Podcast
Looking for a new job or want to move up in your company? Lesa teaches you the tools and strategies you need to land your dream job, increase your promotability, and successfully navigate your career.
159: Resume Clinic for the Pandemic
Today I’ll be giving you a resume clinic. If you are happily employed right now, you can still get valuable takeaways from these clinics.
160: LinkedIn Clinic for the Pandemic
Today I am giving you 5 action steps for LinkedIn. If you are happily employed right now, you can still get valuable takeaways from these clinics.
161: Interviewing Clinic for the Pandemic
Today, I’ll give you 5 action steps for interviewing in the pandemic.If you are happily employed right now, you can still get valuable takeaways from these clinics. I strongly recommend getting interview coaching from someone like me, but today my action steps will be for those of you who are going it on your own.
162: How to Do Unemployment Better than you Think you Can (with Adriel Lubarsky)
This week's guest is Adriel Lubarsky of Riveterworks.com - an online community for job seekers. We talk about how to make the most of your unemployment, both personally and professionally.
163: Ten Resources you Should be Tapping for your Job Search
I’m finding a lot of my clients are missing some pretty amazing resources in looking for their next job, so I wanted to spend this episode going over 10 of these resources.
164: Why the COVID Challenge is your Greatest Opportunity (with Fawn Germer)
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.
206: It’s Time for Your Annual LinkedIn Review and Update — Where to Focus Your Efforts
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.
165: 12 Best Strategies for Networking 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.
166: Moving into the Executive Ranks (with Jawad Ahsan)
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
167: Add These Three Things to Your Job Search to Dramatically Change Your Results
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.
168: Three Clues From Your Past That Can Help You Uncover Your Dream Career (with Laura Berman Fortgang)
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.
169: Questions to Ask Your Manager to Improve Your Relationship
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.
170: Networking Secrets for Job Seekers (with Mac Prichard)
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.
171: How to Have a Successful 1:1 With Your Boss
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.
172: Four Times When You Need a Mentor
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.
173: Making Sure Your Resume Gets Through the Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
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.
174: Developing Your Job Descriptions & Achievement Bullets for Your Resume
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.
175: Articulating Your Brand on Your Resume
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.
176: How to REALLY Prepare for a Job Interview
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.
177: Overcoming Your Fear of Networking
Today’s episode is about overcoming the fear of networking. We’ll focus on one-to-one networking opportunities and then networking events.
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