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Careers by Jenn Podcast: Get the Job, Love Your Work, Advance Your Career

304 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 55 ratings

My name is Jenn Swanson and this is my NEWLY re-branded show called Careers by Jenn (formerly The Communication Diva Podcast.)

I started podcasting as a hobby in 2012 on the broad topic of communication. At the time, I was teaching Human Relation Skills to college students in the healthcare field, and realized that what used to be "common sense" is not really all that common anymore, because communication skills are not intentionally taught much anymore. I didn't have enough class time to cover very much in depth, and so decided I needed a platform on which to expand what I wanted to share with people. So, Communication Diva was born.

My early episodes are quite general, and then once I got to Episode 100 and beyond, I began to focus mainly on career, workplace, job search and self-improvement topics that help you to succeed in the workplace (and in life!) through great and more effective communication.

Then, right after (and before and around) episode 150, I re-branded the name and that is why you will see Careers by Jenn title and artwork from 151 onward!

It's been a journey and a progression.

This show is sometimes just me, waxing eloquent...(haha!) and more often, I interview fascinating guests from all around the globe who offer tips and actionable ways you can get the job, love your work and advance your career. Sometimes we focus on self-growth and personal improvement, and other times we give you step-by-step advice to get something particular done. In any case, thanks for reading this very long description! I hope you find something that resonates here and invite you to join the conversation. (Come join our private Facebook group too, it's called The Careers by Jenn Community.)

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Episodes

253 CBJ: The Top 5 Challenges People Face When Considering a Career Move with Michael Alan Tate

April 09, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MB

A career move is a tough thing to contemplate at any time, but how is it even more so now during this global Covid-19 pandemic? Join executive consultant and career coach Michael Alan Tate as he shares his strategy for making your career move plan successful at any time.

252 CBJ: Tools to Help Sleep and Find Calm During Covid-19 with Ariel Garten

March 26, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MB

Has the Covid-19 pandemic got you stressed out? Are you sleeping? Have you felt more anxious than usual? Are you struggling with working from home? Neuroscientist and founder of Muse, the Brain-Sensing Headband, Ariel Garten, joins Jenn in this tip-filled and practical episode meant to help you cope during this global crisis.

251 CBJ: You Already Have the Solution, You Just Don't Know it Yet with Lukas Xu

March 19, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 35.1 MB

University professor and business coach Lukas Xu offers some ways to dig down within yourself (with the help of a friend or coach) to find your own answers to inner questions. 

250 CBJ- 5 Scientific Secrets of Career Success with Kim Fulcher

March 12, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 45.8 MB

Join Jenn and guest Kim Fulcher for this lively conversation about what makes up a successful career. Jam-packed with practical advice, this is one episode you'll need to take notes for! Kim shares her years of wisdom and coaching expertise and truly delivers.

249 CBJ: Is AI Coming for Your Job? with Denise Liebetrau

March 05, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 31 MB

How is artificial intelligence affecting your job? If it isn't yet, how will it? Guest Denise Liebetrau, HR Consultant and Career and Salaray Negotiation Coach, shares her wisdom on how to be ready in this podcast episode.

248 CBJ: How Transparency Can Revolutionize Your Career with Paul Pagnato

February 27, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.3 MB

Paul Pagnato is the CEO and Founder of PagnatoKarp, and the author of Transparency Wave: Exponential Changes That Will Transform Our World. Join Jenn and Paul as he offers his perspective on how transparency will change the world.

247 CBJ: From Stuck to Unstoppable with Tracy Timm

February 20, 2020 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MB

Ever been stuck and miserable in your career? What can you do about it? Guest Tracy Timm, Career Clarity Strategist and Human Capital Advisor, can help as she shares her advice and experience on how to get unstuck and get on with it!

246 CBJ: What is an Authentic Career? with John Voris

February 06, 2020 09:00 - 39 minutes - 37.3 MB

How do you have an authentic career without having an authentic life? And what does that mean, anyway? Join guest philosopher, author, psychological researcher and speaker John Voris as we talk about how to have an authentic everything!

245 CBJ: Making Purposeful Career and Life Choices with Humour! with guest Michael Voss

January 30, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.3 MB

How can humour help with your career choice? How life choices can make your career more fun? Join guest author and communication strategist,  Michael Voss and I in this fun conversation.

244 CBJ: Ignite Your Career Working at a Tech Startup with guest Steve Kahan

January 23, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 34.5 MB

What is a tech startup? And why is it so attractive a career? Guest Steve Kahan talks about why this might be a great option for you.

243 CBJ: The Value of Your Past Experience with Mike C-Roc Ciorrocco

January 16, 2020 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.9 MB

What's your story? Mike C-Roc shares his experience as a hiring manager to inspire you as a job seeker to open up and tell your story in order to use your past experience (good or not) to your career advantage.

242 CBJ: Overcoming Working Mom Guilt with guest Toni Patterson

January 09, 2020 09:00 - 37 minutes - 35.7 MB

Are you a working parent? Do you struggle with guilt when you have to choose between parenting and career activities? Guest Toni Patterson can help. Lawyer, career mentor and coach, Toni has lots of advice on how to balance both.

241 CBJ- How to Start a Career in Sustainability with guest Katie Secrist

December 19, 2019 09:00 - 33 minutes - 31.2 MB

Guest Katie Secrist is the Director of Strategic Partnerships at Sustainable Business Consulting. Katie offers great insight and tips to those wanting to get into this growing industry.

240 CBJ: Find a Mentor and Kickstart Your Career with guest Bill Bice

December 12, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes - 24 MB

The Founder and CEO of the marketing company Boomtime, Bill Bice shares his experience of how mentorship was key to his career advancement and success.

239 CBJ: Hacking Happiness with guest Sean Webb

December 05, 2019 09:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MB

How can you take control of your mind, and your happiness, to improve your career and your life? Find out as guest Sean Webb, author of Mind Hacking Happiness, shares his wisdom and the science of how to hack you mind.

238 CBJ: Should You Become an Independent Consultant? Pros and Cons with guest Sidar Ok

November 28, 2019 09:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Working for yourself is a big leap. Should you do it? Find out some of the real pros and cons to becoming an independent consultant with tech consultant and coach, Sidar Ok.

237 CBJ: Is Shyness Holding You Back?

November 14, 2019 09:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MB

Are you really shy? Is your shyness having an impact on your career? In this show I talk about what shyness can cost as far as your career goes, and offer some practical ways you can work at improving your shyness.

236 CJB: Speak Up! How to Build Resilience, Courage and Confidence at Work with guest Jennifer Brown

November 07, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Diversity and Inclusion expert Jennifer Brown joins Jenn in this conversation about how to use your own voice (or give voice to others who need to speak up) in workplaces where doing so is a challenge.

236 CBJ: Speak Up! How to Build Resilience, Courage and Confidence at Work with guest Jennifer Brown

November 07, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MB

Diversity and Inclusion expert Jennifer Brown joins Jenn in this conversation about how to use your own voice (or give voice to others who need to speak up) in workplaces where doing so is a challenge.

235 CBJ: What's Right and Wrong at Work with guest Leah Archibald

October 31, 2019 14:32 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MB

How do you make ethical decisions at work? How can you decide what's right and wrong? Guest Leah Archibald is a writer for the non-profit Theology of Work Project, and she offers her thoughts from a Christian perspective. Join us for this inspiring conversation.

234 CBJ: How to Be an Unqualified Success at Work with guest Rachel Stewart

October 10, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 29.2 MB

What if you aren't qualified? Could you still do it? In some cases, absolutely! Find out how with guest and author Rachel Stewart, as she tells us her unqualified story.

233 CBJ: The Influence of Bias and Perception in Leadership with guests Valerio Pascotto and Amit Raikar

October 03, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

How much does bias and perception influence your leadership? What can you do to be a more balanced and equitable leader? Guests Dr. Valerio Pascotto and Amit Raikar share their insights into this fascinating topic. Listeners also get a bonus! igeos.net/careersbyjenn

232 CBJ: How to Prioritize and Manage Emotions for More Energy with guest Rajshree Patel

September 26, 2019 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MB

Join Jenn and guest Rajshree Patel, Vedic meditation teacher and coach, author and speaker, as they discuss how to use breath and meditation techniques to increase your energy and to manage your emotional responses, making you more effective in the workplace.

231 CBJ: Meditation: Your Key to Career Success with guest Ariel Garten

September 19, 2019 08:00 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MB

What is the one thing you can do in just a few minutes a day that doesn't cost anything and will make a massive difference to your success in both your career and your life? Find out with guest neuroscientist Ariel Garten.

230 CBJ: On Being Enough with guest Michele Molitor

September 12, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.5 MB

Author, speaker and therapist Michele Molitor offers practical ways to help you "feel enough" in your career and in your life, in this value-packed podcast conversation.

229 CBJ: How Your Life Stories Impact Your Career

September 05, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Jenn talks with NYT Best-selling author Flip Flippen about how your first two life stories impact your career, and how you have the potential to write a third story. Join us in this inspiring conversation.

228 CBJ: Your Work Matters

August 15, 2019 08:00 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

It's difficult to enjoy or have much enthusiasm for your work if you don't believe it matters...but I would like to argue that no matter what work you do, it does matter. At least to someone. Let's look at four aspects of why and how your work matters (or can) in this podcast episode.

227 CBJ: Your MidSummer Career Checkup

August 01, 2019 08:00 - 18 minutes - 17.5 MB

Why leave a career checkup to the middle of winter, when you can do it now? And wait...what is a career checkup anyway? Find out in this episode as Jenn outlines 5 steps to doing a thorough review of your own career...and taking charge of your own success.

226 CBJ: How to Model Work-Life Balance with Scott Miller

July 18, 2019 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.7 MB

Leadership exec, author and podcast/radio host Scott Miller joins me to talk about how leaders can model and promote a healthy work-life balance for those they lead.

225 CBJ: How to Manage a Relationship with a Colleague You Don't Agree With

July 11, 2019 08:00 - 41 minutes - 39.3 MB

Today's show features guest Celeste Headlee - journalist, author and TedX speaker - who talks about how to manage working with someone you don't agree with and maybe don't even like. Celeste offers practical tips and advice that the listener can use immediately to help communicate more effectively in the workplace.

224 CBJ: How to Tell if Your Job Interview Went Well

July 04, 2019 17:33 - 20 minutes - 19.8 MB

You leave the interview...and you have no idea how it went...or do you? Here are 9 ways that indicate it was a good interview, no matter what happens in the end. Being able to recognize these 9 signs can help you to learn and to improve in your job search process.

223 CBJ: Breaking Down Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace

June 20, 2019 08:00 - 35 minutes - 33.4 MB

Join me and my accomplished guests as we discuss gender stereotypes in the workplace and how to break them down in effective ways. Andie Kramer and Al Harris share their wisdom in this career-focused episode.

222 CBJ: Why Effective Communication is an Ongoing Practice

June 06, 2019 08:00 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MB

Effective communication is not a box you can tick and be done with. Find out why not and how to develop your communication skills today, to help you with your job search, your career, and your life.

221 CBJ: How to Get Promoted with guest Robert Moment

May 30, 2019 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MB

Are you feeling that it's time for you to be promoted? Are you bored or need more income or want new experiences...but have no idea how to begin the process of asking? Join us as guest expert Robert Moment helps to get you started.

220 CBJ: How to Navigate the Transition from College to Work with Guest Katy Oliveira

May 16, 2019 08:00 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MB

In this episode, guest Katy Oliveira, Academic Advisor and Host of the Podcast "Collegehood Advice", shares practical tips on how to make the transition from college life to work life.

219 CBJ: Redefining Success

May 02, 2019 08:00 - 16 minutes - 15.9 MB

How we define success can say a lot about how we live, and the traditional definition may not be helpful anymore in this increasingly-pressure filled world. In this episode, I explore how to think differently about what success means to you, and how that might help to actually achieve it more easily.

218 CBJ: Getting Unstuck: How to Awaken Your Creativity

April 18, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 19.2 MB

Feeling stuck? Need to be creative at work and can't because there doesn't seem to be anything flowing? Here are some solid ways to get unstuck and to awaken your inner creativity so that you can succeed at work.

217 CBJ: How to Make Your Next Presentation Memorable

April 04, 2019 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB

Do you have a work presentation to make? Does this terrify or stress you out? Here are five key strategies to help your presentation be one they will remember.

216 CBJ: How Not to Take the Job if it Isn't Quite Right

March 21, 2019 08:00 - 20 minutes - 19.9 MB

Do you have that funny feeling that this job you are interviewing for isn't quite right? Can't put your finger on why? Have there been red flags you haven't been paying attention to? Here are 8 signs or red flags warning that you might want to NOT take the job when it's offered.

215 CBJ: Why Slowing Down Will Make You More Successful

March 14, 2019 08:00 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MB

It's odd but true. Slowing down will make you more successful, faster! Find out how and why this is so in this short yet packed episode.

214 CBJ: Why Effective Listening is a "Must-Have" Career Skill

March 07, 2019 09:00 - 23 minutes - 22.6 MB

Of all the skills on your resume, this one might have the most benefit as far as your success goes. Find out what some of the main benefits are to developing the skill of active, effective listening, by listening to this episode!

213 CBJ: New Habits to Adopt for Success in 2019

February 28, 2019 09:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MB

We are WELL into 2019 now, but how are your plans coming for what will happen this year? In your career? In your job? In your life? Here are 9 habits to adopt to help you succeed in what is left of 2019, which is a lot.

212 CBJ: How to Get Motivated and DO Something (when you just don't want to)

February 21, 2019 09:00 - 18 minutes - 18.3 MB

Are you a procrastinator? Is it hard to get motivated and do that Thing...whatever it is....that you have been putting off and that is hanging over your head? Here are 7 tips to help you get it done.

211 CBJ: The Magic of Mentorship

January 24, 2019 09:00 - 25 minutes - 24.3 MB

Why having a mentor can help you succeed faster in your career, whether you are in a new job or new role. Find out how to find one and how to be a mentor too.

210 CBJ: 10 Ways to Stay Healthy at a Desk Job

January 17, 2019 09:00 - 22 minutes - 21.6 MB

Do you sit all day at work? Did you know that sitting is the new smoking? Find out how to stay healthy even if you have to sit a lot in your job in this podcast episode.

209 CBJ: How to Negotiate a Job

January 10, 2019 09:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

Guest author and career coach Cindy Etsell offers some concrete advice in this episode on how to negotiate a job. Most of us don't, so find out why it's so important to do so and how to go about it.

208 CBJ: How Gratitude Can Change Your Life: An Encore Presentation

December 27, 2018 09:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

Originally recorded in 2012, this popular episode encourages reflection on what you are thankful for, and talks about how gratitude can change your life in numerous ways.

207 CBJ: 25 Year-End Reflection Questions to Help You Review 2018

December 21, 2018 00:26 - 18 minutes - 18.1 MB

How was your 2018? Use some or all of these 25 questions to prompt a personal year-end self-reflection and to help you make plans for a successful and happy 2019.

206 CBJ: How to Write a Great Cover Letter

December 13, 2018 09:00 - 26 minutes - 25.2 MB

Is a cover letter even a thing these days? Find out what it's for and why you should have a great one in this step-by-step how-to episode.

205 CBJ: Does Holiday Small Talk Terrify You? Try These 11 Compelling Conversation Starters

December 06, 2018 19:13 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

Small talk and holiday socializing can send the best of us running for home. Here's how to start compelling conversations easily, and avoid the awkward beginnings this holiday season.

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