How To Get A Job

Most international students make the same three mistakes when it comes to job searching. In this episode, I will talk about what they are and how you can avoid making them.  My goal is to DEBUNK the 3 biggest myths most international students believe about finding a job:  Myth #1: If you apply for enough jobs, you will eventually get one company to say yes.Pro-tip: When it comes to job hunting in 2022, Quality matters much more than Quantity. Myth #2: You are missing one more certification or degree.Pro-tip: Odds are that your resume or skills are not the problem. You need more visibility.  Myth #3: Your experience is holding you back from landing your dream job.Pro-tip: Companies care more about your potential than your experience. You just have to learn how to communicate it.  P.S. if you listened to the episode and want to see how me and my team can help you further, schedule a free International STEM Student Strategy Session using this link: https://calendly.com/info-mc2c/stem-strategy-session

Who is Daniel Botero? And, what is Mastering College to Career? In this week’s episode, I’m joined by How to Get a Job: College Student Edition podcast producer Olivia Wabski, where she puts me in the hot seat, asking questions about my childhood, about how I started the Mastering College to Career program, and about the recent major change to the program. This is the perfect episode if you want to know more about me and the Mastering College to Career program before joining! Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Connect with Daniel Botero on LinkedIn for more advice! Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

I promise that you don’t want to start searching for a job without listening. If I knew what I know now ten years ago, it would’ve saved me something we all could use: time.  Hey, Daniel here! I’m coming at you with a solo episode today. I’ve accumulated ten years of experience in the field in a short presentation, highlighting the best advice, tips, and tricks you can use to land you your dream job. Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Connect with Daniel Botero on LinkedIn for more advice! Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

Have you ever hesitated before reaching out to a hiring manager, scared that they’d reject you?  On this week’s episode, I sat down with Amer Syed, Vice President of Sales at Century Communities, Inc., to talk about how you can easily reach out to career professionals. Amer gives advice you can follow that will ease your fears and gives insights on what messages he answers from students looking to connect with him. Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Connect with Daniel Botero on LinkedIn for more advice! Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

Did you know that less than 1% of all LinkedIn users post content? Even fewer post about the rejections or failures that they have experienced and continue to experience. Social media has become a highlight reel of only the good things in life, but that’s not real nor is it a good representation of the human experience. In today’s episode we talk about a very real topic yet very rarely discussed: rejection. Basant Shenouda is a LinkedIn BLP associate and career coach looking to inspire others and help them tap into their full potential. After being rejected from Google, Facebook and LinkedIn, Basant has shown how resilience is an act of character everyone should uphold. In this episode we discuss Basant the LinkedIn superstar who has proven to the world that though rejection is inevitable, you can take the criticism to re-strategize and come back stronger than ever. Tune into today’s episode to learn how to deal with rejection, how personal branding can help to benefit your job search, and how overcoming obstacles as an international student will help to strengthen and develop your skills. To get in contact with Basant connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/basantshenouda/ and follow #BasantBlast also to book her for speaking engagements and career coaching email her at basantblast@gmail.com During this podcast, I shared about my Mastering College to Career Academy. If you would like to get more information about it please visit: https://www.masteringcollegetocareer.com/join-academy or email me any questions at Daniel@masteringcollegetocareer.com Episode Produced By: Jordan Alford https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-jay-alford/

On this week’s episode, I talk to a mentee that completed the Mastering College to Career program and walked away with a job. Joseph Ntwali is an international student who wasn’t expecting the transition from college to the workforce to be as competitive as it is.  Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

After a great conversation about STEM with some clients this week, we wanted to give a little love to a past favorite of mine. While we focus a lot on business and networking, STEM is a budding career field that is always looking for fresh faces. In this episode, I had the chance to interview Fernando Ceballos, P.E.. Fernando is a project manager for Pape-Dawson Engineers.    Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski   Want to connect with Fernando?  Name of Guest: Fernando A. Ceballos, P.E Job Title: Project Engineer and SHEPE  DFW President  Organization: Pape-Dawson Engineers/ SHEPE Email: fdoceballos@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdoceballos/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fdoceballos/ Other: https://shpe.org/ Let’s connect! I want to hear from you, so please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or anywhere else.  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanielbotero/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thedanielbotero/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thedanielbotero Website- https://masteringcollegetocareer.com/      

Who is responsible for your career? You, your manager, your company, your company’s HR, or someone else? You might be surprised by the answer. This week, I’ve invited author Alexa Riccardi Cabal, an expert at leadership and development, to discuss how you can take charge of your personal development in the new year. Why do most people blame the employer when they don't get the job or get the promotion? We know the right answer, yet we fail to plan and take action. I don’t want you to be like most people. Instead, I want you to be different and truly own your professional development.  That is why you must listen to this episode to learn how to truly own your career!  Check out Alexa’s book, “Get More Than Coffee: The Ultimate Internship Guide and Planner,” on Amazon! Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

I’ve always believed that the lessons learned from overcoming major challenges in your upbringing will help you overcome future challenges. As a first generation, minority, and international college student, I had overcome my past to get where I am today. This week, I’ve invited Frank Gonzales, a good friend with a non-traditional background, to discuss this topic. We used to think our pasts as immigrants would predict our future, but we were wrong. How we overcome our past is how we predict our future. If you come from a non-traditional background, this episode is for you! Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!   Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski

If you could look inside the mind of a career professional, what are the top three things you’d want to know? This week, I invited my mentor, Jack Dillon, to discuss his top three lessons in his new book, “Jump the Line 101 Lessons for Professional Success,” where he shares a lifetime of learned skills. Whether you’re in medicine or in marketing, Jack hopes to teach people in any field how to develop main core skills that will follow you throughout your career and help you in the long run. Check out Jump the Line 101 Lessons for Professional Success on Amazon! Don’t forget to leave a review and share with a friend. Check out our Instagram and LinkedIn and visit Mastering College to Career to learn more about how we can help you with your career!  Episode Produced by: Olivia Wabski