Career Cloud Radio - Job Search Advice & Tactics

In this 3 person show we'll get an update on the job market, talk about stories in the news like the Amazon work culture controversy and robots taking your jobs. Tune in for an extra special episode!

Originally aired April 2013, this interview with Career Folk's Donna Sweidan will give you some great tips and tricks for maximizing your use of Linkedin.

From our archives this was episode #4 originally published in early 2013. Jennifer Scott from Hire Effect & Workforce Engine talks about social media and your job search. Learn how to leverage social media for your job search. We’ll talk about twitter, facebook, Linkedin and other social media.

Check out this past interview with Stacy Zapar on how she became one of the most prolific connectors of Linkedin. (from 2 years ago)

We chat with Will Thomson who recruits sales people at Bulls Eye Recruiting. Learn about how to spot good sales people, and get some great job hunting tips too in this 27 minute podcast.

Just a quick pocdast with a few important job headlines and a special meme created by Chris Russell where he acts out a job seeker related version of one of his favorite movie scenes.

Tom Gimbel from Lasalle Network, a Chicago based recruiting firm stops by to give his advice on how job seekers should uncover if a potential employer is the right "fit". Sponsored by WorkatAmtrak.com

When todays guest was writing his new book, he says he kept asking himself, “Is this idea worth a jobseeker’s time and effort? Will these tips inspire someone who has been out of work for a long period of time? He wondered if he was saying something new or at the least, giving advice that has not been given a hundred times before?” I truly hope so says Jim Stroud. “I want this book to be a breath of fresh air to every unemployed, underemployed and unhappily employed person who happens to find it.”

Thinking about joining a new company? Listen to these warning signs to make sure its a good place to work. (5 min)

Letting your emotions dictate when you quit is usually a bad idea. In this quick podcast you'll hear why you shouldn't quit without having another job lined up.

Dustin Pearce runs Graddash.com. Its his way of helping other college grads find a job. In this episode he'll share his story and give tips and inspiration for landing your first job after graduation.

Tom Gimbel is the CEO of LaSalle Network, a leading staffing and recruiting firm headquartered in Chicago. He’s a nationally recognized job search expert with over two decades of experience in the staffing industry. Over the years He has interviewed thousands of candidates and worked with countless companies, so he knows exactly how job sekers should approach the interview.

Resume Writer Chris Fields stops by to give the audio version of his recent blog post on CareerCloud called "10 Ways You Know Your Resume is Bad". Stay tuned to the end for some addition tips on working with resume writers.

Lisa Rangel, is a Certified Professional Resume Writer, Official LinkedIn Group Moderator and the owner of ChameleonResumes.com. As a recruitment professional for over 13 years, she has held management and recruiter roles for international recruitment conglomerates and private search firms. Lisa knows first-hand what it takes to win in the job search game. Today she'll talk about what you are doing wrong and how to fix it.

In the latest episode of How I Got My Job we chat with Sheila Rodriguez about how she landed her job as a Digital Marketer for a company in Connecticut. She actually found it on Craiglslist and details the steps she took to land the job. Listen and become a better job seeker!

Most job seekers know about the resume black hole, that deep dark place where your resume gets sucked in, never to be heard from again. On today's show we’ll teach you how to avoid this job search phenomenon to make sure your resume reaches its target destination. Guest: Martin Buckland, Career Coach.

Patrick Garmoe says he went a few years ago from having to beg for a job at Barnes & Noble for the Christmas season working for minimum wage, to now getting multiple places emailing me asking if I'd be interested in working for them, shortly after accepting my current position where I earn more than twice what I earned in my previous field. In this episode we'll find out what he did to get the job and find out what advice he has for you.

Peggy McKee is an expert resource and a dedicated advocate for job seekers. Known as the Sales Recruiter from Career Confidential, her years of experience as a nationally-known recruiter for sales and marketing jobs give her a unique perspective and advantage in the job market. Today she'll teach us how to pass the the phone interview.

Rebecca Mersiowsky is a Marketing Associate for CoPatient in Boston Massachusetts. Today as part of our How I Got My Job series, she tells us how she got her job in marketing for a healthcare startup. Learn from an actual job hunter.

Career Coach Daisy Wright joins us to discuss her latest book. She'll give us some practical tips for how job seekers can craft a better story and stand out in the job search process.