P.S. Your Career

Hello Listeners, Today: The P.S. Your Career team says farewell for the season as they reshape the podcast episodes to reflect your needs more effectively. Submit your career-related questions or topics here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content and send any general inquiries to info@psyourcareer.com Lastly, visit our website to learn more about the team and our mission of improving people's lives by improving their careers. Thanks for listening and see you next year!  

Today: The P.S. Your Career team discusses whether or not people in Tech could benefit from hiring a career coach with specific questions they've received from clients and listeners. Specifically, the team dives into these topics: Where their clients typically find themselves after years at a tech company The types of goals and situations a career coach can help them navigate. Executive coaching and the difference between it and career coaching Case studies: Funding rounds that don't quite meet expectations Difficult/inexperienced/immature bosses Uncomfortable situations their clients find themselves in at work Get in touch with us: What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content, and remember to rate and review us! Have a general inquiry for the team? Send it to us at info@psyourcareer.com Visit our website to learn more about the team and our mission of improving people's lives by improving their careers. Thanks for listening!  

Today: The P.S. Your Career team discusses what to expect from the spectrum that is an informational ("pick your brain") interview. They end with proactive steps you can take to make the most out of the meetings you have and relationships you create/build when conducting them. Specifically, the team dives into these topics: What exactly are informational interviews? How do they compare to actual interviews? How should you prepare for them, if at all? What should you do after you've had the meeting? What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content, and remember to rate and review us! Have a general inquiry for the team? Send it to us at info@psyourcareer.com Visit our website to learn more about the team and our mission of improving people's lives by improving their careers. Thanks for listening!  

Today: The P.S. Your Career team discusses performance reviews and how they are still happening, despite everything going on in 2020. They end with proactive steps you can take to make the most out of this review season, in order to set yourself up well for next year. More specifically, the team goes over these topics pertaining to 2020 performance reviews: Are performance reviews even happening? How does this year compare to normal? Should you insist on being reviewed? Going into the conversation prepared and on the right foot The importance of setting up your next year for success...right now. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content, and remember to rate and review us! Have a general inquiry for the team? Send it to us at info@psyourcareer.com Visit our website to learn more about the team and our mission of improving people's lives by improving their careers. Thanks for listening!  

Today: The team goes over how you can objectively assess a difficult boss-employee relationship and proactive steps you can take depending on the state of the relationship. Specifically in this episode, the team discusses the steps you should take when confronting a challenging boss in the workplace. They go into detail about the following items: Assessing the relationship objectively -- determining the extent of the misalignment and the rebuilding of the communication Defining boundaries with your boss Determining whether or not the quality of the relationship is a dealbreaker and deciding on next steps What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content, and remember to rate and review us!Thanks for listening

What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Today: The team goes over how you can prepare for and navigate the anxiety-ridden process that is leaving your current role. They also discuss proactive steps you can take to position yourself for a successful exit. Specifically in this episode, the team compares leaving a company to the telling of the story of your time at the company and ensuring that the story ends on a positive note. In this episode, you'll specifically here them discuss these 3 major aspects: Assessing the environment before giving notice: The team goes over how you can assess how your company and coworkers will react to you leaving. Giving notice: You'll hear how putting a little extra time and energy into research leading up to giving notice will help you leave on a more productive note. Actually leaving: They go over the importance of committing to your exit plan and setting boundaries on the way out. Thanks for listening!

What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Today: The team goes over how you can prepare for an interview well, and discusses the 'Dos and Don'ts' you should abide by through the process. From the 'dos' come proactive steps you can take to ensure your next interview goes off without a hitch. More specifically in this episode, the team breaks down the interview into three chunks -- the preparation for the interview, the actual discussion with the hiring team, and the follow-up afterwards. In preparation for the interview: the team discusses the mistakes they've seen most frequently and the ways in which you can circumvent them. During the interview: the team has some recommendations to help you develop and display your career story, so that you can have a conversation with the hiring team, rather than rattling off a number of overly thought-out answers Follow-up after the interview: the team helps you determine what kind of follow-up is appropriate after your interview and some other useful tips for engaging with the company through the interview process Thanks for listening!

What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Today: The team discusses the anxiety that comes along with the rumors leading up to and walk through the emotional process that is a layoff. They also go over proactive steps you can take to manage this process well and set yourself up for success in your upcoming job search. In this episode, you will listen to the team navigate the entire layoff process, starting with the initial spreading of rumors and how to prepare for a potential layoff — including but not limited to understanding the landscape of your next potential job search to filling any skill gaps necessary while you have a job. Next, they dive into the emotional process that is the actual layoff — how to effectively navigate the meeting in which it happens, and ensure that no bridges are burnt in the heat of the moment. Last, the team discusses the impending job search — how to navigate it productively and without overwhelming yourself in the process. For more on the last part, check out Conducting a Virtual Job Search Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses the anxiety that comes along with onboarding into a new role. In particular, they discuss how this process has changed due to the pandemic. They also go over proactive steps you can take to manage this process well and establish the relationships that will set you up for success in your new role. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses what has changed about the job search process now that so much of it is done virtually. They also offer proactive steps you can take to make the most of it. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses the question everyone wants answered before beginning coaching. They also offer proactive ways to think about what you are investing in and hope to gain from it. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses 3 important questions you should ask yourself before committing to career coaching. They also offer proactive steps you can take to get the most out of an engagement once you do. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses at length the way we brand ourselves -- from the ever-important resume and cover letter, to the popular and necessary professional networking site LinkedIn. They also offer proactive steps you can take to get the most mileage out of each of these items. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Relevant Resources: https://psyourcareer.blogspot.com/2020/07/how-to-conquer-6-second-resume-screen.html Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses the question many people ask themselves at some point or another: "Is now a good time to go out on my own?" They also discuss how the pandemic potentially changes this calculus and end with some proactive steps that you can take to determine whether or not now is a good time. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses the way we interact with major brand campaigns, how we all have our own personal brands, and proactive steps you can take to manage your personal brand effectively. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses the pervasiveness of pandemic-related stress and anxiety and proactive steps you can take to maintain your sanity, manage the stress, and continue making moves in your career. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening! Resources we mention or cite in this episode: https://optionb.org/book  

Today, the team discusses the mistakes that they see most often from clients in the middle of, or considering, a job search; and proactive steps you can take to set yourself up to get a better job, faster. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses career goal-setting and frameworks you can use to set, refine, and achieve them. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses proactive steps you can take to excel in our new career reality and ways in which you can stand out, despite the impersonal nature of professional engagements during the pandemic. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses proactive steps you can take to be prepared for career-related changes coming your way by managing environmental cues and understanding the status of your current role. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

The team tackles whether or not it is the right time to be making big career moves in the middle of the pandemic and lays out proactive steps that you can take in the short term to set yourself up for success in the long term. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!

The team discusses proactive steps to make virtual networking more bearable and sustainable. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Resources we mention or cite in this episode: NY Times article: "Why Zoom is Terrible"https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/sunday-review/zoom-video-conference.html Book: "Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success"https://www.adamgrant.net/give-and-take Forbes Article: "10 Reasons Why Networking Is Essential For Your Career"https://www.forbes.com/sites/biancamillercole/2019/03/20/why-networking-should-be-at-the-core-of-your-career/#36bc769b1300 Youtube Video: "A Conference Call in Real Life"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ Thanks for listening!

Today, the team discusses proactive steps one can take to be prepared for unanticipated change in a time of growing uncertainty. What career-related questions or topics would you like us to discuss? Submit them here. Check out our LinkedIn page for more career-focused content. Thanks for listening!