Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

By Stephanie DennisBusiness Careers

Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive episodes

April 25, 2019How To Talk About Compensation In An Interview
We have done an episode on compensation in the past but things have changed a little bit, for the better and wanted to give an update!
The first thing I want to touch on is educating yourself.

Know what the market is like.

Supply and demand for your job.

Research your job's salary information.

Know before going into an interview, what you want to expect in a new role compensation wise.

You don't have to disclose your current compensation!

Be prepared to have a compensation conversation in your initial interview.

Legally you don't have to disclose what you're making.

However, there could be times where it makes sense to share so we can be well aligned and also seeing if there is any way to push to go above the initial range.
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8 min
April 18, 2019 Student Loan Debt in the United States ... Yikes!
Links:
Student Loan Hero website:
https://studentloanhero.com/
Federal Reserve - Student Loans:
https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/2018-economic-well-being-of-us-households-in-2017-student-loans.htm

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13 min
April 11, 2019Answering Your Questions
Here are the questions we are answering today:
In your experience if the person you are recruiting for only has 60% of the job description but has overlapping skills that you can train, how much are willing to pay compared to market price?

How to negotiate a salary with global firms when they have established a base in your country because they have business opportunities there?

How likely are recruiters willing to issue visas to people from abroad?

How do you weed out people who do not have the skills but blatantly lied during the interview process?

How do I move from working as an engineer to a law clerk or paralegal without getting a law degree?

How do to go from being a regular employee to a manager? What skills do I need to learn? And how do I avoid having to work for the same company for years?

What basic skills do company owners typically need to learn?

When your employer asks you to sign an unreasonable contract that is breaking the law but you want to work for them because they do interesting jobs, how do you reconcile with the decision?

How to quit your job? When and how?
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16 min
April 04, 2019 How To Build and Have Confidence In Your Job and Career
How to have confidence in your career.
Confidence in general can sometimes be difficult.

I have 18 tips for us on how to boost our convenience in your work and be more successful.

1 - Know your value
Make a list.
What do I bring to the table.
What are my strengths.

2 - Making eye contact and smiling

3 - Voice your opinions

4 - Asking for help

5 - Asking for feedback

6 - Accepting compliments
Do not deflect or negate compliments!

7 - Know your worth
As it relates to compensation.

8 - Prepare
Prepare for all of the things.
For meetings.
For your day.
For your work.

9 - Set goals that are challenging but attainable so you can then just crush them

10 - document your wins
Every day.
Or every week.
Write down the things you did well

11 - Understand your areas of opportunities
AKA your weakness.
Not to say you have to improve your weaknesses but knowing what they are is important

12 - Play to your passion

13 - Immediately stop negative self talk
Replace it with a positive

14 - Show up physically in a way that makes you feel really good about yourself

15 - Learn a new skill or learn something that will help you further your career or even down the line in your career

16 - Smile

17 - Affirmations

18 - Clean your desk and your work area

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10 min
March 28, 2019How To Be More Productive At Work
Productivity is my jam!
When we are looking at how do we become more productive, a good starting point is listing out (separate lists), what are the lists we absolutely have to do every day, week, month and year.
For example, for monthly, what are the things you’ve done this month to add to your annual review.
As a recruiter I have 8 things on my to do list every single day. For example, review all of the direct applies, look at LinkedIn messages, etc.
Every week I update a report and follow up with candidates in process if I haven’t talked to them yet that week.
Write the lists out of the things you absolutely have to do every day, every week, every month and every year.
Under those absolute must dos, underneath draw a line and add the things we should do.
Then add another line and add everything that would be great to do.
So there are 3 sections:
Absolute must be done

Should be done

Would be great if I got this done
Then create time blocks on your calendar to get those items done. I
f you absolutely need to schedule a meeting during your blocks, move it, still keep the time.
Also another thing that has been very helpful for me is to batch your tasks.

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10 min
March 21, 2019Let’s Talk Limiting Beliefs with Ryan Borawski
Have you ever been curious what could be holding you back from achieving your dreams and/or goals? Today we are talking about limiting beliefs with Ryan Borawski. Ryan’s Instagram: @ryanborawski Ryan’s Twitter: @RyanJBorawski Ryan’s website: ryanborawski.com Ryan is a corporate trainer for his full time position and he also has a side life coaching business. Beliefs are pretty much who we are and they have the ability to create or destroy us. Empowering beliefs are beliefs that gets you to where you want to go. Beliefs also align with values. What’s the difference between limiting beliefs and fear? There are two types of fears. Legitimate fears, for example I do not want to touch a hot stove. There is really good fear. There is a lot of bad fear. When you look at how you tell the difference between limiting beliefs and fear is it whether or not you have taken action or is deeper than that? A lot of times limiting beliefs are preventing us from taking action. Surround yourself with people who will help you raise your standards. How do you go about identifying a limiting belief? A lot of times you can’t identify them on your own because you need someone to cover your blindspots. Exercise:

Write down the beliefs you have.

Circle the ones that are empowering.

Identify how they are getting you to where you want to go.

Then look at the disempowering beliefs and question them.

Where did I develop these from?

Who did I develop this from?

How is this limiting me from getting to where I want to go?

Was the person I learned this from worth modeling?

Essentially you are creating doubt through your questions. If you associate enough pain to those beliefs you’ll change them. We focus on determines what we feel. How do you prevent that limiting belief from creeping back into your thought space? Create empowering beliefs. Affirmations are important and affirmations are only as important as the action that you take. If people are going through this exercise on their own, how do they go through the process but also be sensitive to the fact that there is a lot of emotional weight behind and care for themselves in the process? It depends on where you wan to go. Limiting beliefs are extremely general. Once you identify the limiting beliefs, pick them apart and create the doubt. Then ask how do I create empowering beliefs. We do things to avoid pain or gain pleasure. The next step is to take massive action. Reveal that fear is actually a feeling and not a fact. Take action a lot. How do people know what their identity and mission are? The thoughts you own about yourself is your identity. Identify limiting beliefs, turning that into empowering beliefs, which is then your identity, then taking massive action. Paypal: paypal.me/stephdennis13
51 min
March 14, 2019 How To Choose A Major
Choosing a major feels insanely important … when you’re doing it.
According to the Washington Post only 27% of people have jobs related to their major.
If it feels like it’s really overwhelming and really hard, take a deep breath.
It is hard.
But know this.
73% of people aren’t using their degree.
When you’re looking at choosing a major you can take 2 different paths / approaches.

Option 1 -
You can go with your passions, your dreams, your personality.
Research.
List out what you’re passionate about.
List out what your dreams are.
Write about your dream life. Don’t limit that.
Take some personality tests.
Most of them have a job / career section. When you’re looking at that, what is of interest?
What will give you job / career satisfaction.
Find people who have worked in those fields.

Option 2 -
Going after the majors that align with the classes that you really enjoyed.
Find people in those fields, ask them all of the questions.

What you shouldn’t do when you’re trying to choose a major:
1 - you shouldn't do what other people are telling you to do
2 - you shouldn't decide based on what you’re friends are doing
3 - you shouldn't decide based on what is cool and popular

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9 min
March 07, 2019 Answering Your Questions! How To Stand Out In Applications / Should I Become A Software Developer / Etc.
Let’s answer some of your questions!

Question 1:
How do you prepare for aptitude tests?

Question 2:
How do you make your resume relevant?

Question 3:
How to position yourself well with recruiters after being retrenched?

Question 4:
What do I owe my current boss and team once I’ve decided to start looking for a new job?

Question 5:
How to decide whether or not to get into management?
Would be better pay, next step in career, are there non management ways to further your career?

Question 6:
How do I ignore the allure of becoming a software developer?

Question 7:
How to score an interview when there are so many applications? How to stand out in applications?
21 min
February 28, 2019How To Answer The Interview Question Tell Me About Yourself
How To Answer The Interview Question Tell Me About Yourself
We’ve all been asked this interview question. It feels super loaded which is why I don’t even ask this question.
Tell me about yourself … I immediately think coffee addict, dog mom, wine lover. None of the stuff you should talk about during an interview is what comes to mind. That being said, we have to be with this particular question a little bit more strategic.
What the interviewer is looking for is to know mostly about your background. 90% of this question should be answered about your background. Think about it as your elevator pitch. I have seen people go on and on and on when answering this type of question.
Here is the equation:
1 sentence about our background

1 background diving a little bit deeper

1 sentence about what we passionate about in our field

1-2 super quick tidbits
My example was in tiers.
1 - 50k foot view

2 - 10k foot view

My passion

Personal tid bit
Couple reminders:
we are keeping it buttoned up

must be less than 2 mins

think about it as your elevator pitch

offer enough information for them to get a great overview

providing a foundation for the interviewer to ask questions and dive deeper

personal tid bits
What we are not doing:
rambling on

not 50/50 personal and professional

we are not taking over the conversation

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11 min
February 21, 2019 Unpacking Podcast: Goal Setting / Life Evaluation / Prioritization / Assessment
Link to Unpacking:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unpacking/id1411156933?mt=2

Today we are diving into some goal setting, prioritization and life evaluation in general. Typically people look at goals at the beginning of the year in January however I still think in February this will be helpful.

I’m going to have you list out the different areas of your life. Some areas may include:
Family
Friends
Kids / Children
Pets
Spirituality / Faith / Religion
Personal Growth & Development
Self Care / Self Love / Alone Time
Spouse / Partner
Dating
Marriage
School / Education
Relationships
Health / Fitness / Movement
Money / Finances / Wealth
Hobbies
Side Businesses / Side Projects

What I want you to do is rate yourself in each category from 1-10.
1 being really bad
10 being really good

As you are setting these goals, let’s use the SMART acronym.
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Achievable
R = Relevant
T = Time bound / Timely
14 min

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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.