Serious Applicants Only

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  • SAO S3 C0 - Season Intro


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    Link to the article that was mentioned in class:

    https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/6930-professional-development-for-it-pros.html

    4 min
  • SAO s2c1 - Ask Ms. Braden

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    Link to the article that was mentioned in the show:  https://www.seattlecorporatesearch.com/blog/news/recruiting/37-brilliant-questions-to-ask-at-the-end-of-every-job-interview

    21 min
  • SAO s2e3 -Requesting a Letter of Recommendation

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    Employers are looking not only for the best set of skills in an individual, but also those key professional and social qualities that will make the best fit for a position with an established team.  What others say about you can sway a head hunter or recruiter to take a second or third look at your resume.   In this PODCLASS we will discuss the 7 Rules for getting someone to attest to your professional and social skills in a letter of recommendation.

    Here are a few articles that you may find helpful:

    https://blog.prepscholar.com/how-to-request-a-letter-of-recommendation

    https://spu.edu/depts/eng/documents/RECOMMENDATIONLETTEREtiquette.pdf


    21 min
  • SAO s2e2 - In The Meantime

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    A LOT has happened.  But we are not going to let a good crisis go to  waste!  Let's intentionally decide to get our collective "ish" together  and make strategies to be more mindful about our mental and physical  health so our that our professional intentions are re-energized.  In this PODCLASS  we will discuss 5 strategies to make the most impact in this MEANTIME.

    Here are some links that you should consider for your personal health:

    Happy Music Playlist on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru0K8uYEZWw&list=PLW9z2i0xwq0F3-8LieqflLLWLWZQgvhEX

    Learn a dance: https://youtu.be/iCH5pHbN28A

    My favorite Stevie Wonder Concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9b_6k8HUwY&t=4586s

    Painting with a twist: https://youtu.be/x4zz2yH1bLE

    Running motivation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0YwEc50dZg

    Read this: https://www.amazon.com/One-Day-Soul-Just-Opened/dp/0684841347

    You are enough: https://youtu.be/2Xx44JSeLuA

    32 min
  • SAO s2e1 - Hiring Season

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    It’s the Most GLORIOUS TIME of the year!  I know, I know you are totally sick of hearing those Holiday songs and are possibly adopting a new set of family traditions right now just so you don’t have to tolerate the commercial hypocrisy and corporate brainwashing that the days spanning from the last weeks of November, each and every day of December, all the way up to the first weeks of January have become.  But don’t fret, there is still one more very important holiday season that individuals from any faith can participate in.  And this Season could possibly reverse all the damage that was done.  Want to know what it is? IT’s  Hiring Season!!! While you are packing away the last of the tinsel, candles, sweeping up pine needles from the floor, and finally throwing away those tear-soaked receipts from the things you bought and didn’t need let's get ready to re-focus our sights for the upcoming year.  In TODAY’S CLASS, we will discuss ways to make the most of this SEASON.

    https://www.topresume.com/career-advice/the-best-times-of-the-year-to-job-search

    https://careersidekick.com/the-two-best-and-worst-times-of-the-year-for-job-hunting/

    20 min
  • SAO 16- Practice Your Pose

    If you dont like to take pictures how will you ever get a good pose for your profile cover?  Today is a Mini Class on the reasons why its so important to Practice your POSE.


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    18 min
  • SAO 15 - Ask a Career Coach

    Do you have questions that are specific to your personal career journey? Why dont you ask someone who has been in that position or works in that industry now?  It could be someone either in your circle of personal connections or digital network.  Better yet reach out to me - A Career Coach.   Reach out and ask the questions you need to have answered to help propel your career forward. 


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    28 min
  • SAO 14 - Digital Footprint

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    Link to the article that was mentioned in the show:  

    https://www.businessinsider.com/china-social-credit-system-punishments-and-rewards-explained-2018-4


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    45 min
  • SAO 13 - The Follow Up

    This is for Serious Applicants Only.

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    25 min

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This isn't a podcast, it is a Pod CLASS. Hi, I'm your Career Coach Tonya Braden and I help connect people with their purpose. Join me as I give you very specific tools you can use to connect with and move forward in the next step of your career journey. These episodes are short so you can listen multiple times and take notes. Connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/ so we can be a part of each others network. Looking forward to hearing about your SUCCESS.