Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

By Stephanie DennisBusiness Careers

Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive episodes

July 04, 2019 Answering Your Questions - How to turn a candidate down + maternity leave
Today we are answering your questions!
Question 1 - a listener is new to recruiting and wants to know:
How do I let people know they are not moving forward in the process? How do I disengage?
Question 2 - a listener is looking for information on maternity / work leave
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12 min
June 27, 2019Tips for finding better work life balance
Here's the thing, and this is good to know out of the gate, there is no such thing as work life balance.
Life is not balanced.
Work is not balanced.
It's more of a moving target

Tips to achieve better balance
Prioritize

Delegate

Ask for help

Evaluate

Utilize and emphasize your strengths

Do your hardest tasks when you work best

What are your non negotiable items = stick to this

What tools, apps, technology, software, etc can help you?

Movement / exercise

Coach? Therapist?

Do and schedule the things that bring you joy

Take breaks

Use your time off

Structure your day / week / month / year

Could you get up earlier? Go to bed sooner?

Batch tasks

Don'e just play on the weekends

Stay focused at the tasks at hand

Commit to a go home by time and make it vocal

Shut down completely when you're not at work

To do list - can you outsource anything?

Get organized

Master lists before shopping so you can see what you need and don't forget anything
Know this:
You don't have to do it all

You'll never be 'done'

YOU GOT THIS

Help is a good thing

Be kind to yourself

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23 min
June 20, 2019Is it all about who you know? Or is it about what you know?
We've all heard the saying it's not about what you know, it's about who you know. Is that true?
Does our career success rest solely on who we know?
What if we don't know anyone?
What do you do?
How do you break into these amazing opportunities?
How do we thrive in our careers when we don't have inside connections?

Let's explore!

Over time you are going to build your reputation with great work. You'll build relationships when you:
Perform

Exceed expectations

People can count on your to get the job done

Help others

Be someone people feel comfortable talking to
Confidentially

Being a human

Start with your first job:

Perform

Exceed goals

Ask your manager what their goals are
Help get them there

Volunteer for extra projects

Solve business problems

Help your team reach their goals
When you're ready to leave:
Leave on great terms:
Longer than normal notice

Offer to help train your replacement

Ask what you can do to make the transition as seamless as possible

Want to keep in touch

Ask if needed, can you use your manager as a reference

If your leader was super awesome leave them a recommendation on LinkedIn
Side note: do this for your great colleagues as well

Starting your new job:

Find out what the vision is

Why were you hired?
Problem?

Growth?

= Insights on how you can contribute

What are your personal goals?

What expectations does your manager have of you?

Schedule / request regular check ins or 1:1 with your manager
What are you doing well

What do you need to work on

General feedback

Day to day updates / questions / etc.

Rinse and repeat 🙂
Over time you will build your network and your connections
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13 min
June 13, 2019How To Be Heard
Let's focus on what we can control first:
Speak clearly

Frame your input / solution properly

Speak at a normal voice level, not too loud but not quiet / meek either

Speak with confidence and conviction

Ask questions, listen, respond; make it a conversation

Get your time - schedule meetings, get on an agenda

Use the phone when it gets to be too much back and forth

Know and set your intentions ahead of time

Understand and know your value, worth and expertise

Jump into the conversation

Ask people who are interrupting you to wait until you're finished

Be mindful of your body language

If in person, sit in the center of the room
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11 min
June 06, 2019Answering Your Questions - How To Answer An Interview Question + Leadership But No Degree
Question 1: How to answer the interview question: Detail your greatest achievements in the last 5 years and how they relate to this position
List out your biggest struggles in the last 5 years

What did you have to do to overcome those struggles

What did you learn

Review your annual reviews

Ask colleagues about team project achievements
How does it relate?
Unless you're switching career paths it should directly relate

Even if you are switching, you will have cross over
Question 2: Been in OEM for 35+ years but no degree, however strong leadership experience, most companies require a degree
Create a targeted list of companies you'd like to work for

Make another list of companies that are hiring for your type of roles

Focus on your leadership experience

Reach out to recruiters and possible hiring managers

If there are any certifications or programs completed for the job include those on your resume
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12 min
May 30, 2019My Interview on The Kick A** In Life Podcast - Resume Tips, How To Stand Out, Get More Responsibility and Promotion Conversations
In today's episode we listen to my interview on the Kick A** In Life Podcast interview with Laura Eshelman. We discuss:
Getting specific in your resume

What to do to stand out in your first job

How to get more responsibility at work

How to have promotion conversations
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26 min
May 23, 2019 How To Stand Out In the Interview Process with Laura Eshelman From The Kick A** In Life Podcast
Laura Eshelman from the Kick A** in Life Podcast talks to us about how to stand out in the interview process!

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24 min
May 16, 2019Happiness
Happiness
What brings a smile to your face?

What makes you feel joy?

What makes you feel content?

What are the things that bring you excitement?

When you think about your job, or the work you do, how does it make you feel?

What do you do to have fun?
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15 min
May 09, 2019Answering Your Questions - Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews + More!
Today's questions:
How to negotiate salary

When to move onto the next job

Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews
How to negotiate salary
Be honest

Be realistic

Know your worth

Know what your expertise is getting paid for in the market

Know the market

What is the supply and demand

Be really upfront in that initial conversation regarding your expectations
If you get an offer you're not jazzed about:
Express gratitude

Be genuine

Be honest

Share your expectations

Ask if there is any wiggle room

Be open to different options

Know what will get you to a 'yes' and be transparent about it
When to move to the next job:
You're not happy

Compensation

You don't have any growth opportunities

Bored, need new challenges

Expand your skillset

Get experience in a new industry
Why it takes so long to hear back after interviews:
A recruiter never wants it to take long

Could be slow hiring manager feedback

Manager could be indecisive

Could be a bad recruiter

Org changes

Could be waiting for you to follow up or provide feedback

Could be a really poor or shitty interview process

Could be a major hiring push, volume wise, everyone is overloaded
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11 min
May 02, 2019Comparing The Different Job Posting Sites / Job Boards
There are a lot of different job sites out there but a few that are being used frequently
LinkedIn
Aggregate

Roughly 500 million users

About 250 active monthly users

This is probably a recruiters biggest go to site

You can display your information

You can turn on job alerts

For the popular roles, a very busy site
Indeed
Aggregate

Rough estimate is about 250 million users

Will have similar job search results as LinkedIn

Usually better for a job seeker vs a recruiter

Not where most of the recruiters are playing
ZipRecruiter
About 7 million users from what I have researched

Affordable

Don't see a ton of really large companies using

Overall not very impressed to be honest
Glassdoor
Roughly 32 million users

Little big more expensive

Little bit less popular on the recruiter side

Has all the reviews right there
Social Media Profiles
Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Update your personal accounts with your job, company, location, etc.

Becoming more and more popular for recruiters to use
Niche websites
Do your research to find the popular ones
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9 min

About Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

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Content creator, host, and editor, Stephanie Dennis, is on a mission to empower people to take control of their careers by offering holistic career advice. The goal is to provide everyone with actionable tips, knowledge, skills, and confidence to crush their career goals.