Episodes

  • "Unretirement"

    "Unretirement"
    Feb 5 2024
    Featuring Marc Miller - Community Manager for the Career Pivot Community

    Your grandparents' retirement of sitting on the porch watching the sunset was an anomaly in human history. Most of us can't save for a 30+ year retirement paying off student loans, paying for housing, and raising a family on a 40 year career. Join us this week as we talk to Marc Miller, Community Manager of Career Pivot, about the "new" retirement where most of us will be doing some form of work.
    Resources: https://careerpivot.com/author/mrmillercoach/
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    46 mins
  • Networking for a Job Isn't as Bad as You Think

    Networking for a Job Isn't as Bad as You Think
    Jan 29 2024
    Featuring Shannon Mantrom - Executive Director, Launch Pad Job Club, Austin, TX

    85% of jobs are found through networking, and yes, you have to do it, too. Join us this week as we talk to Shannon Mantrom, Executive Director of Launch Pad Job Club, about how to level-up your networking game. Additionally, learn how Launch Pad Job Club can help you with your next job search. Hint: It's free!
    Resources: https://www.launchpadjobclub.org/launchpadjobclub.org
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    40 mins
  • Careers Aren't Linear!

    Careers Aren't Linear!
    Jan 22 2024
    Featuring Catherine Jewel - Career Passion Coach

    Join us this week as we talk to Catherine Jewel, the Career Passion Coach, about how modern careers don't necessarily follow a logical step-by-step process. Get inspired by Catherine's career story from Broadcast Journalism to Career Coaching and recognizing 5 essential clues to move your career along. You never know where your next step will take you!
    Resources:
    https://www.careerpassioncoach.com/
    5 clues to recognize career transition:
    1. "I Can Do That"
    2. Talent Clue - Is this easy for me to do, but hard for others?
    3. Gain an informal reputation for what you do best.
    4. Have an "Aha!" moment. Is this something you really like doing?
    5. Self Awareness - To thine own self be true. Actually know what you like.
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    45 mins
  • Digital Inclusion; What is It?

    Digital Inclusion; What is It?
    Jan 15 2024
    Featuring Richard Steinberg - Web Accessibility Expert

    “Digital inclusion” and “digital equity” were codified into law in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Digital Equity Act, passed in 2021. Join us this week as we learn from Richard Steinberg, a web accessibility expert, exactly what "Digital Inclusion" actually means for you, your job, and the rest of the nation as a whole. Disability can strike anyone at anytime, so hop on board with digital inclusion. Plus, it's the law.
    Resources: https://www.digitalinclusion.org/

    Become a certified accessibility professional here: https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/
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    27 mins
  • Not All Jobs Require a Degree: Convincing Corporate America

    Not All Jobs Require a Degree: Convincing Corporate America
    Jan 8 2024
    Featuring Jessie Camarillo - Director of Workforce Partnerships with Workforce Solutions Capital Area

    Did you know that 2/3 of Americans don't have a college degree?! Corporate America is missing out on the vast majority of qualified job applicants by having unnecessary degree requirements and many applicants self-select out of jobs that list a degree as a nice to have. Join us this week as we talk to Jessie Camarillo, Director of Workforce Partnerships with Workforce Solutions Capital Area about how to work around this dilemma.
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    27 mins
  • Managing Career Change

    Managing Career Change
    Jan 1 2024
    Featuring - Gwen McCants Allen - Managing Director, Learn50 LLC

    Join us this week as we talk to Career Expert, Gwen McCants Allen, about managing career transitions. Whether you've been laid off or have had a change in your values system surrounding work, we'll have to manage a career transition at some point in our lives. Gwen jumps in and gives us solid strategies and resources.
    Resources: onetonline.org
    mynextmove.org
    https://www.careeronestop.org/
    https://www.16personalities.com/
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    25 mins
  • Vacation Crisis: Why Americans Don't Take PTO part 1

    Vacation Crisis: Why Americans Don't Take PTO part 1
    Mar 29 2023
    In this episode we continue our discussion with Bernard Klinke from the IWW on why Americans don't take their PTO.
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    28 mins
  • Vacation Crisis: Why Americans Don't Take PTO Part 2

    Vacation Crisis: Why Americans Don't Take PTO Part 2
    Mar 29 2023
    In this episode, we discuss the alarming trend of Americans not using their paid time off from work. Our guest Bernard Klinke, a delegate with the Industrial Workers of the World, shares his insights into the reasons why workers are hesitant to take time off, the impact it has on their health and well-being, and the role of employers in addressing this crisis. Don't miss this eye-opening discussion on how we can change the culture around vacation time in America.
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    22 mins