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MINDFULNESS FOR JOB SEAKERS WITH KERRI TWIGG
Kerri Twigg is the founder and operator of Career Stories. Through courses and coaching, she helps people use their stories to grow their careers, whether they aim for a “job-job” or running their own business. And, if they’re not sure what kind of work, she helps with that too.
She has been helping people find and share their stories with confidence for nearly 20 years, seven in the career management sector. Kerri helps people figure out what makes them awesome and how that helps their career. She supports businesses as they restructure or downsize, and helps support their employees who experience change or job loss.
In this conversation, Kerri shares how to
– Use your stories to land your dream job
– Stay grounded while on a job hunt
– Get clear on the impact you want to make
– Get clear on your money expactations
– Position yourself for the next promotion round
HOW TO GAIN MORE VISIBILITY AT WORK WITH GLORY EDOZIEN
Glory Edozien (Phd) is a LinkedIn Visibility Coach and Lead Consultant at the Inspired by Glory Academy, where she teaches mid-senior level career women how to build visibility and establish thought leadership on LinkedIn, so they can get the recognition they deserve, earn more money and climb the corporate ladder.
She is also the founder of the first of it’s kind digital enabled community for career women, the 9to5Chick Inner Circle, which aims to provide career women throughout Africa with mentors, access to signature career resources and networking opportunities.
Glory’s training and consulting clients include Schneider Electric, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, Shell Women Network, AIICO Insurance, Ocean Deep Drilling ESV Nigeria Limited (ODENL), FCSL Asset Management Company Limited, Association of Professional Women’s Bankers, Addosser Micro Finance Bank, Women in Finance NG, Women Inspiring Impact Network, to mention a few.
Glory is an alumni of the World Economic Forum Global Shapers and has been listed as one of Nigeria’s 100 Most Inspiring Women and in 2019 was named as a Woman who Made Impact by Guardian Nigeria.
Glory holds a PhD in Real Estate and Planning from the University of Reading, UK and is a Certified Expert in climate change and renewable energy finance and regularly consults on climate change policy documents.
HOW TO WRITE A RESUME THAT GETS YOU HIRED WITH LAKRISHA DAVIS
Lakrisha Davis, “The Career Professor,” specializes in helping job seekers leverage unconventional job searching strategies to navigate the broken hiring process.
After witnessing discrimination first-hand in the recruiting process, Lakrisha decided that she wanted to advocate for job candidates instead of hiring companies. Since 2015, she has mentored and coached thousands of professionals out of unfulfilling jobs and into the careers that they love.
She has been featured in major publications such as Forbes and NewsWeek, and has delivered career-related content to several schools and community organizations around the world.
In this conversation, Lakrisha shares how to write a winning resume.
HOW TO LAND A JOB AT A TOP COMPANY WITH JONATHAN JAVIER
Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, which mission is to “turn underdogs into winners”. He’s also worked in Operations at Snap, Google, and Cisco coming from a non-target school/non-traditional background.
He works on many initiatives, providing advice and words of wisdom on LinkedIn and through speaking engagements. In total, he has led 180+ workshops in 9 different countries including the Mena ICT Forum in Jordan, Resume/Personal Branding at Cisco, LinkedIn Strategy & Operations Offsite, Great Place To Work, Talks at Google, TEDx, and more.
He’s been featured on LinkedIn News, Yahoo! News, Jobscan, and amassed 600K+ followers on LinkedIn, Instagram & TikTok as well as 10+ million impressions monthly on his content.
In this converstaion, Jonathan shares:
– How to land your dream job when you don’t have a traditional background
– The 4 tiers of job search: A proven method to stand out among hundreds of candidates applying for the same role
– LinkedIn strategies that actually work
– Where to get your free resume template
– And much more
HOW TO ACE YOUR JOB INTERVIEW WITH SONAL BAHL
Sonal Bahl is an experienced HR Director and Career Strategist, living in Belgium. Originally from India, she has lived and worked in India, Uruguay, Chile, France, and Belgium. After nearly 2 decades in HR, screening over 250,000 resumes, and conducting over 5,000 interviews on 3 continents – she has helped recruit, build and evolve highly talented teams. She has experience working with large companies like GE & PwC, midsize family-owned firms & startups. Her career-boosting strategies give people the competitive edge to land their dream job, get promoted, and lead a richer, happier & more purposeful life. Sonal has an MBA from INSEAD, currently ranked number one program in Europe and top 2 globally. She speaks English, Hindi, Spanish and French fluently.
After listening to this conversation, you’ll be prepared to answer the most common job interview questions:
– Tell me about yourself
– What are your salary expectations
– What are your weaknesses
– And other questions!
HOW TO LAND YOUR DREAM JOB AFTER COLLEGE WITH DANIEL BOTERO
Daniel Botero is an international speaker, top-rated podcast host, and author of the Amazon’s Best Selling “Mastering College to Career” book.
His story is truly an example of the American dream. From humble beginnings to holding highly-successful roles in a Fortune 50 Company managing over 100 million dollars in annual sales, Daniel has shown that dreams really are attainable.
His own dreams, however, were not enough for him. Daniel has dedicated himself to helping others to reach their goals.
He left the world of big business behind to focus on mentor college students how to attain career success after graduation.
Realizing that many students leave college with a pile of debt and no dream job in sight, Daniel decided it was time to share the tools he has cultivated through education and experience.
He doesn’t think of himself as a teacher, however. He considers himself to be a perpetual learner always striving to become better than he was the day before.
With his strategy of networking, Daniel brings a community approach to learning and works with students to help them achieve their dreams.
In this conversation, Daniel shares:
– How to land your dream job at a top company as a minority / 1st gen student
– Unconvential networking strategies that will not only help you land your dream job, but also grow withing the company
– The #1 resume mistake people make
– How to negotiate your first salary
– And much more
HOW TO POSITION YOURSELF FOR A PROMOTION WITH SARAH SAADATJOO
Sarah Saadatjoo would describe herself as overly ambitious, energetic, and young at heart. She holds a Master’s Degree in leadership and strategy execution from The Georgia Institute of Technology and was recognized as a 40 Under 40 recipient from Georgia State University, where she received her Bachelor’s degree in business administration.
By day, Sarah is the Global Head of Quality & Customer Insights for Wix – the well-known website builder.
By night, she is the founder and creator of Jobtips – a corner of the internet dedicated to helping women grow and thrive in their careers. Sarah is best known for her popular TikTok account where she posts 15-second videos almost every day, sharing simple career tips set to trending music.</span>
Sarah founded Jobtips in 2020 when her passions for business, social media, and helping people grow their careers collided while in quarantine at home.
After hours of scrolling mindlessly on her phone, Sarah recognized a unique opportunity to reach the next generation of leaders in a new way.
Since launching Jobtips, Sarah has helped thousands of people through her various social media accounts, her virtual community for career-driven women, and her digital products such as, “The Ultimate Guide to Interview Prep” and “How to Write Emails People Will Actually Read.”
Sarah is passionate about helping people achieve their ambitious career goals, and she’s a big believer that it doesn’t have to be difficult. As she says, “A few simple tweaks can make all the difference.”
In this conversation, Sarah shares her best tips to help you land that promotion fast.
THE TRUTH ABOUT BEING A WORKING MOM WITH BECCA CARNAHAN
Becca Carnahan is a mom of two, writer, and career coach from Massachusetts. She is the founder of Becca Carnahan Career Coaching & Communications and the working mom blog, With Love Becca, which helps women manage motherhood, manage careers, and manage to laugh through it all.
Becca gained her expertise in the career development field over a 13 year career at Harvard Business School, where she still works as a Career Coach, and while earning her Masters Degree in Education from the Harvard Graduation School of Education.
In addition to her career coaching work, Becca is also the author of Belinda Baloney Changes Her Mind, a fun and inspiring “when I grow up” children’s book and When Mommy Grows Up: A Guide to Parenting Yourself to a More Fulfilling Career.
In this conversation, Becca shares:
– How to position yourself as a top expert when re-entering the workforce
– The skills you should outline that you gain as a mom
– How to balance motherhood and work
– How to know whether you should start a side hustle
– And much more
HOW TO BE A THOUGHT LEADER ON LINKEDIN WITH MADELINE MANN
Madeline Mann is a Human Resources leader in the Technology industry with expertise in building purpose-driven, dynamic company cultures and bringing the people element to every business decision.
She leads Talent Development at Inspire, a Los Angeles based clean energy company, where she crafts learning and development programs to further company initiatives. Prior to Inspire, she was on the Human Resources team at Scopely, and was the Director of People Operations at Gem.
Madeline is also the creator of Self Made Millennial YouTube Channel and the author of “Fill in the Blank Job Hunt: Essential Email Templates for the Job Search.”
In 2019, Madeline was named a top 50 person to follow on LinkedIn, and a top 10 YouTube channel for job seekers. Her work has been featured on Business Insider, Newsweek, Career Contessa, and more.
In this conversation, Madeline shares:
– What it means to be a thought leader
– How to become a thought leader on LinkedIn
– How to produce quality content without burning out
– And much more
HOW TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR IN YOUR WORKPLACE WITH FRANK ZACCARI
An engaging key note speaker and written communicator, with a successful history of guiding companies through transitions and turnaround environments, Frank is also a gifted listener with an ability to facilitate discussions that offer value to everyone in the room and is known for his professional interview style.
Frank has had a long and successful career as a professional problem solver committed to growth and process improvement. He has helped countless organizations and quickly determine what is and isn’t working, make the necessary changes, create a foundation and establish processes and procedures to sustain success.
His success includes computer hardware, computer software, professional services, software development, wholesale, manufacturing, college athletics, the insurance industry, and nonprofits.
Frank also hosts a TV show called Life Altering Events. It is Frank’s overarching brand and signifies those “aha” moments or events that change our lives for better or worse. These life altering events occur in every aspect of our professional, personal, and family lives. Life altering events present us with opportunities to seize the moment and make difference in our own life, and those of our loved ones, friends, and business associates.
They also can be a fork in the road where we can fall apart or pick up the pieces and start moving forward toward better times and better people. His many interactions with people from all walks of life are the basis for Frank’s interview shows and writing career. His goal is to show people they are not alone and encourage them to keep moving forward. One of his favorite quotes is “The secret to walking on water is to know where the rocks are. Frank will help you find the rocks.”
Frank is also a mentor and judge at the University of California Entrepreneurship Academy.
In this conversation, Frank shares:
– The top 5 qualities of a future CEO
– How to think like an entrepreneur in your workplace
– How to know if you’re ready to start your own business
– And much more
HOW STEPHANIE USED SOCIAL MEDIA TO LAND A JOB AT GOOGLE
Stephanie Nuesi is a Googler and the CEO of Max Up, a career coaching firm whose mission is to maximize the potential of the future leaders.
She’s an inspiration to over 70.000 followers on LinkedIn and all people in the Dominican Republic, her home country.
Stephanie is passionate about career coaching and public speaking.
She has given over 100 workshops and events in 7 countries and has been guest speaker for companies like Wiley, The AICPA, UBS, and more.
Stephanie has been featured on ABC News, Fox News Media, The Well, The CPA Journal, Brainz Magazine, and more.
In this conversation, Stephanie shares:
– How she landed a job at Google, without a background in tech
– How LinkedIn networking really works when you’re job searching
– Strategies to help you land your dream job faster
– And much more
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