My guest for today’s episode is Fawn Germer, and we’re talking about why the pandemic offers a tremendous opportunity for those of use willing to step up to the plate. In this episode, we discuss the following: Lessons learned about perseverance in the face of falling down – often, advice for people looking for a job during COVID, especially those who have been looking for months, how to stand out in your job during these times of uncertainty and rapid change, how to keep your skills current to remain marketable in a crowded job market, and the concept of guerilla networking – and how to do it.

Have you updated your LinkedIn profile lately? Even if you are not actively job searching, most of you would be open to having a conversation with a recruiter if the opportunity was right – and those recruiters are looking for you primarily on LinkedIn.

Let me start by saying that LinkedIn is your single best job search resource. Today, I want to drill down on 12 specific ways to network using LinkedIn.

My guest today is Jawad Ahsan, CFO of Axon. We are talking about how to move into the executive ranks. Here are the topics Jawad addresses on this episode:

-His personal journey into the executive ranks, including his biggest surprises

-Three strategies to make yourself the obvious choice to step into the executive ranks

-The biggest mistakes he sees others make when trying to move into the executive ranks

Today, our focus is on the things I want you to consider adding to your job search, especially if you aren’t getting the results you were expecting. Also, I’ve linked some other recent episodes as well that are particularly helpful for job searching.

Today, my guest is Laura Berman Fortgang, and we are discussing three clues you can look at from your past to help you find the career you are meant to be in. We talk about what clues to look for, how to assess those clues, and what to do with your new-found self-awareness.

Today’s podcast is based heavily on the getlighthouse.com blog, specifically the blog titled “18 Questions to Ask Your Manager to Improve Your Relationship and Better Manage Up.” Whether you are trying to improve your relationship with your manager from bad to okay, okay to good, or good to great, you can work with your manager to improve your relationship and make work much more enjoyable for both of you.

Today, I have a return guest – Mac Prichard. Mac runs the highly successful Mac’s List for employment opportunities in the Portland area. We're talking about networking secrets for job seekers. Mac talks about the most misunderstood concept job seekers have around networking and how to network during a pandemic. He also gives us his top 5 networking secrets.

For this episode, I leaned heavily on the article “7 Essential Tips for Effective 1 on 1 Meetings with Your Manager” from the getlighthouse.com blog. In a perfect world, 1:1 meetings with your boss should be something you have regularly, and actually look forward to. Done well, effective 1:1 meetings are an opportunity for feedback, coaching, relationship-building, & goal-setting. Here are some tips on how to have a more successful 1:1 with your boss.

Today’s episode is pulled heavily from the Real Simple article “4 Moments When You Need a Mentor” in the November 2020 issue by Ronnie Koenig. We will cover why having a mentor is important, the 4 moments when they are most helpful, and even the benefits of becoming a mentor yourself.

Today’s episode is about the ATS and how you can make sure your resume gets through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). I’ll explain how the ATS works and the do’s and don’ts if you want your resume to pass through the system.

Today’s episode is about how to properly market your experience on your resume. We break down how to develop effective job descriptions and formulate the highest impact description of your achievements.

Today’s episode is about how to articulate your brand on your resume. We’ll begin with the importance of this, some questions to ask yourself to spur the process, and then move into some examples.

I have done plenty of episodes on how to answer various types of interview questions. What I want to touch on today is everything else surrounding the job interview. In today’s episode we will cover 11 tips to help you be optimally prepared for your next job interview.

Today’s episode is about overcoming the fear of networking. We’ll focus on one-to-one networking opportunities and then networking events.

My guest today is Jen Ngozi, founder of NetWerk®, a global women in leadership organization and movement on a mission to help everyday women worldwide build the community, confidence, and skills needed to become leaders. In today’s episode, Jen provides the listeners with invaluable tips to STOP apologizing for everything and how to communicate like a leader.

Today’s podcast will be strategies that you may not have thought of to either jumpstart your networking, or to take what you are already doing to the next level.

Today, my guest is Heather Younger, author of The Art of Caring Leadership. In this episode, Heather and I talk about the six areas of self-leadership from her book and why it is so important to lead yourself before you can effectively lead others.

We’d love to think that everything is back to “normal,” and all our pandemic-related stresses and frustrations are behind us. THIS ISN’T TRUE. Whether we are dealing with returning to work, navigating a return to normal with our significant others or children, or rethinking our career path, many of use are still dealing with COVID-related fatigue. My return guest, Jane Springer, is a life and wellness coach. She and I discuss what we’re seeing with our clients and how we are helping them navigate the world in 2021.

Today, my guest is Carson Tate of workingsimply.com, and we’re talking about our work relationships. Carson is an employee engagement expert, and we talk about why relationships at work are so important. She also gives us tips for re-engaging with our coworkers now that many of us are going back in the office.