Episodes
April 2, 2018
How to Communicate Authentically: Finding Your Voice
Should you have a personal brand, or not? What does it mean to have a brand? In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff describes how a personal brand is much more than a public relations “spin” that may co...
March 26, 2018
How to Gain Influence and Advance Your Career
Being visible and positively influencing others is critical to our success – whether we are a leader, small business owner, or job seeker. But how do you become an influencer? With all the possible platforms – traditional med...
March 12, 2018
How to Use Instagram for Job Search and Personal Branding
There is no doubt that social media plays a big role in both our personal and professional lives. If you’re an employer or job seeker, you may be on LinkedIn, and if you are like much of the world (2 billion monthly users), y...
March 5, 2018
How Multitasking Can Hurt Your Work Performance and Your Job Search
Multitasking – doing two or more things at the same time – is a skill you might have listed on your resume or LinkedIn profile. Is it really possible to multitask? Recent neuroscience research reveals that when we attempt to ...
Feb. 26, 2018
How to Crack the Code of the Federal Hiring Process
Did you know that on any given day there are more than 10,000 jobs posted on USAJOBS? And that more than 75 percent of those are outside the DC metro area? Many professionals and job seekers miss out on these opportunities to...
Feb. 12, 2018
What is Business Acumen and How Can It Help Your Career?
Business acumen is a skill that professionals from many functions tout on their resume or LinkedIn profile. But what is business acumen? How do you show that you possess it? In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Mari...
Jan. 15, 2018
Communication in the Workplace – Giving and Receiving Feedback
Relationships can make or break the workplace. If you are a leader of an organization or team, your ability to guide those you supervise affects team productivity. The job of a leader includes providing feedback, positive and...
Jan. 8, 2018
Insider Tips to Refocusing and Refreshing Your Job Search
Perhaps you are newly considering career or launching a job search, or maybe you have been job-hunting for a while. Whether you are just starting out or needing a new strategy, it is always good to think through the basics of...
Dec. 18, 2017
Master a Critical Career Management Skill: Handling Stress
Everyone experiences work-related stress at some point, often related to a heavy workload and competing priorities. While a little stress can improve our focus on a task, too much for too long is unhealthy, impedes productivi...
Dec. 11, 2017
Putting Your Best Foot Forward – Public Speaking and Presentations
For many people, their least-favorite professional skill is public speaking. Yet, to succeed professionally, most people must learn to present information effectively. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zime...
Dec. 4, 2017
Employers Check Your References: When, Where, How, and What You Need to Do to Pass Reference Checks
Does anyone really check references anymore? If so, how can you influence what they say about you? In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff shares data about the number of job search candidates who don’t ...
Nov. 27, 2017
What You Need to Know About Recruiting and Career Trends to Advance Your Career
Whether you are in an active job search or evaluating your current employment situation, you will want to know about new trends making significant impacts on careers today. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie...
Nov. 13, 2017
Winning Friends and Influencing People at Work: Lessons from Dale Carnegie
Who doesn’t want to be more influential? While it seems that some people are naturally more charismatic and able to get people to follow them, everyone can improve their relationships and influence. What steps can you take to...
Nov. 6, 2017
How to Stop Playing it Safe and Take Risks for Career Success
These days, most people will have multiple careers in their lifetime. No one can depend on a single company to take care of them throughout their employment. How do you manage the risk of changing jobs, changing careers, and ...
Oct. 23, 2017
How to Finally Get the Promotion You Deserve
Preparing for a performance review is, ideally, an ongoing process that should start now, even if your review is months off. In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff describes how to advocate for yourself...
Oct. 9, 2017
How Write a Resume and LinkedIn Profile for the Modern Job Search
Is one version of a resume enough for your job search? What can you do online to attract employers? In today’s technology-heavy environment, how do you tailor a resume and communicate your personal brand in a variety of situa...
Oct. 2, 2017
How to Prevent Humility from Stunting Your Career Advancement
Does being humble hurt your career advancement? Does humility make you weak and prevent self-promotion? Could humility help your career as a confident reckoning of your strengths and weaknesses? In this episode of The Career ...
Aug. 21, 2017
What is Killing Your Motivation and How to Get Moving
One of the top reasons that an executive, job seeker, or rising careerist reaches out to a coach is they are failing to make process toward their goals. This happens for a variety of reasons – fear, lack of a clear goal, fail...
Aug. 14, 2017
The Hidden Job Market: What It Is and How to Find It
Talk of the hidden job market it making the rounds again in the career world. Are there really jobs that are hiding? Does networking in to a position really work? In this episode of The Career Confidante, host Marie Zimenoff ...
Aug. 7, 2017
How to Use Social Media to Advance Your Career
Social media and building your online brand are hot topics in the media today. The debate ranges from those contending you must be on social media – commenting, posting, and being visible – to succeed in your career, to other...
July 31, 2017
Surviving the Modern Job Interview
Companies are conducting more interviews and adding in new technology, requirements, presentations, and other twists to help them hire the best candidate. The average length of the hiring process has been increasing and candi...
July 17, 2017
Ageless Aging: Living Fully with a HEROIC Mindset
With the “silver tsunami” describing dramatic demographic changes, reimagining choices about careers, retirement, and aging requires a HEROIC Mindset. Adopting a spirit of “ageless aging” retires tired norms of how we’re supp...