episode check out:
21: Feedback
Next week:
26: 12 Common Mistakes Recruiters Make
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Today we are talking about dealing with disrespect at work, this can be a really challenging thing to deal with.
As humans we tend to react to disrespect faster than our brains can catch up if that makes sense.
If someone is being mean and disrespectful to me, typically I react with emotion, which there is nothing wrong with emotion, don’t get me wrong.
But, I don’t always slow down and think about what the situation is and what’s happening.
This is really, really important at work.
Most of us see our colleagues on a daily basis and we really want to make sure we are building and maintaining those relationships.
Two things to keep in mind:
1) Be very approachable and consciously be thinking about this.
2) Be available so you can have the conversation and move on.
During the conversation do these 7 things:
1) Assume there was positive intent behind whatever happened, assume they are coming from a good place until you know otherwise.
2) Ask questions to understand the situation.
3) Truly assess the situation, put yourself in the other persons shoes.
4) Listen to understand, do not listen just to simply reply.
5) Focus on the facts, this is really important, especially at work. We all know the game of telephone!
6) Talk it out. I have never seen conflicts that have been truly resolved without a conversation.
7) Use ‘me' and ‘I' statements, avoid ‘you' statements.
During the conversation think about these 4 things:
1) Are you being disrespected or are you having a disagreement?
2) How is your day going?
3) Boundaries - what boundaries are going to be setting moving forward?
4) How well you know the person you are in conflict with?
When it comes to being disrespected at work, it is not okay and it is not acceptable.
Try to talk it out first and if it continues to happen you need to get someone else involved.
Come back next week when we are going to be talking about self awareness in episode #25!
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Is your career part of your 2017 goals? It definitely should be! We are going to walk through a series of questions to help you figure out your career goals for 2017.
Our goal here is to learn, grow and thrive in our careers.
Happy New Year!!!! It is the time of the year where everyone starts to look at how last year went and what we want to accomplish next year.
I am a MAJOR nerd, I love setting goals, I love making lists, accomplishing my goals and checking things off my list. One person I look to for goal setting advice is Chalene Johnson, check her out on social!
When we look at our 2017 goals we need to make sure our careers and jobs are part of those goals. Our career is something we want to make sure we are evaluating each year, I would even encourage you to do this monthly or at a minimum quarterly.
Get out a piece of paper and pen because I want you to make sure your goals are written down on paper. They need to be specific. A lot of people follow the SMART goals process:
S - Specific
M - Measurable
A - Attainable
R - Realistic
T - Timeline
We are going to cover 3 sets of questions, how to evaluate your career, evaluating your current job and questions that will help you set your 2017 career goals.
Evaluating your current career:
1) Think about how your career went in 2017, write down some thoughts
Think about what went well
Think about what did not go well
Think about some of your biggest accomplishments
Think about some of your biggest areas of opportunity
Journal that out for a few minutes
2) Are you where you want to be in your career?
When you look at your ultimate goal, where you are looking to be in your career, are you where you want to be?
If the answer is no, what are you going to do to change that?
If the answer is yes, how are you going to grow?
Evaluating your current job:
1) Do you enjoy what you do on a day to day basis?
When you list out your typical day, week or month, do you enjoy those tasks?
Why or why?
This is everything, this will help you determine if you need to make a change and if so, what change you need to make
2) Do you enjoy the type of work you do or the type of projects you work on?
Why or why not?
3) How do you feel on Monday mornings or Sunday nights?
Ask yourself why you are feeling this way?
Questions that will help you set your 2017 career goals:
1) What is your specific career goal you are going to accomplish in 2017?
Be specific
Specific enough if I asked you how you would know if you accomplished your goals, you would know the answer.
What projects do you want to be involved in?
What momentum do you want to get?
What skills do you want to learn in 2017?
I hope you take the time to write out the information we covered today!
If you want to dig in deeper, check out these episodes:
3 - How Do You Feel On Sunday Nights?
5 - Dating Story Turned Career Coaching
20 - Evaluating Your Career
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Have you ever wondered what questions are going to be asked in your interview? Keep listening!
Popular Interview Questions
If you’re heading into an interview for your dream job you want to make sure you are prepared as much as possible so you are confident going into your interview. I would recommend practicing some of these popular interview questions.
1 - Tell me what had originally caught your attention about ABC Inc and why you’re interested in 123 position.
Recruiters and hiring managers really want to know why you want to work for the company and why you want this particular role.
2 - Talk to me about a typical day or typical week and your responsibilities.
We are looking to understand how you spend your time and what you are responsible for.
3 - Talk to me about your goals and how you performed to that goal.
Recruiters / hiring managers are looking to see if you are hitting your goals.
4 - Why are you looking at news job / What is currently motivating you to want to explore new opportunities?
We want to know why are you looking for a new job but be careful, don’t be negative here.
5 - Where are looking to take your career / what are your career goals / Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years?
Just be honest
6 - Money. You need to be prepared to talk about compensation
Be confident and be prepared for this question
7 - What questions do you have for me?
Be sure your questions haven’t already been answered
If you feel you need more preparation, google interview questions, there are hundreds out there!
Check out episode #12 for additional interview tips!
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Feedback is so important, I cannot stress enough how important feedback is.
Here’s a question for you:
Do you ask for feedback often? At work? At home? With friends?
Why or why not?
Take some time to think about that.
Am I asking my boss for feedback?
Am I asking my colleagues for feedback?
Am I asking my spouse at home for feedback?
Am I asking my family for feedback?
Am I asking my friends what their thoughts are?
This is really important.
Specifically as it relates to our career, feedback is a really interesting part of our jobs that most of us only receive once a year.
Often it’s in the form of annual review, performance review or a merit increase conversation.
It is usually a very formal conversation and often it is not very helpful or productive.
All employees care about what their raise is going to be.
Often managers need to just get the reviews done.
I want you to think about how you can get more feedback throughout the year so you can constantly be improving.
If you sit down with your boss and they tell you hey Steph I think you did a really good job in A, B, C categories, I think you could use improvements in D, E and F categories and here are some examples from 3, 6 and 11 months ago.
What?!?! Why wouldn’t we get that feedback right away and on the spot.
Here’s the deal, you need to ask for the feedback.
Ask hey manager how can I improve? What suggestions for you have for me?
You need to be the one who takes charge of the conversation.
THEN you need to be grateful for whatever the response is.
Feedback is a gift.
EVEN if we don’t like the feedback we get.
It tells us how we can improve and what people’s perceptions are of you.
It is a gift.
Even if you disagree, even if you think it’s complete bullshit.
Now you know!
Don’t react in a negative way if you get bad feedback, don’t get defensive, take notes, ask follow up questions.
You want to make the conversation easy so the person will want to share their feedback with you in the future.
Ask questions like:
How can I improve X metric?
What areas can I improve in?
Where do I do well?
What are my strengths?
Don’t forget to share your gratitude for the feedback!!!
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About this episode:
This this episode we cover 8 questions you should be asking yourself to evaluate your career. Get clarity on whether or not your dream career is truly your dream career! Don't get to end of your career and realize you pursued the wrong career for years.
These are the 8 questions you should be asking yourself when it comes to your career.
- What is it?
- What is your dream career?
- Why do you want it?
- When do you want to get there?
- How will this make me feel?
- How will obtaining this job make me feel?
- Is this what you want to feel?
- Where am I at now?
- Where are you at right now from your career standpoint?
- What skills or knowledge do I need to obtain?
- How long will it take to acquire those skills / knowledge?
- Does this financially make sense?
- Can I accomplish in my current job?
- Talk to others in this job
- This is EVERYTHING!
- What do they like about their career?
- Do they have any regrets?
- Why did they pick that career?
- How long did it take them to get there?
- Other life goals
- Does your life goals align with your career goal?
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About this episode:
In this episode I cover 12 book recommendations, 9 that will help you at work and in business, 3 that are Christian / Faith based books.
Business / work related books:
1) Rework by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier
2) Essentialism by Greg McKeown
3) 5 Dysfunctions Of A Team by Patrick Lencioni
4) Extreme Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin
5) How To Win Friends And Influence Others by Dale Carnegie
6) People Over Profit by Dale Partridge
7) Rising Strong by Brene Brown
8) You Are A Badass by Jen Sincero
9) The Big Leap by Hendricks Gay
Faith / Christian books:
1) 2 Chairs by Bob Beaudine
2) Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis
3) The Power Of I Am by Joel Osteen
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About this episode:
In this episode we are going to talk about the 3 main types of recruiting.
1) Corporate recruiting
2) Agency recruiting
3) MLM recruiting
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About this episode:
Ever wonder if you're coming across as confident? Or arrogant? Or both? In this episode we talk about 6 signs you're coming across as arrogant in an interview.
For interview tips, check out episode #12 - Interview Tips
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About this episode:
Ever wonder how technology is changing the way we apply for jobs?
In this episode we answer the question - is the resume dead?
For resume templates and ideas head over to:
pinterest.com
canva.com
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About this episode:
In this episode we are going to talk about the millennial generation. Specifically we will cover general information, what millennials look for when it comes to brands/companies and what millennials are attracted to in the workplace.
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About this episode:
In this episode we go over 10 LinkedIn profile tips
1) Picture
2) Taglines
3) Industry section
4) Summary section
5) Job titles
6) Recommendations
7) Messages
8) Be honest
9) Keywords
10) Open profile and settings
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About this episode:
In this episode we talk about the characteristics of leaders and managers.
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About this episode:
This episode talks about five areas of interview tips: pre interview, prep, interview, post interview and things to avoid.
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Listen to the full episode to see how I handled my work day after saying good bye to my pup.
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In this episode we will cover resume tips, what to include in your resume, what to exclude and much more!
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In this episode we cover 10 signs you might need a new job.
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In this episode we talk about the thick red tape of corporate America and 6 steps you can take to overcome some of the red tape chaos.
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In this episode I share a dating story that turned into career coaching (that did NOT turn into a second date LOL). This story illustrates the importance of aligning both your career and personal goals.
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In this episode we talk about getting bitter or getting better when something bad happens or you get in trouble for something.
We cover what bitter looks like and what getting better looks like.
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In this episode I encourage you to evaluate how you feel on Sunday nights (or the night before you go back to work after your weekend).
Are you excited, eager, motivated and energized? Or are you bummed, depressed, stressed, anxious, overwhelmed and dreading the morning?
Once we figure out how we are feeling I walk through 3 things you can do if you are in the 2nd group of feelings.
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In this episode we go over 13 ways to get through a bad day at work.
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Brief overview of why we are all here and why I decided to make this podcast.
Did you know you deserve a job that brings you joy and happiness? You do!
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An introduction of the the Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive podcast
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