Career Cohort

Career Cohort

By Emily WongBusinessCareers
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Career Cohort episodes

  • Attracting Recruiters and Keeping Them Interested

    Melissa Reeves, Recruiter and Career Coach, shares excellent tips for attracting recruiters and building relationships with them no matter where you are in your job search. Learn what you can do to take control of your process, get found, and stay connected--so when opportunities arise, you'll be top of mind!

    Here's how you can reach her: 

    FortuneAvenueConsulting.com 

    www.linkedin.com/in/melissanreeves


    32 min
  • 5 Tips for Creating a More Toned Career Profile in 2022

    Happy New Year!

    Put Your Career Profile on a Fitness Program! Kickstart 2022 by applying 5 tips to creating a more toned career profile. Cut unnecessary words like so many empty calories. 

    If you find these tips helpful, join my 2-Week Career Content Boot Camp, which will run January 10-21.

    Cheers!

    10 min
  • Removing Speedbumps from Your Career Profile

    I’ve created a list of the top 10 things we can do to avoid the speedbumps I see so often on resumes, LinkedIn, and cover letters If you search wordsofdistinction.net/sampleresumes, you’ll see some of my actual resumes, which are examples of what I mean by the improvements.

    BTW, as you’re preparing for your job search in 2022, I encourage you to go to my website and sign up for my free Career Content Bootcamp.

    Here’s what you’ll get, all for free:

    • Daily exercises to get your career profile into shape, delivered straight to your inbox Jan 10 - 21 (weekdays only)
    • QUICK, SIMPLE and PRACTICAL challenges
    • SHORT instructions that will take you only minutes to apply (quicker than it would take you to set up that hot new fitness app!)
    • Here’s my promise if you follow those steps: At the end of those 2 weeks, you’ll have a more POWERFUL career profile

      • Just type in wordsofdistinction.net/careercontentbootcamp.

      15 min
    • Making the Move: Advice on Transitioning from the Federal Government to Private Sector

      Hello, career cohort! If you’re thinking about making a career transition, especially if you’re considering a shift from the public to private sector, you’re not going to want to miss my conversation with my special guest, Adam Corn.

      For the past 20 years, Adam has been designing, developing, and implementing innovative safety and security programs for government agencies and tech companies across the globe. After completing his Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice and a Master’s Degree in International Security at American University in Washington, DC, Adam was awarded the David L. Boren National Security Fellowship by the U.S. Department of Defense. 

      After serving as an Intelligence Officer, Adam completed his federal service as a professor at National Defense University at Fort McNair, where he designed and taught Master Degree-level courses focused on counterinsurgency and critical infrastructure protection. In 2015, Adam transitioned to the private sector, where he has spent the past 6 years building cutting-edge global physical security programs for Google, Fitbit, and Facebook/Meta. Adam’s personal interests include jungle exploration, surfing, and landscape oil painting.

      Besides that, he's a master connector who has helped others transition to new careers, primarily (but not limited to) government to high-tech. If you reach out to him for help, his only request is that you pay it forward. Connect with him at www.LinkedIn.com/in/adamcorn1.

      51 min
    • Personal Branding: Establishing Your Digital Dress Code™
      There’s no question that women face unique challenges in the tech industry - from entry-level employees to established executives. Gaining visibility in a male-dominated industry, establishing credibility, and maintaining brand integrity can be easily compromised without consistent reinforcement of the brand’s image. 
      Jacqueline Peros, Founder of JMP Branding LLC, works with early career professionals in technology to enhance their personal brands so they can advance their professional endeavors. Through personalized programs that identify strengths and preferences, women can successfully convert challenges into opportunities and become leaders in technology. 
      One of the very few personal branding experts who specialize in communications for women in technology, Jacquie has designed her services to encompass all aspects of professional brand management — from planning to messaging to image. Jacquie is a Master Certified Personal Branding & Digital Strategist, Speaker, and Image Consultant.
      You can reach and/or follow Jacquie here: [email protected], www.jmpbranding.com, on Instagram @jmpbranding, and linkedin.com/in/jacquelineperos
      39 min
    • How to Tackle Your Resume

      Writing your resume and other elements of your career profile shouldn't be overwhelming. Listen to my 5 steps for getting unstuck and capturing your amazing achievements.

      8 min
    • 6 Steps to Career Transition
      You'll find it a lot easier to transition to a new career if you follow these 6 steps.
      For more information about my services, please visit www.wordsofdistinction.net
      16 min
    • A Gap In Your Career Doesn't Have to be a Gap in Progress

      Your career opportunities won't dry up just because you took a some time off.

      But there will be questions. So own your gaps. If you haven't taken a sabbatical yet, you're in the best position because you have time to think about how you will use that time. Will you travel, volunteer, take classes, provide eldercare? How will you frame that experience when the time comes to explain it?

      If you already have a gap in your career, think about the stories you can tell about how you grew during that period. If you prepare yourself with stories--as answers to the inevitable questions that will come from recruiters and hiring managers--you'll be in a better position to overcome potential bias or doubt in the mind of the interviewer.

      If you have any questions about Encore, Canva, or any other details or tools I discussed, feel free to connect with me at [email protected].

      #career gaps #careeradvice 

      12 min
    • Using the CAR Structure to Tell Your Career Stories

      Use the CAR structure to tell compelling stories in documents and interviews. This will help recruiters and hiring managers imagine you in the role by:

      • Illustrating challenges you know how to overcome.
      • Providing insights into how you solve problems.
      • Giving concrete evidence of the results you can deliver.

        • Connect or following me:

        @CareersEmily

        www.wordsofdistinction.net

        #careers #resumes #LinkedIn #career stories

        8 min

      About Career Cohort

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      Hello! In this podcast, we talk about tools for achieving career success, inspirational stories about overcoming career and life challenges, and how we can recalibrate our perspective to better enjoy the journey forward.