Career Uprising

Job interviews are not one-sided! It's critical that YOU evaluate the company to determine if they are the right fit. But how can you really know if a company is right for you before you take the job? Today's guest will explain how! AJ Mizes is a former HR executive at Facebook and is now a career and leadership coach at The Human Reach. AJ will reveal secrets from the inside about how you can REALLY know if a company if right for you. This is a must listen for anyone in a job search! Learn more at thehumanreach.com.

Do you work hard at your job and still fail to get noticed? Are other people getting promoted instead of you? Today's guest, Jen Ngozi, is the leader of a global movement called NetWerk® that makes networking less intimidating and gives women the confidence and skills needed to become leaders.

Marti MacEwan is the creator of The Stage Fright Cure. She'll share her powerful techniques for overcoming stage fright, self-doubt, imposter syndrome or any type of fear. Learn more about Marti at www.stagefright.com

The pandemic of 2020 turned everyone's world upside down. How has it changed our professional lives? What can we expect in the future? Lorraine will share insights and trends into what the future of work looks like over the next decade.

You are the only person holding yourself back from success. You can't blame it on your parents, your boss or the government. Today's show will light a fire under you and expose all of the habits you have (or don't have) that are the REAL reason you haven't achieved your goals.

Today's show has a special guest. Alex Petrov is a former client of Career UpRising and he'll share his story and advice for other career changers. Learn how he landed his current job at NASA and how coaching helped him reach his goals! Listen to hear Alex's recommend episodes of Career UpRising including #43, #37, #38 and many more!

One of the biggest questions that clients ask is how to tap into the hidden job market? How do you uncover opporutnities that you don't even know about? There are LOTS of ways to do this. Today's show will devulge the top ten strategies for getting into the hidden job market and landing a job you didn't even know existed!

Every jobseeker wants one thing: more job offers. What people don't know is that they have more control over this than they think. Today's show will outline three specific strategies to get more offers out of your job interviews.

Remote work is here to stay. But is it sustainable? What are the implications for career growth? How can you move up the ladder and get noticed when no one at your company when everyone works from home? In today's show, Lorraine will share three strategies for advancing your career while working in a virtual environment.

Are you unhappy at work, but afraid to quit? Do you know that you're meant for something more, but you don't know how to get there? The fear of failure and regret keeps many of us in toxic jobs for too long. Today's show will explore why so many of us choose to stay in unhappy jobs and how to find the courage (and strategy) to find a more fulfilling job.

2020 has been a tumultuous year for everyone and what 2021 will bring is still unclear. In order to find peace and continue to thrive, we can to learn how to turn our stress into our strength. In the last show of 2020, Lorraine reflects back on world events, and personal ones, and teaches listeners how to make the most of life's challenges and turn problems into opportunities.

We all go through life doing the best we can with what we have. Eventually though, we have to push through our own boundaries in order to achieve our goals. This can cause us to feel "fake" or like an imposter. This feeling is more common than you think! Today's show will talk about where imposter syndrome comes from and how to transcend it.

We're halfway through 2020, and for most of the world, it's a been six months of struggle. But does it have to be? What's the meaning of it all? Humanity is right where it's supposed to be and we are on the cusp of a new Earth. Listen for a glimpse of what's to come for all of us!

Most people define self-care as a hot bubble bath and glass of wine. This is definition is outdated and doesn't really serve you. In today's show, Lorraine introduces a completely new concept of self-care that will transform you from the inside out.

Not everyone's work history is linear and logical. Many people struggle with how to represent their work history and tell their story. Today's show will offer practical strategies for how to overcome this in the hiring process.

This episode is all new! We're doing my first answer Ask Me Anything session on the show. I'll reach into the mailbag and answer career questions from show listeners.

There is an age-old debate about being a generalist or a specialist. Is it better to have a niche in one field, or be a jack of all trades? The answer, and the research, might suprise you. Also, listen for a chance to win free prizes to celebrate the 5th anniversary of Career UpRising, LLC.

One of the biggest lies that we tell ourselves is that we don't have enough time. We all get the same amount of hours in a day, so why do some people achieve more? Counter to what you've been taught, having less time will make you productive and decisive leading to greater success.

Learning how to manage our minds is one of the biggest challenges we face. Too often we overthink our decisions and as a result, we don't take action. Today's show will offer actionable tips on how to train your brain for increased productivity and satisfaction in your career and all areas of life.

When we think about career advancement, we think about going back to school, sprucing up our resume or tapping into our network. But true change starts in your mind. Lorraine is joined by fellow career coach, Lesa Edwards, in today's episode. Listen for a specific and highly effective formula to re-program your mind for success.