Career Cloud Radio - Job Search Advice & Tactics
350 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 70 ratingsLearn practical tips and tricks for your job hunt. Hosted by Justin Dux. Hear from resume writers, career experts, recruiters and HR experts. If you listen to this podcast you will become a better job seeker. Guaranteed! Topics include resume writing, interviewing, job searching, job sites, hidden job market, personal branding and other career advice.
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How To Connect With Someone in a Job Interview With Ana Marvales
June 29, 2020 14:40 - 32 minutes - 58.7 MB“When we go to talk about tough issues our first goal is to put the other person at ease if we want the conversation to go well” - Ana Marvales Ana Marvales is the author of Creating A Drama Free Workplace, and operates the company thera-rising.com where she teaches companies how to create the namesake of her book though keynotes, seminars, and conflict resolution projects. She has been featured in MSNBC, Forbes, The New York Times, and many other media outlets for her work. In this epi...
Being Prepared To React To Life Changes With Meredith Stoddard
June 22, 2020 16:35“At the end of the day there is no ‘ahead’ and ‘behind’ - everybody’s journey is so unique” - Meredith Stoddard Life Events Experience Lead, Meredith Stoddard, has been with Fidelity Investments for 16 years. The interview focuses on life events (both positive and negative), and how you can equip yourself to handle changes as they arise. One of the most negative life events is being laid off, and Meridith discusses not only how to handle that situation, but how to bounce back from it as ...
Being Prepared To React To Life Changes With Meredith Stoddard
June 22, 2020 16:35“At the end of the day there is no ‘ahead’ and ‘behind’ - everybody’s journey is so unique” - Meredith Stoddard Life Events Experience Lead, Meredith Stoddard, has been with Fidelity Investments for 16 years. The interview focuses on life events (both positive and negative), and how you can equip yourself to handle changes as they arise. One of the most negative life events is being laid off, and Meridith discusses not only how to handle that situation, but how to bounce back from it as ...
Why Working At A Startup May Be The Right Path For You With Steve Kahan
June 15, 2020 14:13 - 30 minutes - 54.7 MB“You’d be surprised at how many leaders you can engage with, directly ” Steve Kahan If you’re looking for a job in the startup world, look no farther than Steven Kahan. Steve is a serial entrepreneur and author who has successfully helped to grow seven startup companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in a total value of more than $3 billion. You can tell he’s passionate about what he does and and if you listen to this interview, his passion and excit...
Job Interviews: What To Prepare For And How To Prepare With Aggie Pulfer (H1)
June 08, 2020 15:17 - 35 minutes - 64.2 MBAggie Pulfer (@YourCoach_ie) is an experienced career, life, and business coach with over 500 coaching hours in both individual and group settings. She holds a Master’s Degree in Personal & Management Coaching which she completed at University College Cork. In addition to coaching she also makes various speaking appearances to touch on everything from personal branding to job seeking techniques and strategies. Justin and Aggie not only give practical advice on how to prepare a job intervi...
Becoming An Effective Leader With Scott Miller
June 01, 2020 15:23 - 40 minutes - 72.6 MBScott Miller is the Executive Vice President of Thought Leadership at FranklinCovey, a consulting and training company that focuses on lasting changes in human behavior. He’s been with the company for 20+ years and in that time he has become a seasoned speaker, podcaster, and author. His podcast, On Leadership With Scott Miller, is the world’s most subscribed to and largely distributed leadership podcast. He’s also a frequent contributor to Inc. Magazine. It is the book 7 Habits of High...
How To Make Your Career Something To Be Proud Of With Carma Baughman
May 26, 2020 19:21 - 30 minutes - 53.8 MBCarma Baughman is a business, career, and life coach that helps ambitious people move forward. She’s led numerous workshops and seminars to help individuals do just that. A seasoned podcast guest in her own right, Carma was nice enough to spend some time with Justin, diving into her process. Carma’s interview is jam packed with advice for people who might feel a professional void in their life. She goes into detail about how she analyzes people at different stages in their careers and hel...
Job Seeking Advice, Examples, and Intelligence With Ronan Kennedy
May 18, 2020 19:47 - 1 hour - 143 MB“Your doubts and hesitations will affect your execution” - Ronan Kennedy (@KennedyRonan) Ireland based Ronan Kennedy is a career coach who has worked with thousands of professionals at just about every level - from interns to CEOs, and everywhere in between. Because of this, Ronan has been able to develop a unique set of skills to help just about anyone get results from their job search. In this episode, Justin and Ronan discuss the career path that Ronan took, and as we learn, it was a...
What The Pandemic Means For Freelancers With Bryan Miller and Mo Perry
May 13, 2020 17:23 - 38 minutes - 68.3 MB“It feels like stagnation, like our forward progress has been arrested, and the path we were on has been erased” - Mo Perry (@MoMoPerry) on the pandemic Our host, Justin Dux, was able to roundup Minneapolis based Mo Perry and Bryan Miller to discuss how the pandemic is affecting our lives and careers. Mo is a freelance writer and actress who, with her husband, founded Logosphere Storysmiths, a boutique writing and editing agency. Bryan (@realbryanmiller), is a comedian and writer. He has d...
Why Looking At Your Past Can Help Navigate Your Future With Laura Garnett
May 11, 2020 12:32 - 37 minutes - 64.5 MBLaura Garnett, of Garnett Consulting, and author of The Genius Habit, started off in the corporate world, working at companies like Capital One, Google, and IAC, before transitioning into corporate consulting and writing. She has given a Ted Talk, and been featured in popular media outlets like Time, Inc, and Forbes. In this interview, Justin and Laura get into the nitty gritty of something that Laura calls “The Zone of Genius,” which she discusses in her book. Together, they dive into t...
What The Workplace Will Look Like After COVID - 19 With Kelly Hensler
May 05, 2020 14:26 - 38 minutes - 63.7 MBKelly Hensler is a design leader and workplace strategist at the global architecture firm BWBR in Madison, WI. She is an NCARB certified and registered architect, and holds a masters of architecture degree for University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign. She was recently appointed as an honorary fellow at the center for design and interior culture for her innovation and dedication to the future leaders at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she also received her bachelor degree in int...
Nissar Ahamed On What It Means To Have A Non Linear Career
April 21, 2020 13:42 - 1 hour - 121 MB“In order to get any job it’s experience and education, but one thing people miss is the initiative you can take”- Nissar Ahamed Nissar Ahamed owns and operates a website called careermetis.com, a site that aims “to be the primary destination for job-seekers and freelancers to find useful advice, insights, resources and inspiration for starting & growing their professional and freelance careers.” In this episode Nissar and Justin touch on just about everything someone going through a jo...
Nassir Ahamed On What It Means To Have A Non Linear Career
April 21, 2020 13:42 - 1 hour - 121 MB“In order to get any job it’s experience and education, but one thing people miss is the initiative you can take”- Nassir Ahamed Nassir Ahamed owns and operates a website called careermetis.com, a site that aims “to be the primary destination for job-seekers and freelancers to find useful advice, insights, resources and inspiration for starting & growing their professional and freelance careers.” In this episode Nassir and Justin touch on just about everything someone going through a jo...
How Getting A Laugh Could Increase Your Sales With Jon Selig
April 13, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 23.4 MBAfter getting his start in technology sales, Jon Selig thought he’d give stand up comedy a try. What evolved was a teacher/comedian who now trains salespeople how to get a laugh and be memorable on their sales calls. His advice is relevant to professional networking. In this interview, we learn that jokes do indeed have formulas, and really, anyone can be funny if they know how to dissect the material. The little-known secret of comedy is that once you find a great joke you can use it over a...
Informational Interviews in professional networking
August 20, 2019 11:00 - 58 minutes - 57.5 MB"I say this respectfully, never forget this one thing" I wanted to title the episode with that quote when I heard it. It was direct and clear. We're missing the point on Informational Interviews and it is costing you career to avoid learning this life lesson. If you don't have time to listen to the whole episode, here's the summary, "Do more informational interviews." They make job hunting so much easier but people don't do them because their hard to schedule or don't know who to ask, and the...
Shapr is a personalized, mindful way of networking.
May 06, 2019 12:15 - 36 minutes - 67.6 MBShapr believes that meeting new people is the best way to find inspiration & new opportunities. So they set out to make professional networking simple, efficient and enjoyable for everyone. In this episode, I interview Mandy Menaker from Shapr. She explains how this app is getting many people as possible into the habit of meeting one new person every week. Networking is a common topic on our show because it is an important part of the job search. This is one of the few tools I recommend to as...
Beeya Part 2 From intern to COO Kelsey Mackin
March 31, 2019 20:00 - 23 minutes - 43.9 MBWe'd all like to short cut our careers. Advance faster than seems humanly possible. But how do we get those opportunities? In this part 2 episode, we talk with Kelsey who quickly took on more responsibility with Beeya until earning the coveted title of Cheif Operating Officer. If you have not heard it already, go back and listen to Beeya Founder in part 1. Otherwise, enjoy this followup interview with Kesley to learn how she was open to networking while in school. Her professor was right, "Th...
Beeya.com Founder Ladan Davia
March 10, 2019 16:30 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBGuest Ladan Davia founded an online recruitment company. She shares some hard-earned wisdom for Job Seekers. Setting out to start a company is hard enough but Ladan also strives to change the recruiting industry. Edited by Cameron Barret Stewart, Produced by Omar Elkoton, Host Justin Dux. Recorded in 2018.
12 Gutsy Girl Badass Boss Kate White
January 31, 2019 01:30 - 54 minutes - 46.9 MBUnemployment is at a 10 year low, It's time to bring up salary negotiations. In this episode, Kate White gives us the tips she learned from her career becoming a powerful female executive. She offers advice about how to approach your boss, or a hiring manager, with a higher salary request. Whatever you get out of this episode, whether you're a woman or a man, just take away that you have to ask. If you didn't ask for a raise in 2018, you're definitely not alone; it is not too late to ask in 2...
11 Augmented Writing from Textio
November 26, 2018 11:30 - 35 minutes - 30.9 MBAllie hall is a linguist and data scientist for Textio. Employers use this tool to write better job descriptions and emails to candidates. You may have seen one of their client's postings or replied to one of their emails already! In this episode, we discuss how her findings from the employer perspective can be used by us job seekers to find the best postings possible. Host Justin Dux, Producer Omar Elkoton, Edited by Charles Dike
10 Scott Anthony Barlow: Design Career Experiments
October 04, 2018 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MBGuest, Scott Anthony Barlow from Happen to Your Career podcast shares what his team calls designing career experiments. These low risk tests help you try-out a new skill. Get the sense of a completely different role. Or even just form new relationships without the performance pressure that your actual job demands. Listen to this episode to get inspired with creative ways to find a path that fits you without quitting your day job. Host; Justin Dux. Producer; Omar Elkoton
09 Scott Anthony Barlow: Never Settle
September 22, 2018 05:15 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBGuest, Scott Anthony Barlow from Happen to Your Career podcast shares his philosophy to prevent clients from settling on their next role. Of course, figuring out what you want is still the first step but Scott brings a unique clarification to the discussion by explaining that part of relieving stress and getting more of what you want is being okay with the roles you start to ignore because they are just not good enough. Host; Justin Dux. Producer; Omar Elkoton
08 Alison Cardy-How to Cast the Clarity Spell
June 29, 2018 04:00 - 52 minutes - 51.8 MBSorry, no magic in this episode, instead a highly structured thinker with a love for optimization determined the most effective, quickest path to career clarity through her work with hundreds of professionals. Host Justin Dux asks guest Alison Cardy to share her journey, insights, and offer advice for the modern job seeker to find their best career. Favorite moment: "I have a lot of smart people try to think themselves in circles. Hoping that if they think about it long enough the answer will...
Hatem Hanoun: The 'No Experience' Abyss
April 23, 2018 14:00 - 51 minutes - 103 MBHatem Hanoun works for Bayt.com the #1 job site in Dubai and surrounding region. He shares with us his advice for the job hunt. Since that region is facing 20-30% unemployment for young people we focus on strategies for gaining experience that you can leverage in your job interviews. It may be an unpaid, volunteer, experience but if it gives you relevant experience to talk about in an interview then it may be worth it. For Some in the middle-east, volunteering might be the only way to gain va...
Purposeful Clashing: Resolve Dissonance in Job Interviews
January 12, 2018 12:00 - 42 minutes - 77.2 MBIn the first episode of 2018, Guest Evangelia LeClaire and, Host, Justin Dux explore the concept of Dissonance. Holding two thoughts that seem contradictory can be fine in everyday life but disastrous in a job interview. Evangelia is a Career Coach with experience helping clients rock their career and Justin brings in some audio help from a couple musicians to help demonstrate how dissonance sounds. The reason Dissonance is used in music is the same reason we need to address it in our careers...
Machines Reading Resumes: James Hu explains Jobscan.co
September 30, 2017 04:46 - 28 minutes - 47.7 MBMachines reading resumes sounds like the beginning of a science fiction thriller but most of us job seekers know the truth. Applicant tracking systems (ATS) are a reality we all need to master in order to get resumes seen. James Hu founded JobScan.co , a web service that reads your resume as an ATS would so that it can provide you feedback about what a machine sees when it compares your resume to a job posting.
Lori Williams: Get Personal Less, Be Professional More
August 31, 2017 13:00 - 30 minutes - 54.8 MBLori Williams has dual insights with a unique perspective as a recruiter and career coach. As a Recruiter, she has interviewed thousands of candidates looking to become college Nannies or Tutors. As a Career Coach, she has enhanced hundreds of resumes and is becoming a sought out resource with her company Unstoppable Communications. No matter what your industry, you can find multiple tips in this 30-minute episode hosted by Justin Dux and guest Lori Williams. We started with the goal to discu...
Piloting a Career Pivot like a Pro: Marc Miller
July 29, 2017 15:00 - 34 minutes - 63 MBNavigate a career change smoothly with realistic expectations and wisdom from someone who has changed careers several times. Marc Miller, Founder of CareerPivot.com, shares his insights into planning a career transition. Marc's clients successfully pivot their careers into something completely different. Aside from coaching, Marc has also been a guest writer on Mashable, Next Avenue, Forbes, and LifeHacker. Host Justin Dux.
The Narrative Approach to Branding: With Lee Schneider
June 11, 2017 18:10 - 25 minutes - 44.9 MBLee Schneider founded a branding agency and enjoys upgrading a job seeker's personal brand. Within each step of your career it is important to create discoverable media that influences your branding narrative. If you don't, then potential employers will fill in the narrative gaps on their own. If you do, then you'll want to hear how Lee describes the make up, or DNA, of a strong personal brand. Hosted by Justin Dux.
The Golden Resume
May 26, 2017 12:00 - 18 minutes - 37.3 MBIn this first episode since Chris's farewell, The author of The Golden Resume, Brian Robben, offers his tips for a winning resume. The interview continues from there covering interview advice and eventually landing on a theme to "sit in silence" for a moment to be more strategic in your search. Save your most calculated tactics for the positions that fit you the best. CareerCloud Radio welcomes a new host for this episode Justin Dux.
My Farewell Podcast
April 30, 2017 21:45 - 3 minutes - 2.88 MBChris Russell announces he is leaving CareerCloud. A new owner is taking over. Hear his goodbye and what's in store for the site and this show.
Why losing your job is the best thing that can happen to you
April 17, 2017 15:10 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBMy guest today is author and career coach Stephanie Brown. Her new book is called Fired: why losing your job is the best thing that can happen to you. Stephanie held senior roles at Nike before leaving to take a chance on a job at a smaller company, who subsequently fired her. Knowing that amazing jobs at companies like Nike are not advertised on the internet,she spent seven months hustling and sniffing out the best jobs in the city with her own unique networking strategy! She approached me a...
How to Become the Boss That Nobody Will Leave
March 18, 2017 13:55 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBScott Love shows managers how to be the boss nobody will leave. With over 20 years of empirical research, he gives managers tactical ideas to lead in a way that increases employee retention, reduces turnover, and attracts high achievers. He is a successful entrepreneur, professional keynote speaker, the author of Why They Follow, and is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. “If you lead, they will stay…” on your website...great quote...reminds that people oft...
Make Sure Your Resume Passes its Screen Test
February 19, 2017 14:10 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBWelcome to another career podcast my name is Chris Russell, founder of CareerCloud.com. The site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for today's jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. Viriginia Franco is one of approx. 60 Executive Resume writers certified by the National Resume Writers Association as a National Certified Resume Writer) and hold a Ce...
Why job seekers need their own selling points
January 28, 2017 18:17 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBThea Kelley has more than 20 years' experience in coaching, career services, writing and editing, and holds several relevant certifications including Certified Employment Interview Consultant. She provides coaching on all aspects of job search, from resumes to interviewing, serving everyone from senior executives to recent graduates, nationwide. She is the author of a new book Get that job the quick and complete guide to a winning interview Tell me your favorite job interview story where a ca...
How to Overcome Being Overqualified
January 16, 2017 13:54 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBCareerCloud.com is the site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for todayâs jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. With me today is Lisa Rangel, Lisa is is the Managing Director of Chameleon Resumes, As a recruitment professional for over 13 years, she has held management and recruiter roles for international recruitment conglomerates and private s...
2017 Job Search Roundtable Discussion
January 02, 2017 15:04 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBWelcome to another career podcast my name is Chris Russell, founder of CareerCloud.com. The site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for todayâs jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. Well ...Itâs time for another end of year job search roundtable where we discuss news and topics with some of our favorite career coach friends. Welcome back to the...
Welcome to the 2017 Job Hunt
January 01, 2017 16:42 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MBI wanted to start off the new year with a quick update on what is happening on CareerCloud and what you can expect in the new year. But first it is the start of the job hunting season, time to dust off that resume and hit the job search button...as I speak, recruiters are busily getting ready to post lots of new jobs this month and open up the resume floodgates. January is the like the christmas season for online job search. The job market will tighten even further this year which means candi...
Sound Interview Advice
December 11, 2016 21:58 - 17 minutes - 8.21 MBAmie Thompson is the founder and lead coach at of Sound Interview Professionals. Which she started after receiving lots of requests for help with resumes, holding practice interview sessions, and career coaching. Amie has more than 11 years of Human Resources experience and a Masters from Penn State University. She holds both the PHR and SHRM-CP certifications. Topics include; Where are you located? Tell me first, of your last few clients how are they landing jobsâ¦did they see it first on a...
Jason Nazar from Comparably Talks Culture & Salaries
December 03, 2016 17:02 - 27 minutes - 12.4 MBJason Nazar is one of the most active tech entrepreneurs and investors in southern California, and is a popular contributor for Wall Street Journal, Forbes, INC, Fortune, and Business Insider. Currently he is co-founder/CEO of Comparably.com, an online platform that monitors the job industry and makes workplace compensation and culture dramatically more transparent. Prior to Comparably, he founded Docstoc -- the largest small business content site with over 50 million members -- before he sol...
Hiring process and job search frustrations
November 06, 2016 21:41 - 17 minutes - 8.07 MBI recently attend the HR Summit in Bucks County, Pennsylvannia. One of the activities during the day was breaking up into groups to discuss how employers can improve the job search process. Listen in as we have a frank discussion about the job search.
How To Market Yourself When You're Unemployed
October 31, 2016 20:05 - 20 minutes - 9.16 MBToday I’ll be speaking with Janna Kefalas….Janna is a Certified Professional Career Coach and former recruiter who helps frustrated job seekers find a job they love. She works one-on-one with clients, providing them job search and networking strategies that tap the hidden job market. Aside from career coaching, she has a background in recruiting and HR in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. -Tell me first, of your last few clients how are they landing jobs…? -What are the most common ...
The Motivated Networker with Brian Howard
October 16, 2016 15:25 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBBrian Howard is a Certified Career Management Coach, a Certified Job Search Strategist, a Certified Professional Resume Writer, and an actively practicing executive recruiter. He has helped thousands of job seekers over his 24 year recruiting career. It is from this experience and knowledge that he wrote The Motivated Networker. He’ joins me on the phone now from Kansas City MO Of your last few 2 clients who landed jobs...how did they get them? (tell us the story of how they found the job & g...
Recruiters Have Resume Bias
September 25, 2016 14:54 - 18 minutes - 8.64 MBRecruiter Pete Radloff joins to talk about mistakes that he looks for on resumes that will kill your chances of getting an interview. This is a MUST listen! Bio: Pete Radloff has 15 years of recruiting experience in both agency and corporate environments, and is the Principal Technical Recruiter at comScore, as well as a Lead Consultant for exaqueo. Pete’s experience stretches across several areas of talent acquisition, including recruitment and sourcing, social media, employment branding, re...
How to prepare yourself for the job market
September 18, 2016 18:17 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBJeff Kavanaugh is a Managing Partner and also leads campus recruiting efforts at Infosys (one of the worldâs largest IT consulting firms with over $9bn a year in revenue) and is also an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas. He's a part-time farmer, history buff, and tennis fanatic. But his real passion is consulting. Weâre going to talk about how todayâs college grads can better prepare themselves for entering the job market. - You meet with hundreds of new grads each year...Wha...
Personal Branding Tips with Robert Moment
September 12, 2016 22:12 - 19 minutes - 8.79 MBRobert Moment. Robert is an interview coach and author. He specializes in job interview coaching ideas, tips and strategies that help ambitious people get hired for jobs and make more money. He is the author of several books including InterviewTips and soon to be published, How to Answer Interview Questions… Listeners should stay tuned to the end of this podcast for details on how to get a free copy of Roberts new book. We’ll be giving away a few copies. 1. Lets start by Defining Personal Bra...
Recruiter's Guide to Getting the Job
September 06, 2016 12:29 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBBen White has seven years’ experience in talent acquisition. In that time he has worked as a headhunter and a corporate recruiter for two fortune 500 companies. He also runs the website www.gettingthejobhq.com , a blog devoted to all things talent. He has published a book available on amazon called Getting the Job, A recruiter’s guide to getting the job. Topics of this show; What’s on your mind lately from a job seeker standpoint? Online presence---where do you look? How do you search What sh...
How to Job Search While at Work
August 13, 2016 19:17 - 21 minutes - 9.99 MBMy guest today is Rachel Bitte….Rachel has been been rethinking the HR industry for ~20 years and is currently Chief People Officer at Jobvite, a recruiting platform firm powering companies such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Starbucks, SpaceX and many more. Topics include: -How common is it for people to look for a new job at work? What are the telltale signs that an employee is looking for a different job? How can you avoid attracting suspicion? -What kind of job hunting activities (research, resu...
Addressing Cultural Fit During Your Interview
August 01, 2016 15:55 - 20 minutes - 9.18 MBIncreasingly, candidates need to have great storytelling skills to be the one to land the job. In the latest episode of CareerCloud radio we'll chat with Marty Parker….Marty is the author of "Culture Connection: How Developing a Winning Culture Will Give Your Organization a Competitive Advantage." He is also the CEO of Waterstone Human Capital, a retained executive search firm in Toronto Canada and he writes a career column for the Globe and Mail. We'll discuss the following topics/questions:...
The World's Most Attractive Employers
July 08, 2016 15:15 - 23 minutes - 10.6 MBEACH YEAR, UNIVERSUM SURVEYS OVER ONE MILLION CAREER SEEKERS FROM 57 COUNTRIES, ASKING WHICH EMPLOYERS THEY HOLD IN HIGHEST REGARD. The rankings not only chart the fortunes of individual companies’ talent-attraction efforts, but also document industry-level pressures and students’ shifting ideas about what defines an ideal employer. Dustin Clinard, Managing Director, Americas at Universum Global joins the podcats to talk about the 2016 survey that was just released. We'll talk about wjat make...