Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Your resume is a marketing document, not a work history document. Yes, you use your work history to market yourself, but 99.9% of the people I’ve encountered do it the wrong way. In my work history, for example, I’ve helped companies earn likely billions of dollars. I’ve built project management methodologies. I’ve built enough tools for 10 lifetimes. Do you can about any of that when it comes to helping you find your dream job? I can create a resume that’s 100,000 words and 99,400 of them wouldn’t do anything but hide the 600 that matter—TO YOU! It’s all my work history and I’m proud of it, but it’s not important as it relates to you and what you need at this moment so I’m not gonna waste your time with that. Employers aren’t companies. They’re a bunch of people with personal and corporate needs. The biggest mistake job seekers make is not obsessing over what the employer’s need and putting that information front and center for them. They need to see the right CONTENT with the right CONTEXT in the right SEQUENCE. This is difficult for so many reasons, but the killer is the main culprit is job seekers don’t take the time upfront to consider the employers before they consider themselves. Lucky for you, you career mediator thinks of both of you (even if what I care about most is helping you get a great job with a great payday). Inside today’s podcast on Resume Revolution: Resume Writing Tips and AI Tricks That Elevate Your Resume, I take a deep dive on how to: ·       Determine which information to put in your resume for max power. ·       Entice the employers to want to interview you. ·       Translate the information on your resume to interview stories. ·       Use AI (ChatGPT) to really punch up all this stuff. It’s like the quadruple header of resume hits all wrapped up into one snazzy tutorial. That’s why it’s a lofty 43:21. Grab a coffee or a cocktail or whatever’s your pleasure. It’s a doozy! 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 (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

If you’ve ever been fired or laid off or let go from your job for any reason, it’s dreadful to explain when interviewing for a new job. Don’t fret. Your career happiness expert is here today with answers. Oh, I have more than just answers! I have techniques for any time you’re in “explanation mode” in an interview. I call it “defense mode” because you’re trying to clarify something you don’t want to be clarifying. What’s worse, you’re not on offense—as in selling yourself! When you’re in defense mode, the best you can hope for is to not lose interviewing “points.” That means, you need to get this over with as quickly as possible so you can start scoring points. Join me for the best way to explain your layoff in a job interview to learn these masterful techniques! 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 (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

I’m an open-minded person. BUT, if you want to convince me there is any faster route to getting a job interview, and ultimately an offer, other than boss hunting, you better come armed. It makes no difference whether you’re a recent college graduate like Venkata (the hero in today’s lesson) or a seasoned pro. Top to bottom and every which way in between, targeting bosses is your best route to surfacing interviews. If you’re wondering why, just think about it. Who is more in pain that you’re not on their team? The recruiter? I think not. The Applicant Trashing System? I’ll wait for the deafening silence. Oh. There it is. Bosses are ALWAYS looking for great talent, whether they have budgeted openings or whether they’d trade out someone on their team for you. Today, I’m covering my favorite job searching approach equipped with templates and real-life samples from successful job seekers. Listen to Get Your New Job Fast by Boss Hunting (Plus Recent College Graduate Examples) so you start surfacing those interviews! 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

Do you realize whenever you’re interviewing with a company, you’ll have FAR BETTER results when you treat every interaction as if you’re already a team? What do teams do? They work together to achieve a common goal. From the first screening interview all the way to your salary counteroffer, you’ll be amazed at what manifests when you approach it this way. Now, sometimes, you’re interviewing and you’re not quite clear what the goal is. They might not be clear either. But, you know you like each other enough to start dancing even though you don’t know all the steps. Maybe, they say, “Hey, we like your background. Don’t have an open role. But, let’s get together and see where it goes.” Perhaps, they say, “Come on down and interview for this role. We don’t have a description, but it’s general engineer-y stuff.” It could even be, “We’re thinking about hiring someone to build out this area. We don’t have a job description yet because it’s a new position. Wanna talk?” Whatever the scenario, I have the formula for exactly what you can do to win the day. My formula has a bunch of stuff I want you to do and at least three things I do not want you to do… DO NOT tell them what you’ve done. DO NOT tell them what you can do. And for the love of all that is holy, DO NOT tell them what you want. There is a better way to get what YOU want and help the company get max value from you. 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

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!