Career Advice - Ask a Wharton MBA » Podcasts http://bemycareercoach.com Find, Excel, and Enjoy your careers - Work Smart | Achieve More Thu, 17 May 2012 01:34:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Find, Excel, and Enjoy your careers - Work Smart | Achieve More Lei Han - Career Strategist clean Lei Han - Career Strategist bemycareercoach+itunes@gmail.com bemycareercoach+itunes@gmail.com (Lei Han - Career Strategist) Find, Excel, and Enjoy your careers - Work Smart | Achieve More career advice, soft skills, job hunting tips, career development, communication skills, people skills Career Advice - Ask a Wharton MBA » Podcasts http://bemycareercoach.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Lei_Han-square144-079.jpg http://bemycareercoach.com/professional-skills/podcasts TV-G Contract Rate – How To Negotiate http://bemycareercoach.com/3294/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/contract-rate.html http://bemycareercoach.com/3294/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/contract-rate.html#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:04:15 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=3294 Many job seekers are considering doing contract work as an alternative to full time employment.  It sometimes give us more flexibility and an ability to continue working that full time employment may not allow.  When you do transition from full time employment to contract work, you will be paid by the hour instead of a salary.  Therefore it’s important to know how to convert salary to an hourly rate in order to know what should ask for in a contract situation.

This podcast is an one-on-one coaching session to discuss two topics

  1. How to negotiate your contract hourly rate (if you are currently a full time employee transitioning to contract work).  This is not simply dividing your salary by 2000 hours.
  2. How to negotiate your vacation time when you are contracting – given contracting usually doesn’t pay for vacation time.  In this person case, she doesn’t want to get paid for vacation but she does have vacation planned soon after she would start this contract. She just want coaching on how to make sure she can still take her vacation.

Podcast: How to Negotiate Contract Rate and Vacation Time

Best wishes in your negotiations.  For additional job hunting tips, subscribe to my podcast on iTunes under Job Hunting Tips or Lei Han.

I am always in your corner

Lei

]]> http://bemycareercoach.com/3294/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/contract-rate.html/feed 0 How to Sell Your Skills Into a New Industry or Role http://bemycareercoach.com/3147/career-advice/career-development/career-change/sell-your-skills.html http://bemycareercoach.com/3147/career-advice/career-development/career-change/sell-your-skills.html#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:57:46 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=3147 In any job search, it is your job to sell your skills and convince prospective employers that you are the best fit for a job opening.   Being able to sell you skills in any job search situation is important.  It is even more critical to master this skills if you are trying to do a career change – move into a new industry or functional role.

This podcast is a live coaching discussion with a job seeker who is trying to make a career change.   While I helped her with her specific situation, the podcast goes into detail about the process of how to sell your skills into any new industry or role.  This includes

  1. How to read the job opening description and understand what the employer is looking for – identify 6 skills they are look for.
  2. How to tailor your resume and cover letter to best convey your qualification for this role – build your resume and cover letter around which of the six skills you identify in their description you have.  How to think about your skills in a new way in a new role – dare to market yourself boldly without lying
  3. How to prepare for your interview and address difficult questions confidently – If you don’t believe you are qualified deep down, the prospective employer won’t either.  So make sure you can sell your skills to yourself first.
To see a specific example of how this process works, download the job opening (ProjectManagerRole) we discussed during this call so you can follow how I used this process to help her apply for a Project Manager role.

Podcast - How to Sell Your Skills Into a New Industry or Role

You can also find this podcast on iTunes – Just search in Podcast under Lei Han or Job Hunting Tips.  Good luck in your job search.

Like this podcast?  Then help me out and share it on Google+, Linkedin, Twitter, and elsewhere.

Your comment:  Did the process I described help you rethink how you write your resume and cover letter?  Share your comments below.  I am always in your corner.

 

]]> http://bemycareercoach.com/3147/career-advice/career-development/career-change/sell-your-skills.html/feed 1 How to Maximize Your Job Search Chances After College http://bemycareercoach.com/3029/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/maximize-job-search-after-college.html http://bemycareercoach.com/3029/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/maximize-job-search-after-college.html#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:33:21 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=3029 As the job market remains tough, college graduates continue to face an uphill battle in finding a good job.  This podcast is a 15 minute coaching call between a recent college graduate and I.  The topic is how to maximize your chances in finding a good job after college.

To read more tips, also refer to my other post - Can’t Find a Job after College – 6 Ideas.

Podcast: How to Maximize Your Job Search Chances After College

Your comments:  was this podcast helpful?  any outstanding questions?

Like this podcast?  then help me out and share it on Google+, Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and elsewhere.  Thanks.  Subscribe to my podcast channel on iTunes – under Job Hunting Tips or Lei Han

I am always in your corner.

Lei

]]> http://bemycareercoach.com/3029/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/maximize-job-search-after-college.html/feed 0 How to Say No at Work http://bemycareercoach.com/2931/podcasts/workplace-communication/how-to-say-no-at-work-2.html http://bemycareercoach.com/2931/podcasts/workplace-communication/how-to-say-no-at-work-2.html#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:51:51 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=2931 It may be hard to think about saying no at work, but sometimes it’s necessary to do so to protect your reputation as well as manage your stress level.  This 20 minutes podcast is a live coaching discussion with me regarding why, when, and how to say no at work.   There are definitely legitimate reasons and appropriate times to say no.  As you will learn, it is beneficial to you and the company to practice how to say no at work.

Podcast  - How to Say No at Work

Your comments:  was this podcast helpful?  any outstanding questions?

Like this podcast?  then help me out and share it on twitter, facebook, linkedin, Google+ and elsewhere.  Thanks.  Subscribe to my podcast channel on iTunes – under Workplace Communication or Lei Han

I am always in your corner.

Lei

]]> http://bemycareercoach.com/2931/podcasts/workplace-communication/how-to-say-no-at-work-2.html/feed 0 How to Network for a Job http://bemycareercoach.com/2685/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/how-to-network-for-job.html http://bemycareercoach.com/2685/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/how-to-network-for-job.html#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 17:36:10 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=2685 How to network for a job?  Everyone will tell you the best way to find a great job is through networking.  Networking job search is not easy.  You need to be resourceful about who to network with, how to cold call, and how to uncover job opportunities even when the company has no official openings.    However the effort is worth it.  If you can discover job openings before it hits the open market, you would have significant advantage in getting an interview and possibly the job.

This podcast is a one-on-one coaching discussion with a job seeker on the topic – How to network with companies even when they have no official job openings? 

By listening to it, you will find answers to the following questions

  1. How to identify companies to network with?
  2. How to approach companies to introduce yourself?  should you email, call, set up an info interview etc..?
  3. How networking this way benefits you and the companies you approach?
  4. How networking can help you find a job long term?
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Your comments:  Can you suggest other ways to network for a job?

Like this podcast?  then help me out and share it on twitter, facebook, linkedin, Google+ and elsewhere.  Thanks.  Also subscribe to my podcast channel on iTunes – under Job Hunting Tips or Lei Han

I am always in your corner.

Lei

]]> http://bemycareercoach.com/2685/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/how-to-network-for-job.html/feed 0 How to Recognize Good Management During Job Search http://bemycareercoach.com/2623/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/good-management-job-search.html http://bemycareercoach.com/2623/podcasts/job-hunting-tips/good-management-job-search.html#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:56:12 +0000 Lei Han http://bemycareercoach.com/?p=2623 Good management is hard to find and recognize. Here is a 10 minutes one-on-one coaching discussion I had with a job seeker on how to best recognize whether a company has good management while she is interviewing with the company. She has 10+ years of experience and so far has had mixed experiences with good and bad management in the last 4 jobs she held.

Podcast  - How to Recognize Good Management During Job Search

Your comments:  was this podcast helpful?

Like this podcast?  then help me out and share it on twitter, facebook, linkedin, Google+ and elsewhere.  Thanks.  Subscribe to my podcast channel on iTunes – under Job Hunting Tips or Lei Han

I am always in your corner.

Lei

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