The Network Hour

Are Genzers speaking up more and elevating their voice in the workplace more than Millenials? It seems as though Genz mantra is we are not working for free and our work-life-balance is important. What can Millenials learn from Genz and what can Genz learn from Millenials?

We discuss a few in this episode.

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AI is here and it's here to stay. Employers are now using AI with platforms such as Sparkhire and Hirevue to sift through applicants for the jobs they are offering.

Is this a good thing? Like I said in this episode I think it's one more thing that job seekers have to be prepared to overcome in their process.

According to Voomer (source) questions are pre-recorded and you are allowed a certain amount of time to prepared and answer these questions. The AI tracks everything from your eye contact to your facial expression and more.

How can jobseekers prepare for this kind of interview?

1. practice

2. Use sites like tryvoomer.com to get you prepare with simulations and practice questions

3. Record yourself using laptop or phone and watch it back

4. Seek help from professional like coaches, hr personnel, your network

5. Network, Network, Network - Put yourself in face to face situations where you can share your personality and value giving you a leg up and positioning this AI interview as just a formality.

I wish all you job seekers the best in your job search.

For more advice and tips visit my website wenetworkservices.com and book a session with me.

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In today's episode we explore the pressing topics that are in the headlines from a professional perspective and in true Network Hour fashion.

We break down:

1. Hunter Biden and Congress

2. Trump Rhetoric

3. Johnathan Majors and Coretta comment

4. Taraji P Henson and Value/Worth

5. Harvard President resigns - Claudine Gay

We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Looking back at 2023 and really understanding the challenges and learning from the mistakes. Looking forward into 2024 and setting some new goals and adopting a new attitude and mindset to foster growth.

Welcome to episode 1 of our new series workplace interactions. In this letter we react to a problem the writer is having with her co-worker.

We spend most of our time working in the office and often times we have interactions with our co-workers or bosses. In this trailer I read a small snippet of a letter sent to me about a woman having problems with her co-worker.

Stay tuned for the episode where we dive deeper into this letter.

We hear the phrase work life balance all the time and share the sentiment that it is important but how many of us actually incorporate it into our daily lives.

A couple of weeks ago I got a rude awakening of how I was neglecting myself and not paying attention to the life balance in the phrase work life balance.

Weeks of being sick and me still thinking about work brought me to the realization that my priorities were off balance. I needed to start prioritizing me more. So I've made some changes and I'm urging you to do the same and become the best version of YOU.

Are you self-sabotaging consciously or unconsciously?

In this episode, I talk about self-sabotage and how easy we can fall into that behavior of self-sabotaging. Often times it is something that has become a part of who we are and how we show up. We also self-sabotage out of FEAR; and so it affects our personal and professional success as well as our mental health.

Stop Self-Sabotaging:

1. Learn how to identify unhelpful patterns and behavior

2. Become more self aware - you might need to seek therapy

3. Identify the behavior that is blocking or does not match the goal you are trying to achieve

4. Do not be perfect Patty. Everything does not have to be perfect

5. Set boundaries

6. Stop being busy bee and actually take time for self

7. Do not Procrastinate

8. Do not be afraid to communicate your needs. ASK FOR HELP!

Networking is about building and maintaining valuable relationships. A relationship entails of two people or multiple people. There must also be value to the relationship. Each person must work on the relationship and build, support and encourage each other to grow. Networking is not selfish and your network is not a mechanism for you to just feed from. Engage in giving vs asking all the time. In this episode, I outline some simple actions that can be taken to add value to your network.

Continue to build your relationships and keep networking!

We all know that it takes 10 seconds or even less for someone to form an impression of us. Now, I recognize that might not be who we are, we might just be going through something at the time, however it is important to be mindful that sometimes that first impression can completely turn someone away from you. A negative first impression can cost you a job, a business opportunity, a networking connection and so much more. My tip in this video is to be more self-aware. Pay attention to your non-verbal cues. It's better to explain and be authentic in saying no right now, rather that faking and coming off disingenuous. As much as we don't like it, first impressions matter. On a positive note sometimes you can come back strong from a first impression if you put in the work and show people a different side of who you are. We are all here to grow and learn.