Do the jobs you apply for always seem just out of reach? Are you tired of being told you were great at the interview but didn't get the job?

The frustration is real when it comes to constantly ranking number 2 in interview rounds... But fret not! In this episode, Kimberly dives deep into the 6 key phases of the interview process and shows you how to ace every single one of them. Learn to best showcase your abilities and alignment for your dream role while making a lasting impression with everyone you interview with.

So tune in now and uncover the secret to acing your interviews and getting great offers!

KEY POINTS:

- Why you shouldn't overlook your pre-application

- How to perfect your application process

- The secret to making an impression during a phone screen

- How to communicate your alignment for the role

- What an ideal leadership team interview looks like

- Why you need to be negotiating great offers

QUOTABLES:

"Even if you're getting an introduction to a hiring leader and the interview seems pretty informal, if you blow that opportunity, you won't get the job even with the best introduction."

"Receiving a great offer is the goal. You should be negotiating the cherry on top."

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In this episode, Kimberly chats with the one and only Budgetnista, Tiffany Aliche about being an Ambitious Woman in this day and age.

Tune in for a glimpse into the grit, hard work, and drive that it takes to achieve success as a female solo entrepreneur. As Kimberly and Tiffany share their journeys with you, you will find out what it truly means to carry ambition in all that you do in your career.

Kimberly and Tiffany also chat about negotiating your salary, dealing with Imposter Syndrome, ways to rejuvenate yourself, and so much more!

KEY POINTS:

- Understanding the 80%

- How to advocate for yourself and your value

- Illustrating your Oprah in the workplace

- The importance of taking stock of your successes

- Ambition is not a dirty word

- Cultivating a community that elevates you

- How to manage your ambition with your spouse

- Ways to take mental time for yourself to regroup

QUOTABLES:

"Every single step that you take needs to be in support of what you love."

"When you bring excellence to the table, a place is always set for you."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Tiffany Aliche, The Budgetnista

thebudgetnista.com

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this episode, we embark on the road to revenue and happiness with special guest David Meltzer. David is driven by a strong passion to empower others to find their happiness and embodies that in everything he does. As part of that lifelong mission, for the past 20 years, he's been providing free weekly trainings to empower others to be happy. You can join them at https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1

So be a part of the conversation with Kimberly and David as they chat about the pursuit of happiness, the secret to loving what you do, how losing 100 million dollars was the best thing that ever happened to him, and much more!

KEY POINTS:

- Applying the mathematical equation of luck

- What it means to be happy and why we focus on it

- Doing what you love vs learning to love what you do

- The value of creating an adaptable routine

- About the Road to Revenue and Happiness training

QUOTABLES:

"I believe what you pay attention to and what you give your intention to what you think, say, do, believe - that equals the coincidences that occur in your life. It's a mathematical equation of luck."

"The truth is love in itself. You will not be depressed if you're doing a good deed. So go out, pick up trash, smile, give somebody a hug, help him across the street, do whatever you can for other people and you will be happy, I promise you."

GUEST RESOURCES:

David Meltzer

dmeltzer.com

Linkedin | linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2

IG | @DavidMeltzer - instagram.com/davidmeltzer/

Are you ready to embark on the Road to Revenue and Happiness? Join his Free Live Training every Friday: https://free.dmeltzer.com/friday-training-1

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

With the #greatresignation taking place in light of the pandemic, many of us are required to make some major pivots in our career journeys. One crucial aspect of that very pivot is our resume!

In this episode, Kimberly discusses resumes and the #greatresignation with Chris Villanueva - host of the Career Warrior podcast and founder of resume writing company Lets Eat, Grandma. Tune in as they discuss the big shifts that have been happening since the pandemic, and how we can position ourselves to stand out from the crowd and land the interviews we want.

So join Kimberly and Chris in their conversation and gain some valuable insights on how to format your resume, rectifying the most common mistakes made when writing our resumes, and so much more!

KEY POINTS:

- The story behind Let's Eat, Grandma.

- Thoughts on the Great Resignation.

- The key to making your career pivot as easy as possible.

- How long should your resume be?

- Functional resume vs reverse chronological resumes.

- Paragraphs vs bullet points.

- The biggest mistake professionals make in their resumes.

- Applying the Bucket Technique in job applications.

- The purpose of a cover letter and what to include in it.

- How to address gaps in your resume.

- Getting started on creating and developing your resume.

QUOTABLES:

"Your resume, at the end of the day, is a sales pitch and it's nothing that has these hard-defined rules."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Chris Villanueva

letseatgrandma.com

IG | @letseatcommagrandma - instagram.com/letseatcommagrandma/

Career Warrior Podcast: letseatgrandma.com/podcast/

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this episode, we invite value-driven entrepreneur and creator of digital community Memconnect, Netta Dobbins, to share her personal career transition journey with us and drop some knowledge on navigating and thriving in the workplace as a person of color.

Find out more about how she made her career transition, and how she organically turned a digital community into a full-blown business. Kimberly and Netta also chat about dealing with imposter syndrome, handling racism in the workplace, as well as future projects and opportunities at Memconnect!

KEY POINTS:

- The story and mission behind Memconnect.

- Biggest opportunities that people of color need to take advantage of in the workplace.

- How to navigate predominantly white spaces.

- Advice on dealing with racism, microaggression, and bias in the workplace.

- What you can expect at Memconnect.

QUOTABLES:

"Go for what you want, not for what you think you can get."

"If it doesn't scare me a little bit then it's not big enough."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Netta Dobbins

linkedin.com/in/nettadobbinspr/

IG | instagram.com/nettadobbins/

Twitter | twitter.com/nettadobbins

Memconnect

mimconnect.com/join

IG | instagram.com/mimconnect/

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Join this insightful Q&A session with your host Kimberly and Career Masterclass on how to make the best power moves in your workplace!

From networking strategies to crafting your career plan, Kimberly will share expert guidance on how to navigate and advance in the world of work. Learn to align your expertise and skills to roles and companies that will set you up to be a leader in the workplace.

Kimberly also talks about shedding old mentalities of career advancement, how to take control of your own career trajectory, and why there is no such thing as luck!

So tune in and learn how you too can make your own career power moves with Kimberly today.

KEY POINTS:

- Examples of career power moves to make.

- Taking your career advancement into your own hands.

- Strategies to overcome your fears.

- Advice on crafting and working on your career plan.

- Difference between a Mentor and a Sponsor.

- How to best approach a potential mentor or sponsor.

- The best way to get noticed in an organization.

- How to network as an introvert.

- One thing to do that will help you get unstuck.

- Is there a right stage in a woman's life to make a career move?

- How to turn your mentor into your sponsor.

- How to maintain networking in remote working environments.

- Letting go and getting over your mistakes.

- Strategies to seek out and develop work relationships.

- The motivation behind Next Move, Best Move.

QUOTABLES:

"You can manifest yourself, you can create opportunities for yourself to become the person you'd like to be, but it takes action."

"You get promoted for impact and value. You get paid for impact and value. You don't get paid for time enrolled."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Career Masterclass

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/career-masterclass

Facebook: facebook.com/791754984231621

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

In this Virtual Book Tour episode, Lejorne Leys dives deep into the heart and mind that Kimberly works from. Tune in as Kimberly shares the inspiration behind writing her book Next Move, Best Move, as well as the principles and strategies that will help catapult you in your career journey. Lejorne and Kimberly also chat about being your authentic self, building meaningful professional relationships, and how to best position yourself for your next promotion.

KEY POINTS:

- The inspiration behind Next Move, Best Move.

- How to be your authentic self while positioning yourself as a leader/expert.

- How to ensure value alignment in the interview process.

- Tips on networking and establishing your brand.

- Fundamental principles to consider when making a career transition.

- How to effectively position yourself for a promotion.

- The key to creating your own career opportunities.

- The number thing to be intentional about in your career transition.

- Advice for those pursuing a solo career in consulting.

- How to get comfortable doing uncomfortable things.

- The one thing Black professionals need to learn in the post COVID world.

QUOTABLES:

"Core values are literally the essence of what makes you happy. It allows you to accept or reject things easily. It's almost like that gut feeling."

"You have to be excellent and stop expecting to get promotions because you've been in a role for a certain amount of time or you're simply meeting expectations. Excellence is what opens doors."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Lejorne Leys

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/lleys/

IG: instagram.com/stoicleys

Twitter: twitter.com/stoicleys

Link New Jersey

linknewjersey.com

IG: instagram.com/linknewjersey

National Black MBA Association

nbmbaa.org

IG: instagram.com/theblackmba

National Sales Network

salesnetwork.org

IG: instagram.com/NSNHQ

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Join Kimberly in this Next Move, Best Move Virtual Book Tour with special guest Christa Clarke, founder and CEO of media platform Cubicles to Cocktails. In this episode, Kimberly and Christa take a deep dive into some of the hot topics from the book and answer some burning questions from their live listeners!

Tune in to uncover the vital role that relationships play in your career journey and learn the strategies to apply when developing strong relationships in your own networking circle. Kimberly and Christa also chat about personal and professional brands, navigating conflicts of interests, how to advocate for yourself, and much more. This is a conversation you do not want to miss!

KEY POINTS:

- The difference between a job and a career.

- When is it time to make your next career move?

- Things to consider when switching fields.

- The 4 people you need in your network.

- How to maintain relationships for the long haul.

- Strategies to secure your sponsor.

- Merging your personal and professional brands.

- How to leverage your brand and advocate for yourself.

- Navigating potential conflicts of interests.

- Kimberly's favorite exercise to use with clients.

- When is it time to revamp your resume?

- Qualities to look out for in a career coach.

QUOTABLES:

"We got to work hard, but really, where we need to be working twice as hard at is building our relationships."

"If you want to make sure that you're bringing your authentic self to the workplace and you're not code-switching every day, that means your personal and professional brand have to be intertwined."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Christa Clarke

cubiclestococktails.com/

IG: instagram.com/heychristaclarke/

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Meet Kelly D. Parker - Leadership Expert and Confident Speaker on a mission to help corporate managers transform their workplaces through the power of kindness.

In this episode, Kelly shares her journey of stepping into the confident speaker she was meant to be and uncovers the key to becoming a powerful speaker in your workplace. You will find out how kindness plays into your ability to speak confidently, and how you can make an impact not just on the big stage but in everyday workplace situations as well.

So join the conversation and learn how you too can make an impact, elevate your career, and grow your brand with confidence and kindness!

KEY POINTS:

- Kelly Parker's confident speaking journey.

- How kindness plays into being a confident speaker.

- Ways to make an impact in the workplace.

- Biggest challenges to overcome in public speaking.

- Kelly's number one tip to becoming a confident speaker.

QUOTABLES:

"The power to being a confident speaker is being yourself. And so getting to the point of giving myself full permission to be my full self, if it's a virtual stage, or a regular stage, or whatever, has really catapulted my ability to really impact folks."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Kelly D. Palmer

kellydparker.com/

Get your free 10 Ways to Hook Any Audience download and access more of Kelly's resources here: linktr.ee/iamkellydparker

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kelly-d-parker-43205328/

IG: @iamkellydparker - instagram.com/iamkellydparker/

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching

Behind every success story lies struggle, hardship, and a whole lot of rejection. Once a newly graduated job-seeker, Brittney Oliver has had to face countless rejections for numerous reasons that were beyond her control. But instead of accepting her reality, Brittney took things into her own hands and started opening her own doors.

Tune in to find out where she gets her confidence and drive from, as well as how she managed to carve her own career path into becoming a writer for many online publications that we all know. Kimberly and Brittney also chat about the power of networking, imposter syndrome, rejection, self-care and so much more.

So join in on the conversation and see how you too can start building your access and deepening your relationships!

KEY POINTS:

- Brittney's freelance writing journey.

- Navigating Imposter Syndrome and building confidence.

- Things that will aid your job hunt.

- Transitioning from PR to becoming a writer.

- Top tips for getting access and deepening relationships.

- What's next for Brittney?

QUOTABLES:

"I was tired of trying to figure it out - why someone didn't want me. I was tired of that, and tired of carrying that burden. And so I had to let it go. I had to figure out how to let that go and keep moving forward and really start to realize that they're missing out on me."

"If we could just step in those rooms and just be grateful for the access. That could probably help change the way you feel in terms of confidence."

GUEST RESOURCES:

Brittney Oliver

brittneyoliver.com/

l2lmixer.com/

IG: @bsoliver - instagram.com/bsoliver/

IG: @lemons_2_lemonade - instagram.com/lemons_2_lemonade/

Stay In Touch → Connect with the community:

• Follow me on Instagram/TikTok: @KimberlyBOnline
• Explore Brown Leadership: https://brownleadership.com
• Read the book "Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love" at www.nextmovebestmovebook.com

→ Share your question: Submit your question in a 90-second voice message, and I may address it in an upcoming episode. Submit here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YourNextMove

→ Apply for a 1:1 coaching session: Participate in a 20-30 minute coaching session that may be featured in a future episode. Apply here: https://bit.ly/YNMCoaching