Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

Feel like you never have enough time to prep for an interview?

Ever been contacted by an employer who wanted to talk right away? And you deferred?

BIG mistake.

You never want the employer waiting on you.

I don’t care about the double standard.

If someone is interested in you, strike when the iron is hot!

My life is full of left turns.

Electrical engineering graduate to IT consultant.

IT consultant to executive recruiter.

Executive recruiter to career coach.

Don’t even get me started on blogger, author, speaker, trainer, podcaster, YouTuber, and aspiring TikToker.

I know a thing or a bajillion about making a ...

When candidates prepare for their interviews, most make the mistake of solely focusing on rehearsing answers to common questions.

Uh, no good.

I’ve got a much more effective way to truly elevate your performance and get better results.

Remember, as I’ve reminded you, oh, I dunno, about a bajillion times, the most qualified candidate often doesn't ge...

The job market sky isn't falling.

The data says what we're experiencing right now is as average as it gets.

Don't believe me?

If you've got ~ 13 minutes or ...

Education does NOT get you paid.

Knowledge is NOT power.

The only thing that matters in life (as it relates to your career success) is the value of the assets you produce.

Some might call this the application of your knowledge.

Right now, how do you feel about your renumeration in relation to your hard work?

Bad assumptions.

Change that.

Assumptions of any kind.

They simply ruin your negotiation process.

Any time you speak first, you’re making an assumption.

Anytime you’re thinking, you’re making an assumption.

I know this sounds ridiculous, but unless you actually have a job offer in hand, ...

“It hurts me […] when you’re so awesome, but you just can’t convey your awesomeness in a bite-sized package that sells you best […] because you want to add all these albatrosses around your neck with dead-weight words that don’t do anything or paint a colorful picture.”

That’s verbatim from today’s lesson on Why You Fail Job Interviews and the Best Way to Fix it (CAAR).

Does it feel like you’re working hard at your job search but not getting results?

Could it be you’re working hard at all the wrong things?

Well, I’m about setting a direction, working the best steps, capturing data, making adjustments, and finding success fast!

I know job searching stinks.

I know you don’t do this very often.

Value is difficult to gauge.

It’s unique to everyone.

You might join one of my programs and pay the enrollment price.

Price = easy to see.

Everyone who joins my programs pays the same price.

Cost is equal.

Return is NOT.

Someone might get a nice $5,000 pay increase t...

I’m covering résumé writing today.

More specifically, I’m covering the ins and outs and twists and turns of the professional experience section.

I’m literally blown away at the number of ways job seekers royally screw up this section of their marketing document.

It genuinely hurts me when anyone makes mistakes I’m so desperately trying to help them ...

Ever have a tough time you thought would never go away?

Maybe you were at mile 20 of the marathon.

Maybe you were in the middle of a one-year-long job search.

Maybe that stinker-of-a boss has been dangling that carrot-of-a promotion forever.

No matter the issue, we need something to pull us through.

This bei...

Money. Actually, more like money you’ll get in the future.

Money is funny that way, especially when the money we’re talking about is your salary.

We negotiate like heck for what we’ll be paid in the future.

So, why is it that so many employees try to argue for a new salary based on what they did in the past?

Isn’t that so yester...

We’re about to wrap up a big month for hiring.

How’s your job search coming?!

I hope you’re getting those interviews and, today, I have a not-so-little something special to help.

I’m covering one of my all-time favorite questions to ask an employer in a job interview…

“What does success look like—exactly?”

I...

Do you want to be known as “the man” or “the woman” in your field?

A legend?

I do.

And, I’m proud to say so.

But I don’t master my craft because I need external adoration. That’s not the driver.

I do it for me and because it serves you.

My friends and family don’t understand my uncommon ...

Today, let’s talk how to answer negative job interview questions.

These are brutal. Tricky. And, to boot, give you loads of opportunity to mess us.

They are literally a complete waste of breath and give the interviewer absolutely zero data on whether you’ll be a star employee.

But, for some unknown reason, instead of asking you bright and effective ...

Happy Sunday!

Let’s start the New Year with a BANG! Shall we?

Full-fledged job search lesson today.

10 major tips on how to win your search in 2025!

Key download you must take if you don’t already have my 10X10 formula.

Inside the video and booklet, I hit the gamut from getting your requirements in order to...

Got a special, powerful message for you today.

I discussed this concept back in August (on the 8^th), but held it so we can wrap 2024 with a bang and get you pumped for all you WILL accomplish in 2025.

It’s a lesson on the 3 factors of high performers.

This isn't your run-of-the-mill pep talk—it's a masterclass on harnessing your mindset t...

If you’re a smart person, work hard, have the right attitude, great!

You get a pat on the back.

All that goodness will only take you so far if you don’t have a few key guardrails set up to ensure you crush your career.

These are like the common-sense, must-dos of developing yourself and your people.

You know what they say about ...

I’m not gonna sugarcoat it.

Job search is rough. It’s lonely. It’s confusing.

It’s like the trifecta of pain. 

I feel for you.

I truly do.

But, since I use a lot of “empathic concern,” I’m not just going to feel for you. I’m going to act by sharing 10 secrets to stay positive in your job search on your way t...