Always Booked with Vincent Phamvan

Yesterday, I shared my new Community number and the response has been wild. I got hundreds of texts from all of you within minutes. If you haven't reached out yet... text me at +1 615-667-8433. From time to time, I'll share my career strategies, mindsets, and tips—but I want to hear from you and how you're doing, so send me a text.

There were a lot of questions I received and I may not be able to reply to everyone, so I wanted to share answers here to the most common questions.

- What should I have in my LinkedIn headline?

- Should I use hashtags for skills in my About Me section?

- Are companies hiring contractors? Does this save employers money?

- How can I make sure an employer sees a slide presentation I made for them?

- How do I start a career in Process Improvement?

- What resources should I use if I'm pivoting careers?

- How do I learn new skills to help with my job transition?

- How do you keep your spirits up and avoid burnout in a job or job search?

- How do I answer recruiter questions about salary requirements?

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Full show notes & transcript: http://vyten.us/high-ama-sept29

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Marie Norman is the Director of Global Diversity Talent Acquisition at Adobe. She has been building and scaling talent acquisition teams for over 20 years in software, technology, cloud networking, financial services, and management consulting. In this episode, which is a replay of her keynote session at #HopeSummit, she talks about having an open mindset (or growth mindset) and how that helps job seekers in the midst of adversity. She shares her own journey pivoting away from what she thought would be her career path.

Show notes & transcript: https://vyten.us/high-marie 

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Across the country, city migration patterns have been redefined in recent months. Has COVID-19 made you reconsider where you live? This week, initial jobless claims for the week ending September 19th came in at 870,000. Warren Buffett says 4 choices in life separate the doers from the dreamers. All that and more in this Sunday summary.

Full Show Notes & Transcript: https://vyten.us/high-exodus

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Amazon recently hosted their annual Career Day that was fully virtual with over 1,000 recruiters helping job seekers. The company announced 33,000 open job positions with corporate and tech workers having an average salary of $150,000. In this quick tip episode, I cover the top three takeaways from the day: how job seekers are currently feeling, how to stand out as an applicant, and optimizing your resume for the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).

Full Show Notes & Transcript: http://vyten.us/high-career-day

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Sarah has worked for Tesla for 3.5 years and specifically focuses her efforts on workforce development & the skilled trades. Growing up, the messaging was always: go to school, get accepted into a 4-year college, get your degree, and there will be a fantastic job waiting for you. Upon exiting college as the Great Recession was wrapping up, this was no longer the case and led to a rude awakening. Sarah had multiple industry changes that eventually led to her Tesla. Today's conversation talks about this journey, her career moves, and how failure isn't always a bad thing.

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Sarah has worked for Tesla for 3.5 years and specifically focuses her efforts on workforce development & the skilled trades. Growing up, the messaging was always: go to school, get accepted into a 4-year college, get your degree, and there will be a fantastic job waiting for you. Upon exiting college as the Great Recession was wrapping up, this was no longer the case and led to a rude awakening. Sarah had multiple industry changes that eventually led to her Tesla. Today's conversation talks about this journey, her career moves, and how failure isn't always a bad thing.

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When he graduated from college, Edward Gorbis thought his school wasn't prestigious enough to land a job at a top tech startup. He credits his immigrant parents' work ethic as the reason that he had the traits that employers liked, and his personal network led to his role at WeWork. Today's conversation talks about research roles in different industries, how to communicate your skills to employers, and unexpected career moves.

Show notes & transcript: http://vyten.us/high-edward

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When Chantel Bonneau graduated from UCLA, she had job interviews lined up after her family vacation. Crisis struck when her return flight home was canceled due to a volcano eruption and she had to cancel her interviews. Fast forward 10 years, her journey has led to an incredible career in wealth management and a Top Women in Business nomination from the Los Angeles Business Journal. Today's conversation includes networking to get a job and what employers are looking for in candidates.

Show notes & Transcript: http://vyten.us/high-chantel

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During college, Kelly Breslin Wright carried a 25-pound backpack door-to-door selling educational products. She had doors slammed in her face, dogs let loose on her, and even the police got involved. This adversity was the character building that later allowed her to grow Tableau from $0 into a multi-billion dollar company. Today's conversation talks about how to find mentors, leverage your network to get your next job, and being in the driver's seat of your career.

Show notes & transcript: http://vyten.us/high-kelly

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