Career Warrior Podcast

Alright, listen: are you not getting the results you want with your job search? Is your drive to get what you want just not there anymore? 

We’re going to have a different minisode than usual where I cover something a little bit different - being in the peak mental state you need to land a job and be successful in business or wherever you’re looking to grow in. And this is possibly the most important thing that you should have in life to drive your success. 

Because I could talk to you all day about getting your resume past the ATS or how to have an attractive LinkedIn photo, but if your mind isn’t there, then you won’t do the best job with your resume or your LinkedIn profile. You’ll get there slower or worse, you’ll end up with the wrong job because you lacked the mental clarity. Today’s all about mental clarity because it’s something I’m passionate about. And at the end of the day, I want you to feel good. 

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Today I brought on Dr. Carol Parker Walsh, the founder of the Career Rebel Academy.

Dr. Carol Parker Walsh is an award-winning certified career and personal brand strategist. She’s also an executive coach, A TEDx presenter, author, international keynote, and member of Forbes Coaches Council and Newsweek’s Expert Forum.

Carol leverages her J.D., Ph.D., and multiple certifications, along with her experience as an attorney to help driven female professionals and entrepreneurs do the meaningful work they’re meant to do in the world -- all this without sacrificing their years of success, hard work, and income.

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Today is all about the LinkedIn recommendation! 

Maybe you’ve been dying to have a LinkedIn profile that stands out from the rest so you can start getting engagement with people who will propel your career forward. Maybe you want to get reached out to by recruiters. We’ll today we’re going to talk about what kinds of LinkedIn recommendations will drive your career forward -- but how to actually go out and get them. 

By and large, having a solid LinkedIn profile is one of the best ways to differentiate yourself from others because the vast majority of profiles do not have solid recommendations. And I mean most. 

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Today we have a minisode where I try and answer common questions in 10 minutes or less. Today, we’re getting tactical and if you’re someone with solid career experience, then I’m going to show you exactly how to leverage that experience on a resume to beat out those without the experience.

For this episode specifically, we’ll be zooming in on the key achievements section and sharing with you how to write one tactfully. 

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Today I brought on Dr. Tega Edwin, founder of Her Career Doctor. She founded this company with a strong vision to help women who are unhappy at work get clarity about who they are so they can find a fulfilling career that allows them to live on purpose, thrive in their zone of genius, and get paid a value-aligned salary. With a rich background, her advice comes with great weight. Her qualifications include a PhD in Counselor Education, a certification in Salary Negotiation, and she’s even a licensed professional counselor. You can find her on LinkedIn as Mary Tega Edwin, PhD, LPC and she’s on Twitter and Instagram as @hercareerdoctor

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What does power really mean? How does it affect you as a job seeker? Did we fail the job application because of lack of power?

Today, I brought on Tiziana Casciaro, a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the Rotman School of Management of the University of Toronto. 

Tiziana Casciaro’s research on interpersonal and organizational networks and power dynamics has received distinguished scientific achievement awards from the Academy of Management and has been covered in the New York Times, CNN, Fortune, and TIME.

She advises organizations and professionals across industries and has been recognized by Thinkers50 as a management thinker most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led. 

She just recently released a book called Power, for All: How It Really Works and Why It's Everyone's Business

So as you can see, Tiziana is perfect for this episode, and this episode is going to help you figure out where and how to find your power so you can land and thrive in your dream job. 

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Sonal Bahl is an experienced HR Director and Career Strategist with a career spanning nearly two decades in senior HR positions.

She lived and worked in Chile, Belgium, France, India, and Uruguay. Sonal helped recruit, build and evolve highly talented teams for large companies like GE & PwC, midsize family-owned firms, and startups. She reviewed over 250,000 resumes and conducted over 5000 interviews

Sonal worked with CEOs and executive committees, and also with front-line employees.

This gives her a unique vantage point to help you with your career, no matter what situation you find yourself in now.

She holds an MBA from INSEAD, one of the leading business schools in the world. 

But what’s most exciting is that she has been through challenges as a job seeker. You’ll hear from someone who has been there before as a job seeker and who was able to implement best practices to land 5 job offers during a recession. You’ll hear stories that bring those practices to life we will cover during this episode. 

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 Do spelling mistakes matter in your resume?

Today, I’m going to talk about spelling mistakes in your resume and give you a quick strategy you can implement to make sure your resume is free of all spelling mistakes.

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Welcome to  the Let’s Eat, Grandma Career Warrior Podcast where our goal is not only to help you land your dream job but to help you live your best life. Today we have a minisode where I distill resume life lessons in 10 minutes or less. Today’s topic is SO important because, without it, there’s a good chance that someone’s going to throw your resume in the trash.

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Mental health is such an important issue because let’s be honest, the job search is tough. As a major transition, it can be one of the most stressful parts of life, and too many people are putting the focus on landing that next dream job and not enough focus on themselves. The result is often that we end up with more stress, and the job search can be prolonged even delaying our long term career happiness. Let’s turn that around today, by bringing the topic of wellbeing and mental health to the spotlight. 

My amazing guest today is Kyle Elliott, the founder and career coach behind CaffeinatedKyle.com. As a result of working with Kyle, senior managers and executives have landed jobs at Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and nearly every other Fortune 100/500 company you can think of. They have also found happiness. 

With over a quarter of a million followers on LinkedIn, Kyle was awarded as a Top Job Search Expert to Follow on the platform. A trusted career expert, Kyle’s words have been featured on Forbes, Fast Company, The Muse, and The Ladders, among dozens of other leading publications. He is an official member of the invitation-only Forbes Coaches Council, a member of the Gay Coaches Alliance, and a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

Before we get into today’s show, I just wanted to tell those of you out there that as a constantly growing team, we are always looking to hire the best talent, including our all-star team of resume writers. If you love to simplify complex ideas, transform information into persuasive benefits, tell authentic and compelling stories, and help people improve their lives, you‘re the kind of person we’re looking for.

We invite you to learn more about how we help professionals around the world advance in their careers every day. 

https://www.letseatgrandma.com/careers

You’ll see our open positions. Let the hiring manager know you came from the podcast, and I’m sure it will strengthen your application just a bit more. 

Without further ado, here’s Kyle Elliott on how to take care of your wellbeing during a major period of transition. 

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