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Career Change Advice with Dr. Jon Tam — 89 episodes

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"Why do you want to leave your current job?" How to give a good answer

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"What would your coworkers say about you?" How to give a good answer

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How to answer teamwork interview questions "Tell me about a time you were successful on a team"

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"Tell me about a time you showed leadership" How to give a good answer

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"Why do you want to work here?" How to give a good answer

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"Why should we hire you?" How to give a good answer

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"What is your greatest weakness?" How to give a good answer

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“What is your greatest strength?” How to give a good answer

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How to answer "Tell me about yourself" (and what they REALLY want to know)

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How to Ace Interviews Using the STAR Method

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How to prepare for an interview

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How to choose a career as a teenager (5 key things)

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Avoid these 4 career change mistakes

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How to get experience for a job that requires experience

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How to identify a list of transferable skills in a career change | 4 easy steps

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How to change careers | 5 essential steps

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How to know when it's time to change careers

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Underemployed? 4 Ways to Stop Underemployment

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Underemployed? The 5 HORRIBLE Risks of Underemployment

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Underemployed | 6 Reasons it Exists (& Hurt Women More)

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Underemployment | 3 Ways You May Be Underemployed & Not Know

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How to Break the Bamboo Ceiling | 5 Ways that Work for Asians

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The Bamboo Ceiling | 2nd Generation Asian American Workplace Challenges

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Bamboo Ceiling | 4 Problems 1st Generation Asian Immigrants Face at Work

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Glass ceiling for immigrants | 4 ways to break the immigrant glass ceiling

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Implicit Bias and Diversity Training | How Implicit Bias ACTUALLY Works in Neuroscience

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Glass ceiling for immigrants | What is the immigrant glass ceiling

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Best Career Advice for Millennials over 25 | Finding Your Career Path

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Best Habits for a Career Boost | Based on Atomic Habits

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Difference between Resume and CV (Don’t Mix These 4 Up!)

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Soft Skills vs Hard Skills on a Resume | 5 Steps to Get That Job!

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Job Keyword Search for Soft Skills vs Hard Skills | 5 Job Description Hacks

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Career transition when unemployed during COVID? (6 reasons to Do it)

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Career Transition for Millennials | Only 5 options (Just pick 1)

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Career clarity for Millennials | 4 ways to gain clarity in your career

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Intrinsic Motivation Vs Extrinsic Motivation in the Workplace | How to Choose a Career (3 Ways)

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I hate my job | 4 definitive scientific explanations why you hate your job

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Informational Interview Mistakes | How to Avoid Common Mistakes

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Informational Interviewing Questions | Best Questions for Informational Interviews

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Informational Interviewing | How to Arrange an Informational Interview (Do’s and Don’ts)

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Career Exploration Informational Interviews | For Career Research and Career Planning

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Personal SWOT Analysis for Career Development | Career Planning, Career Research, and Career Exploration

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Career Exploration Strategies for Career Research and Planning At Career Crossroads

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Career Crossroads in my 40s | Choosing a Career Path during a Midlife Crisis

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Career crossroads in my 30s | Common career mistakes

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Career crossroads in my 20s | Avoid these common career mistakes

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Overcoming job hopping interview questions | Get that job offer

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Explaining job hopping on your cover letter (Quick and Easy)

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Job hopping resume mistakes ruining your resume (and How to Recover)

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Job hopping in your 30s is bad | Stop ruining your career

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Job hopping benefits for your career | Why you should do it early

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Job Hopping in your 20s | It's NORMAL (Stop Blaming Yourself)

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Is a PhD Worth It (From Oxford University) | Weighing the Pros and Cons of Getting a DPhil for a Corporate Career

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Is a PhD Worth It (From Oxford University) | Weighing the Pros and Cons of Getting a DPhil from Oxford for Academia

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University of Oxford Graduation for DPhil (Ph.D.) | One Year Reflection

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Finding my career path in my 20s with limited experience (4 simple steps)

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Finding my career path in my 20s when I have no passion (5 easy steps)

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How to stop being a people pleaser at work (but still be nice)

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Setting Healthy Boundaries Working Online from Home (Protect Your Sanity!)

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Setting Boundaries with a Difficult Boss by Managing Up (Start Now!)

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How to Say No to Your Boss RESPECTFULLY (Get Time Back!)

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How to Say No to People in my Workplace Without Feeling Guilty

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Setting healthy boundaries at work (Stop feeling drained!)

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Soft Skills vs Hard Skills | Differences at Work Explained (for 2020)

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Soft Skills Benefits for Career Success | Work Smarter, Not Harder

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Best soft skills millennials need to have for career success in the workplace (For the 2020s)

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Jordan Peterson’s Understand Myself Couples Personality Test Review | Relationship Report

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Soft Skills Trends of the Future in the Workplace (4 REASONS TO PLAN AHEAD)

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What are Soft Skills | Newest Definition for Work in 2020 (MUST WATCH)

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Finding My Career Path In My 20s | 4 Quick Questions (Save Money and Time!)

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6 Career Coach Benefits (To Get Your DREAM JOB!)

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Soft Skills in the Workplace | How Companies will Develop People in the Future (3 Secrets)

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Career Change Stages For Transitioning to a New Career | 5 CRITICAL Steps Considering a career change?

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4 Reasons for a career change - A Checklist (Cover all your bases)

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Career Change Mindset for Early- to Mid-Career | 6 Tips to Overcome Anxiety

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#014 Keys to Success in the Film Industry w/ Ambrose Wong

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#013 Building Systems for Business Success w/ Blandon Leung

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#012 Letting Passion Drive Your Career w/ Ryan Kim (@hryanskim)

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#011 Challenges in Modern Education w/ John Petrey

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#010 Sally Wang on Counselling for the Mental Health of Youth

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#009 Life in Harvard, Oxford, and China in Academia and Business w/ Dr. Wai Kit Ming

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#008 How People Skills Can Transform Your Work w/ Hilda Gan

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#007 Common Sense at Work w/ Lawyer Alex Ma

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#006 The Benefits of Stretch Therapy w/ Kinetic Stretch Hong Kong

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#005 Challenges Overseas Students Encounter w/ Dr. Peidong Yang

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#004 How to move up the corporate ladder w/ Dr. Reza Hasmath

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#003 From Math Failure to Math Master w/ Karen Lai

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#002 How to not be replaced by robots w/ Dr. Alistair Johnson

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#001 The Secrets to Living a Healthy Life w/ Mason Tse