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Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

199 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★★ - 75 ratings

Career coach and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita shares insights on leading a rewarding career and fulfilled life.

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How AI Will Impact the 2024 Job Market

April 19, 2024 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.45 MB

Enjoy this podcast on How AI Will Affect the 2024 Job Market. Run time = 10:18. It’s intense. And awesome. While I claim I cannot predict the future, I do have this incredible knack for seeing around corners. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational vid...

You Don't Need Talent to Master Skills (Plus 3 Shocking Secrets About)

April 16, 2024 10:15 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MB

I want to thank you for reading this line. I know if you just did, you must have some level of faith in me as your coach. Or, at a minimum, think I have something to offer to help you improve your career. So, again, thank for that and your attention in general. Today, I want to share some powerful perspectives with you. I genuinely believe, if you want to live a successful life, it requires no skills and no talents, but it does require some other ingredients. Join me to learn wha...

The Insider's Guide to Startup Equity in Job Offer Negotiations

April 09, 2024 10:15 - 6 minutes - 5.19 MB

I get this one a lot. "Coach, I’m getting stock [or RSUs, ISOs, PIUs, Phantom, etc. etc.] as part of my compensation package.  How do I value this? How do I gauge what the right amount is?" FYI…that’s Restricted Stock Units, Incentive Stock Options, Profit Interest Units, Phantom Stock (yes, it’s a thing) and several other variations of stock-ish type compensation. Well, like just about everything everybody ever asks me, this comes down to a number of considerations and what’s importan...

Turn "You're Overqualified" into "You're Hired!"

April 02, 2024 10:15 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MB

Today, I’m running through the “You’re overqualified,” scenario which, unfortunately, all-too-many job seekers hear. I mean, if they think this, why are they even talking to you? It’s a veiled concern about your fit or salary or whatever. We all know it. But, does that mean we need to throw in the towel? You know I’m all about the art of the possible… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: ...

10 Proven Career Boosters for Succeeding in 2024

March 26, 2024 10:15 - 52 minutes - 42.2 MB

Coming at you today with a full-on lesson on career-building moves. 10 of them. This is an Andy-filled-smorgasbord of tips, tactics, strategies, and other not-easily-classifiable magic tricks to help you get ahead, stay ahead, and basically enjoy your career and life. It’s not a shorty. It’s not a shorty because no short cut ever gave you what you deserved in life. But these 52 minutes and 28 seconds will change your life. I mean, assuming you take them in and assimilate them int...

6 Very Difficult Job Interview Questions Answered

March 12, 2024 10:15 - 26 minutes - 21.6 MB

Every week, I meet individually with 15-18 people to help them with their job searches, interviews, and salary negotiations. Inevitably, I get questions such as… “Coach, I had this interview. The recruiter talked the entire time. Didn’t ask me a single question. What should I have done?” “Andy, the interviewer started the interview with ‘What questions do you have for me?’ and I wasn’t sure what to do! Why would they do that?” “How should I answer a question like, ‘Why shouldn’t we h...

How to Prevent Burnout and Fatigue When Achieving Big Goals

March 05, 2024 11:15 - 7 minutes - 6.6 MB

Many want it. The good life. The few. They want the great life. The rest. What’s left. You guessed it. They pursue heights so high most people dismiss them as unattainable. Whichever group you’re in, I know you’ll eventually pursue some personal Mount Everest. You know the one I’m talking about. The one that, somewhere along the climb, makes you question your choices. Whether it’s a project that takes a week that seems like “the longest week ever” or 20 years to pursue your life’s ...

How You Write Your Resume Changes the Questions the Interviewer Asks You!

February 27, 2024 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MB

Today, I’m dropping one of those podcasts that was impossible to title properly to encapsulate the full impact of the resume writing and interviewing tips and the relationship between the two. It teaches how your résumé affects what questions a job interviewer will ask you. You’ll also be able to immediately detect, based on the questions the interviewer is asking, whether you’re crushing it or digging yourself out of a hole. Of course, if you listen, you’ll be able to avoid that entir...

How to Build Your Career Development Plan Step by Step

February 13, 2024 11:00 - 1 hour - 54.2 MB

I spent every single day between December 3rd, 2022 and May 30th, 2023 working on something that really matters me—writing a book that’ll help you achieve a level of career attainment and satisfaction that matches your abilities. Of course, you didn’t know I was doing that. And, you won’t be able to hold my little beauty until August 6, 2024. (You can, however, pre-order it here!) Even so, that doesn’t mean we can’t do some sneak previewing between now and then. See, my two least favo...

5 Best Steps to Prepare for Any Job Interview

February 06, 2024 11:00 - 20 minutes - 16.3 MB

Do you get exhausted trying to think about every question a job interviewer could ask? And preparing your interview responses? And trying to remember everything? Only to clam up or forget or sound like a robot? There is a better way… To make your interview stories powerful. To reduce your prep time. To not forgetting. I’ve got THE 5 steps I’d take. This 20-minute podcast will save you hours of agony not to mention poor interview performances. Once you listen to this, you’...

5 Tips to Achieve Your Goals in 2024

January 30, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 27.8 MB

It’s still January, which means technically I’m trending if I talk about goal setting. Are you achieving yours? Goals that is? I’m not really a goal-setter per se, as much as I strive to be an accomplish-er. And, I guess now that I’ve written that previous sentence and am too lazy to go back and change it, I’ll just correct it here... I have never arrived as much as I am always “on arrival.” I don’t really accomplish, as much as I enjoy. The joy is in the doing I like to say. S...

How to Read Job Descriptions to Win the Interview

January 25, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MB

Today, I’m decoding job descriptions. If you’re wondering what that entails, that’s me doing some Andy x-ray vision and taking a run at predicting the future (interview, salary negotiation, etc.) simply by seeing a job description. I can even go backwards with what your resume should say. I’m an all-directions kinda guy that way. This is one of those podcasts where it might be helpful to see the visuals. If you’re interested, it’s also here on my YouTube Channel! If you'd like to bui...

8 Ways to Show Your Value as an Employee

January 15, 2024 11:00 - 44 minutes - 35.5 MB

Today, we’re talking how to prove your value to employers. Easiest way to do that is to show them how you can help them achieve their goals. To do that, you need to know what their goals are. Good news for you is I’m old and wise and have lots of employer tread on my tires. Serving it up today. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and trainin...

Job Titles Explained and How They Affect Your Application

January 09, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MB

Lemme ask ya. Is there anything more confusing than job titles when it comes to job searching and your career planning? I think not. Have you ever wondered… Do job titles matter? Does anyone care? How do I explain my title when no one outside my company knows what system engineer III means? Should I apply for lower-level titles to increase my chances of getting a job? Can I apply to higher level jobs when I’m qualified but my title doesn’t indicate that? Uh. Wait. Do I need to ...

5 Tips for a Faster Job Search in 2024!

January 02, 2024 11:15 - 45 minutes - 36.7 MB

Happy New Year! Let’s start the New Year with a BANG! Shall we? Full-fledged job search podcast today. 5 major tips (which actually means 18 tips by Andy math) on how to ramp up your job search results in 2024! I’m covering a major doozy from what I consider to be the 5 big phases on an effective search. Inside, I hit getting your requirements in order, resume stuff, actual job searching, interviewing, and negotiation. Took me 45:32 to get that all in. So, pour the coffee or co...

Job Search Obstacles Preventing You From Success

December 19, 2023 11:15 - 9 minutes - 7.83 MB

Happy Tuesday. You know what makes me sad? Podcast video titles. Lemme tell ya why. I have a podcast for you today. It’s a beauty (I think). I needed to attach a title to it because that’s a law in podcastland. I really wish I had unlimited characters and could give you a full brief about what’s in store for you when you click that link. The title I chose was Job Search Obstacles Preventing You from Success. It is accurate. Technically. What I share is an obstacle that prev...

Remember This to Overcome Hesitation During Your Job Search

December 12, 2023 11:15 - 5 minutes - 4.34 MB

“An object in motion is easier to redirect than a stationary one.” I’m sure I made up that quote sometime in my teens during one of my endless semesters of physics. I’m sure I’m not the first person to have that thought. I’m also sure it’s the end of the year. That means many job-seekers are either tired of searching or hesitating or reluctant to get moving until the new year. I just can’t have that, so I want to continue my little run of job-search-motivation to help with your mom...

Burned Out from Job Searching? Try This!

December 05, 2023 11:15 - 8 minutes - 6.68 MB

I know job searching stinks. But, it’s a gift. You don’t need to agree with me at this moment. I know, however, someday, you will look back and know exactly why it had to happen THAT way. Until you know the answer to that previous statement, I have something to tide you over. It’s a life lesson, job searching, and a bunch of other things all rolled into 8 minutes and 6 seconds—all aimed at helping you avoid fatigue and gain the benefits from this experience. The process I’m shari...

3 Tips to Get a Pay Raise

November 28, 2023 11:15 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MB

Money today. Inside, I’ve got a sweet video on the economic state of affairs and 3 glorious tips on how to get a pay raise. You can use these with your current employer or new employer. I’m not partial. I just care about you getting lots of dinero. I cover how to assess your future value based on your current trajectory, picking up additional responsibilities, and taking on new initiatives. It’s your basic smorgasbord of dollars, cents, euros, yen, reals, pesos, pounds, francs, o...

Salary Negotiation Tips for Independent Contractors

November 22, 2023 11:15 - 7 minutes - 6.5 MB

Enjoy this podcast with salary negotiation tips for independent contractors. The tips work for everyone, but you know me. I like to make sure everyone is covered and contractors are just as near-and-dear to me as employees who are “full-timers.” If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds o...

How to Respond to a Job Offer Below the Advertised Salary Range

November 15, 2023 10:15 - 4 minutes - 3.5 MB

I wanted to bring you a nice, tight, powerful, perspective-filled video on how to approach a situation when an employer gives you a job offer below the advertised salary range. You might be thinking what gives? That is certainly one way to look at it. Not the only way of course. What happened? Any of a number of things. What can you do? Any of a number of things. First thing, take a step. Consider the possibilities. Then, go. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a...

5 Ways to Get Paid More When Interviewing

October 31, 2023 10:15 - 34 minutes - 28.2 MB

Expected salary is ridiculous. Budgeted salary…sillier still. Just like advertised salary, unadvertised salary, and the-salary-we-hope-to-pay salary. How do I know this? Let’s see... Negotiated over 600 employment agreements and salaries as an executive recruiter. Wait. There’s more. Of the more-than 3,000 people I’ve personally coached as an international career coach, I’ll estimate, conservatively, 25% of them needed negotiation help. That’s…let me carry the…wait, is that g...

21 Salary Negotiation Tips

October 24, 2023 10:15 - 1 hour - 52.9 MB

Salary negotiation is tough stuff. Let's keep this simple. Here's a breakdown of the questions I answered and exactly when I answered them. Enjoy! 00:00:41 How to fill in salary expectation in the ATS (online job application)? 00:03:10 How to answer a recruiter who keeps pushing for an expected salary number? 00:06:30 What to tell a recruiter who's asking what my rate was for a job description? 00:07:33 How to handle when the salary I'm currently making is above the range they're wil...

The Last-Resort Salary Negotiation Tactic

October 17, 2023 10:15 - 19 minutes - 15.5 MB

Sometimes you (think you’ve) hit a wall. There’s a person you’re speaking to and they just don’t want to pay you any more salary. Before you come to my Live Office Hours show and ask me what to do, I want you to ask yourself a question… “Can this person actually approve more compensation for me?” Essentially, is this someone who can say “No,” but cannot say “Yes?” If it is, don’t argue. It’s time for something else. Like a great prizefighter, let’s hit them with a left jab so t...

Only Accept a New Job if it Meets These Two Requirements

October 10, 2023 10:15 - 7 minutes - 6.53 MB

I’ve seen a lot of unhappy people in my day. Some happy ones of course. Some. Not enough. I’ll add to my pile a boat-load of indifferent people. These round-about numbers make me sad. If you’re indifferent or unhappy, I’d like to help you get happy. Let’s do that in today’s talk. That’s what today’s lesson is. A little talk. It’s not an 8-stepper where you do this and do this and do this and then, voilà, you’re getting paid twice what you were yesterday. It’s a heart-to-heart...

Resume Revolution: Writing Tips and AI Tricks That Elevate Your Resume

October 03, 2023 10:15 - 43 minutes - 34.9 MB

Your resume is a marketing document, not a work history document. Yes, you use your work history to market yourself, but 99.9% of the people I’ve encountered do it the wrong way. In my work history, for example, I’ve helped companies earn likely billions of dollars. I’ve built project management methodologies. I’ve built enough tools for 10 lifetimes. Do you can about any of that when it comes to helping you find your dream job? I can create a resume that’s 100,000 words and 99,400 o...

Best Way to Explain Your Layoff in a Job Interview

September 26, 2023 10:15 - 11 minutes - 9.71 MB

If you’ve ever been fired or laid off or let go from your job for any reason, it’s dreadful to explain when interviewing for a new job. Don’t fret. Your career happiness expert is here today with answers. Oh, I have more than just answers! I have techniques for any time you’re in “explanation mode” in an interview. I call it “defense mode” because you’re trying to clarify something you don’t want to be clarifying. What’s worse, you’re not on offense—as in selling yourself! When...

Get Your New Job Fast by Boss Hunting

September 19, 2023 10:15 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MB

I’m an open-minded person. BUT, if you want to convince me there is any faster route to getting a job interview, and ultimately an offer, other than boss hunting, you better come armed. It makes no difference whether you’re a recent college graduate like Venkata (the hero in today’s lesson) or a seasoned pro. Top to bottom and every which way in between, targeting bosses is your best route to surfacing interviews. If you’re wondering why, just think about it. Who is more in pain th...

How to Win the Job Interview for a Role That Isn't Defined

September 12, 2023 10:15 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MB

Do you realize whenever you’re interviewing with a company, you’ll have FAR BETTER results when you treat every interaction as if you’re already a team? What do teams do? They work together to achieve a common goal. From the first screening interview all the way to your salary counteroffer, you’ll be amazed at what manifests when you approach it this way. Now, sometimes, you’re interviewing and you’re not quite clear what the goal is. They might not be clear either. But, you know y...

There is NO Need to Memorize Job Interview Answers

September 05, 2023 10:15 - 5 minutes - 4.95 MB

Ever have trouble remembering your job interview answers? Actually, my real question to you is, “Why are you trying to remember your job interview answers?” My mind is like a steel trap and I’d never consider trying to remember all the words it takes to give you a (live-show) lesson. That’s just too much stuff. Not to mention, if I memorized it, I’d sound robotic instead of my cheery self! There is a better way to answer questions in an interview. It doesn’t require much other th...

THE Job Interview Tactic That Gets You Hired

August 29, 2023 10:15 - 22 minutes - 18.3 MB

Today, sweet podcast on THE job interview tactic that gets you hired. It’s the tactic that cuts right to the employer’s needs. Their needs + your solutions = job offer. That’s 9 semesters of higher math talkin’ right there and I have the Bachelor’s degree in EE to prove it. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and...

The Easiest Way to Know if a Company is Right for You | Ask This Question in Your Job Interview

August 22, 2023 10:15 - 16 minutes - 13.1 MB

I once had a client who would say to me, “But, Andy, I’m really bad at predicting the future.” She was referring to her ability to hire the right engineers for her company. She’d say they sounded great in the interviews. Then, she’d notice, after they were hired, they didn’t really have the traits she thought they did. This works both ways. Job candidates don’t often know what questions to ask potential employers to determine whether they company is a great fit for them. I guess,...

5 Reasons You Might Not Be Getting Job Interviews Right Now

August 15, 2023 10:15 - 5 minutes - 4.59 MB

Are job interviews falling out of your pockets? As in, you’re walking down the street and one falls out of your pocket and you don’t even bother to bend over to pick it up? If so, have a nice Tuesday and I’ll see you next week! If not, let’s check a few things. Consistency? Elbow grease? Right targets? Right people? Shoving resume into Applicant Trashing System to deafening silence to thinking you stink at life? (This last part is so not true BTW.) Right roles? So on and ...

How to Evaluate Your Future Boss in a Job Interview

August 08, 2023 10:15 - 8 minutes - 6.98 MB

Need some interrogation methods on evaluating your potential boss? Like, trying to figure out whether you'll be dealing with a micro-manager? Or, if they're interested in turning you into a work-aholic? Maybe, gasp, they're a yes-man or yes-woman to their boss, which translates into a nightmare for you. So on. So forth. Etc. Etc. I’ve got an Andy-dandy for you today. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I shar...

7 Powerful Perspectives to Transform Your Career and Life

July 25, 2023 10:00 - 40 minutes - 32.4 MB

Coming at you today with a more-powerful-than-usual talk about success. Hard work might get you there. Might. But, after working with and observing about a bajillion people, I’ve learned why some just seem to have it all and others live in a state of wonderment. Perspective. That one thing actually changes the way you approach, well, everything. Perspective when it comes to gratitude has a way of providing you an overarching head start on life. There are perspectives, however, th...

4 Resume Writing Strategies to Get More Job Interviews

July 20, 2023 10:45 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MB

Are you getting job interviews? Any? Let me give you a hand. In today's podcast, I teach the concepts and tactics that get recruiters and hiring officials and whomever else is reviewing your resume to WANT to speak with you. It’s not just a do-this and do-that lesson. I go into, as I usually do, the WHYS and WHEREFORES and other important factors that most people don’t think about. Writing your resume requires sales skills, marketing skills, an advanced understanding of human psych...

22 Tough Job Interview Questions Answered

July 10, 2023 10:00 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MB

This week’s podcast is a blitz of tough job interview questions and answers. There are a lot, so here’s a breakdown if you need to skip around or comeback to some to prepare for that big interview! 00:00 Welcome 00:22 If you could change anything about the job description what would it be? 02:28 What are you most proud of in your non-work life 05:44 Tell me about a time when you were criticized for poor job performance. 07:45 What did you dislike most about your most recent boss?...

How to Job Search During a Recession

June 27, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 10 MB

We’re not in a recession at the moment, but I don’t like to be late to the party. Even if we enter a recession, I don’t want you to panic for a few reasons. First, panic doesn’t do anyone any good. Second, you have me. Third, there are always opportunities for you regardless of whether your world is zigging or zagging. You just need the right perspective. How you look at something has almost everything to do with what you see. For example, here’s how I process the world… When...

How to Use Your Talent to Reach Your Potential

June 23, 2023 09:45 - 5 minutes - 4.92 MB

If you’re struggling to reach the heights you know you can, there are some mindset and tactical approaches you can take to make a huge difference. Dialing in the right drivers helps too. Today’s podcast is about how who you want to be and why you want to be can shape the way you use your talents and skills to become all you can be. You’ll also get the inside talk on what makes me me and how you can become the best you you can be. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewardi...

The Step You Must Take to Maximize Your Career Success

June 20, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 17.2 MB

There’s Mount Olympus Mons. The tallest mountain in the solar system. True. Or, if you haven’t been to Mars to climb that doozie, perhaps you wanna hike up Mount Everest here on Earth. I hear Asia is lovely this time of year. Honestly, though, I just care about climbing Mount Andy. Maybe you want to focus on climbing Mount Whatever-Your-Name-Is. That’s what life is all about. Climbing your personal mountain. (Wouldn’t it be totally cool if you actually had a mountain named after yo...

2 Negotiation Tricks to Get Paid a Higher Salary

June 13, 2023 10:00 - 8 minutes - 7.39 MB

“Show me the money,” said every job candidate ever! More is always better. We don’t need to be greedy and money isn’t everything, but it’s something. All I care about is you get paid what you deserve or at least what makes you happy. Today, I’ve got two wonderful Jedi-mind tricks where the employers won’t know what else to do but give you more money. Please enjoy the 2-tip medley and think of me with every automatic deposit. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewardin...

Best Answer to "What Are You Looking for in Your Next Role?"

June 06, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.4 MB

Can you just tell me what you want so I can eliminate you from this wonderful position because I can’t satisfy your needs? Good. Grief. Why do employer’s ask stupid questions. Maybe, if I was going easy on them, I’d ask, “Why do employers not ask questions the right way?” I mean, the way that’d yield the actual info they need to make a good decision about hiring you. Have you ever been asked in an interview, “What are you looking for in your next role?” Did that question make you...

Great Questions to Ask in a Job Interview to Gauge a Company's Culture

May 30, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.41 MB

Ever want to dig into how a company actually operates? As in, how they truly behave? That’d be a good thing to do if you’re job interviewing, I’d think. You don’t want to be joining a company you won’t like! First question: Do you even know what kind of culture works for you? Let’s say you do. Can you get over your freshly-inflicted bruises that tend to shine overly-bright lights on recent issues at the expense of investigating all the other cultural traits you want? You know w...

The Best Way to Handle Job Search Stress

May 16, 2023 10:00 - 10 minutes - 8.77 MB

Job searching stinks. There’s just no two ways about it. It makes no difference how awesome you are at your job. Job searching is rough. It’s unnatural. Today’s podcast is on some job search tips and also the Andy-formula for everyday stress-self-management! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I ...

How to Know if a Job Candidate is a Good Fit for Your Company

May 09, 2023 10:00 - 5 minutes - 4.45 MB

Evaluating potential employees has confused companies for all time. Most of this confusion stems from looking at the wrong things and in the wrong order. Take a listen to this week’s podcast to get the data-backed view of how to hire right! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of edu...

Is It Better to Switch Jobs or Stay at the Same Company?

May 02, 2023 10:00 - 9 minutes - 7.79 MB

Got asked a great question a few weeks back at Live Office Hours. The person asked if he should stay at his company or transition every 3-4 years. He has aspirations of being a CEO at some point in the future and was wondering whether the variety or longevity would better position him. Have you ever wondered this? You might be thinking, well, Andy, I just need a job. This is moot at the moment. Or, hey, Andy, you’re a mind-reader! Well, what do I often say? “Your trajectory mat...

How to Change Your Tactics When Job Interviewing with an Executive

April 24, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.62 MB

When interviewing with a senior executive, you need to be ready for different types of encounters. Whether the interviewer asks you, “What questions do you have for me?” or “Why should be hire you?” or “How will you make us a better company?” or “Tell me how you did that project?” the good ol’ storytelling tactics you typically use to explain your projects, what you do, and how you do it won’t be enough. You need to take a different approach, which, good news, I’m serving up today… If ...

Why Personality and Aptitude Tests In Job Interviews Are Not Good Indicators of Performance

April 17, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 4.56 MB

What’s up with “TESTS” in job interviews? As if job interviews aren’t rough enough, why, for the love of all that is holy, would employers push us job seekers over the edge with tests? These “tests” come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them are ridiculous, but, since I don’t universally run hiring for the world, we’ll need to deal with them. (Feel free to start a petition if you want to see if you and I can completely reform hiring for all mankind.) I know you want to know what you ...

Top 5 Skills Employers Look For in 2023!

April 10, 2023 11:00 - 48 minutes - 39.3 MB

Skills. You have ‘em. I know you do. Can you demonstrate them? Do you know which ones to shine the light on? It’s important. Always. Just more important now. Inflation is hovering around 6%. Unemployment is roughly 3.6%. Our US Fed is trying to manage inflation by raising interest rates. We’re trying the disinflation thing which means a slowdown in the rate of inflation even though inflation is still positive. The last 10 times this happened, for every 2% reduction in inflation...

3 Ways to Make Your Resume More Powerful!

April 03, 2023 11:00 - 17 minutes - 13.9 MB

Does your resume say, “Hi, my name’s [whatever your name is]. I’m a [whatever you are]?” Or, does your resume say, “Hi Ms. Recruiter. This is how your company is about to change—for the better? You’ve been waiting for me. I’m here now.” You might be wondering, Coach, how am I supposed to say the latter if I don’t know what the company wants? To which I’d say, “You do know. You’re just prolly not spending any time thinking about it. And, likely not spending any time writing that in your...

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