A Commuters Pastime - My 4 Favorite Podcasts At the Moment - Cubicle Chic

A Commuter's Pastime - My 4 Favorite Podcasts At the Moment - Cubicle Chic A Commuter’s Pastime â€" My 4 Favorite Podcasts At the Moment Corporate Style, Uncategorized October 28, 2015 0 CommentsI spend 90 minutes driving to work each day, and I’ve done this for the last 4 years.From the initial dread four years ago to my current state of sometimes looking forward to it,  I’ve gone through various tactics to keep myself entertained, focused, or awake sometimes, while I drive. The things that I am finding myself gravitating toward the most over the 4 years though, are audiobooks and podcasts. These are the BEST TWO THINGS that have ever been created for commuter’s sanity. I can’t imagine what my drives would be like now without them.I want to create a series where every few weeks I will share my favorite podcasts at the moment.Radiolab  Radiolab is what started me on the journey into the Podcast world 4 years ago. I still remember bing-listening to the show for those few weeks.. like you binge-watch The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. This show has been around for over a decade, and is done by Jad Abumrad and Ro bert Krulwich, a very funny, witty, and harmonious duo. This show takes you on a magic carpet ride and examines overlooked and unconventional angles on scientific, cultural, medical, and biological events. Some of my most favorite episodes are as follow (you can listen online if you don’t have or don’t want to use the iPhone app)Why Isn’t the Sky BlueRodney Versus Death23 Weeks 6 DaysAlly’s Choice Note to SelfThis podcast designed specifically for Gen Y-ers (those of us born in early 1980’s to early 2000’s) and the very particular challenges we deal with everyday. For examples, dealing with digital devices EVERYWHERE, living in a text-based cultural, and the having the conflict of having no privacy yet extremely privacy sensitive… you get the deal, this is basically you. Well, it’s also me. Read some of these titles and just TELL ME you don’t find yourself at least a bit curious?Stop Going on Bad Dates. Here’s how to Fix Your Online ProfileWhy Google “Thought† This Black Woman was a GorillaWhy Texts From Your Ex Is a Thing It’s Time to Deal With Your Photo ClutterThe Lively ShowThis is what I call radio therapy. As career minded and professional women, many of us find it hard to find balance everyday in trying to stay focused and driven at work while living a fulfilling life and tending to your family, significant other, sometimes children. There are times when you are just lost in the middle of all of this “always trying”. Listening to Jess and her interviews always lifts me up, whether I am feeling stressed out, anxious, lost, or just frustrated. She’s interviewed very many that are considered “successful” â€" Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat Pray Love, and Tal Ben-Shahar, renowned scholar on positive psychology, Bea Johnson of Zero Waste Home, to name a few. Episode after episode, Jess manages to find what’s most relatable and inspiring from the vast pool of knowledge and experience each expert has to offer, and sha re that with us. My favorite episodes:TLS #89: HOW TO TAKE BIG + SMALL STEPS TOWARDS A ZERO WASTE LIFESTYLE WITH BEA JOHNSON (ZERO WASTE HOME)TLS #96: HOW TO DIVERSIFY SELF-WORTH WITH TAL BEN-SHAHAR (HAPPIER.TV)  TLS #100: ELIZABETH GILBERT ON CURIOSITY, EPIC SELF-COMPASSION, CREATIVITY (“BIG MAGIC”)This Won’t Hurt A BitI literally just discovered this Podcast today. The Podcast is very new, with only 4 episodes currently available. But if you liked the TV show House M.D., you will like this podcast. The hosts are all Medical Doctors, in the show they discuss historical cases or their own experiences, but more likely these are ones that have some yuck or gore factors. So far they have talked about maggot therapy, Alice in Wonderland Syndrome, medical use leeches, to name a few. If you need something to keep you awake and entertained, this one will do it for you!1. Voices and Wonderlands 2. Things That Go Bite

The 5 Biggest Things Stopping You From Launching Your Business - When I Grow Up

The 5 Biggest Things Stopping You From Launching Your Business - When I Grow Up Many of my clients follow my work for years before they hire me. Years! They often don’t remember how they found me, but they know they’ve been around these business coaching-parts for a while. Often, they’re lurkers. I don’t know them ’til they decide they want to be my client or have a consultation call. I think about when they found me, and what resonated with them at that point. They were probably unsatisfied in their jobs. Unfulfilled. Unsettled. But they hadn’t decided, yet, to do something about it.   There’s usually a breaking point story that causes them to pull the trigger, hit the “Commit” button, and go down the unknown road towards their dream business and away from what’s familiar. I think of those years in between, when they convince themselves that this is what adulting is â€" having a job you don’t like, but need to do anyway. When they feel guilty for wanting more, pushing their own career goals deeper into the closet. When they feel selfish for wanting to feel valued and helpful, and feel more and more resentful at what they’re forced to do during each work day. It made me think of what’s going through their heads in the years between “I’m unhappy” and “I’m ready to make a change.” Maybe not just “a” change… THE change.   If this sounds like you, I bet these are the 5 biggest things keeping you from launching your business: 1. Your mindset. It’s hippy-dippy but absolutely true: If you don’t believe you can make a grown-up living with a business you love, then you won’t. I honestly believe it’s the biggest roadblock keeping you from your dream business, and once you shift your mindset from “can’t/won’t” to “what if?”, the possibilities open up. I hope it’s comforting to know that I’ve yet to work with a client who found their dream business (their WHAT) and then couldn’t find a way to make it happen (their HOW). There is always a way. 2. Your finances (but not for the reason you think). It’s not that you don’t have enough money â€" it’s that you’ve been avoiding looking into it. I promise you that spending just a couple hours working with the numbers will be more empowering than you think. Even if you do some crunching and realize it’ll take you four years to save up the money you want in your emergency fund, you’re then able to work from a proactive place. What can you cut back on? How can you put more in savings? What can you do in those four years (which’ll probably go down when you commit to cutting back and saving up) to make your new business launch as comfortable for you as possible? In my experience, most of my clients realize they can make the transition earlier than they thought once they get familiar with their own numbers. 3. Your support system. It might not be that your loving family members and trusted friends don’t support you and want the best for you â€" they do! But, they probably don’t understand your choice. Why leave a “perfectly good” job to do something that’s not guaranteed? Why “waste” your experience and start all over? These aren’t safe choices, and those who love us want to see us safe and secure. While I feel it’s important to loop your family in to your goals, plans and challenges â€" it can only help if you can count on them for support! â€" it’s also important to be around people who are like-minded in their own goals, plans and challenges. Thankfully, there are both local and virtual places and people! for that (ahem ahem), so you can choose how you best receive support. 4. Your self-identity. I’ve been hearing statements from my clients recently that go something like: “I don’t really like this idea of me being   ABC, but I can’t get it out of my head because XYZ.” They’re uncomfortable with the label of the thing they wanna do, not wanting to be seen as a “self-improvement person” or a “flaky artist.” I know this uneasiness first hand, when I resisted becoming a coach because I did not want people to assume I’d read their crystals, tell their future, or give them the secret to life’s biggest questions. (For example, why spiders?) But! â€" once I realized that I could be the business coach for those who, um, also didn’t want their crystals read â€" and that being a   business coach fed into my grown-up passions, skill set, values and priorities â€" then I bit the bullet and signed up for my certification. 5. Your Vampire Voices. Vampire Voices are the voices in our heads that suck the good stuff right out of us.   Their “why-do-you-think-you’re-so-special?” questions and “you-could-never-make-it-work” quips are our fears articulated, and they keep us away from The Thing That Matters. That’s their whole purpose. But they also point us to what we need to specifically look at so that we can reach our goals. Does your Vampire Voice tell you that you don’t have enough experience for the new job you want to transition to? Then it might be worth looking at how you can build up your confidence in that arena. Does your Vampire Voice say that you’re not unique enough to stand out in a crowded marketplace? Then it might be worth talking to your loved ones about why they think you’re a special snowflake, write that shiz down, and start to see the common threads in the kudos you get. Here is the best news I am happy to deliver to my clients over and over again: You can handle all 5 of these things. There is a solution for each obstacle. There is a work around for each challenge. There is a dream business out there with your name on it, and these 5 things keeping you from launching your dream business can take a freaking hike.   In fact, in 90 days these 5 things will feel like distant fever dreams. 90 Day Business Launch applications close today(!!!), and this is the last chance you can sign up before rates go up *and* I’m booked through 2020. Jump over here to get your no-obligation application in and let’s do this thing, already. Time to change your business, time to change your life! ( Yup. I said it. Tony Robinson has nothing on me.)  

Do You Really Need a Free Resume Writing Program?

Do You Really Need a Free Resume Writing Program?I'm sure you've heard that there is a free resume writing program. I haven't seen it and would love to see it and test it out to see if it is worth the cost of using it. But I can guarantee you, it isn't. There are several scams that are taking advantage of the fact that there is a free resume writing program.There are also free programs where you get a little bit of help at the end of the program, but more than likely you will have to pay for that, and the fee is often something like fifty dollars or even more. You can have all the help you need, but the fee is added onto the cost of the program itself.The other benefit of going through a free resume writing program is the fact that there is a little bit of time limit on your work. If you get stuck and don't know what to do, you have the option of taking another.While you might think that it is like trying to find professional resume writers, it is the exact opposite. In the programs that you do have to pay for, there are other things that will help you, which makes it much easier to get yourself noticed.If you are looking for a program, you might have to do some digging on the internet, but remember that you will be able to find hundreds of companies and programs that will help you create your resume and apply for jobs. Many will only charge you for the information, but others will include the actual resume writing.Most of the programs that you can find online are in word format and will allow you to select one or two skills that you want included in your resume. If you want to be able to choose your own skills, these programs will help you make that happen as well.When looking for a program to help you write your resume, take the time to read the reviews and see what people are saying about the different ones. Also, ask around on forums and see what people are saying about the one you choose. Some of them will even give you free gifts if you sign up for their newsletter or whatever.

Job Interview Etiquette What to Say When an Interviewer Asks an Illegal Question

Job Interview Etiquette What to Say When an Interviewer Asks an Illegal Question Q: I was recently being interviewed for a job, and it seemed to be going well. But then the interviewer asked if I was planning to have children. Is she allowed to do that? A: If the question made you uncomfortable, there’s a good reason. It’s illegal to askâ€"and the person interviewing you may not even know it. One in five hiring managers say they have asked a question in a job interview only to find out later that it was a violation of federal labor laws to ask it, according to a CareerBuilder survey. In the same survey, one third of employers who were given a list of banned questions also said they didn’t know the queries were illegal. Things that are out of bounds for companies to ask about include your age, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, disability, plans for children, debt, and whether you are pregnant, drink, or smoke. While it’s unlikely that an interviewer will bluntly ask your age or religion (though that does happen), a lot of interviewers veer into dangerous territory just by making small talk, says Rosemary Haefner, chief human resources officer at CareerBuilder. “Casual conversation is part of the interview process. When you’re chit-chatting, sometimes the conversation turns more personal.” In other cases, hiring managers want to make sure people are a good cultural fit, so they try to tap into other parts of a candidate’s life, Haefner says. Sometimes it’s just how the question is framed that makes it illegal. For example, you can ask if a job candidate has been convicted of a crime, but not if he or she has an arrest record. You can’t ask a person’s citizenship or national origin, but it’s OK to ask if the person is legally eligible to work in the U.S. Some hiring managers may be in the dark because they’ve never gotten formal training or don’t interview people often. But not everyone is just clueless. Anti-discrimination labor laws exist for a reason, says Haefner. “You shouldn’t be asked about information that’s not directly relevant to whether you can perform a job,” she says. Understanding what’s allowed and what’s not is in a company’s best interest too. A job candidate who isn’t offered a position may say certain questions were used to discriminate against her and file a complaint with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission or hire a lawyer. Though discrimination may be hard to prove, the company could face legal action and financial penalties. If you’re the person doing the interviewing, check in with your HR department about training, and prepare your questions in advance so you are less likely to stray into illegal territory. When you’re on the other side of the interview table, it’s a little trickier. Whether you should answer a personal question is your choice, but if the question seems inappropriate, Haefner suggests responding with a question of your own. “Say, as diplomatically as possible, ‘I just want to clarify how that is relevant to the job.’” If the questioner doesn’t take the hint, then it may not be a company you want to work for anyway.

8 Body Language Mistakes Youre Making During Interviews - Work It Daily

8 Body Language Mistakes Youre Making During Interviews - Work It Daily An interview is something that should help you to highlight your strong suits. The problem is that a lot of people put an emphasis on the bad parts without even realizing it. Body language can turn out to be a huge problem. If it is incorrect or you make some of the mistakes that we will highlight below, you drastically reduce the chances of being hired. Related: 5 Ways Body Language Can Cost You The Job Most people think that the only thing that counts is what they answer to the questions asked by the interviewer. This is completely incorrect. The representative of the company will take a look at your body language, the way you are dressed, how you react to the questions and a whole lot more. Having a proper body language will help you to come up as being serious and more suited for the job you apply for. Without further ado, let us focus on these really common body language mistakes that people usually make. 1. Improper Body Position When you lean back, you come off as arrogant. When you lean forward, you are seen as aggressive. When you slouch, you are labeled as lazy. All experts agree that you need to sit tall. Your spine needs to be straight and perpendicular to the floor, as if you had a string connected between the ceiling and your head. 2. Crossing Your Arms One of the first things that you learn in drama and oratory is that when your arms are crossed, you send out a signal of resistance. You automatically put yourself in a defensive position as if you want to cut out everything. Remember that you will seem to be a lot more approachable when your arms are open and on the sides. 3. Too Much Nodding There are many different ways to say that you agree with a person. How about saying YES? The person that keeps nodding will not look great in an interview. This is something that is often seen in women. When we wanted to hire someone to take care of the editorial process at Xpert Money, one of the candidates nodded so much that we had to politely ask her to stop doing that as it was too distracting and it is not in her best interest. Other interviewers will not say anything. Just nod one or two times and keep a smile on your face. It is enough to let the other person see that you understood. 4. Pointing And Chopping Motions When you are little you are told that it is not polite to point. The same thing is true when you are in an interview but for a different reason. When you use chopping or pointing motions, you exhibit aggressiveness. The space between the interviewer and you is cut in a way that is perceived as being aggressive. Instead, use smaller motions and remember to keep the arms open. 5. Hands Behind Your Back As you already figured out from above, during an interview you need to appear as if you are open and completely approachable. Gestures need to be controlled and your hands need to remain still. That is very important when you are asked a question and you start to respond. Hands that are placed behind the back or in pockets will instantly inhibit natural movement. This makes you look stiff. In today’s working environment nobody wants to work with someone that is stiff. 6. You Are Fidgeting There are so many mentions about this and people still do it. It is one of the clear signs that you feel anxious and that you are nervous. The bad part is that the interviewer will end up distracted by your fidgeting. The impression that you leave is you jingling with coins inside the pockets or whatever gesture you make. 7. Your Face Shows Something Else Than Your Mouth Says When your tone does not match the facial expression, you will be in trouble. For instance, one of the really common interview questions is: “What are you passionate about?” If you start talking about what you are passionate but your face is blank, it will definitely not look great. It will appear as if you are saying lies and you do not want to come up like that. Make sure that you do not block your emotions. These are pure and the interviewer loves to see honest reactions. They make you seem human and a person that would be a pleasure to work with. We once hired a man that did not have so much experience but the passion that he had was so strong that we were sure he would learn everything in a short period of time. That is what he did. 8. Lack Of Eye Contact Or Breaking Eye Contact Many articles that offer tips and tricks for interviews will talk about eye contact. You thus come to the interview prepared to have that eye contact since you know that it is great. Then, you are asked a question that is not comfortable. You then break eye contact in order to avoid something or to gain more time. You were just busted and the interviewer realized that the eye contact was only for show. The person in the interview chair should not stare but holding the gaze of an interviewer for just one more second while answering can be really powerful. As an extra tip, make sure that you make eye contact when you shake hands. Go through all that was mentioned above. Be honest with yourself. Try to avoid all the mistakes that are common and do your best to come up as yourself. You do not need to be someone else in the eyes of the interviewer. He/she only wants to be sure that you have the proper qualifications and you are driven enough to want to do the job well. If you manage to transmit this through your body language, you clearly increase the chances of being hired. 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WayUp Hosts Internship Hangout with Hiring Execs from Google, CBS Interactive, and More!

WayUp Hosts Internship Hangout with Hiring Execs from Google, CBS Interactive, and More WayUp Hosts Internship Hangout with Hiring Execs from Google, CBS Interactive, and MoreWayUphas teamed up with CBS Interactive,Google,Ashoka, Salesforce,Sirius XM Radioand Nestle Purina Pet Careto host the largest internship hangout ever Need tips to tackle tough interview questions? Wondering what to do with your LinkedIn account? Cant decide between non-profit and for-profit internships? Convinced your resume has gone down a black hole? This hangout is the answer to ALL of those internship questions and the best part about it all with Googles new Hangout On Air feature, you dont have to leave your dorm roomCheck out the details belowWhen Wednesday, February 29, 2012 (10 am PST 5 pm PST)Who Nestle Purina, Salesforce, CBS Interactive, Ashoka, Google, Sirus XM, InternMatch and YouWhat Loads of internship advice (see agenda below)WhereAddWayUps Google+ pageto your circles to stream this eventHangou t Agenda950 AM (PST) Opening Remarks1000 AM (PST) Networking, Social Media, and Starting Your Internship SearchSpeaker Nestle Purina, Brook Lashley and Dana Suhre, Hiring Managers1100 AM (PST) From Resume to Interview, Mastering the Internship ProcessSpeakersalesforce.com, Ron Pragides, Senior Director Mergers and Acquisitions1200 PM (PST) How to Apply Online and Navigating the Black HoleSpeaker InternMatch, Andrew Maguire, CEO100 PM (PST) Deciphering Consumer Brand and Employment BrandSpeaker SiriusXM Radio, Ross Herosian, College Programs Manager200 PM (PST) Going From Internship to Full-Time JobSpeaker CBS Interactive, fruchtmark Howard, Talent Acquisition Manager300 PM (PST) Hacking the Engineering Internship ApplicationSpeaker Google, Jeff Moore, Lead Engineering Recruiter400 PM (PST) Interning at a Social EnterpriseSpeaker Hayley Darden, Ashoka, Search Team Leader500 PM (PST) 1000 AM (PST) Resume Internship Advice MarathonFeaturingWayUp and other career gurus

The Hidden Treasure of Riley Guide to Writing a Perfect Resume

The Hidden Treasure of Riley Guide to Writing a Perfect Resume The New Fuss About Riley Guide to Writing a Perfect Resume Resume writing isnt a hard skill, however if you receive the basics right then you raise your odds of succeeding significantly. If you get a very long history of experience in the area, make sure to include that as an accomplishment. My job is to give the customer with candidates with a documented track record of succeeding. An excellent editing job will take a small longerand some particular tactics intended to catch resume errors. Mentioning your career highlights is a great method to stand besides the crowd and set a great impression on your prospective employers. Whatever you do on a job isnt likely to be fun, thats reality. The interview isnt a casual conversation with friends on a street eckball or within a lounge. In the present job market, its more important than ever that you arm yourself be an excellent resume. You dont have to list all the jobs youve ever had. For this reason, you likely will not receive the job. So to locate a good job, you must do both. In truth, its better to leave your reader with a couple questions theyd love to ask you. Resume writing really isnt that difficult, once youve got an idea about what your prospective employer expects to discover when he or she reads it, and therefore do your best and great luck After deciding your topic, its important that you know how to begin writing what you need to. If you wish to do a really exceptional job, when you have finished your summary, you should return and examine the original article one final moment. Along with your LinkedIn account, the perfect resume should incorporate any links that are related to your work, like a personal site, portfolio, or blog. If your work involves social media, you can incorporate the links to other social networking accounts including Twitter, Instagram, and so on. What to Expect From Riley Guide to Writing a Perf ect Resume? Seasoned writers, whove been writing for different websites, generally are in the habit of doing extensive research on any topic. It can be a terrifying act, especially if you dont do it often. Some writing is mostly designed to describe. Very good writing is straightforward and clear. If youve ever applied for work, you probablyve written a minumum of one cover letter in your lifetime. The next step is the way to survive a work interview. The building of your job objective in your resume can prove to be a difficult undertaking. For some, locating a hobby is a natural and effortless practice. So, youre pretty content where youre, but in the event the job on offer is going to either offer an appreciable career boost or make it possible for you to pursue particular projects of interest you may be interested. Dont compromise when it has to do with finding yourself the ideal residence and make sure youve found yourself the ideal builder.