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Today, we’re going to talk about why a consistent workout routine can benefit your job search. In this episode, we’ll cover why you need fitness in your job search, how you can make time, and we’re even going to put me to work with a sample exercise routine that boosts energy and cardiovascular health. My next guest is Jordan Miller. Jordan has trained at Gold's Gym (Austin Downtown) for several years and has a degree in exercise science. As a NASM certified personal trainer, he helps many to achieve a better life through fitness. But most importantly, he was my personal trainer for over a year and helped me to reach new levels in my fitness. Here's what we cover:Why fitness can be a gamechangerWhat are some reasons why I should work out -- even if it seems like my first and only priority should be on finding that job or getting that promotion?When and where would I have the time to do this? What is the most commonly made mistake people make when trying to integrate a fitness routine into their sche

Today, we have a short minisode about getting past the ATS or applicant tracking systems -- aka the ROBOTS. We’ll give you some advice today, which will help you get more results and interviews from the companies that you care about. We’re going to spend some time describing what applicant tracking systems are and how they work. Then, we'll cover these 4 quick steps on how you can start getting noticed by these systems. Print job postings (and possibly O*NET Online pages) as your research.Create a word cloud on Wordle.Highlight keywords. (Focus on position titles and nouns common to the position).Integrate them subtly in your resume.Resources mentioned in the show:Follow Chris on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to (or share) Homebound Radio: https://shows.acast.com/homebound-radioToday, we're going to talk about how you can spruce up your resume content and design so you can land more interviews. We'll talk about your professional experiences section, resume design do's & don'ts, ATS (applicant tracking system) compliance, and the right format to get your foot in the door.I recently co-presented at a Career Camp X 2030 event in General Assembly here in Austin. This is part 2 of that presentation, which was led by Erin Ford.Resources Mentioned in the Show:Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/Connect with Erin Ford on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theerinford/Connect with me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprwCheck out General Assembly: https://generalassemb.ly/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to (or share) Homebound Radio: https://shows.acast.com/homebound-radioToday, we’re going to talk about getting your resume rewritten to help you land that dream job. I recently co-presented at a Career Camp X 2030 event in General Assembly here in Austin. During this one, we covered the importance of creating a master resume, how to put yourself in the best light, and crafting a summary that wins. Resources Mentioned in the Show:Connect with Erin Ford on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theerinford/Check out General Assembly: https://generalassemb.ly/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the Let's Eat, Grandma Career Warrior Podcast where our goal is to help you land your dream job and live your best life. Today, we're going to talk about how to maximize your results when it comes to your job search. This recording comes from an event we did with the Austin Public Library Terrazas Branch. Chris talks about the importance of diversifying your strategy while remaining focused on the best jobs for you.Hope you enjoy!More resources:Follow Chris on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprw/Follow Career Warrior Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're going to cover some practical tips about how you can make your LinkedIn attractive to recruiters! We took this from our latest Meetup in Austin, Texas. Chris will go over how to write a solid 'About Me' section and headline. Stay tuned for part 2. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we’re going to talk about how a 30-60-90 day plan can help you crush your next interview. This is bonus material from our 100th episode with Merryn Roberts Huntley, in which she discusses the idea of a portfolio as your secret weapon. The 30-60-90 day plan is part of that portfolio. If you want to get the job, you need to stand out beyond answering interview questions like a robot. Hope you enjoy!Resources mentioned in the show:Merryn's top-rated course, How to Get the Job You Want: https://www.udemy.com/course/madetohire-marketyourselfforthecareeryouwant/?referralCode=41A731D77D0A15F49BE9Check out Made to Hire: https://www.madetohire.com/Check out episode 100 with Merryn (Interview Portfolio Episode): https://shows.pippa.io/job-seekers-podcast/episodes/100-your-next-secret-weapon-for-interviewsConnecting with us on social media:Merryn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madetohire/?hl=enMerryn's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/merryn-roberts-huntley/Chris' LinkedIn:&n

Today, we’re going to talk about challenge and carving your own path to career success. My next guest, Jordan Hearin overcame extreme poverty, multiple evictions, and was raised in a childhood where both parents were addicted to drugs...all so he could eventually carve his own path to career success as a successful technology executive.It blows my mind what us humans are capable of doing with the right amount of vision and persistence. This conversation was originally intended for a new podcast to be released in late January, which fights homelessness. The section I’ve chosen today will hone in on Jordan’s story and some common themes that will help you to push forward in your job search as well. Thanks for tuning in, and I hope you enjoy this Thursday’s episode.Resources mentioned in the show:Connect with Jordan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sir_jordyy/Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We have a bonus episode today! Through unreleased audio from episode 97, we'll cover boldness and owning it your job search. We'll tackle themes such as risk-taking, confidence, relying on your team, and networking with no expectation.Andrew Wofford is an actor, content creator, and entrepreneur born and raised right here in the great state of Texas. As a “third-generation entrepreneur”, he has business in his blood and even started his first company at the age of 15. He studied acting at CALARTS and has since then had his hand in many different projects, including production companies, educational outreach programs, music groups, and much more. As a good friend, I’ve known Andrew for 13 years and have seen him put his heart and soul into everything he does.Resources mentioned in the show:Follow Andrew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrewwofford/Follow the Career Warrior Podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/careerwarriorpodcast/Check out our 97th (original) episode with Andrew: https://sh

Today, we’re going to have a short minisode about how to explain a gap year or time taken off for travel on your resume. I’ll discuss some helpful tips to frame your experience positively so you can get the job you want. Here's what we cover:Ask yourself: how necessary is it to call out that travel you’ve done?Look at timing: (You just traveled...vs 5 years ago).Look at job relevance:  How relevant is it for the specific job you’re applying for?If you make the decision to showcase travel in the resume:Create a separate section for it. REALLY IMPORTANT: You want to make sure that you only include relevant information for that job.Get clear on where you’re applying. Brainstorm all of the professional skills that you acquired. Common themes include: languages, problem solving, communication skills.When in doubt, keep it short.Cover letters and interviews are the best for selling this type of experience. Resources mentioned in the episode:Blog on including travel on your resume: https://www.carrentals.c

Sign up for our New Year, New Job 6-email-series: https://mailchi.mp/letseatgrandma/new-year-new-jobToday, we’re going to talk about rebranding yourself for your career and your job search. Our guest, Kanika Tolver, is a career coach and author of the book, Career Rehab: Rebuild Your Personal Brand and Rethink the Way You Work. In Career Rehab, Tolver helps readers strip away what's holding them back to create the career of their dreams. Readers learn how to create an online brand presence, market an authentic personal brand, and sell their brand-offering expertise and skills.She has been featured on CNN, CBS Radio, Glassdoor, Entrepreneur, the Washington Post and in a variety of radio interviews and podcasts.Here's what we cover:Let’s talk about what rebranding actually is. What would this look like in the context of someone’s career?Getting clear on what you want next:How can I build my career floorplan? (Salary, skills matching, ideal location, where you want to live). Career Rooms and

Sign up for our New Year, New Job 6-email-series: https://mailchi.mp/letseatgrandma/new-year-new-jobToday, we’re going to talk about the concept of …start, stop, continue. Start, stop, continue is a transformative brainblast exercise that looks to your past so you can build the ideal version of your life. You look at what things you should start, what you should stop, and what you should continue. I’m going to break down how you should do each of these and show you how you can come up with your own start, stop, continue. Start, stop, continue is also a powerful exercise done by corporate executives to build strategy for their companies. This is something that our company at Let’s Eat, Grandma  has been doing every quarter, and it’s helped us out big time. It’s given us self awareness and true focus on what to work on. I think it can be an even more effective tool when applied on a personal level. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we’re going to help you think through your goals for next year -- and we’re going to increase the likelihood of you actually following through by integrating S.M.A.R.T goals.Ask Yourself Why:Pick one goal you have in mind. Ask why you want to accomplish this goal.What’s the main reason you want to accomplish your goal.Is it to impress someone else?Is it because you’ve always had this goal? How good would you feel if you were to accomplish that goal? What will you be able to accomplish if you finish that goal?Set Your SMART Goals:SMART is an acronym that stands for...Specific - A major reason why New Year's resolutions fail are that you aren’t specific enough. Creating specific goals does something psychologically that sets you up for success. Measurable - The more quantifiable the better. Weight is a good example because you can step on the scale and have a number.Attainable - Make sure you are positioned with the tools required to nail your goal. If you don’t have them, go get them. Als

Merryn's top-rated course, How to Get the Job You Want: https://www.udemy.com/course/madetohire-marketyourselfforthecareeryouwant/?referralCode=41A731D77D0A15F49BE9Today, we are going to talk about your secret weapon for your next interview. Merryn Roberts-Huntley is a career expert and Founder of Made to Hire, a company focused on helping professionals get what they want in their careers. Professionals call her their “secret weapon”. She’s worked with brands such as... NIKE, ADIDAS, Columbia Sportwear, Spanx, Clif Bar, Portland Marathon, Salomon, and Major League Soccer. Merryn also teaches graduate-level marketing at The University of Oregon. And when she is not running Made to Hire, she’s doing marketing strategy and business development for FIXX Consulting, which is a sports-focused firm that she founded to help connect companies to their target consumer. Here's what we cover:How could a portfolio help you set yourself apart from the competition?What's in a portfolio? (We cover two com

Today, we’re going to talk about landing your next job with a salary increase! Who doesn’t want to land their dream job, and who couldn’t use another $10K/year, $15K/year salary boost for the new year? Our guest today is Adunola Adeshola. She is a career coach, Forbes contributor, and she also comes from the great state of Texas. Adunola teaches flourishing and unfulfilled corporate professionals how to secure new positions they love at companies they love. She’s here to share her story and practical career expertise tips that have helped her clients in a variety of industries land dream jobs with better salaries. The 5 steps anyone with great experience can use to land their dream job with $10K, $20K, $30K+ salary increases:Getting crystal clear on what you want. The more specific the better.Changing your story. Start focusing on what you want to do next. Not just your past. Understand the culture of what you’re going after. (I can add value and impact). Connecting with a real human.

I hate when people simply say to be positive, but this is one of the most powerful things you can do to improve your life. I try and tackle this issue the right way by drawing from faith, science, and my own experiences.At the end of the day, if you are living your days in positive expectation, you’ll be able to actually persist enough to achieve difficult outcomes (eg land a solid job through career change). If you dwell on the negative, you will slow down unnecessarily. It’s that simple. The episode will cover why it’s important to be positive as well as how to shift your mindset from constant negativity to positive expectation.Resources mentioned in the show:Scientific studies on the benefits of positive thinking. Follow this article: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/11/business/the-science-behind-positive-thinking/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Today, we’re going to talk about confidence in the face of challenge and uncertainty. We will also cover a powerful mentality to have when it comes to networking: connecting with others without expecting anything in return.Why you will want to listen to this episode:Maybe you feel like rejection has gotten the better of you. You lack confidence, clarity, and presence in your job search.You feel like it’s time to take more calculated risks.My next guest is Andrew Wofford. He’s an actor, content creator, and entrepreneur born and raised right here in the great state of Texas. As a “third-generation entrepreneur”, he has business in his blood and even started his first company at the age of 15. He studied acting at CALARTS and has since then had his hand in many different projects, including production companies, educational outreach programs, music groups, and much more. As a good friend, I’ve known Andrew for 13 years and have seen him put his heart and soul into everything he does. I brought him on

During today's episode, we discuss the BEST way to use LinkedIn for your job search.Public Service Announcement: LinkedIn is social media: it can be the biggest time waster ever -- or one of the best tools available to get you to your dream job. Brenda Bernstein discusses on today's show who you should reach out to on the platform -- and what to say in your reach out messages.Resources Mentioned in the Show: Connect with Brenda on LinkedInOrder How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile...and 18 Mistakes to AvoidCheck out Brenda's services at The Essay ExpertOther Recommended Episodes:How Should Your LinkedIn Profile Be Different from Your ResumeWho Should I Connect With on LinkedIn? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the 95th episode of the Let’s Eat, Grandma Career Warrior Podcast, where our goal is not only to help you land your dream job but to help you live your best life! Today, we’re going to talk about your job search and why you should apply for a startup.Why you will want to listen to this episode.You’re on the job hunt and on the fence about joining a startupYou want to join a startup, but you don’t have a good sense of directionYou want to join a startup, but you don’t know how to get your foot in the doorSteve Kahan is a serial entrepreneur that has had great success moving from the corporate world early in his career to the startup world. He will share lessons learned in over 30 years for how young professionals or those that feel stuck in the corporate world can earn a great living doing what they love by igniting their career in startup life. He’s also helped to grow six start-up companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in more than $3 billion in shareholder

Today, we cover four different job boards you can apply through. I’ve said it from the beginning: you should diversify your job search strategy in order to maximize your results. That is, I recommend most folks both use a networking strategy AND apply through job boards.Today, we cover Indeed, LinkedIn, The Muse, and Glassdoor.Resources:https://www.letseatgrandma.com/blog/best-places-to-post-your-resume-2019/Follow me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprwInstagram: @careerwarriorpodcastTikTok: @careerwarriorpodcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.