Synopsis
Career expert, motivator, and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita shares insights on leading a fulfilled life.
Episodes
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Why Personality and Aptitude Tests In Job Interviews Are Not Good Indicators of Performance
17/04/2023 Duration: 05minWhat’s up with “TESTS” in job interviews? As if job interviews aren’t rough enough, why, for the love of all that is holy, would employers push us job seekers over the edge with tests? These “tests” come in all shapes and sizes. Most of them are ridiculous, but, since I don’t universally run hiring for the world, we’ll need to deal with them. (Feel free to start a petition if you want to see if you and I can completely reform hiring for all mankind.) I know you want to know what you should do before you take one of these little buggers. Spoiler alert: Nothing. Don’t do anything. As in anything. As in no thinking. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Zero brain power dedicated to this. That’s if the employer wants you to take a personality or aptitude or “fit” test or something of that nature. If it’s a case study, by all means, knock your socks off. That’s because those are cool and good predictors for future success. I pulled today’s clip from one of the 1,478 times I was asked about “tests” during various Live Office Hours se
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Top 5 Skills Employers Look For in 2023!
10/04/2023 Duration: 48minSkills. You have ‘em. I know you do. Can you demonstrate them? Do you know which ones to shine the light on? It’s important. Always. Just more important now. Inflation is hovering around 6%. Unemployment is roughly 3.6%. Our US Fed is trying to manage inflation by raising interest rates. We’re trying the disinflation thing which means a slowdown in the rate of inflation even though inflation is still positive. The last 10 times this happened, for every 2% reduction in inflation, unemployment went up 3.6%. (That’s historical fact.) It’s linear-ish, so each 2% drop in inflation means 3.6% increase in unemployment. So, let’s carry a few numbers. That means if we want to get back down to ~ 2% inflation, we might be adding 7.2% to the unemployment rate = 10.8%. Ouch. I bet when you opened this email you didn’t think you’d be getting an econ lesson! Don’t worry. You have me. You read my messages. You prolly watch my videos and join my live shows. You’re covered. I’ll continue to keep you updated on the skills, tips
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3 Ways to Make Your Resume More Powerful!
03/04/2023 Duration: 17minDoes your resume say, “Hi, my name’s [whatever your name is]. I’m a [whatever you are]?” Or, does your resume say, “Hi Ms. Recruiter. This is how your company is about to change—for the better? You’ve been waiting for me. I’m here now.” You might be wondering, Coach, how am I supposed to say the latter if I don’t know what the company wants? To which I’d say, “You do know. You’re just prolly not spending any time thinking about it. And, likely not spending any time writing that in your resume.” It’s easy breezy when you know what to think, how to think, what to ask yourself, and where the answers to the questions you just asked yourself go on the resume. You guessed it because I’m a pleaser not a teaser. It's all in today's podcast on how to add more power to your resume! 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 hundred
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Habits and Systems to be More Productive
30/03/2023 Duration: 38minI’m not sure when it happened, but somewhere between the time I was born and today the world started operating at Mach speed. On the one hand, I’m not quite sure how I survived as a child without a cell phone, walked to the park, played with my friends, and managed to make it home alive all by myself. Now, it’s hard to be alone anywhere, without accessibility, with hundreds of thoughts racing through your head of all the things you need to do for all the people for whom you need to do them. Oh, I haven’t even gotten to the work stuff yet. Oy! I don’t think I need to keep going for you to get my drift. Are you feeling as overwhelmed as I do? Amiright? We have entirely too many demands on our lives. What’s worse, is most of them—at least the corporate-related ones—are ineffective if not flat out unimportant and unnecessary. How can we manage it all? Focus on getting the right things done quicky? And, work toward the goals that really matter to us? Well, I got a little somethin’ to help you with that! If you'd l
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How to Successfully Work on Multiple Projects at the Same Time
24/03/2023 Duration: 07minI got a great question last week from Adam, one of my mainstays at the Live Office Hours Thursday shows. He asked about handling multiple projects. As someone who has several products (stuff I sell and service), mediums I use to share myself with you (YouTube, blog, books, social media, etc.), and other vehicles I use to reach my goal of becoming the #1 career resource for you, I'm offering my tips on how I’m able to work on all these efforts every day! Check out the little behind-the-scenes mechanics of what makes my little company run smoothly in today’s podcast on how to successfully work on multiple projects at the same time! 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.
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The Secret Key to Winning Your Job Search Fast
20/03/2023 Duration: 06minIf you’re job searching, you are likely working harder than you should…at the wrong things. You might think you’re working hard on your search. You might think you’re slacking. Regardless of which camp you’re in, 99% odds tell me the problem that’s slowing your job search is the same. No matter who you are or what you do or where you do it, if you just do this ONE thing, your job search results will improve. Pinky swear. 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
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3 Cover Letters Every Job Seeker Needs
13/03/2023 Duration: 32minI know. Most people think cover letters are stupid. That’s because they don’t look for the beauty in them and what they can do for you. Seek and you shall find. You won’t need to look far because I wrapped the three best cover letters to have and give you the templates and explanations and how-tos in today’s 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
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2 Questions to Ask in a Job Interview That Will Get You Hired
27/02/2023 Duration: 20minSome questions are better than others to ask employers in a job interview. The ones that get right to the heart of what the employer needs and how you’re going to satisfy those needs is what will set you apart from other job seekers. Join me for today’s lesson as I teach you what those questions are, how to use them, and what to say during your interviews so you get hired! 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
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8 Items to Put at the Top of Your Resume to Get More Job Interviews
20/02/2023 Duration: 37minDid you know there are 8 pieces of information recruiters want to know as soon as they look at your resume? They look right there at the top and want those questions answered as quickly as possible. They’re a pesky bunch, so they get annoyed easily when they can’t find what they’re looking for. It even seems like they hold it against the innocent job seeker too. What'dya say we help you avoid that this week by helping you understand what that information is, where is goes, and how exactly to format it? Join me for today’s lesson on the 8 items to put at the top of your resume to get more job interviews and let’s get you, well, more job 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,
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Get the Most Out of a Job You Don't Like Using This Tactic
13/02/2023 Duration: 05minEver have a job you didn’t like? Or were totally bored with? Maybe you liked your job in general, but had some tasks that were mundane or uninteresting. We’ve all encountered this no matter who we are. The big difference between the people who manage and the people who don’t has more to do with the way they approached the task. I often say, “Your success has more to do with where you place your attention than your ability.” When you’re faced with mundaneness, you can max out the experience or you can mail it in. Join me today to get my take on the skill, yes, the skill, I’ve built to handle these situations. In fact, I use this skill to handle ALL my situations… 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 interv
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How to Negotiate Salary After Job Offer | Show Your Value in a Counteroffer
07/02/2023 Duration: 07minHere’s your offer. Let’s be generous. “100K,” says the employer. You’re thinking whaaaa? Did I bomb the interviews, but they somehow are showing mercy by giving me an offer? Now what? We’ll, if it’s a lowball offer, you can totally crush it with my ultimate question. (Not to get sidetracked, but here’s that video from a year ago. Maybe you can watch that later.) If it’s more in the ballpark-ish, but you’re a little bit bruised by the fact it ain’t raining dollar bills, you can make a counteroffer. Please don’t make a counteroffer by citing market pay of which there is no such thing and the employer doesn’t care about. This is the equivalent of saying, “I just want more money because I do.” Please don’t make a counteroffer because you’re moving to a big city where everything is four times the price. The cost-of-living index means nothing more than a food label. Please, pretty please, don’t make a counteroffer by citing you deserve more because you have skills. So does everyone else. Their resumes totally say s
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How to Stay Positive in Your Job Search and Improve Your Results
31/01/2023 Duration: 43minHow’s the job search going? “I love job searching,” said no one ever! How about Coach gets you some tips and tricks and techniques and metrics to make it all better? Today’s podcast is about why we get unhappy in our job search, how to fix that, and, while we’re at it, get our mojo back. Most of all, it’s about how to approach your search so you know what to do, what to avoid, and what to track to know you’re on the right, uh, track! And, as a bonus, because everyone loves bonuses, I offer up two of my favorite formulas to run your search! Let’s do 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: 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,
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A Proven Way to Make a Successful Career Change | Case Study
24/01/2023 Duration: 34minEver wonder how to change careers? Meet Tracey. She was at her new job in her new career for a short while when she and I connected on this. She couldn’t wait to tell me about it. Before I turn you loose on the valuable, DOZENS of lessons she shares, let me set the table for you on her challenges… She’s in the early stages of her professional life and lives in New York in the US. She had umpteen challenges while trying to change not only jobs, but careers. Here are just a few of her issues, for editorial purposes, I think will hit home: Big career change: She was a performance artist and fitness trainer and wanted to support an ESG organization in an analytical capacity. No experience in the new career: She had virtually no hands-on experience related to these types of organizations or working in the kinds of roles she was interested in pursuing. "Wrong" education: While educated, her studies didn't align to the change she wanted to make, so she needed to quickly supplement her resume with certifications and
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How to Make Your Résumé Standout in 2023!
17/01/2023 Duration: 58minIt’s January, which translates to high recruitment season. That means employers are interviewing candidates like crazy. Even so, it’s not exactly like shooting fish in a barrel if your résumé isn’t up to snuff. No matter what month or year it is, you need to put a killer résumé together to not only show potential employers the value you can contribute, but also set the best table for yourself when you get into the interview. What do I always say? “Whenever you set out to do something, plan to win.” Winning in this case means you’re going to get the interview AND job offer. The problem is most job candidates don’t think this many moves down the pipe. They hope for an interview. They hope they’ll do well when they get into the interview. They don’t concentrate on planting all the seeds throughout the entire interviewing process to ensure they have the most leverage when they actually receive the job offer. Well, today, you’re in luck because I’ve got a spectrum of goodies that cover how to make your résumé stan
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How to Manage Time During Your Job Search
10/01/2023 Duration: 06minIf you want to be more productive in your job search, today's podcast is for 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: 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
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5 Productivity Tips to Get Things Done
06/01/2023 Duration: 49minWouldn’t it be great to get more done!? Join me for today’s podcast on 5 fantastic techniques that will make your life wildly more fun, enjoyable, and productive! 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
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Job Search Tips for the New Year
30/12/2022 Duration: 19minJanuary is a great, if not the best, time to search for a new job. It just is. Why? Employers are filled with new hope, new budgets, new directives and a bunch of other "news." Even if this isn’t technically the start of their new fiscal year, they know it’s the time of year employees take stock. They know the best employees will be mobile, so they want to hire those best employees. They also pray their best employees don’t go all mobile on them…as in create unplanned vacancies! I’ve been working for 35 years as an executive in small and large companies, a business owner, executive recruiter, and career coach. A little street cred I’d hope you’d say… …and I’d say, every year I’ve worked, I watch history repeat itself as employers reflect, think, rethink, plan, and scale. This should matter to you whether you’re looking for a new job or not! And, you should use this opportunity to position yourself advantageously. What exactly do you need to do? It’s in today’s podcast on Job Search Tips for the New Year. I gi
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#1 Reason Your Job Search Fails and How to Fix It
27/12/2022 Duration: 09minIf you’ve been working your job search and it just ain’t happenin’, I know why. Yes. I do. I know you’re thinking, but Coach, you don’t even know me. So how do you know MY particular job search issue? Easy breezy. It’s the same for 99% of the people who’ve needed my job-search help. Being wrong is not totally out of the realm of possibility, but let’s say I like my odds. Ok. What is it? Answer: You’re not spending your time in the right job search activities. And, you’re prolly spending time on the wrong ones too. Double owie. Let’s get this fixed with today’s podcast on the #1 Reason Your Job Search Fails and How to Fix 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: 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 f
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You Have a Lot to Offer this World | Perspective is Everything
23/12/2022 Duration: 05minIf I didn’t know better, I’d think it was hardwired at birth. …an inability to see our true impact. …those wonderful ripples and echoes we make every minute of every day…that affect far more people than we’ll ever know. Where does this myopia come from? Probably a lack of perspective to start and a host of other bandits constantly stealing it whenever we do get some. I’m not entirely sure, but here’s what I do know. YOU matter more than you think you do. No matter your age, occupation, or family life. There are people out there who need you. They rely on you. They need you to do whatever it is you do day in and day out. They need you to do what you ache to do. They need you big time. The title of this week’s podcast pretty much says it all. You have a lot to offer this world. Perspective is everything. 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 an
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How to Get Rid of Nerves in a Job Interview
20/12/2022 Duration: 10minEver choke? Lay an egg so to speak? “Me neither,” said me never. But, let’s just say for sake of email argument, there’s a teensy-weensy possibility you might during an upcoming interview. Does this go through your head… What if I don’t perform well? What if they don’t like me? What if they ask me that silly question I always flub? What if, what if, what if? Ba, bu, blah, blah, blah. You are going into a future and paying a debt you don’t need to pay now or probably ever! Not to mention, you’re not completely focused on what you should be focused on—nailing the interview! Wanna put those nerves or anxiety in their rightful place? Then, today’s your lucky day. Check out this podcast on How to Get Rid of Nerves in a Job Interview. 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