How To Get A Job

During these unsettling times, are you wondering what  you can do to take action and support the movement? “As a word of encouragement: reading books and engaging in conversation is important and from that awareness it goes to your head, then to your heart then to your hands where you can do something,” said Pastor Cliff McCray Jr. “Unfortunately, some people are skipping the head and heart work and going straight to their hands. So,many are being misguided and miseducated in all demographics. Doing good head and heart work / becoming enlightened then using that to impact our hearts to motivate us and to work with our hands is so important.”  In today’s episode I speak with Discipleship & Teaching Pastor at Boca Glades Baptist Church Cliff McCray Jr. about the troubling times of today, the impacts that these times have on our country and how you can take effective action. Using your voice, your platform and your testimony to draw awareness can truly help advance the movement expeditiously.   Tune in today’s powerful episode titled  “Stimulating Dialog with Hope and Love” to hear us discuss how faith, passion and your calling can be applied in the workplace and in everything that you do. To connect with Pastor Cliff McCray Junior connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cliff-mccray-jr-05341645/ 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/

In today’s episode of the Mastering College to Career Podcast, I speak with Tech Career Strategist and Author of Master the Humble Brag: A Guide to Writing About Your Professional Wins, Lizzie Ann Jones.  Lizzie Ann Jones discovered she was black through acts of hatred and racial slurs at the innocent age of five. Though this is a time when she should have been able to be joyous and carefree, this is the age her mother informed her that black people have to give 200% to be on the same playing field as everyone else.  This sad truth that Lizzie faced as a young child is what many black and brown people face every day in this country.  Times like these are always rough because I know I could never truly understand the pain and suffering that black people have gone through and continue to go through. My heart and support go out to this community because when one of us is hurting we all are hurting. In this episode we discuss some harsh truths about our society and give advice to students of color in these times of crisis. Tune in today’s episode titled “ Becoming an Advocate in the Workplace: Taking a stand even when standing alone” to learn about the importance of self care and mental health, documenting your success, putting yourself in a place to become an advocate and selecting a workplace that truly fosters diversity.  Connect with Lizzie on these platforms: LinkedIn Link:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/heylizzieann/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heylizzieann/ Website: https://www.heylizzieann.com/ Also, purchase a copy of her book here: Book: https://www.heylizzieann.com/shop/master-the-humble-brag-e-book 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

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Jerry Lee, COO of Wonsulting and Senior Strategy & Operations Manager at Google. Jerry is an expert at career development coaching, and helping to allocate resources to students struggling to navigate their next stages in their lives. Today, we talk about understanding and perfecting the stages of the recruitment process, re-humanizing the recruitment process and three tricks that students can do in the next five days to land their next internship.  To connect with Jerry Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jehakjerrylee/ To learn more about Wonsulting visit: www.wonsulting.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 Let’s connect! I want to hear from you, so please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, email, or anywhere else.  LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanielbotero/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thedanielbotero/ Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/thedanielbotero Email- Daniel@masteringcollegetocareer.com Website- https://masteringcollegetocareer.com/ Subscribe & Review on iTunes Have you subscribed to my podcast? If you haven’t, I encourage you to do that today. I would hate for you to miss any future episodes. Every week I bring on a brand new guest and cover a very important topic to help you master your transition from college to career.  If you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on some amazing episodes. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Have you gained value from this show and want to give me some extra love? I would really appreciate if you left me a review on iTunes. That review will help other students, like you, find my podcast. I also love reading the reviews so that I can keep making improvements based on what my audience is looking for. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is!  From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!

Networking is more of a science than an art. The fact is that you don’t need to be a 60-year-old white male to have a world-class network.  In fact, my guest in today’s episode of the podcast actually is 22 years old, but has a network that most company presidents would be envious of.  In this episode of the Mastering College to Career Podcast I talk to Jordan Paris the host of the growth mindset university and bestselling author amongst many things.  We dive into how to build a strong network and why you should dig the well before you're thirsty. How to be a connector and even dive into how he has been able to be featured in Forbes, speak at a TedX and much more.    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   About Jordan:  Jordan Paris is a 22-year-old author, podcast host, and entrepreneur featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Men’s Health, Yahoo! Finance, and Market Watch.   Jordan’s podcast, Growth Mindset University, is ranked #6 in Apple’s Self-Improvement category, #3 in the Training category, #5 in the How-To category. In Education, one of Apple’s most competitive categories, the show was ranked #15. The show is also ranked highly in 40+ countries worldwide. On the show, he interviews young up-and-comers and the most successful people on planet earth like James Altucher, Grant Cardone, Robert Greene, Mark Manson, Dan Millman, Ryan Serhant, and Naveen Jain.   Jordan is the founder and creative director of Trend Up Media, a one-stop podcast agency that produces profitable podcasts to help businesses grow in both profit and influence. His approach to life and business is simple yet powerful: Don’t make a living, design a life. With this creator’s mentality, Jordan has been able to produce outstanding results for himself and challenge others to rise above circumstances, break the mold of society, and take control of their lives. To learn more about him connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordantparis/ Or visit his website at:  https://jordanparis.com/ Let’s connect! I want to hear from you, so please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, email, or anywhere else.  LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanielbotero/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thedanielbotero/ Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/thedanielbotero Email- Daniel@masteringcollegetocareer.com Website- https://masteringcollegetocareer.com/ Subscribe & Review on iTunes Have you subscribed to my podcast? If you haven’t, I encourage you to do that today. I would hate for you to miss any future episodes. Every week I bring on a brand new guest and cover a very important topic to help you master your transition from college to career.  If you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on some amazing episodes. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Have you gained value from this show and want to give me some extra love? I would really appreciate if you left me a review on iTunes. That review will help other students, like you, find my podcast. I also love reading the reviews so that I can keep making improvements based on what my audience is looking for. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is!  From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!

In this episode of the podcast, I speak with Emily Melious, Chief Executive Officer at Launch Consulting.  Emily is an expert at helping people discover their how, and becoming confident in navigating the next stages in their life. We talk about the importance of knowing yourself, the three components to a successful career, and why some are thriving during this pandemic differently than others. To connect with Emily on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilymelious/ To learn more about finding your path to success visit: https://www.launchconsulting.io/ Emily has also recently launched a free mini career course designed to help you go from anxious and overwhelmed to clear and confident about your future. For more information visit:  https://www.launchconsulting.io/career-choice-the-ultimate-guide/#.XsdwDJp7k1I 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 Let’s connect! I want to hear from you, so please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, email, or anywhere else.  LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/thedanielbotero/ Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/thedanielbotero/ Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/thedanielbotero Email- Daniel@masteringcollegetocareer.com Website- https://masteringcollegetocareer.com/ Subscribe & Review on iTunes Have you subscribed to my podcast? If you haven’t, I encourage you to do that today. I would hate for you to miss any future episodes. Every week I bring on a brand new guest and cover a very important topic to help you master your transition from college to career.  If you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on some amazing episodes. Click here to subscribe on iTunes! Have you gained value from this show and want to give me some extra love? I would really appreciate if you left me a review on iTunes. That review will help other students, like you, find my podcast. I also love reading the reviews so that I can keep making improvements based on what my audience is looking for. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is!  From the bottom of my heart, Thank you!

It’s not your university’s responsibility to get you a job and it’s not your future employer’s responsibility to get you a promotion.  At the end of the day, you need to own your career and your life.  All of these stakeholders in your life can help you, but you need to lead the charge. You need to take action and put in the work.  I remember a presentation that HR gave during my orientation week at PepsiCo and they said that 80% of your career is up to you and 20% is up to the company.  Ever since that moment I realized the importance of owning your career.  So that’s why in this episode of the podcast I talk to Dr. Jeanette K. Winters, a proven executive that has held leadership roles for Multiple Fortune 500 companies including Fortune 500 leaders such as Amgen, Pitney Bowes, American Express and Intel. We discuss how to own your career starting as a college student, how to find the right company, and much much more. During this podcast, I shared information 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 If you would like to connect with Dr. Jeanette Winters, send her a personalized message on LinkedIn. linkedin.com/in/jeanettewinters Enjoy,  Daniel 

It’s no surprise that my focus is to help 1st generation and minority students land jobs with top companies.  One of my main strategies for helping my students is having them research companies that have set goals to improve the diversity of their workforce.  This is important to know since companies that have made diversity and inclusion a priority usually have a team of recruiters that are focused on attracting and retaining diverse candidates.  So I wanted to bring a guest on the show to talk about Diversity Recruiting and to explain what the best ways to get noticed by top companies are.  In this episode of the podcast I am talking to Carlos Butler-Vale, the Global Director of Diversity & Inclusion at McDonald’s. If you want to learn more about why companies do Diversity Recruiting (yes, it’s a smart business move) and how you can leverage your diversity to get noticed by top companies then check out this episode of the Mastering College to Career Podcast.   During this podcast, I shared information 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 If you want to connect with Carlos connect with him on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlosvale/ Or Twitter: @butler_vale Enjoy,  Daniel! 

Welcome to the new #STEM series of the Mastering College to Career Podcast.  In this episode I introduce you to my Co-Host for the #STEM series, Miguel Angel Cuen a Computer Science Student at the University of Arizona. We talk to Dr. Zack Valdez who is the Manager of Career Services for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. We learn about Zack's journey from being a  superstar soccer player and getting multiple degrees in STEM to now leading the Career Services team for SHPE. We dive into the things you can do to increase your chances of success and we talk about why every STEM college student should join SHPE.  If you would like to learn more about SHPE visit https://www.shpe.org/ or email Zack at zackv@shpe.org About Zack  Zack Valdez received his B.S. in Engineering in Physics before earning a Ph.D. in biogeochemistry at Baylor University. His professional experience at Southwest Research Institute and multiple graduate research opportunities focused on big data analytics to create interdisciplinary solutions within the energy industry. Post-Ph.D., Zack worked with U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee to develop science policy and has transitioned to non-profit work with AGU Community Science Program Management and now develops career services to promote Hispanics in STEM with the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers. Zack enjoys playing competitive soccer around the DMV area and spending time with friends and family back home in Texas.

It is often said that your network is your net worth and the more I grow in my professional career the more I see this to be true.  This is why without a doubt relationships are the real currency to business.  So in this episode of the podcast I bring my mentor Curtis Lewsey, the National Best Selling Author of Appreciation Marketing and Founder and CEO of AM Cards to talk about this subject.  Curtis is a master when it comes to building relationships and creating a system to maintain long lasting friendships.  If you’ve ever received a thank you card from me, chances are that it was sent using Curtis’ company AM Cards. Building real relationships throughout your life will not only exponentially improve your career but it will also improve your overall life.  It’s all about who you are and how you’re showing up in people’s life.  So if you want to learn more about this crucial topic, I highly suggest you listen to the full episode.  At the end of the episode Curtis gave out a very special offer to all my listeners. If you want to get a free copy of his national best selling book please check out EarnReferrals.com.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/clewsey/ 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

In this episode of the podcast I talk to Jonathan Javier, the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting which is a career consulting company whose mission is to turn underdogs into winners.  Jonathan and I dive into the best strategies for students that attend non-target schools to get jobs with top companies. We both agree that the best way to get a fair shot is to network with people who work at those companies and ultimately get a referral.  So if you’re a student that’s looking to work at top companies such as Google, Tesla, Amazon, Salesforce, and Exxonmobil and they don’t recruit at your school, then you need to make sure you listen to this episode and take some notes!  If you want me to personally mentor you to get a job with these companies send me an email  at Daniel@masteringcollegetocareer.com or visit: https://www.masteringcollegetocareer.com/join-academy  Want to Learn more about Jonathan:  Jonathan Javier is the CEO/Founder of Wonsulting, a career consulting company whose mission is to turn underdogs into winners: helping those who come from non-target schools/non-traditional backgrounds to get them into their dream careers. So far, he's helped tens of thousands land opportunities in top companies. He's also worked in Strategy & Operations at Google, Snap, & Cisco coming from UC Riverside. He works on many initiatives, providing advice and words of wisdom on LinkedIn and through speaking engagements. In total, he has organically gained 17,000+ LinkedIn followers and has led 75+ speaking engagements in 4 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, and more.  https://www.wonsulting.com/