Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

Have you ever started applying for jobs and submitted a ton of applications but didn’t really get any responses or getting a ton of rejection letters?  Or not making it past the application stage?  If the answer is yes, there might be something wrong with your resume.    What to include on your resume:  1) Contact information  First and last name (put what you want to be called on your resume, you can put your legal name on your application) Phone number - it should be the number you want to be contact at (cell phone vs. house phone) Email  City and state  2) Education  If you have a college degree, include your college degree and beyond  If you do not have a college degree, you want to make sure you have your high school education on there  3) Skills  Should be bulleted out  5-10 skills  Relevant to the jobs you’re applying for  4) Experience  Job history  If you don’t have any working history, you

Have you ever worked for a boss that was a complete a jerk? Or you thought they may have been the spawn of satan?   I want to talk to you about this situation today because I know it is not easy.  12 Action Items  1) Observe  2) Don’t jump to conclusions  3) Not to let your work suffer  4) Document   5) Keep emails  6) Have really open, honest communication   7) Being that leader   8) Taking the high road  9) Being the better / bigger person  10) Try to determine what motivates them and what sets them off 11) Contributing to and celebrating success  12) If you need to jump ship:  Do your research. Determine interview questions that you can ask while you’re in an interview with your next future boss.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you needed to make a change in your career and you weren’t sure what change should be?  Or what you want to do?  Or what that change should be?  Sometimes when we need to make a career change it can be overwhelming if we are unclear on what we want to do or where we should be going or even how to get there.  Really the most important thing when we are looking at making a career change is working your plan backwards. Meaning, reverse engineering your career plan. We start out where you want to end up and then work our way backwards and figure out step by step how we are going to get there.  5 Steps to Career Clarity 1) Figure out where you want to go 2) Ask yourself why you want to get there  3) What skills do you need to accomplish, or acquire, that you don’t already have now?  4) Figure out how you’re going to close the gap on the skills you need to have (number 3) and the skills you have now.  5) Start having conversati

 10 Ways To Lead Without Authority or Title Make sure you are coming from a genuine place  Be constantly learning and growing  Want to be the one who is asking the tough questions  Always be asking for feedback  Helping your colleagues when they need it  Don’t wait to be asked to do something  Take on additional responsibilities and be that leader  Asking your manager how you can help  Be a top producer with top quality work  Being positive and staying positive through tough situations    Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!!  To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 You’re awesome!!  Go be your amazing self today!!!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Top 13 Reasons You Are Failing Your Phone Interviews:  Research or lack thereof research  Eating and / or chewing gum  Not knowing the company you applied to  Not knowing the job you applied to  Coming across as desperate  Applying to every job  Not being able to talk about money  Working out during your phone interview  Smoking  Lying / being caught in a lie / just being shady  Inability or unwillingness to answer questions  Saying yes to a drastic payout  Not aligning with the level of the position  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!!  To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13  You’re awesome!!  Go be your amazing self today!!!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever wondered the difference between a co-op and an intern? Co-ops  Good way to get your foot into the door of a good company you are targeting  Can be required, not always and if you’re part of a co-op program you are stopping classes to work full time  Paid program  Usually lasts about 3-12 months  You get school credit  Heavily related to your school program / major / area of study  Could be part of a rotational program  Interns / Internships  For current students  Internships are typically shorter than the co-ops, usually lasting over the summer or fall/spring Compensation - can be paid, unpaid or an exchange for housing or something similar  Not typically required  Typically not getting school credit  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13  You’re awesome!!  G

I have had quite a few people reach out to me asking how to transition from corporate america to being a business owner. 1) Answer: How do you want to be helping other people?  2) Answer: What skills do you need to learn?   This will be a never ending list!  3) Answer: What Skills do you need to learn before you will feel ready to start?  Make sure this list is what you truly need to learn before you start?  Hint: you can start earlier than you think!  4) Answer: How can your day job help you with your future business?  5) Answer: Can you be working on any cross functional teams?  6) Answer: How are you dedicating your team to learn, test and invest in the things you want to try? 7) Find a business coach you trust online and start consuming their content.  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!!  To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 You’re awesome!! 

Have you guys heard about the six word story? Reach out to me on Facebook at:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 What would your six word story be as it relates to your career? Essentially what this six word story would be, is a story, about your career, in only six words. What words would you choose?  Mine would be:  Learn, grow, thrive. Help, coach, teach.  What would be your six word story as it relates to your life in general?   Do you have alignment between the two? Should they be?  Do you need to make any changes?  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 You’re awesome!!  Go be your amazing self today!!!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Where does your resume go after you hit submit in an application? It is typically referred to as resmeland which what we are talking about today!  Key points:  1) Upload your resume in every application. 2) There is no keyword search or algorithm that automatically rejects people. 3) You could be rejected without someone looking at your resume. Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 You’re awesome!!  Go be your amazing self today!!!  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever been rejected from a position or from an application for the reason that you are overqualified?  This is legitimate reason to turn someone down for positions however there are a lot of assumptions and myths out there around this topic so let’s talk about this!  I want to talk about this topic in 4 main topics.  Common Myths  People think they are getting rejected because they are too old  “I was told I was overqualified for the position but now what I think is you won’t hire me because I will someday take the hiring manager’s job” The hiring manager or recruiter feels threatened  Candidate Concerns  Income  Supporting their family  They want to do work that is easier than what they have been doing in the past  HR / Human Resources / Recruiting / Hiring Manager Concerns  Offering people work that is going to challenging and exciting for them  We feel people will leave early or right away  Position alignment 

Danelle’s Etsy Shop:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/florenceoliver?ref=l2-shopheader-name Have you ever wondered whether or not you should stay in your job? Or quit? Or accept another offer? Or entertain an interview request from a recruiter? Or just in general when is the right time to start looking for another job? When we are thinking about possibly quitting or looking at other jobs or accepting another offer, etc.  There are 6 questions you need to ask and answer:  1) What are my goals 2) What would cause you to want to entertain taking a new position?  3) What do you like and dislike about your current position?  4) If you have another job to compare to: 5) Is compensation a factor?  6) What does my job history look like? Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever wondered what you could be doing better when it comes to your annual review?  The first thing I want to make sure we are on the same page about when it comes to your annual review or performance review or whatever your company is calling it, is that it is a two way conversation. It’s not just one person doing all the talking.  I also want to prepare you to hear both positive as well as negative feedback.  There are 4 topics we are going to be talking about as it relates to your annual review. 1) Ask questions  2) Aligning with your manager  3) The money   4) Growth   Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Today we are going to be talking about how to successfully transition from a military to a civilian career. First - I want to thank everyone who has served or is serving is our military.  When we are looking at transitioning from a military to a civilian career, from the HR perspective, there are 2 main things you will want to do. 1) Break it down  2) Connecting the dots   Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever wondered how to better sell yourself in an interview? Or have you ever wondered how you could make yourself stand out from other people who are applying to the same positions?  Instead of going through sales tactics, let’s talk about what candidates do that set themselves apart from the others.  What candidates do to set themselves apart in an interview:  1) Research 2) Asking questions throughout the conversation 3) Tie it all in or connect the dots on their experience  Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!!  To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever experienced a career setback?  Or felt you fumbled through something? And wanted to understand how to overcome that setback? Or mistake? Or the learning experience?   Today we are talking about 4 things you should be doing if you feel you had a major career setback / hurdle.    1) Establish the root cause of the setback 2) Recalibrate  3) Check your motivation levels  4) Ask yourself  - Do you need to ask for help?    Thank you so much for listening. I would love to connect and learn how I can help you! Connect with me below!!! To connect -  Facebook:  www.Facebook.com/StephDennis13 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you found yourself recently applying for a ton of jobs and you’re just not getting any callbacks or responses from your resume? Or maybe you feel you’re just not getting enough traction or you feel like you’re spinning your wheels. It’s really important when you are applying for jobs and you’re putting your resume out there, you make sure that your resume is the best it can be because while you may think your resume is great and has all the information it should have, you also have to think about the people who are looking at the resume. The recruiters and the hiring managers. And you want to make sure you are tailoring your resume to the right audience.  6 questions you should be asking yourself to determine whether or not your resume needs a makeover:  1) Do you have an objective on your resume?  2) Are the skills you have listed specific to you and your career search? 3) Does your resume have a ton of paragraphs?  4) Do you have your full contact information on your

So you finally get that job that you’ve been wanting so bad, and it’s your first day at work, now what? That is what we are going to be talking about today!  Today is episode #40 where we are going to be talking about what to do on your first day, your first week or even month of that new job.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Today we are going to be talking about how to talk money in an interview. Have you ever been in an interview where somebody asked you about compensation and you were anything less than confident in answering that question?  Today we are talking about how to talk about money in an interview, how to talk about them dollars 

Have you ever been in a situation at work where you had growing responsibility but you didn’t necessarily have any of the perks that may come along with that additional responsibility? Well today that is what we are talking about!  Today we are talking about how to handle the situation when you have growing responsibilities or growing duties but there really is no benefit, so maybe your title is changing, your salary is staying the same or your hourly wage is staying the same. So you have to do a bunch more work, but that what’s in it for me question, is like nada.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message

Have you ever asked, should I hire a resume writer? Today that is the exact question we are going to be answering!  Now before I get into my thoughts here I want to give my disclaimer of it’s just that, these are my thoughts, these are my opinions, as someone who is the field of HR and how I view resume writing.  Ok, disclaimer over. It’s such a common question, and let me say this, I don’t want to upset anyone and I don’t want to offend anyone by answering this question. This is really meant for you guys to understand how I view this and how all the other recruiters I’ve talked to view this as well. I haven’t found another recruiter who disagrees with my opinion here, but trust me, I know they are out there, we’re not all the same, trust me.  Here’s the short answer to this question, should I hire a resume writer?  In my opinion no, I don’t think you should.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/careertalk/message