All Episodes

I have just been laid off and don’t know where to turn; what do I do? (TPOY071)

As an expert in my industry, what questions can I have for my network besides ‘Do you know anybody with a job’? (TPOY070)

How do I answer nonsense questions in an interview? (TPOY069)

How do I answer interviewers’ questions about my future when I don’t know myself? (TPOY068)

I can imagine some objections to my candidacy; how do I tell which, if any of these I need to worry about? (TPOY067)

How do I approach learning where I stand in the interview process? (TPOY066)

What do I need to put in my interview follow up note? (TPOY065)

Can you make any recommendations how I can organize my time to make my career campaign more productive? (TPOY064)

How can I appropriately leverage non-work social media and social settings for help with my career? (TPOY063)

I am frustrated by my progress even though I am pursuing a variety of job options. What can I do to improve my results? (TPOY062)

How can I find ideas for my next job? (TPOY061)

I sometimes feel I am getting in my own way with my negative thoughts – what can I do to overcome this? (TPOY060)

Can you give me an example of a good accomplishment story? (TPOY059)

How do I get to the point where I can speak about myself with confidence? (TPOY058)

Who is in my network and how do I get other people in my network? (TPOY057)

I need to know more before I can put myself out there in the job market. How can I do this without feeling foolish? (TPOY056)

Interviewers are always asking me what is the best or worst or most important this or that – What is my best strategy to answer these kinds of questions? (TPOY055)

How can I get confidence to sell myself in the marketplace when I feel unfocused and unproductive? (TPOY054)

Can you give me some good questions to ask my networking contacts? (TPOY053)

What can I do to improve my negotiating position prior to getting the offer? (TPOY052)

I have very little idea who I should be meeting with or what to ask them. Can you help me get started? (TPOY051)

How do I handle it when I am asked illegal or inappropriate questions? (TPOY050)

Now that I have gotten someone to agree to meet with me, what do I say in the meeting? (TPOY049)

Being new in the job market, I don’t know enough to land a job on my own. Who can help me? (TPOY048)

Can you give me some ideas how I can keep up my morale while I am working towards my next job? (TPOY047)

I am doing everything I can to study and enjoy my last year in college – How do I manage a job campaign while I am doing all that? (TPOY046)

If telling stories is so important for my job campaign, how can I tell a good story? (TPOY045)

Being a student, I have run out of people to reach out to – How am I supposed to get a job or find out what I need to know? (TPOY044)

How do I handle interview questions about problems with my boss? (TPOY043)

How do I find the information I need to successfully interview and at the same time appear ready to do the job? (TPOY042)

What is the best way to work with recruiters? (TPOY041)

How I am supposed to convince someone I would be good for something when I don’t know the first thing about much beyond my major? (TPOY040)

Can you share some examples of Values and Preferences to help me think about what I like about my work beyond what I do? (TPOY039)

I’m a recent grad. If I don’t get a job through my internship, do I have any good alternatives to answering ads and networking to land a job? (TPOY038)

Can you share some examples of functions and skills to help me think about what I like? (TPOY037)

Being newly graduated and without experience, how can I convince anyone I would be a good employee? (TPOY036)

I am not an extrovert and wonder how I can execute a successful job campaign. (TPOY035)

As a recent grad I feel I have to take any job to get started. Is that right? What if I hate it? (TPO034)

I hate networking events – Do I have to go to them and if so, what do I do ? (TPOY033)

I have just graduated and have no experience in any industry I want to work in – How do I compete without any relevant work experience ? (TPOY032)

I am just graduating from school and am overwhelmed by the job market. What should I do? (TPOY031)

How do I mask my age on my resume? (TPOY030)

How can I make updating my resume easier? (TPOY029)

What is a resume? (TPOY028)

How should I tell a story about what I have done so I don’t have to brag ? (TPOY027)

Why isn’t sharing my results good enough? Why do you say stories are more effective? (TPOY026)

How do I answer the ‘What is your greatest weakness’ question? (TPOY025)

Can you recommend how to handle behavioral interview questions? (TPOY024)

I am so done with my current profession but it is all I know; How can I get a job I want? (TPOY023)

What should be in my cover letter? (TPOY022)

Is it really necessary for interviewers to torture us with such difficult questions? (TPOY021)

What questions should I be asking in an interview? (TPOY020)

I have received a job offer and want to negotiate my salary. What is the best way to approach the negotiation? (TPOY019)

How can I avoid the ‘salary’ question? (TPOY018)

My job campaign takes me in a million directions; what suggestions do you have for keeping myself organized? (TPOY017)

How can I keep up my morale when my job campaign is so discouraging and seems never-ending? (TPOY016)

What can I do to make myself visible on LinkedIn? (TPOY015)

How can I best use LinkedIn for my job campaign? (TPOY014)

Help! I am trying to put together a pitch and don’t know where to begin. (TPOY013)

What is the most effective way to introduce myself professionally? (TPOY012)

I have a really important interview coming up. What can I do to prepare beyond looking at their website? (TPOY011)

How can I do better in interviews? (TPOY010)

What is the best way to respond to an ad? (TPOY009)

Why don’t I see more jobs I like in ads? (TPOY008)

I am letting my network know that I am available for any & all types of work. What else can I do? (TPOY007)

When people ask me what I have done, I draw a blank. What can I do to remember more of my accomplishments? (TPOY006)

How can I talk about my experience without bragging? (TPOY005)

How can I network when it turns me into someone I don’t like? (TPOY004)

What’s the best way to make my resume effective? (TPOY003)

If a resume gets only a 10 second glance, how do we grab the reader’s attention? (TPOY002)

Interviewers all seem to expect small talk in an interview. Is there any way to avoid it? (TPOY001)