Smart Career Planning

Rakesh Patwari is incredibly active in the community.  Started out as a computer programmer, he is now one of the lead product designers at Juniper Networks.  He is also a part-time lecturer at UC Berkeley Extension, teaching Information Architecture.

This is the first of four podcast series in which we’ll discuss the secret to a successful career transition. Juan Garcia earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in Accounting.  Right now, he owns a boutique marketing agency, specializing in the Accounting industry.

In this episode, Jane Fan, and in-house recruiter in a consumer electronics company, and Bryan Krajeski, an agency recruiter in the insurance industry, answered your career question as well as shared their thoughts on some of the most popular career/job interview topics.

It's more than halfway through Q2, which means you either have just gone through a performance review or soon be undergoing one.  

This podcast will walk you through ways to leverage performance review to elevate your career or work toward a promotion.  

#DearRecruiter is back!  In this episode, I have three experienced recruiters answering YOUR career-related questions:

1.) A seasoned professional is looking to make a career transition. What should you do?

2.) You received a promotion but ended up hating it.  Your old job is no longer available and you feel that your manager will let you go if you voice your dismay.  What should you do? 

Let's hear it from other recruitment professionals!

Welcome to episode 51.  When it comes to navigating your way to success, there are three main areas - Experience, You and Network.  In my previous episode, I shared with you ways to build professional experience when you have zero.  In this episode, I will talk about YOU.  

In this podcast, I also referenced a Youtube video I produced several months ago - How To Create A Winning Resume - College Edition.  

After following my recommendations in this podcast and the Youtube video and you still have questions about your resume, feel free to send it to me at [email protected].  Be sure to state in your subject line: I listened to your podcast.  

If you have been a follower of my blog at Interview Right Consulting, you know that I’m not someone who believes in a single approach to creating career success. If you are working full-time, it can be a bit easier, right? You can leverage your existing job to build your experience, branch out and network with other professionals. But how does this work if you are still in college? In this podcast, I’ll explain what 360-degree career building is, and then I’m going to dive deeper into each of the element. Then I’m going to share with you how YOU, college students, can implement it in your daily life.

Rumor has it, many of us like to explore another job opportunity at the start of the new year, namely, Q1. Whether you are happily employed, actively listening or actively interviewing for another job, it’s always good to learn how to vet an opportunity.

Happy 2018 and our first episode this year! So, for our podcast today, I’ve invited someone who is an active practitioner of turning hobbies and passion into side projects. 

Steven Savage is a writer, coach, IT professional, speaker and a project/program manager.  If you'd like to follow Steven and learn more about his projects, please check out his website here.

Welcome to episode 45, our last podcast for 2017.  In episode 40, Bryan, Jon and I shared our thoughts on this article.  At the end of our podcast, we realized how rich that article was, and we decided to record a Part 2.  

We will continue our monthly #DearRecruiter series in 2018.  So, if you have any interview or career-related questions for our guests, please send them over to [email protected].