Andrea Kay Career Whisperer: Recent Episodes
Andrea Kay
A ten-minute unscripted broadcast featuring an ordinary worker who needs career help. Get down-to-earth career advice that will get both you and the worker out of your funk and on to your future. Delivered by career guru Andrea Kay, author of “Life’s a Bitch and Then You Change Careers”, syndicated workplace columnist and author of three other best-selling career books.
Listen to what employers are saying workers need to do better to make the leap from student to professional and get hired for the job.
Now that your Web site is up and running here are four more things to do—or not—to protect yourself and honor others.
This determined entrepreneur never wants to go back to a regular job. Hear how he’s making sure that happens.
That’s it--just two words. Learn how to simplify the process of honing down all your experience into a resume that has oomph and shows employers why you’re so special.
It’s not about how many pages it should be or how many versions you need. Learn the one and only thing that matters when you’re marketing yourself.
Here’s how to create the physical armor that protects you even more from naysayers and negative thinking.
Whether you’re selling ideas or trying to get someone to see why you’re the right person for a job, others will try to shoot you down. Learn how to protect your enthusiasm and belief in yourself.
You can’t just sit back and wait for the phone to ring. And even when times are good, it can end suddenly.Here’s how to keep the gigs coming and be ready when opportunity knocks. Another free concert included.
Want to launch a creative career? Learn how to run your career like a successful business from a working musician who’s been making music since he was 14. It’s not just about how great he plays his quatro (a cross between a guitar and a mandolin), it’s how he conducts his career. Free concert included.
Even though Scott knew what he wanted, he worried “how it might look.” Would it be a step backwards? Here’s how he overcame his fears and made sure he was making the right move.
When Scott realized he was feeling like a teacher who should have quit a long time ago, he went on a search for his fourth career. Learn the steps he took to find his next career.
Here are the two steps you go through to help the interviewer see you’re the one they want. And what if they ask about salary?
Here’s what you do.
Patrick gets a call from a company who wants to meet face-to-face. Here are the three things to focus on so you’re ready.
Patrick’s got his story down pat--just about-and here’s how he figures out who to tell it to and why nthey’d care to listen.
Patrick is back with Take 2 of his 3-minute commercial and jazzes it up with real life stories of how he made a difference.
Patrick’s back with the first run through of his 3-minute commercial. See if you’re making the same mistakes he did and how to correct them if you are.
You know you can do the job you’re interviewing for, but how do you get that across to others? Watch Patrick develop his “3-minute commercial” as Andrea shows him the first three things he needs to explain--in plain English.
See if you’re making the same mistakes as Patrick, a professional with loads of great experience. Watch how he answers the question, “Tell me about yourself” and what Andrea points out as the first issue getting in his way.
If you don’t know what your key strengths are you’ll end up doing work that bores you to tears. See how Andrea draws Kathy’s key strengths out of her and takes her to the next step of figuring out her next career.
Discover what “people skills” really means and more as you watch a live coaching session between Andrea and Kathy--who’s got people skills out the butt but doesn’t know what to do with them!
If you think you have to be under 30, have money to spare and time on your hands to make a career change, you’re probably wrong. Take this test to see if you’ve got the one thing you DO need.
Whether you’ve been volunteering your time or you’re trying to convince an employer to create a new job for you, here’s how to see it from their point of view…and have a better shot of getting paid for the work you do. Mar. 07
Been working your butt off and deserve more money? Here’s how others before you have tried and failed and what to do instead. Mar. 07
Description: Yeah, yeah, I know you need a resume. But try showing some of this to get that job you really, really want.
I’m always on the lookout for interesting jobs that fit what you’re looking for: flexibility, fun and meaning. Here’s a very cool job that matters and tips on how you can find it.
Is something or someone at work bugging you so much, you’re at the end of your rope? Here’s your best approach to not losing it.
When you get face time with your boss or company CEO, don’t blow it. Here’s what to ask and what they’d like to hear.
Executives are used to being in control and solving their own problems. Here’s a time when you need to reach out for help.
Is it up to your company’s human resource department or your supervisor to tell you how you can get ahead? Not if you want to get ahead. Here’s what to do instead.
If you’ve ever been in an interview where the subject of salary came up, did you handle it the right way? Here’s what not to do, what to say when, and the only time you should talk about money.
If you rarely get called back for a second interview, it could be big or little things that are getting you nixed from the process. Or it could be this. Here are two things to do instead.
If you want to find a job in another city, here are the four steps to start the process and make it a reality instead of just a wish.
What do you do when something unexpected happens in your job interview? Even when things aren’t going as smoothly as you hoped, here’s a way to turn an unexpected moment to your advantage.
Thinking about starting your own business? You better know this before you get started...and a few more things.
Whether your boss is best buddies with your co-worker has nothing to do with you getting a promotion. Here's what to focus on instead.
Do you make a difference at work? Make sure they know you matter and how much you matter.
Scared to death to make a career change? Worried it won't work out? Learn the first steps to take that will lower your risk and increase your chances of success.