Episode 170: How To Craft The Perfect Elevator Pitch To Level Up Your Networking
We live in a pretty unforgiving world: According to research, people will form a solid impression of who you are within the first seven seconds of meeting you, and in less than a second they can start to determine traits like trustworthiness. The best way to guarantee a good first impression? A tried-and-tested elevator pitch.
Episode 157: Teach Me How To Pivot My Career and Reinvent Myself, with Keltie Knight
Life is a long zig-zagging road, and it’s okay to pivot and try new routes along the way. And no one has exemplified how to reinvent yourself and pivot your career again and again more than today’s guest, Keltie Knight.
Episode 137: The Quickie: How to Get the Raise You Deserve
To quote our generation’s thought leader, Britney Spears: “You wanna live fancy? Party in France? You better work.” But also, you better ask for fair compensation. Just thinking about asking for a raise makes us cringe, but no one else is going to do it for us, so tits up: It’s time to start advocating for ourselves.
Episode 131: Asking For A Friend: How Can I Be An Amazing Manager
Being a manager isn’t easy. (Seriously, just ask Mary Fitzgerald.) Leading a whole team of diverse humans with varying needs and goals can feel super overwhelming. So how do you confidently step into a management role and show others that you've got it figured out, even when you’re drowning in impostor syndrome? We got you.
Episode 92: How To Design A Life Of Purpose, Using Ikigai
So you survived the interview process and got the job, but what’s next? In this week’s Asking For a Friend, we’re tackling a question from one of our listeners that’s especially relevant now in the time of the Great Resignation: How do I crush it at a new job? With the added pressure of making a good impression and hitting the ground running, it can be hard to find your bearings and feel comfortable in a new environment. Luckily, Cailyn has been going through this exact experience after recently starting a new job, and she’s ready to spill the tea on how to start with a bang.
Episode 91: Asking For A Friend: How Do I Crush It At A New Job?
So you survived the interview process and got the job, but what’s next? In this week’s Asking For a Friend, we’re tackling a question from one of our listeners that’s especially relevant now in the time of the Great Resignation: How do I crush it at a new job? With the added pressure of making a good impression and hitting the ground running, it can be hard to find your bearings and feel comfortable in a new environment. Luckily, Cailyn has been going through this exact experience after recently starting a new job, and she’s ready to spill the tea on how to start with a bang.
Episode 89: How To Bounce Back From A Layoff with CEO and Career Coach, Latesha Byrd
This week, we’re throwing it back to an episode that feels as relevant today as it was when we released it in 2020: navigating a layoff. With a looming recession, the volatile stock market, and sky-high interest rates, it seems like companies everywhere are laying off employees each time we log into LinkedIn — especially in the tech industry.
Asking For A Friend: How Do I Pursue A Freelance Career?
Welcome to our first ever Asking For A Friend episode series, where we tackle your biggest questions and deep dive into our own personal experiences and expertise.
We’re kicking it off with a Q&A with Gill, all about how she pursued a career as a freelancer. With The Great Resignation and more demand for flexibility and remote work, working on contract has never been more popular (#youwontbreakmysoul).
Episode 76: Teach Me How To Land My Next Job, Prep For Interviews and Crush Applications, with Emily The Recruiter
Welcome back to Season 2 of Teach Me How To Adult! It feels like *everyone* is low-key on the job hunt right now, and it can be hella overwhelming to navigate the application process, craft the perfect resume and LinkedIn, slay your interview and negotiate the salary you deserve.
But don’t worry, we got you. We called in Talent Attraction expert, career coach, and your recruitment big sister, Emily Durham, aka Emily The Recruiter. Job hunting shouldn’t be a full-time job, and Emily breaks down everything that actually matters in the application process, how to answer the tough questions, and how to make a winning impression.