Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Have you ever taken a job and wondered what they hey???? The employer lied to me in the interview! This company is so not congenial, autonomous, collaborative.  There is no work/life balance and the deadlines are horrific. What gives? I’ll tell you what gives. You didn’t ask very good questions. Or, you didn’t ask your questions the right way. It is my belief (prolly because I have faith in people) interviewers do not lie to you in the interview. They respond to the questions you ask, based on the way you ask them, and offer insight into what they think you want to know. Sounds reasonable to me. BUT, as in a capital BUT, you need to ask your questions so you’re eliciting proof of their behavior. You assess their behavior—and likely what you’re getting yourself into—based on actual evidence not theories or circumstantial information. Trackin’? Wanna know how? Listen to How to Ask Questions About a Company’s Culture | The Reverse Critical Behavioral Interview Technique! Enjoy! 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: Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

We’re heading into the end of the year, which means your employer, hopefully, is considering giving you a pay raise or a promotion or both. Yeah! Ever wondered whether you should negotiate your raise? Let’s not keep you in suspense to which I’ll ask, “Why would you ever not negotiate it?” Getting paid too much are we? LOL. If that’s you, skip today’s podcast. But, if you’re like the rest of us grinders, enjoy the show. The technique is extremely potent when used properly and most employers will never expect it—but it flat out works. Take a listen to How to Negotiate a Raise During Your Promotion to make sure you get the salary increase you deserve! 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: Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

I KNOW job searching is tough. I don’t just teach it, I’ve done it. I live it with so many of you I feel as if I’m going through it with you. I thought it was about time I turned the tables and shared with you exactly how I found my last corporate job. I’m even gonna throw in some bonus pieces about what I did to change my role right after I started. And, wouldn’t ya know it, all the tactics I used in 2003 way back when dirt was discovered are the exact same ones I teach today. Here’s a funny. It’s even easier for job seeker’s today than it’s ever been. That is a capital “T” truth…provided you take the right steps and don’t do something silly like continue to shove your resume into the Applicant Trashing System. Regaling starts once you fire up the podcast on 9 Steps to Job Search Success | My Personal Story! 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: Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Lots of people changing jobs these past few years. Amiright? But, what about if you’re a beloved, faithful employee? You know the kind. The ones getting dumped on with extra work when everyone heads for the exits? Take Catherine for example. She started a new job in March and her direct supervisor quit in June. She inherited her boss’s responsibilities and wants to know how to get more money if she’s doing more work! So, I gave her my 5-step process to ask for a raise. Maybe you can use it too? Or, maybe you can consider this technique when negotiating your new job offer? Oh, the possibilities of applying this technique are endless! So, make sure to join me for today’s podcast on How to Ask for a Pay Raise When You Get More Responsibilities! 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: Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Right now, it’s hiring silly season for employers and they’re interviewing job candidates like crazy. Don’t believe any career coach who tells you to slow down your search. Everyone is SO NOT out on holiday. Companies are panicking because they’re looking at their 2023 budgets and wondering where on Earth they’re gonna get all the great new employees to work those projects. I keep telling every employer I know they don’t need to look any further than Andy’s community! Amiright? How about today I give you one very sweet video to help you impress the job interviewer over and over and over until your new payday? I’ll cover how to capture their attention right after you get the obligatory “Hello!” outta your mouth? And, when you intro yourself “at length!” And, how about when you answer a “real” job interview question? And, when YOU ask a question! And, when you close the deal! It’s tough to dazzle and dazzle and dazzle, but it won’t be after today. Join me for this week’s new podcast on How to Impress the Job Interviewers at Every Stage! 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

Is your network helping you? They want to. More than you know. They just need a little help from you. It’s true. I’ve talked long and hard about this throughout the years. Put oh so many videos and podcasts out there on the Internet-z about networking. Let’s see… I’ve talked about how to network when you’re job searching, turning applications into networking opps, using networking groups, fixing referral mistakes, and, of course, how to actually build a professional network. I even talked about crafting the perfect networking message. You can check out an entire playlist here if you want. Today, I’m bringing you a podcast on why it’s so important to be networking right now. Whether you’re job searching, building your network for the future, or applying to college (yes, this too!), networking works if you do it the right way! 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

Struggling to introduce yourself succinctly? Learn how to craft a powerful one-sentence elevator pitch that captures your identity and value! Discover the impact of a memorable self-description on career advancement and networking. Real-life success stories demonstrate how a clear pitch can unlock opportunities. Explore the essential components that make your pitch concise and impactful, ensuring you stand out in any situation. It's time to make every introduction count!

Many want it. The good life. The few. They want the great life. The rest. What’s left. You guessed it. They pursue heights so high that most people dismiss them as unattainable. Whichever group you’re in, I know you’ll eventually pursue some personal Mount Everest. You know the one I’m talking about. The one that, somewhere along the climb, makes you question your choices. Whether it’s a project that takes a week that seems like “the longest week ever” or 20 years to pursue your life’s dream, you’re gonna encounter the “B” word. If you haven’t encountered the B word, you’re probably settling. Ouch. True. Burnout happens. Ask anyone who’s pursued a worthy dream. It’s not if. It’s when. No shortcut ever gave you what you deserved nor ever will. The long and worthy road is filled with a few…”Hang on. I gotta catch my breaths.” I want to help you make sure you get what you deserve, so I’m giving you a bit of my formula on how I manage to “enjoy the doing” during the lengthy pursuits of my biggest goals. Join me and Celia for How to Avoid Burnout when Working Toward Your Goals! 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, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Ever feel like you’re working hard on your job search, but you’re not getting the output you’d expect? Or, maybe you’re just not sure how to allocate your time each day to search? You might have all day to work your job search or only an hour in the evening. Either way, I’d like to help you get more out of your time and effort. A few weeks ago, one of my #BOOTCAMPERS Cisco asked… “Time management and routine when job searching is key as we all know it. Networking, boss hunting, etc. will need to take a significant chunk of our time. [….] How do you recommend we balance our time and energy because I often feel guilty for not spending all my time on “feeding the funnel” versus [other activities] which have actual [long-term] measurable value and deliverables?” Do you feel this way or wonder this? Good news. This week’s podcast is my conversation with Cisco on how I apply this in my life and how I suggest approaching it in your job search. Enjoy How to Improve Your Job Search Productivity and let’s start getting you more job interviews and offers! 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, and TikTok. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

I have this expression whenever I undertake something new. Mind you, this is something I say to myself AND I only say it after I’m certain of two things. First, I’m getting great instruction from someone who actually knows what they’re doing. (You don’t always find the right coach on your first attempt. Unless you found me on your first attempt. Then, lucky you. Ha ha!) Second, I’ve made a commitment to the effort. Once those prerequisites are in order, I tell myself… “Shut up and put in the reps.” That’s my north-side-of-Chicago-neighborhood-y way of saying, “Don’t question stuff yet. Get in there. Do the work. Build the discipline. Gather the data. Then adjust only after you’ve experienced and know more.” Until I reach that point, I haven’t earned the right to question anything. When it comes to job searching, I gave you the put-in-the-reps formula to help you find your dream job the fastest. I did that all the way back in November 2018 and again in the summer of 2019 and then again in the fall of 2019. It’s my Job Search Challenge®, which I designed so you would know which activities within the job search actually lead to the results you want. As a quick recap, I distilled it down into manageable activities: Target 3 companies (potential employers) each day. Identify one individual in those 3 companies each day (e.g., boss, senior person, HR, recruiter, teammate). Send a thoughtful message in the direction of, if not directly to, those individuals each day. Easy breezy. A put-in-the-reps kinda formula that is simple enough to understand with a narrow-enough focus to keep you concentrated on the right activities. Plus, you can easily gather insight and data to assess what is working or make the proper adjustments. It works. Let’s say you believe me… It’s 2022. You might think we live in a totally different world now. But, 99.9% of what I teach you will never go out of style. Even so, I’m always looking to amp up my game and I want you to amp up yours. So, I’ve created a next-level-job-search-challenge that goes beyond the shut-up-and-put-in-the-reps techniques. It’s my hope this advanced approach will go beyond helping you achieve the results you want. I want you to not only experience the job search, but also gain all the benefits this experience can offer you. Don’t just job search. That might lead to just a job. Truly experience what you’re doing so that experience and the benefits you receive because of it continue to pay you back for the rest of your life. Make sure before you take in this episode today you listen to the Job Search Challenge® Put-In-The-Reps Version (Part 1). And, of course, enjoy the souped-up Job Search Challenge® | Advanced Level Tactics Version (Part 2). Go get ‘em. 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, and Twitter. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy