Episodes
Sept. 13, 2021
How to Find a Job as a Recent Graduate
Getting your career started off on the right foot is challenging in any job market, and the post-COVID landscape has increased the level of difficulty in many fields. What are the job prospects looking like for new grads? Wha...
Aug. 23, 2021
Own Your Career, Own Your Life
Do you feel like you’ve just fallen into a job or career? Or the career you chose is no longer fulfilling? No matter where you are at in your career, there is still time to own your career and own your life. In this episode o...
Aug. 9, 2021
How to Ace a Job Interview: Prepare!
You were selected for a job interview, now what? So many people put effort into writing a strong resume, targeting it for a job, networking in to get a referral, and then expect to win the interview without preparing. Perform...
Aug. 2, 2021
What It Really Takes to Land An Epic Leadership Job
Getting promoted to manager is easy. Advancing to be an executive leader takes a whole new strategy and set of skills you've never needed and no one taught you. In this episode of Career Confidante Radio, host Marie Zimenoff ...
July 26, 2021
How to Start a New Job Off Right … Even Virtually!
Many of us are starting a new job with a new obstacle – working remotely. How do you get started on the right foot in your new job while working virtually? What should your first 30 days look like? In this episode of Career C...
June 21, 2021
How to Thrive in the Era of Career Switchers with Dr. Dawn Graham
If you are thinking about making a career change, you are not alone – nearly half of workers are considering switching careers. Switchers are the future of work – and the future of work is here. The new marketplace calls for ...
June 14, 2021
How to Get Unstuck in Your Career
For many high-achieving professionals at midlife, it can feel as if your career is on autopilot. Following a present path that seems it was designed for you, not by you. Before you know it, you've climbed the career ladder on...
May 10, 2021
Congratulations, Graduate! Here's How to Land a Job Faster
Launching a career can be challenging in the best of economies. In early 2020, almost half of companies surveyed were considering hiring new staff, a figure which dropped to just 16% in June of the same year. Data shows this ...
May 3, 2021
Tactical Tricks to Improve Your Job Search
Listen in as host Marie Zimenoff and guest Nikki Ryberg discuss practical steps you can take to avoid ageism, make networking more comfortable, and land that dream job faster!
April 12, 2021
Becoming the Leader of Your Niche Through Energetic Branding
How many times have you asked yourself, “What do I really want to do with my life?” “How can I break through the noise in my industry?” or “Why am I not enjoying what I do?” The answer to those questions can be found through ...
March 29, 2021
What Is a Gigworker? Rethinking Gig Work and It’s Benefits
You’ve likely heard about the gig economy but might be wondering exactly what it entails. It’s easy to assume that driving for Uber or renting your house through Airbnb are the extent of your options, but the gig economy actu...
Feb. 22, 2021
How to Get Referred into Your Dream Job: The Power of Connection
Today, job search success doesn’t rely only on what you know or who you know, but on who knows, likes, and remembers you. Employers want to avoid hiring the wrong person and believe that a referral – an introduction from some...
Feb. 8, 2021
Re-Thinking Career Guidance for People on the Autism Spectrum
Early diagnoses and services beginning in grade school have made post-secondary education possible for many more individuals on the autism spectrum. Yet even those who earn degrees struggle to find employment. In this episode...
Feb. 1, 2021
How to Accelerate Your Career in Any Economy: Becoming Coachable
Career advancement was challenging before we went virtual! If you are struggling to accelerate your career in the new remote workplace, you are not alone. But there are skills you can learn to position yourself for promotion,...
Jan. 25, 2021
How to Prepare for an Interview So You Stand Out (In a Good Way!)
Most people find job interviews to be stressful. This is because interviewing is like any other skill...you need practice to build competence and confidence! But most people don't go to job interviews regularly, so they often...
Jan. 18, 2021
How to Win the Job You Want: Coming Back with Fern Germer
Millions of professionals have no idea their careers are about to sputter out. Once it becomes obvious – whether they fail to get that promotion … again … or get laid off – they don’t know how to make a comeback. In this epis...
Jan. 4, 2021
How to Build Career Resilience in Uncertain Times
If you are focused on making 2021 a better year, you are in good company! More than ever before, people around the globe are hoping to find happiness and achieve career and personal goals this year. How can we do this despite...
Dec. 21, 2020
Transform Your Job Search By Putting Your Target List to Work
If you are a job seeker, you have likely heard you need a target list of companies. You might even have put in the effort to create one, and you are watching for job postings for those companies and applying online. The probl...
Nov. 30, 2020
What to Do if You’ve Been Downsized
If the industry you’ve known for 10, 20, or 30 years is suddenly downsizing, the idea of looking for options in a different field can be downright scary. Even if you still have a job, the career change process can be overwhel...