The Career Confidante

If you are focused on making 2021 a better year, you are in good company! More than ever before, people around the globe are hoping to find happiness and achieve career and personal goals this year. How can we do this despite the uncertainty this year brings and the reality we face? In this episode of Career Confidante Radio, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Kayvan Kian – entrepreneur, teacher, and management consultant at McKinsey & Company in Amsterdam. Together they explore strategies for hitting the pause button on overwhelm, hidden sources of stress, how to control the meaning of daily tasks, and how to improve things we don't particularly enjoy. Kayvan will share tools for dealing with negative feedback after a job interview that did not go well, finding meaningful work, and a more nuanced approach to using our strengths. If you are ready for practical tips to make it a great year, listen in!

If you are a job seeker, you have likely heard you need a target list of companies. You might even have put in the effort to create one, and you are watching for job postings for those companies and applying online. The problem is that this strategy focuses on openings, not opportunities. But the good news is there is so much more you can do with your target list to speed your job search! In this episode of Career Confidante radio, host Marie Zimenoff goes through all the ways you can use your target list to land a job faster. If you are getting frustrated by limited openings and ready to try some new tactics, listen in!

With the “silver tsunami” describing dramatic demographic changes, reimagining choices about careers, retirement, and aging requires a HEROIC Mindset. Adopting a spirit of “ageless aging” retires tired norms of how we’re supposed to be. By adopting six actions we can reframe our “what’s next,” and live more fully with a greater sense of control. On this episode of the Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes careers-industry expert Rich Feller who will introduce the notion of “ageless aging,” walk through six actions to find new possibilities, and explain how a HEROIC mindset is the best insurance against change at work, learning, or loving. Regardless of our age we all have similar needs, a desire to seek more options, and a common aim to be more complete. Rich has a wealth of information and unending passion for this topic … this is a show you don’t want to miss!

If the industry you've known for 10, 20, or 30 years is suddenly downsizing, the idea of looking for options in a different field can be downright scary. Even if you still have a job, the career change process can be overwhelming. Thankfully, there are tools people across the globe have used to look for options, overcome practical concerns, and find a fulfilling career in a new field. In this episode of Career Confidante Radio, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Pamela Mitchell, author of The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy. Marie and Pamela explore practical strategies for pursuing your dream job while working within your current reality, tips for changing careers into a new field, and the first steps to take after a layoff to jump start your job search. Listen in for tips you can use to launch your career reinvention!

It seems like it should not be hard to make 2021 a better year for most people. While looking at the positives and opportunities is where we like to start, these projections also tell us that there are potential potholes. In this episode of Career Confidante Radio, host Marie Zimenoff explores proactive strategies to help us avoid these potholes or spend less time stuck in the mud. She goes through the causes of long-term unemployment and actions you can take to prevent or circumvent it. You'll also learn how to fill that resume gap and what graduating students can do now to improve their job search outcomes in a tight 2021 market. Listen in for strategies you can use to start creating a better 2021 today!

With more than 700 million profiles on LinkedIn, standing out and attracting the right audience to advance your career or grow your business feels out of reach. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Jennifer Vancil, career coach and Certified Strengths Coach. Jennifer shares tips to communicate your strengths as part of your unique brand and create a differentiated profile that captures your accomplishments in your voice and engages readers. She shares how you can communicate your strengths in the way you USE LinkedIn, too! You'll leave with practical actions you can take today on LinkedIn to move your job search forward. If you or someone you know is struggling to see the benefits of investing time in their profile or LinkedIn activity, listen in to gain confidence and a strengths-based social media strategy!

More than 200,000 military service members separate from the military every year. Like many other job seekers, many have never had to write a resume. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff welcomes Cassie Hatcher, Executive Certified Professional Resume Writer and military transition expert. Cassie shares expertise she's gained helping service members and veterans translate their unique military experiences. We'll be discussing resources available to transitioning military service members, specific companies that value military experience, resumes, interviewing, and more. If you or someone you know is struggling to translate military experience, listen in to gain confidence in your civilian job search!