Don’t let your career stagnate. In this video I’ll share some tips on when to start making a move, and what to do if you are getting passed up for promotion.
We always have the best intentions to workout consistently and reach our fitness goals, but after a while we sabotage ourselves and give up. Why do we give up when we know that reaching our fitness goals is so important?
In this video I’d like to take you on a journey to understand what willpower is, how to get more of it by understanding how Starbucks trains their employees to increase their willpower, and I’ll close with 5 tips on how to motivate yourself to go to the gym consistently and reach your fitness goals.
In this video I’ll provide you 6 tips to make an unforgettable first impression that can be used for any encounter from a job interview to a date to a meeting with a potential client. All of which are backed by research. At the end of the video I’ll also reveal one thing you should never do when trying to make a great first impression.
According to a Princeton University study in 2006 it only takes 1/10th of a second to make a snap judgement of someone’s trustworthiness and attractiveness based on facial appearance alone. It’s crazy to think how quickly people make first impressions of us!
What I found most fascinating about doing research on the topic of making a great first impression was that it’s actually hard for people to make snap judgements on Competence. Humans only tend to care about trustworthiness at first to quickly determine friend or foe. This is likely a built in survival mechanism.
I think one of the key takeaways of this video if your trying to make a first impression for a job interview is to not worry so much about showing off your skills. What really matters is creating an emotional connection thought small talk where both parties have common ground.
Interestingly, when I went to software development school our teachers kept telling us that the people who got great jobs weren’t the ones that had the most skill….they were the ones that you could envision sharing a beer with. Looks like the research confirms this! Skills can be taught, but the emotional connection is the primary concern.
Changing a bad habit is the cornerstone of self improvement, but most people find it incredibly difficult to do because they’ve been told to focus on the wro…
In this video I want to teach you an unconventional 6 step approach to landing an awesome job with little competition. This approach can be used by anyone from college students to people the are currently unemployed or someone that wants to make a career transition.
We’re taught that we should apply online for jobs that look like a good fit, but research shows that each job get’s between 100-200+ applicants making it really hard to stand out from the crowd. So what can we do?
I went through some serious struggles looking for a job a few years ago. I applied to over 100 jobs and got ZERO calls. I spent a few months working out a different strategy, a strategy that flooded me with interviews and offers.
It’s a method of uncovering the 80% of jobs that aren’t even listed and the best part is…..You may not even need to compete with anyone!
Do you want to start your own business? A lot of people look at starting a business or entrepreneurship as the holy grail, but there are many misconceptions that people need to be aware of before they jump in. I’ve compiled three of the most common myths about starting a business that I hope you’ll find helpful.
If you truly want to start your own business I highly suggest doing something that’s rooted in the core of who you are as an individual.
I believe that a real passion for something is the key ingredient to your short term and long term success.
Are you planning on starting your own business? don’t make the same mistake that most people do. Starting your own business is hard, and 80% fail within the …
In this video I’ll share 5 tips I use to increase productivity each week
In Gary Keller’s book The One Thing he refers to a study that indicates “workers are interrupted every 11 minutes and then spend almost 30% of their day recovering from these distractions.” DAMN TRUE.
Ok, so 30% of my day is a total waste (I’d guess more) and the average American works 40 hours…
If I cut the waste, thats 2 hours of savings per day, 12 hours of savings per week, and 576 hours of savings per year!
Stop applying for jobs and praying you get calls. Instead leverage the power of LinkedIn to get recruiter calls.
In this video I’ll share 5 tips I’ve learned along my journey to get found by recruiters.
Criteria to have an All-Star LinkedIn profile
1. Profile Photo
2. Industry and location
3. An up-to-date current position (with a description)
4. Two past positions
5. Education
6. Skills (at least three)
7. At least 50 connections
Services to find out if your LinkedIN photo is good or bad
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It was Feb 2017, when I received a call out of the blue from Amazon. When I asked how the recruiter found me, she replied “LinkedIn”. At the time I had been working for American Express as a Senior Product Manager. I was making a nice six figure salary, but Amazon gave me an offer and role I COULDN’T refuse.
Having a LinkedIn profile changed my life. I spent a lot of time the past two years refining my profile, learning how to create a compelling story, and amassing a network by going to events and reaching out to people (I now have 1,390 connections). The time was well-spent, with LinkedIn recently granting me with illustrious title of “All-Star” based on my industry, description, education, skills, profile photo, and connections. According to LinkedIn, people with completed profiles “are 40 times more likely to receive opportunities through LinkedIn” because only 51% of members have a completed profile.
LinkedIn has empowered me to flip the traditional “apply and pray” model on its head, making recruiters sell me on opportunities, as opposed to me attempting to sell myself. This creates a tremendous amount of leverage and allows me to simply say “If you want me, then show me the money”
I now have recruiters reaching out to me every week (including Google two months ago).
So, does being on LinkedIn help you get hired?
HELL YES IT DOES