Career Warrior Podcast

During today's episode, we discuss the BEST way to use LinkedIn for your job search.

Public Service Announcement: LinkedIn is social media: it can be the biggest time waster ever -- or one of the best tools available to get you to your dream job. Brenda Bernstein discusses on today's show who you should reach out to on the platform -- and what to say in your reach out messages.

Resources Mentioned in the Show:

• Connect with Brenda on LinkedIn
• Order How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile...and 18 Mistakes to Avoid
• Check out Brenda's services at The Essay Expert

Other Recommended Episodes:

• How Should Your LinkedIn Profile Be Different from Your Resume
• Who Should I Connect With on LinkedIn?

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Welcome to the 95th episode of 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’re going to talk about your job search and why you should apply for a startup.

Why you will want to listen to this episode.

• You’re on the job hunt and on the fence about joining a startup
• You want to join a startup, but you don’t have a good sense of direction
• You want to join a startup, but you don’t know how to get your foot in the door

Steve Kahan is a serial entrepreneur that has had great success moving from the corporate world early in his career to the startup world. He will share lessons learned in over 30 years for how young professionals or those that feel stuck in the corporate world can earn a great living doing what they love by igniting their career in startup life. He’s also helped to grow six start-up companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in more than $3 billion in shareholder value. He is currently CMO at Thycotic, which will become the seventh. He has also written a book published by Wiley and Audible called “Be a Startup Superstar," which we will cover in the end.

Here's what we cover:

• Why should people consider startups?
• Why should you not join a startup? What are some potential downsides to joining if you do decide to make that leap?
• How do you pick the right startups?
• How do you meet the right people to get hired? What are some ways that are overlooked?

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Order Be a Startup Superstar
• Episode: Quitting Your Job to Start Your Own Business
• Episode: Navigating Career Changes

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Today, we cover four different job boards you can apply through. I’ve said it from the beginning: you should diversify your job search strategy in order to maximize your results. That is, I recommend most folks both use a networking strategy AND apply through job boards.

Today, we cover Indeed, LinkedIn, The Muse, and Glassdoor.

Resources:

https://www.letseatgrandma.com/blog/best-places-to-post-your-resume-2019/

Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprw

Instagram: @careerwarriorpodcast

TikTok: @careerwarriorpodcast

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Why you will want to listen to this episode: you know you hate your job. Every time you come home, you lack energy and can’t wait to complain to your closest friend about how much you hate your job. Or maybe it’s on a more subtle level, and your job is becoming progressively more life-sucking, and you’re now unsure if you made the right choice.

You especially want to listen to this if you want a way out and want to take some control of your situation.

I brought on David Flynn. He’s a good friend of mine, Austinite, and rising star in the world of online marketing. He has a diverse background in marketing working for various companies large and small -- from his very own company to companies as large as Facebook. Most importantly, he comes on this podcast to speak from the heart and share advice on surviving a job you hate.

Here's what we cover:

• What are some reasons that you should not stay in your job?
• What did you do to cope with being in this tough position? What were some healthy habits that helped you survive until your next phase? 
• Were there any mentality shifts that truly helped you during this period? (Internal vs. External Locus of Control)
• What did you do to stay fresh and marketable when you were searching for jobs?
• One thing you mentioned was you rarely let your connections die. Can you speak more about this and how it helped your job search? 

Resources Mentioned in the Show:

• Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemflynn/
• Episode: When Should You Quit Your Job: https://shows.pippa.io/job-seekers-podcast/episodes/31-when-should-you-quit-your-job
• Episode: More Energy at Work (Nutrition): https://shows.pippa.io/job-seekers-podcast/episodes/59-more-energy-at-work-series-pt-1-nutrition-fuel-for-work

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Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We'll be going over application strategy in relation to the November and December months. Because it may be worth it for you to keep those applications going!

Resources Mentioned in the Episode:

• Send your resume in for a free career score to our company at https://www.letseatgrandma.com
• Fast Company Article: https://www.fastcompany.com/90291699/whats-the-best-time-of-year-for-your-job-search-it-depends
• Workopolis Article: https://careers.workopolis.com/advice/the-best-time-of-year-day-of-the-week-for-finding-a-new-job/F

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Today, we’re going to talk about increasing our happiness and quality of life by building a better relationship with our work life. 

Why you want to listen to this episode: you want less stress, you value your life as a whole, and you want more happiness. 

My guest, Hilary Constable, is a rockstar HR Consultant and founder of Constable HR, which is based in Denver. She began her journey while studying in school under some great minds in her field of Psychology. She’s racked up some solid experience in various industries and plenty of certifications to back up that experience. And as a recovering Workaholic, she’s made it her mission to fight this modern day epidemic -- and bring awareness to the professionals out there that there is a better life.

Here's what we cover:

• How do I know that I’m experiencing the symptoms of workaholism?
• I NEED to work hard and long hours in order to do a good job with what I’m doing. I’m a top performing sales person, I’m the CEO of a startup, I’m working on a promotion. How could I not be a workaholic?
• What will life look like when I have actually started to value my whole life above my work life? What starts to happen?
• How can people use the 2020 pledge to live a much better life?

Resources mentioned in the show:

• The 20/20 PLEDGE: https://www.hilaryconstable.com/the2020pledge
• Hilary Constable's Website: https://www.hilaryconstable.com/
• Career Warrior Episode on Nutrition: https://podcasts.apple.com/co/podcast/59-more-energy-at-work-series-pt-1-nutrition-fuel-for/id1151607856?i=1000446178986
• Career Warrior Episode on Sleep: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/61-fundamentals-getting-better-sleep-more-energy-at/id1151607856?i=1000446706683

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One thing that trips up a lot of job seekers who hope to get more active on LinkedIn...is knowing what to post on the platform! We demystify the process and help you reach the right people through your posts.

Calls to Action during the episode:

• Post one thing on LinkedIn THIS week that’s relevant in your space. Even if you don’t know what that is, SKIP steps 1 and 2 just so you can get in the feel for it. You’ll be so much more motivated to take the other steps. 
• Listen to episodes 41 and 74 if you’re still trying to get some clarity on where to go next in your career.
• #41) Doing What You Want vs. What Society Expects
• #74) Should You Really Follow Your Heart?

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Today, we address one of the most common questions that job seekers have about applying: Is It better to apply through job boards or company websites?

Unfortunately, the answer is not as simple as the question makes it out to be. Listen to our take on this answer -- and what you can do to maximize your chances of getting your resume seen.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/
• Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprw/

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Today, we took a little bit of a different turn (although a very important one). Everyone is going through something whether or not you see it or not, and if you're deep in your job search, you really need to listen to this message.

Reasons we did this episode:

• To remove the focus from ourselves for one second. How often do you think about yourself...the fact that your job may suck?...the fact that you don’t have your dream job yet?... you, you, you. It can be stressful, and it’s not actually good for us. This removes that centralized focus and yields a more healthy attitude.
• To foster more patience in yourself and with other people. It is so important to be patient especially in the tough times.

EMPATHY. Get some! Hope you enjoy.

Resources mentioned in the show:

• Resisting Happiness by Matthew Kelly: https://www.amazon.com/Resisting-Happiness-Matthew-Kelly/dp/1942611927
• Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprw/
• Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/

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My heart is on fire for those of you who want to achieve your goals but haven't made it happen so far. I would love every single one of you out there to achieve your dreams (e.g. land that dream job, start that business), but that next or first step may be what is preventing you.

Please listen to this and take ACTION. Enough procrastination. Make it happen NOW.

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