Tips For Work And Life With Andrew Lacivita

Confused about how to answer the dreaded "Tell me about yourself" question in a job interview? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses tell me about yourself: best way to respond! This one goes out to all the people on my Tips for Work and Life Blog Subscription and my YouTube subscribers who’ve pelleted me with emails and comments asking to please shoot this video. This one’s for you! Why the “question” is terrible… This question is terrible for a couple of reasons. The first reason is related to the employer. First off, it's lazy, it's ineffective and it doesn't guarantee the employer it will actually get the information they need to make a good determination about whether you're a good fit for the company. Great interviewers design well thought out questions that elicit specific information that allows them to make those determinations. The second terrible is it's even worse for you because it puts you in jeopardy of falling over one of the greatest tripwires in the job

Worried about age discrimination? Job career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses age discrimination: how to overcome it in a job interview! 40's, 50's, 60's… For all you folks in your 40's, 50's, 60's who email me and call me every day frantic you're part of the over the hill crowd…Don't worry! As someone who does this every day of my life and has consulted to more than 200 companies during my career, I want to share ageism or age discrimination is more rare than you think. Don’t get me wrong. When you’re in that job interview, you need to be able to justify your higher wages. But, in the job interview, compensation is really not the issue. There are three mental hurdles, barriers, biases, or whatever you want to call them that are typically present in those interviewers. Let’s review those and I’ll teach you how to overcome them. The biases… The interviewer is more likely thinking your skills are stale or you're set in your ways or you don't want to learn anything new. These biase

Do you have fabulous senior-level credentials, but you're not getting the job offer? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses executive job interview tips: 3 keys to getting a senior role! This puts you at zero… What's happening when you're job interviewing? You exchange information. You need to have the right responses to the employer’s questions. You need to ask good questions. You need the right background. You need to impress. When you're a junior- or mid-level resource, that’s typically good enough to get hired. When you're at the senior level, it’s not. The 3 big keys… It’s about their future, not your past. You need to get the interviewers, the most senior interviewers, thinking into the future. If you can't get them to imagine what their life will be like and what their company will look like with you there, you'll never get hired. You can have a great background. You could have been there, done that. That's great. But, if you can't shift their mindset from thinkin

Not sure how to answer the most ridiculous job interview question ever? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he shares the do's and don'ts in how to answer the greatest weakness question! It’s a winner…not. Sure. It wins the dumbest question ever. This question is probably the absolute worst job interview question an employer can ask. The problem is, for some unknown reason, employers keep asking it. I don't know why. It does nothing to help them predict whether you’ll be a good employee. I have more than a decade's worth of statistical and predictive models that confirm your cultural fit, achievements, capabilities, skillsets, and strengths are what matters. (See my gold-award-winning book The Hiring Prophecies: Psychology behind Recruiting Successful Employees.) Do Not as in never… I can't control what the employers ask you. You can't control them either. But, I can help you prepare the best to answers to this ludicrous question and you can control your response. Do not—I repeat—D

Struggling with what to ask the employer during a job interview? Not sure of the best way to get the information you need to make a great career decision and sell yourself in the process? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he shares his top 5 questions to ask in a job interview! I get it… It's difficult. You don't job interview very often. You're not (likely) a trained interrogator. That’s why you have me! I’ll give you 5 home runs… In the video, I’m going to share my five home runs, what to ask, why it's a great question, and how to use the information. Let’s roll… A company-based one first… Based on the direction of the company, what do you think will be your greatest accomplishments in the next three years? Organizations need to be able to think at least three to five years into the future. But, you don't want to join an organization that only thinks about the future. Thinking is nice, but companies that act and build things and have clarity around specifically what they're go

Having a tough time explaining your fabulousness to your employer? Having difficulty getting promoted? Feeling unappreciated? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the best way to get promoted quickly. This issue is the same whether you’re not getting ahead in your organization or not hearing back from employers when you send out your resume! You need some oomph behind the story of your career. It’s there! You’re just not telling it! Yawner… When it comes to career advancement and promotions, you already know to work hard, work smart, show up to work on time, smile and display that great attitude. Yawn. I won’t bore you with that… You deserve the advanced course… I’ll teach you something that will: Give you perspective on what you've accomplished, show you how far you’ve advanced, and highlight how you’ve helped your teams, your companies, and the rest of the world. Aye. You did all that. Yes. You. Provide a solid basis and data for you to conduct effective discussions w

Not getting callbacks from the employers when you send out your resume? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses 8 great tips to prove your value on your resume! I could have titled this post 8 Great Tips to Prove Your Value to Your Employer Before you non-job-seekers cut out me, this post very accurately could have been titled 8 Great Tips to Prove Your Value to Your Employer. So, stay tuned. Let’s be honest. How many times do we need to remind our own employers of our awesomeness? I don't know about you, but I seem to need to remind my guy every day because he can't remember a thing. What’s the problem? Think about the problem. You're sending out your resume and employers aren’t calling you back. Ouch. [I’ve already explained why that is in How to Get Your Resume Noticed in 5 Seconds Guaranteed.] Although recruiters are a funky bunch and review those resumes quickly, they do notice an impact player when they see one. So, how do we get you to SHOW you’re that impact player?

Struggling to come up with a creative idea? Not sure how to improve your product, service, book, blog post, speech, or anything you’re working? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses 3 easy ways to create something original! But, it’s all been done before…NOT! It’s getting harder and harder to create something original because there is more and more stuff being distributed, searched for, and copied on the Internet. More people than ever are introducing their ideas to the world. How do you create something new and fresh especially when you think you don’t have a creative bone in your body? Good news is you don’t need to be creative! You just have to have an opinion. I know you have one of those even if you don’t express it. Awareness and research are the keys… Whenever I’m looking for new, fresh ways to create good content for you, there are three questions or thoughts I use. I review a lot of material and read many books, online magazines, and so on. I do a lot

Confused about how to use your few minutes with an employer at a job fair? Not sure how to make that unforgettable impression? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses how to spend your 5 minutes at a job fair! First, what not to do… Before I dive into how I would spend my five minutes, let’s cover what not to do. It's the biggest mistake people make when they go to job fairs. It’s the same issue I covered in The Number 1 Reason Why You Do Not Get Hired. It’s the same reason you don't get called back after a job fair. It’s spending your time trying to get out everything there is to know about you, what you think are the highlights of your career (or studies), what you think are your best attributes, and what you think are your most desired skills. Big mistake. You spend too much time sharing and don’t know whether that’s what the employer needs to know! How do you know what the employer seeks? Try this… Waltz up to the booth (or person or whoever looks like some

Are you struggling to prepare your questions to ask an employer in a job interview? Not sure what to ask or how to ask it? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the most valuable question to ask in a job interview! Before we get rolling, I want to express I understand many of you struggle with what questions to ask an employer as well as how to ask them. This part of the interview—when you get to ask your questions—offers a great chance to sell yourself. It’s also the most important part of getting the information you need to make a great decision about whether the employer is a good for you. Good vs. good for you! There are a lot of questions you need to ask and several areas you need to investigate. Is the company a good company? Is it solid in general? Is it a good company for you? Even though the company is a good company doesn’t mean it’s a good company for you! There are a lot of questions that go along with trying to figure this out. All good things com

Are you achieving all you can every day? Feeling like your days just get away from you? Do you look back and wonder where did the time go? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses 7 simple habits to make every day productive! Make sure to grab my handy booklet the Guide to Leading Fulfilled Days: 7 Simple Habits to Make Every Day Productive so you can easily record, reflect, plan, and make every day wildly successful! Get it here: https://milewalk.leadpages.co/leadbox/1433d9dc3f72a2%3A17fd80be1346dc/5761512987688960/ No skills or much time required… I’ve got some great tips today. They’re an orderly set of tips and habits you can implement. The greatest part about these habits is they require no skills and very little time to put in place. What happens between the time you wake up and the end of the year? I want to bring you back about a year and a half ago. I wrote a blog post about my two morning tricks to eating the frog. That was about how you get your morni

Are you frustrated when an employer asks you, "Why have you had so many job during your career?" or "Why can't you seem to stay at one job for any lengthy period of time?" Do you have difficulty coming up with a great response? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the best answer to the job hopper question! Help is here! I’ll tell you exactly how to answer those questions, but let’s first address what’s happening when an interviewer asks you these questions. Realize no one is smart enough to take your responses from those particular questions and determine whether you’ll be a great employee in their company. It's just too great a leap to connect those dots. Decisions you made years ago simply won’t help them understand how you're going to fit into their organization. What’s the question you’re really being asked? If you are interviewing, whether on the phone or in person, the employer has essentially granted on paper you are qualified for the job and deservin

Have you wondered why your resume doesn’t get noticed? Are you curious regarding how a recruiter “examines” your resume? Interested in the job resume killers? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses how to get your resume noticed in 5 seconds guaranteed! How can you review 500,000 resumes? Honestly? I’ve reviewed more than a half million resumes during my career. I bet you’re wondering how this is possible. Combine decades of interviewing and hiring at a high velocity, coupled with a whopping no-thank-you to a great recession (where I reviewed an average of 1,500-2000 resumes per week for four years), and strong relationships with prominent outplacement companies who send me resumes by the thousands when they handle a large reduction in workforce for one of their clients, and, hey presto, there it is. How long? 6 Seconds!? Recruiters worth their salt can glance through your entire resume within six seconds, which means you’ve got five seconds to interrupt their

Have you wondered why you didn’t get hired even though you were perfect for the job? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the number 1 reason you did not get hired! Mistake Alert Most people think they get hired because of their qualifications. In doing so, they expend so much energy in the interview focusing on their experience before they know which parts of their experience and qualifications the employer is most interested in. At this point, you must be thinking whaaaaaa? The Obvious You are in a job interview of some kind. The employer, through its action of spending time to speak with you, thinks you’re qualified—on paper. The Not-So-Obvious  You actually get a job interview because of your qualifications. You get the job for three reasons, none of which are your qualifications. Why Do You Get the Job? Based on my observation from thousands of interviews between my clients (the hiring companies) and job candidates (prospective employees), I've concluded

Are you afraid to take the first step because you’re not sure if you’ll succeed? Do you wonder why you take big leaps but don’t reach your goals? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses 4 surefire signs there's no way you'll fail! Get the full story here: http://milewalk.com/mwblog/4-surefire-signs-theres-no-way-youll-fail/ Let’s get you over the fear and over the hump and give you the confidence you'll succeed! Step 0: Ditch the self-importance. It’s a drag and it’s a real draaaaaaaag! Sign 1: Sacrifice: I will sacrifice and create the space in my life to complete the project, achieve the goal, reach the next level, and pursue the life I want. Sign 2: Learn: I will to learn whatever is required for me to succeed recognizing I’ll need to become self-sufficient before seeking additional support and learn things I don’t know and relearn things I do know when the world evolves. Sign 3: Believe: I will believe in myself no matter the challenges I encounter and no ma

Do you wonder why you have so much troubling negotiating for the salary you deserve? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses your salary negotiation starts with your cover letter not job offer! In this episode I’ll review one of the biggest mistakes people make when negotiating their job offer: they don’t start “the negotiation” from the beginning of their job search and interviewing process. They also don’t recognize ever breath they take, every email they write, every thank-you note they send, every interview they have, their attitude, their posture, and so on is an opportunity to “negotiate.” Watch the video or listen to the podcast for more insight. Here are several valuable DOWNLOADS along with their respective videos: The One-Page Guide to Negotiating Your Salary with its instructional video. One-Page Guide to Negotiating Your Salary: http://bit.ly/2dxaNCf Video: http://bit.ly/2ebts5n The 4 Sentence Cover Letter that Gets You the Job Interview with its

Feeling stuck? Are you racking up accomplishment after accomplishment but you don't feel like you're making progress or don't feel happy or don't feel successful? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses How to Reflect Your Way to Success! For the most complete post, summary, scripts, and quote cards, see here: http://milewalk.com/mwblog/how-to-reflect-your-way-to-success FREE DOWNLOAD: ANNUAL CAREER REFLECTION GUIDE FOR SUCCESS GET IT HERE: https://www.milewalkacademy.com/p/annual-career-reflection-guide-for-success-by-andrew-lacivita Do you feel like you’re not making progress? Do you pile up achievements, but you don’t feel successful or happy? You’re in luck today because I’m going to help you feel better and successful with how to reflect your way to success. One of the biggest sources of these types of feelings is lack of reflection. People simply don’t reflect on their lives. Most are happy to worry endlessly about all they have not done or have not accom

Having trouble with your job hunt? Why not expand your techniques to boss hunt as well? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses How to Boss Hunt with a Cover Letter That Makes Hearts Melt! or the most complete post, summary, scripts, and quote cards, see here: http://milewalk.com/mwblog/how-to-boss-hunt-with-a-cover-letter-that-makes-hearts-melt If you’re running into roadblocks in your job search, you’ll need to augment your techniques. Imagine those silly gatekeepers and HR specialists sifting through your one-page-advertisement sheet as they swipe by so they can rifle through the other 299 applicants and call it a day. Ain’t gonna happen. Well, you’re in luck because I have a technique that only a rare few use—boss hunting. Actually, this technique will benefit anyone in these situations: You're stuck in your job search. You simply want to add another tool to your job-search arsenal. You want to expand your professional network and need an opener to meet s

Have you ever struggled to negotiate your salary for a new job or promotion? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the very best philosophies and techniques to negotiate your salary! For the most complete post, summary, scripts, and quote cards, see here: http://milewalk.com/mwblog/11-reasons-make-bad-job-changing-decisions For the FREE DOWNLOAD of THE ONE-PAGE GUIDE and FULL TRANSCRIPT, click here: http://bit.ly/2dxaNCf   Like this episode? Please share it via social media and review it on iTunes! I can keep this blog and all future podcasts and videos ad-free and sponsor-free ONLY because you share my work! Please share or subscribe to my podcast and YouTube channel too! Want more advanced material? Join the milewalk Academy and grab some of the free offerings that support the instruction in this post! Thanks, Andy

Do you feel you continue to make bad job-changing decisions? Join career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses the 11 reasons you make bad job changing decisions and how to overcome them! For the most complete post, summary, scripts, and quote cards, see here: http://milewalk.com/mwblog/11-reasons-make-bad-job-changing-decisions Do you feel you continue to make poor career choices? Are you confused why you make awful job-changing decisions? There are obviously many factors that contribute to your decisions and decision-making abilities, but there are essentially 11 reasons you make bad job-changing decisions. Below are the summary and highlights from the original podcast. I’ve included a handy, free decision-making checklist to ensure you’re in order. If you like this material, keep an eye out for an upcoming free video and live workshop on transforming your career I’ll be conducting starting October 27, 2016. All my Tips for Work and Life® blog subscribers will be alert