Career Warrior Podcast

Today, we’re bringing Matt Zinman back on to discuss job seeking during COVID as well as how you can use informational interviews to land your next best opportunity. Matt Zinman is a difference-maker devoted to personally enriching the lives of at least 100 million people by 2025. His new book, Z-isms: Insights to Live By, is based on his experiences as an entrepreneur, athlete, single parent, caregiver and nonprofit founder. Matt is also the host of "Insights to Live By," a podcast that invites guests to share their own pearls of wisdom. He is also CEO of The Internship Institute, which he established in 2007 to ‘Make Experience Matter.’Resources Mentioned:Check out Matt’s new podcast, Insights to Live ByGet some free resources here at the Internship InstituteLearn more about Matt and Z-ismsConnect with Matt on LinkedIn Check Career Warrior Podcast  on InstagramSubscribe to Let’s eat, Grandma’s YouTube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I brought on Phillip Migyanko, Director of Student Success at Happen to Your Career! In his early career, Phillip grew up working in a family-owned business within the waste management industry– where he used to literally pick up trash in Southern Ohio. After graduating from college, he completed his tenure working multiple HR and Recruiting jobs in the manufacturing and tech spaces. Phillip eventually went on to work for one of the leading jobs boards in the United States, designing recruitment marketing campaigns for Fortune 500 companies. In these roles, he discovered his love of coaching and how to help others succeed in the modern day job search. After traveling the world for a bit, he landed in Austin, Texas and founded his own career coaching company called (The Migyanko Method). He now serves as the Director of Student Success for Happen To Your Career, one of the leading career coach companies. Resources MentionedReach out Philip by Email: phillip@happentoyourcareer.comCheck out The Career ExperimentListen to Happen to your Career Podcast Hosted by Phillip MigyankoConnect with Phillip at LinkedInCheck Career Warrior Podcast  on InstagramSubscribe to Let’s eat, Grandma’s YouTube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, I’m going to tell you what my actual resume writing process was back when I used to write resumes for my company. You’d probably love to listen to this if you’re a resume writer, recruiter, or even a hard working DIY job seeker who wants an awesome resume to land more interviews. Back when our company was much smaller, I used to write a good amount of the resumes that we sold. We have since then grown, but I’m going to flashback an share my process.Resources Mentioned:Check Career Warrior Podcast  on Instagram and get a chance to win a one on one consultation with Chris!Subscribe to Let’s eat, Grandma’s YouTube Channel Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re going to talk about crafting targeted content to help you land your dream job. We’ll discuss why this fun job seeking method can be so helpful, and we’ll give you some methods that you can take away to get yourself out there. Today I brought on Justin Nguyen. Justin is the Founder of GetChoGrindUp, a movement to help students navigate their way through college. He is also the host of the iTunes Top 100 podcast Declassified College, where he unlocks cheat codes to thriving in college in bite-sized episodes. Justin has grown his podcast through his LinkedIn content where he has over 7,000 followers and receives over 200,000 views each month.Resources Mentioned:Check Career Warrior Podcast  on Instagram!Subscribe to Let’s eat, Grandma’s YouTube ChannelCheck out GCGU Podcast hosted by Justin! Connect with Justin at LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Should your LinkedIn Match your Resume? What if you have an employment gap? How do you write your resume if you’re entering a new field? These are some of the questions we answer in today’s episode, and we’ll be giving you tactical advice with 15 year HR Professional and resume writer Matt Warzel.Resources Mentioned in Show:Check out MJW Careers to learn about Matt’s servicesConnect with Matt Warzel on LinkedInCombatting Age Discrimination Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I brought on Matthew Warzel, Founder of MJW Careers. Matt CPRW is a certified resume writer, career coach and outplacement expert with over 15 years in Human Resources and career advancement techniques. He provides assistance to companies in transition from downsizes to buyouts as well as individual job seekers needing to advance their careers. Matt has a long history working in Human Resources and on recruitment/staffing teams across a variety of industries. He fashions resumes that allow employers to review the applicant's assets while highlighting his or her accomplishments, showcasing impacts on employer's bottom lines using quantitative verbiage, and maintaining brevity. He has over 705 LinkedIn recommendations, over 8,000 followers on Linkedin, over 100 Google recommendations, and over 100 Facebook recommendations. What few items are essential for job seekers to include in their resumes?ExperienceSummaryBuzzwordsResources Mentioned in Show:Check out MJW Careers to learn about Matt’s servicesConnect with Matt Warzel on LinkedIn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For today's minisode, I brought Kris Holmes back to discuss practical tips and considerations for rocking your next video interview. We cover mistakes as well as strategies that job seekers can use for their next video interview.Kris is an executive recruiter and partner at O’Connell Group, a leading executive search firm in consumer marketing and market research. She also wrote the newly released book, Ignite Your Career: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential. With more than twenty-five years of experience, she is also a member of the Pinnacle Society, the premier consortium of industry-leading recruiters in North America. Kris has placed over 1,000 candidates in new jobs, and counseled more than 20,000 others at all stages in their careers in setting goals and leveraging their strengths. Before shifting to recruiting, Kris worked for a decade in consumer marketing with major corporations like Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, and Ralston Purina. She’s a graduate of Tufts University and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.Resources:Buy Ignite Your Career: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your PotentialCheck Out the Book and Evaluate Kris' Services: https://www.igniteyourcareerbook.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re going to talk about your strengths. Listen: I don’t care who you are or where you’re at in your career. You have so much value to offer the world--and an incredible amount of potential based on your gifts. You have the chance to step into a role that fits you, one that you love, and one that you can thrive in. If any of that interests you, then you need to learn from this episode, where we tap into the concept of professional strengths.Today I brought on a legendary individual by the name of Kris Holmes. Kris is an executive recruiter and partner at O’Connell Group, a leading executive search firm in consumer marketing and market research. She also wrote the newly released book, Ignite Your Career: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your Potential. With more than twenty-five years of experience, she is also a member of the Pinnacle Society, the premier consortium of industry-leading recruiters in North America. Kris has placed over 1,000 candidates in new jobs, and counseled more than 20,000 others at all stages in their careers in setting goals and leveraging their strengths. Before shifting to recruiting, Kris worked for a decade in consumer marketing with major corporations like Johnson & Johnson, Kraft Foods, and Ralston Purina. She’s a graduate of Tufts University and has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. Kris is going to be just awesome, and this episode is going to really help you become the best professional version of yourself. Resources Mentioned in the Show:Buy Ignite Your Career: Strategies and Tactics to Unleash Your PotentialCheck Out the Book and Evaluate Kris' Services: https://www.igniteyourcareerbook.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, we’re going to talk about how a thank you note can help you win your interview.How to write a good thank you noteCreate your short and sweet template.Go back before the interview and make sure to flip the script a little bitCall back to one specific thing that only could have happened in your interview Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today I brought on James Sinclair, CEO and Co-Founder of EnterpriseAlumni. As the market leading Alumni and Retiree Engagement Platform, EnterpriseAlumni powers the corporate alumni networks of the world’s largest companies, leveraging this vast untapped pool of people for talent, sales, marketing and community. James has a background in large enterprise innovation, having worked for companies including IBM, SAP & EDS. Outside of his day job, he is a contributor on the future of work, large enterprise innovation and entrepreneurship.James is the ultimate spokesperson for this topic, and this episode is going to really help you rethink what the word “networking” means so you can have an even more fulfilling career. Resources Mentioned in Show:Connect with James on LinkedInCheck out Enterprise Alumni Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.