In episode 30 of The First Gen Coach, host Carla Santamaria discusses how to get your resume to the top of the pile by leveraging LinkedIn. Carla explains how to optimize your LinkedIn profile, how you can be proactive on the platform without being creepy or fake, and how you can make LinkedIn work for you.

In this episode, we also covered:

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In this episode of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria illustrates three deeply empowering beliefs that first gen professionals can adopt as they transition into the private sector.

Your beliefs about your career affect:

Be open to the power of believing in yourself and in your career success, and you will be amazed by what you accomplish!

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In this free webinar, you will get:

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The First Gen Coach Podcast is back for a third season! In this episode, host Carla Santamaria dives deep into the ways that first gen professionals can be unapologetic about their leadership excellence, and why and how that must be showcased on your resume.

We also discussed:

These insider tips will help you stand out from the crowd, so be ready to take notes!

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In episode 27 of The First Gen Coach, host Carla Santamaria breaks down the societal forces that socialize women of color into low-paying jobs in social services, education, and the nonprofit sector. Carla details the urgency for WOC to leave these jobs, which, in addition to paying near poverty wages, also require a self-sacrificial mindset and have unrealistic workload expectations that harm a WOC's physical and mental health.

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In episode 26 of The First Gen Coach, host Carla Santamaria interviewed Alejandra Carbajal, a first generation professional who successfully made the transition from the nonprofit sector into the private sector, and fast-tracking her financial and personal goals along the way.

In this episode, we discussed: How a love for working with students has fueled Alejandra’s career

“Be kind to yourself. This process does not happen overnight, or how you may anticipate. Going from career readiness to corporate recruiter is not what I expected in the beginning, but I am happy to have discovered… another way to continue to do what I am passionate about. You have to be open to the process." - Alejandra Carbajal

I have had the privilege to work in roles where I have been able to use my experience of being first gen to empower others so their journey to success is greater and stronger. I have worked in the nonprofit sector for the past 4 years with adults reentering the workforce, high school students, and college students where I provided career readiness and led recruitment efforts in the last 2 years. I am excited to pivot into the corporate sector as a recruiter where I will continue to support others to access opportunities for their own economic mobility.

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In episode 25 of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria shares the three strategies her clients used to secure $159k in salary increases. And they did this without getting additional degrees or joining a coding bootcamp. Plus, why the so-called "Sunday Scaries" are NOT something you have to accept. 

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In episode 24 of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria talks with Life in Recovery Coach Jaz Murudumbay about her experiences as a Canadian-born daughter of Ecuadorian immigrants, unhealthy coping mechanisms for workplace stress, and why First Gens need to change the narrative around alcohol use. 

The cultural stigma that affects how Latinas/the Latinx community relate to alcohol

About Jaz Murudumbay

National Substance Abuse Prevention Month Information

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In episode 23 of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria talks with Life Coach and Retreat Host Vero Estrada about landing--and losing--her dream job in private banking, and how she has since transformed her life after that pivotal experience.

PLUS:

About Vero Estrada:

Vero Estrada is the founder and Chief Inspiration Officer of Big Dream Consulting, a Life Coaching and Retreats practice that transforms the lives of high-achieving first generation Latinas through accessible coaching focused on achieving self-love, money, career and relationship goals! You can learn more in her website, www.veroestrada.com.

Support Vero's Crowdfunding campaign through iFund Women. There are some really awesome rewards to take part of, so it's a win-win! Link: https://ifundwomen.com/projects/big-dream-consulting-vero-estrada

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In episode 22 of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria provides a framework to answer tough interview questions. Surprisingly, it's not all about technical skills or even "enhancing" the truth. You can (and should!) answer interview questions honestly while AT THE SAME TIME position yourself as the best candidate for the job! Listen to learn how.

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In episode 21 of The First Gen Coach Podcast, host Carla Santamaria chats with Lea Landaverde, a First-Generation, Queer, Latina Financial Professional and Activist and founder of La Riqueza Collective. Listen to learn what the hidden workplace curriculum is, how to navigate it, and how to be strategic with your career so that it becomes a tool for building wealth.

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