If you are an A Player, you are going to get to a point in your career where you've completed training and are feeling confident because of your current knowledge. You may feel like you hit a plateau as you are ready for more but aren't sure what next steps to take.

Tune into this episode to learn more about how you can make efforts towards additional training and knowledge as well as how you can start approaching mentors.

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Are you getting the most out of the interview process? If you have companies you are really excited about interviewing with, Nichole recommends an additional step of connecting with people from these companies via LinkedIn.

Go to LinkedIn and search a company name, click on People and search the exact role you applied for. Then see which team members pop up who have been in their role for 6 months or so, click connect and "add a note" so you can clarify why you are sending a connection request. 

"Hey [Name], I applied for [role] at [company]. I'm really excited about the opportunity and would love to connect with some team members to better understand the company mission and values as I go through the interview process. How have you enjoyed your role for the last [time in position]?" Once they have accepted, you can ask them if there were any interview questions that surprised them or to better understand the overall process they went through to get hired. What do they feel like the team is looking for? Show genuine interest in them because even if you aren't hired for this role, they may be reaching back out when another role is opened up.

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If you've tuned into Episode 30, you're going to love the changes here on Episode 168. 

Did you know that men make 20% more than women on average? Nichole is here to help you close that gap and the first step is working towards asking for a raise.

Get access to the email template, conversation starters, and notes here.

During this training you'll:

• Go through an exercise to reflect on your role and how you've grown since starting in your position

• Have a clear understanding of what you were hired to do and clearly see the additional responsibilities you've taken on

• Gain self awareness of what you've taken on for responsibilities and projects as well as how you're performing in your role

• Recognize what you can start doing to prepare for the highest raise right now

• Have everything written out clearly to help you see why you deserve a raise, it's easy to see when it's all written out and organized

• Gain access to an email template as well as conversation starters and tips to start the discussion with your leader

• Feel confident in having the conversation around asking for a raise and having the black and white data showing why you deserve it

Get your Career Journal on Amazon here.

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Join the Aspiring Female Leaders group on LinkedIn here.

If you've tuned into Episode 30, you're going to love the changes here on Episode 168. 

Did you know that men make 20% more than women on average? Nichole is here to help you close that gap and the first step is working towards asking for a raise.

Get access to the email template, conversation starters, and notes here.

During this training you'll:

• Go through an exercise to reflect on your role and how you've grown since starting in your position

• Have a clear understanding of what you were hired to do and clearly see the additional responsibilities you've taken on

• Gain self awareness of what you've taken on for responsibilities and projects as well as how you're performing in your role

• Recognize what you can start doing to prepare for the highest raise right now

• Have everything written out clearly to help you see why you deserve a raise, it's easy to see when it's all written out and organized

• Gain access to an email template as well as conversation starters and tips to start the discussion with your leader

• Feel confident in having the conversation around asking for a raise and having the black and white data showing why you deserve it

Get your Career Journal on Amazon here.

Connect with Nichole on LinkedIn here.

Join the Aspiring Female Leaders group on LinkedIn here.

Are you someone who is embracing the failing fast mentality? 

What does this look like for you? If you are unfamiliar with or haven't leaned into embracing the failing fast mentality, this episode is for you. 

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It’s true that you can liken recruiting to dating. There is a courting ritual that has to happen between two parties, where if a third party gets involved, there could be issues. Imagine doing this dance with 32 companies in one week! 

This is something our guest on today’s episode went through after being laid off and embarked on her job search. Alyssa Rhoda joins us today to walk us through how she tackled this monumental task and the struggles that came along with it.

Alyssa Rhoda is the director of talent acquisition at a tech company based out of LA called Zephyr. She has been in recruiting for over a decade and is passionate about the candidate experience, company culture, and employee engagement. All reasons why recruiters were after her once she switched her status to “open to work” on LinkedIn.However, even after having a system of questions and points for each company, where Alyssa really put the time and effort into vetting each company in her interviews, the company she chose ended up being a bad fit. This led to her quitting in 45 days after being hired. 

If this can happen to Alyssa, this can happen to anyone. So, we wanted to bring Alyssa on today’s episode to discuss her experience and share the lessons she learned with our listeners so you have a better understanding and knowledge of how to choose a company most aligned with you.

Tune in to hear helpful tips and advice for your current or next job search!

Topics discussed in this episode:

• How Alyssa found her passion in recruiting
• Alyssa’s messy job search experience after being laid off
• When Alyssa realized when her company wasn’t actually a good fit for her
• The importance of leaning into trusting your gut when making career choices
• How Alyssa was misled during the interview process
• Having awareness of your fear and anxiety when searching for jobs
• Helpful advice Alyssa from lessons learned during this experience

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Reminder to start a work journal if you haven't already. 

If you've made it through the LinkedIn Series, you may be wondering, "What am I going to be posting on my own feed?" That's exactly what Nichole covers today, recapping this magic elixir of what can work on LinkedIn and having the final piece to include posting on your own feed. 

Nichole shares some ideas with context and you can find all of the additional suggested topics in the LinkedIn Content Guide.

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How are you connecting with people on LinkedIn? Are you simply clicking connect and sending it off into the universe? What if there was a better way to connect to clarify what you were reaching out in regards to so people weren't left guessing if they should accept or not? In this episode, Nichole talks about why it's important to connect and send a note on LinkedIn and in that note, you can consider covering: How you found them Why you are reaching out An open ended question or prompt for a response Nichole will share two examples in the episode for connecting with a recruiter as well as connecting with someone who would be in the same role that you desire. 

What efforts are you currently making to network, both inside and outside of your organization? 

If you were laid off today, is your network something you can reach out to for help and feel confident in having a shorter period of landing that next job?

Tune in today to learn why you should be making effort both internally and externally to network and what that looks like.

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