Get Yourself the Job

Attitude Determines Your Career Altitude

Kristin Major, SVP of HR at Aruba (an HPE company) has gone from law firms to being an in-house legal leader to the field of HR. She joined the show to share her wisdom on all things people and how to get further in your career. She brought it all back to having the right attitude as a key to success. That attitude is one of excitement, passion for the organization, and being willing to take on the tasks you are asked to do with a positive approach and vigor. She also pointed out the importance of trust, honesty, and supporting the employee's work as well as their life as keys to a great culture. When you interview at a new company be sure to share what it is about the mission of the company that appeals to you. For a company to be truly excited about hiring you, you need to show you are excited about being hired by them.

Building Relationships and Seeing Opportunities Not Roadblocks

Brandon and Jennifer were joined by the incredible, Robin Eletto who is the Chief People Officer at Fanatics, which is the worldwide leader in licensed sportswear, equipment, and merchandise. She shared her insights on the importance of establishing and maintaining relationships throughout your career to get hired and find new opportunities within your organization. Her approach to a joyful career is rooted in never seeing anything as a roadblock and every step along the way as an opportunity to do something new. Be sure to ask for the time of people you admire and to always be agile in your career as your agility will create a positive impact.

Negotiation: Know Your Value and Your Company Should Too

Jennifer and Brandon were joined by the Chief People Officer of Godiva Chocolatier, Amy Zuckerman. She shared some incredible tips on how to negotiate to get the job you desire and the value you want. Ultimately, she shared a great career all comes down to passion. You should be passionate about where you work and who you work with. If you are excited then a company will be too. Negotiate for what matters most to you and discover what matters most to who you are negotiating with. Amy shared tips on getting hired, why people get fired (hint: it's never almost never a surprise), and how to get promoted as well. This is the first in a series of Chief People/Human Resource Officers interviews.

The End Is Your New Beginning: Career Transition

Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Mike Myles, a creative ally in the world of entertainment. He has worked in the entertainment industry for close to three decades most recently with CBS Interactive working on such shows as Big Brother, Amazing Race, Big Bang Theory and helping to put on The Grammys. He gave great insights on how and when to leave your job and where to go next. His suggestions were to stay curious and follow that curiosity. Let go of what no longer serves you to find something 100 times better. Finally, the action item was to discover, and write down your values while aligning the work you do to those values.

Inventive Ways to Find your Dream Job

In this episode Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore lesser known methods for getting hired and discovering one's purpose. They suggest using informational interviews as a tool, along with researching new people and companies to connect with.

Hill also recommends becoming an expert in your field by writing a blog, a book or a white paper and doing so by leveraging interviews with leaders in the industry and developing meaningful connections. Maslan reminds people that it is not always the first connections that get you the job, but the two connections down the line that do.

Perfect Pitch, it all Depends on the Audience

Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill explore how to deliver the "perfect pitch" in an interview. They discuss the importance of authenticity, as well as being able to read the audience. They emphasize how important it is to practice your pitch, and to tie in your compelling personal stories to that pitch.

Tips of the week:

Practice, Practice, Practice

Tailor your pitch

Turn to hope, not fear

Tough Questions and Easy Answers: The Keys to Success in an Interview

Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill conduct a mock interview with an active executive job seeker in the legal industry named Jean.

Maslan and Hill ask tough questions ranging from why Jean left her last position, to what her biggest weakness is and what the most challenging situation was that she has encountered and how she handled it.

Throughout the mock interview, Maslan and Hill offer live coaching and also incorporate feedback from questions the audience has.

Interview Tips: Rule #1 be Honest

Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan discuss how to prepare for a job interview and focus on using honesty to leave a strong impression.

Other suggestions from the episode include:

Be authentically yourself

Practice your interviews

Do your research

Dress for success

Do Amy Cuddy's power poses

Say what you are going to do next/the value you will add to the organization

Ask great questions

Getting Noticed: Resume and Cover Letter Tips

Jennifer and Brandon discussed the importance of having a great resume and cover letter. They were joined by entertainment industry leader Chris Surette who has worked on projects ranging from The Grammys to Star Trek: Picard. He shared tips and pointers on the importance of writing a resume letter that conveys passion and expertise.

This week they asked their audience to create a template resume that they can tailor based on whichever job they apply to specific needs. They asked their audience to look at various job descriptions online to see what kind of words and descriptions are being used for the jobs they want. Finally, Jennifer suggested applying to ten jobs, and if you get 3 responses for an interview to leave it alone but if you get 1 or none be sure to continue to tweak it and perhaps work with a professional resume writer.

Leveraging LinkedIn to build your Professional Brand and Get Hired

Social media strategist and expert, Maria Bereket, joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill to discuss social media strategies for LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. She emphasizes using LinkedIn for job hunting, since during the pandemic recruiters use LinkedIn as their primary recruiting tool and source for finding candidates. Bereket suggests using the other social media sites to network.

Exercise/Action step from the show: Bereket recommends looking up job descriptions and utilizing those key words to incorporate into your own LinkedIn profile to capture your ideal employer's attention.