Tips for Work and Life with Andrew LaCivita

If you’ve recently been laid off—or just want to be prepared in case it happens—I’ve got you covered today with a step-by-step recovery plan.

It’s the final piece in my 3-part layoff series and I’m walking you through 10 critical moves to bounce back faster, stronger, and smarter than before.

(If you missed parts 1 and 2, catch the Top 7 Reasons for Layoffs and Question...

No one ever plans to be laid off—but in an uncertain job market, the most successful professionals are the ones who plan not to be.

Last week, I hit the first part one of my layoff survival series with Top 7 Reasons for Layoffs and Questions to Ask to Avoid Them.

In my newest lesson, I share 10 powerful strategies to make yourself indispensable at work—the kind of emplo...

In today's unpredictable job market, understanding the reasons behind company layoffs is crucial for your career stability.

That’s why I not only created today’s lesson for you, but I created an entire trio to, eh, triage your situation and keep you layoff-proof and thriving.

First, let’s start with the top 7 reasons companies lay off employees and how you can identify ...

There’s a spectrum of proficiency, and it starts in the worst possible place.

That’s when you’re unconsciously incompetent—you're not good at something, and worse, you don’t even know you’re bad at it or what to do about it.

Think job interviewing.

If you put in some effort, you might move to consciously incompetent stage—you know what you should do...

Are you a rambler?

Fast talker?

Slow talker?

Nervous when asked a question in an interview and curious just how long that ideal answer should be?

Or, how to deliver it concisely? Powerfully?

Today, it’s all about staying on track when you respond to interviewers.

Whether your response is...

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...