Episodes
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...
July 3, 2017
How to Start Your Executive Job Search
Faced with looking for a new career opportunity, will you begin by dusting off your resume and bringing your experience section up to date? Traditionally that was the right move. However, today most prospective candidates alr...
June 26, 2017
How to Stop AI from Taking Your Job: Brand Differentiation
Recent data show that almost half of jobs are subject to automation in some form. Can you insulate yourself from potential upheaval in the job market resulting from the change that may be coming, or has already come, to your ...
June 19, 2017
How to Keep Your Personal Brand Marketable
Elevating your career means putting in the work to have a personal brand that is in demand. Taking small steps can make a bit impact in staying ahead in your industry. In this episode of The Career Confidante, Marietta Gentle...
June 12, 2017
How to Lead Where You Are and Advance Your Career: Top Lessons from Stephen Covey
There are all sorts of buzzwords surrounding the concept of leadership today – transformational, effective, and principled/ethical, among others. You do not need to be at the top of an organization or department to use your s...
June 5, 2017
The Secrets to Leading without Authority: Power and Influence
Whether you are part of an organization and want to advance your career, or your work requires you to produce results through people you don’t supervise, the issues of power and influence are as relevant as ever. The good new...
Feb. 13, 2017
Authenticity and Strategy: The Yin and Yang of a Convincing Job Interview
Many job seekers fail to be strategic in their interview preparation and delivery. They interview in an honest and straightforward way, but lack clear messages around how they will add value and an understanding of how their ...
Jan. 23, 2017
How to Network Purposefully for Career Advancement, Job Search, and Beyond
Today more than ever, to advance in your career or be the preferred choice in a sea of applications, outstanding credentials are not enough. Career success depends on having the right connections who will build bridges for yo...