Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Ever have trouble remembering your job interview answers? Actually, my real question to you is, "Why are you trying to remember your job interview answers?" My mind is like a steel trap and I'd never consider trying to remember all the words it takes to give you a (live-show) lesson. That's just too much stuff. Not to mention, if I memorized it, I'd sound robotic instead of my cheery self! There is a better way to answer questions in an interview. It doesn't require much other than remembering a few points. Give today's podcast a try… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Today, sweet podcast on THE job interview tactic that gets you hired. It's the tactic that cuts right to the employer's needs. Their needs + your solutions = job offer. That's 9 semesters of higher math talkin' right there and I have the Bachelor's degree in EE to prove it. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

I once had a client who would say to me, "But, Andy, I'm really bad at predicting the future." She was referring to her ability to hire the right engineers for her company. She'd say they sounded great in the interviews. Then, she'd notice, after they were hired, they didn't really have the traits she thought they did. This works both ways. Job candidates don't often know what questions to ask potential employers to determine whether they company is a great fit for them. I guess, technically speaking, asking the questions is the easy part. After all, you can just ask the ones I give you. The challenge lies in your ability to dissect the employers' responses. That's why, in today's lesson, I'm going to give the ultimate question to ask an employer to know (yes, know) whether it's a great fit for you. Here's the question… "What do you love about working here?" That's the easy part and you don't even need to listen to the podcast to know what it is. The gold isn't in asking the question. It's in knowing what their responses mean—to YOU… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Are job interviews falling out of your pockets? As in, you're walking down the street and one falls out of your pocket and you don't even bother to bend over to pick it up? If so, have a nice Tuesday and I'll see you next week! If not, let's check a few things. Consistency? Elbow grease? Right targets? Right people? Shoving resume into Applicant Trashing System to deafening silence to thinking you stink at life? (This last part is so not true BTW.) Right roles? So on and so forth and let's get you to refocus. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Need some interrogation methods on evaluating your potential boss? Like, trying to figure out whether you'll be dealing with a micro-manager? Or, if they're interested in turning you into a work-aholic? Maybe, gasp, they're a yes-man or yes-woman to their boss, which translates into a nightmare for you. So on. So forth. Etc. Etc. I've got an Andy-dandy for you today. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Success isn't just about hard work; it's about perspective. A shift in how you view challenges can ignite passion and drive. Discover why many hesitate to tackle new skills and how strategic networking can lead to transformative opportunities. Learn to identify time wasters that hinder progress and appreciate the power of gratitude for a fulfilling life. Embrace imperfection as you start your projects, and curate information to align with your growth goals. A fresh perspective might be all you need to redefine your career and life!

Are you getting job interviews? Any? Let me give you a hand. In today's podcast, I teach the concepts and tactics that get recruiters and hiring officials and whomever else is reviewing your resume to WANT to speak with you. It's not just a do-this and do-that lesson. I go into, as I usually do, the WHYS and WHEREFORES and other important factors that most people don't think about. Writing your resume requires sales skills, marketing skills, an advanced understanding of human psychology, and a basic understanding of biochemistry. Okay. I might have gotten carried away there on the biochemistry thing. But, you get the idea. These sales and marketing skills are ones you likely don't earn a salary for, but make or break you when you're trying to get a new job and salary! A little catch-22-ish, eh? That's alright because you have me. And this podcast. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

This week's podcast is a blitz of tough job interview questions and answers. There are a lot, so here's a breakdown if you need to skip around or comeback to some to prepare for that big interview! 00:00 Welcome 00:22 If you could change anything about the job description what would it be? 02:28 What are you most proud of in your non-work life 05:44 Tell me about a time when you were criticized for poor job performance. 07:45 What did you dislike most about your most recent boss? 09:01 What does leadership mean to you? How do I answer that in a way that shows my leadership style as well as the impact 12:48 Tell me about a time why you disliked your job? 14:37 Why do want this job? 15:43 How to deal with an interviewer who insists on going through the CV chronologically and keeps asking about things less relevant to the role? (ie why did you do Y after X? 17:57 How do you motivate your team? 21:26 What changes do you think you will need to make? What will you miss? (re: moving from a leadership role to an independent contributor role) 23:50 How many people have you managed ??? Interviewer looking for 100+ direct reports 26:55 Tell us of a time you were asked to do something unethical. 28:55 Briefly describe your educational & professional experience? Should I follow same format as "Tell me about yourself" .This is the first opening question for a school district management position. 33:18 Have you ever been terminated from a position? 34:53 Have you been given a choice of termination or voluntarily quit? Why? 35:57 How would you deal with criticism/ negative feedback? (NEGATIVE) 37:33 Planning to move closer to home in another state at the end of the year. How do I answer questions about wanting to have a longer transition than two weeks? 39:06 What brands do you think are succeeding in the industry and why? (Question from interviewer. I've gotten this question twice and it seems like people want to know competitor knowledge OR my thinking on the brands that I think are making an impact). How do you best prepare for these types of questions that would help me stand out. 41:56 I was asked the number of copiers in the US if a new product. Actual numbers, and he kept interrupting me while trying to answer. Pretty sure he was stress testing me. Any advice on those situations? 43:27 How to answer a technical question during the interview if you don't know the answer 45:11 I just had someone on a phone interview tell me why other applicants haven't been interested in the position! 45:42 On that work life balance point: can you tell them that in an interview as answer to why us? heard work life balance? If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

We're not in a recession at the moment, but I don't like to be late to the party. Even if we enter a recession, I don't want you to panic for a few reasons. First, panic doesn't do anyone any good. Second, you have me. Third, there are always opportunities for you regardless of whether your world is zigging or zagging. You just need the right perspective. How you look at something has almost everything to do with what you see. For example, here's how I process the world… When the market goes up, people need my job searching services to max out their job opps and crank up their pay. When the market goes down, people need my job searching services to overcome the more difficult challenges in getting hired. When some industries zig, others zag. At any moment, some people need my "crank up your pay" services and others need my "overcome challenges" services. I'm ALWAYS needed. Think I'm unique? Think again. Same goes for you. It's all in how you choose to look at it. Recently, Rachel, one of my beloved #BOOTCAMPERS, asked me, "Which industries do you predict are most likely to grow during this economic downturn?" First, I clarified for her, we are not in an economic downturn. Sure, the news people might be doing their level best to scare you. That's the thing about "the news." They only talk about the tiniest of extremes. If it bleeds, it leads. They're in business (yes, business) to make money, not be a public service that actually delivers "the news." They package up the most sensationalized extremes to get your eyes, ears, clicks, etc. You think what you're seeing is pervasive and normal. Then you become frightened. Then you call your children and tell them to stay in the house. Andy Sunshine is here to tell, that while you're allowed to have rough stretches, all is generally wonderful and he wants to make YOUR world a better place. So, after I clarified that bit of economic reality for Rachel, I gave her the goods on HOW to think through which markets will thrive and HOW to think through your job search should your particular industry take a turn for the worse. Take in this week's podcast on How to Job Search During a Recession and learn exactly how to maneuver through any employment environment. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

If you're struggling to reach the heights you know you can, there are some mindset and tactical approaches you can take to make a huge difference. Dialing in the right drivers helps too. Today's podcast is about how who you want to be and why you want to be can shape the way you use your talents and skills to become all you can be. You'll also get the inside talk on what makes me me and how you can become the best you you can be. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy