Everyone in your life probably tells you not to "follow your passion". Here I talk about finding something you're GOOD AT and ENJOY doing. There are competitive advantages to staying true to yourself and pursuing a more meaningful contribution to society. Sign up at Dandanglobal.com for more ideas for your life and career!

Before I became a top-billing headhunter, I was lost and confused as to what to do for my career. Through self-reflection and breaking free from societal and parental constraints, I finally started creating my own destiny and live for myself. Now I live utterly free, passionate solely about Dandan Global and spreading our message far and wide. Today's podcast covers how: - Your childhood experiences impact your career decisions - Societal/parental pressures apply unnecessary strain - How to start thinking outside the box on what you can do as a career This is just the tip of the iceberg... Our next podcast talks more about how to identify what you enjoy doing! Sign-up at Dandanglobal.com if you haven't already!!!

Dandan catches up with Josh Doody to discuss his Amazon bestseller: Fearless Salary Negotiation and some key suggestions around: - How do you answer the "how much are you making" or "how much are you aiming to make" questions? - As a past hiring manager, what do HIRING MANAGERS REALLY want? - What resume designs will attract you the most? - Personal branding strategies Connect with Josh at fearlesssalarynegotiation.com And of course, continue tuning into the Daily DANDAN for everything career management! Sign-up at dandanglobal.com for more exclusive tips and the write-up of this podcast!

To further illustrate Ep 31's point about the 4 S's matrix, I dive deep into my personal career history. You'll hear everything about my stints across so many different quadrants. I've been in all 4 quadrants! More importantly, I'm illustrating the fact that you can always change your current situation, with reflection, thinking, and hard work. Success is attainable - you can help create more success in your life and career just by evaluating and thinking about each career decision more deeply, learning from each experience! Sign-up at dandanglobal.com for more exclusive content for members only!

In order to sift through the hoards of career choices available, it's important to simplify and understand the nature of various jobs. Dandan's matrix of the 4 S's is the easiest way to break down multitudes of careers out there by evaluating 2 components: The level of freedom and the degree of technical education required to qualify but more importantly succeed in the role. This matrix will be in flux as you change your job, you're not stuck in any 1 of the 4 quadrants. That's what's so exciting about life planning and career coaching! Dandan Global helps people align careers with your natural strengths and interests, AT the appropriate time to enact the best strategy for your maximum success. Sign-up at Dandanglobal.com for game-changing life and career advice!

I'm sure you've heard this term a thousand times. We're getting deeper into this notion though and breaking it down in layman's terms. It's definitely easier to get a job through human interaction aka networking because you'll have a champion and a connection who will bring you to the top of the resume pile with their vote of confidence. Hear what you need to do to make this happen! A few BIG TIPS for people looking to network and our next podcast will talk more about DOs and DONTs which we already touch upon here.

We just covered why job aggregator sites are outdated and ineffective (ep 26 and 27). Today, the Daily DANDAN breaks down what 21st Century job search is all about, and 3 tips to get you started! We're passing on our headhunting knowledge so that you can self-promote and market yourself in the best light!

The Olympics this year has been incredible despite the negative media hype and coverage before and during the games. I usually don't indulge in TV watching (habit I'm trying to totally kill off), but I do take some breaks to watch the Olympics! So many life lessons about life and career - tune in to hear a few nuggets of wisdom that might ignite a fire inside you to aspire to be an Olympian in your own right! For more inspiration on your life and career, Sign-up at dandanglobal.com

Candidates often get frustrated about never hearing back after countless job applications. In today's podcast, we're going to breakdown: - What YOU may be doing wrong - More importantly, external changes that have ROCKED job search processes in modern day recruitment This one is a MUST-listen if you're to break free from the cycle of wasted time on job search efforts that bear no fruit!!

What happens after you submit your job application? Today's Daily DANDAN breaks down the mechanics of: - How LinkedIn processes your application to the hiring entity on the receiving end - What happens when you apply to jobs on company websites, and the job aggregator sites that we discussed in last episode We'll continue this mini-series on job applications so SUBSCRIBE!!