Careers by Jenn Podcast: Get the Job, Love Your Work, Advance Your Career
Helping you to GET the job, LOVE your work, and/or ADVANCE your career. Welcome to the Careers by Jenn Podcast (formerly Communication Diva). I'm Jenn Swanson. Are you bored and ready for a career change? Do you need help with a job search strategies? Do you need an updated resume that will get noticed? Want to learn how to ACE your next job interview? Are you looking to feel more satisfied in the work you are currently doing? Do you need some wellness reminders so you can feel better in mind and body? If you said yes to any of these questions, you're in the right place! My mission is to encourage, empower and inspire YOU to be the best YOU you can be, in work and in life. There is lots to check out here and over at my website careersbyjenn.com and on my YouTube channel too. Get ready to take YOUR first step toward a new work life or career. I started podcasting as a hobby in 2012 on the broad topic of communication. At the time, I was teaching Human Relation Skills to college students in the healthcare field, and realized that what used to be "common sense" is not really all that common anymore, because communication skills are not intentionally taught much anymore. I didn't have enough class time to cover very much in depth, and so decided I needed a platform on which to expand what I wanted to share with people. So, Communication Diva was born. My early episodes are quite general, and then once I got to Episode 100 and beyond, I began to focus mainly on career, workplace, job search and self-improvement topics that help you to succeed in the workplace (and in life!) through great and more effective communication. Then, right after (and before and around) episode 150, I re-branded the name and that is why you will see Careers by Jenn title and artwork from 151 onwards! It's been a journey and a progression and it's been amazing! This show is often me, waxing eloquent...(haha!) and once a month, I interview fascinating guests from all around the globe who offer tips and actionable ways you can get the job, love your work and advance your career. Sometimes we focus on self-growth and wellness, organizational and personal improvement topics, and other times we give you step-by-step advice to get something particular done. In any case, thanks for reading this very long description! I hope you find something that resonates here and invite you to join the conversation. (Come join our private Facebook group too, it's called The Careers by Jenn Community.)
Episodes
The 4 day work week is not a new concept, but there is renewed interest given our post-pandemic world and a new study out of the UK. Join in as Jenn shares some research results and discusses the pros and cons of this working configuration.
Have you been dreaming about doing something for years, but haven't gotten there yet? I had a couple of very big dreams when I was younger, and discovered something interesting very recently that I share in this episode that I hope will inspire you into action. Take a listen as my dreams turned to reality and I achieved two of my long-held goals.
This is the first Careers by Jenn podcast episode in 2 years! In this episode, I come back to talk about becoming aware of your limiting beliefs in order to get rid of them, and therefore being able to unlock your true potential. Short and sweet!
Come check out Careers by Jenn on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CareersbyJenn/videos
For one-to-one career and mindset coaching visit:
https://www.careersbyjenn.com/mindset-and-career...
In this last regular episode of the podcast, Jenn walks down memory lane, shares some clips of memorable episodes and explains what's next. Join her for a bit of nostalgia and find her making mayhem and fun as usual over at Careers by Jenn on YouTube.
How do the stories we tell ourselves and others affect our lives and our careers? Special guest coach and speaker (a.k.a. Scary Voice Dude and Jenn's husband) Scott Swanson shares his wisdom around why stories are critical to our success in all that we do. Access the free Stories Webinar here: https://info.scottrswanson.com/stories
Does public speaking scare you? Do you have to make presentations at work or in other situations and do you want to level up your skills? Here are 7 tips to help you shine in your next presentation.
Are you over 50 and looking to change careers or find a job? In this episode I share 9 things to think about over and above the usual job search strategies, and these are specifically for you.
Are you ready to make a career move and have to resign, quit and move on? Here are 11 steps to help you do that with professionalism and class, no matter what the situation.
The thinking used to be: work hard and you will be successful. Unfortunately, that is just not always the case. In this podcast, Jenn shares why not and offers ways to add to the hard work in order to have more success in your career advancement.
Guest Justin Nguyen offers solid advice on how to optimize your LinkedIn profile for job search and career success in this podcast episode.
What does it mean to find your true self, and why is this SO important, especially given the year we've all just come through? Join Jenn in this pondering about authenticity and being real and how it matters to your career and your life.
Just because you are good at something, doesn't mean it should be your career. It could be, but it doesn't need to be. In this episode I tell my career trajectory and offer you some things to think about if you are wondering what to do next.
Do you have a performance review coming up? Do you want to be proactive and do some planning and thinking about how you are doing before you get to the meeting about it? If yes, this super short episode is for you!
Difficult conversations are...well...difficult and MANY of us do all we can to avoid having them, but today's guest, author and coach Alissa Carpenter offers her wisdom and advice on why and how we should. To connect with Alissa: notokthatsokcoach.com
You hear it in many places: you need to be doing meaningful work. What exactly does that mean and how do you know you are doing it? Today I talk about myths and realities of meaningful work. I hope you tune in.
For coaching and more:
https://www.careersbyjenn.com/
Are you "shoulding" yourself? I "should" do this, I "should" do that? This episode is a reflective one in which I ask questions to help you examine whose expectations you are working under, and what you might consider changing in order to find more joy.
This podcast contains an invitation to a FREE live class being held on Feb 23rd, 2021 and to a journey Jenn has created in t...
This podcast contains a podcast created by Huddol Journeys in which Jenn is interviewed by host Mark Stolow on the subject of stress and overwhelm. It is a preview to a live class being held on Feb 23rd, 2021 and to a journey Jenn has created in the Huddol Journeys app on Overwhelm.
Interviewers always ask what questions you have at the end of an interview. Here are 7 GREAT questions to have in your back pocket, so that you sound prepared and ready.
For coaching, courses, and more content: https://www.careersbyjenn.com/
Thanks for listening!
Jenn
College and university are wonderful options for some, and others find amazingly successful and satisfying careers in work that doesn't involve degrees. Today my guest and author Terry Iverson shares his thoughts on work in the trades, in manufacturing and in how to decide for yourself what work you would like to do, in our conversation.
To learn about Terry: https://championnow.org/
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Would you believe that the secret to success for a lot of people sounds counter-intuitive, but is to "do less"! Really? Listen in to find out what the benefits are of simplifying your life in order to succeed.
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Careers by Jenn is also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLfKP7MlLfPYkE5yv3vkjd-btCTEno67w
And there is lots on the website too: https://www.careersbyjenn.com/
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