MoveUp: Job Interviews, Negotiation, Promotions, Offers, Careers

Feeling stuck in your job or unsure how to pivot careers? In this episode, career strategist Stephen Short shares 20+ years of experience helping people find fulfilling work—and ace interviews along the way. Whether you're job hunting, considering a career change, or aiming for a promotion, this episode is packed with real talk and actionable strategies.

You’ll learn:

• Why 50% of people feel professionally stuck—and how to ch...

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William Vanderbloemen, CEO of Vanderbloemen Search Group, has conducted over 30,000 interviews and joins us to share how you can stand out as a candidate. Drawing from his extensive experience, William offers practical tips on:

Interview question "Tell us about a time you received negative feedback" has hidden depths.
It's not just about weaknesses: It reveals how you react to criticism, assess your skills, and approach improvement.
Good answers: Acknowledge weakness, explain how you learned from it, and showcase growth.
Bad answers: Blame others, make excuses, dwell on the past mistake.
Tip: If you've never received ma...

• Introduction to Positivity: This year’s focus is on how positivity can transform your personal growth, job search, interviews, and overall career trajectory.
• Defining Positivity: It’s not just happiness—it’s choosing hope, proactivity, and a solution-focused mindset despite challenges.
• Benefits in Career Growth:
  • Positivity boosts resilience in a fast-changing work world.
  • It enhances networking, opportunity recognition, and...

A single, career-defining question: “Can I create disproportionate value here - and will the organization reward it in the ways that matter to me?”

• Matthew shares the #1 question you must ask yourself before committing to a new job.
• Learn how to align your personal value creation with what a company truly rewards.
• Understand the difference between big bureaucratic vs. small fast-growing companies for your career path.
• Discover how ...

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Limited spots. Matthew personally reviews every application.

What Really Happens After the Interview

• Final decisions are made in a closed-door meeting most candidates never see.
• Story: Two equal candidates—one played it safe, one challenged a market assumption. The bold one got the $180K offer.
• Perfect answers don’t win offers. Problem-solvers do.

The 3 Tables You Must Win

1. Recruiter:...

Speaking confidence coach Linda Ugelow joins the Move Up Podcast to explore how job seekers can overcome interview nerves, build authentic presence, and communicate with clarity and confidence—especially in high-stakes, video-based environments.

Connect with Linda:

lindaugelow.com/rituals
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Key Takeaways:

• Nerves are natural and can enhance performance if properly managed—adrenaline can sha...

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Garrett Rice, co-founder and CEO of Callings.ai, shares how his team is revolutionizing the job search process with AI-powered tools designed to help job seekers navigate an increasingly complex and competitive market.

Key Takeaways:

• Garrett and his co-founder built Callings.ai out of personal frustration with the outdated job search process, aiming to provid...

You nailed the interview. They smiled. Then… silence. Here’s why.

Summary:

• Most candidates never pitch themselves—they only answer questions.
• Hiring managers aren’t mind-readers. Your job is to connect the dots.
• Show up as the solution to their problems or opportunities.
• Learn the pitch that landed roles at Microsoft, Apple, and more.
• Two levers that close interviews: positioning + pitch.

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Feras Ahlou shares the five most important strategies Gen Z job seekers and early-career professionals can use to gain career traction, while also revealing how getting laid off led him to a life-changing entrepreneurial journey.

Key Takeaways

• Over 50% of Gen Z graduates are underemployed a year after graduation—Feras outlines practical steps to overcome this, including leveraging AI, acquiring certifications, and reframing work-...

Most interview questions are easy to prepare for — but this one trips up even seasoned executives, VPs, and top salespeople.
 In this episode, Matthew reveals the deceptively simple interview question designed to uncover dangerous red flags — and how you can ace it to stand out in today's ultra-competitive job market.

You’ll learn:

• The exact question top recruiters use to test your humility and self-awareness
• Why failure ...

Connect with Lorraine:
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linkedin.com/in/lorraineklee

Lorraine K. Lee, LinkedIn Top Voice & author of Unforgettable Presence (Apr 22 2025) 

• Big Idea – Hard work gets you noticed inside your cubicle; presence gets you noticed outside it.
• 3 Arenas to Master
  1. Executive Poise – How you show up in rooms.
  2. Digital Footprint – LinkedIn posts ≈ once / month to start.
  3. Micro‑Interactions – Slack, meeti...

Dr. Sharon Hull: Founder of Meta Solutions and author of Professional Careers by Design, Dr. Hull brings 35 years of experience as a physician and coach to help over 450 clients pivot careers.

Beating Self-Doubt: She shares her "hip pocket questions," starting with "What matters most to you?" to guide listeners through career uncertainty.

Five-Step Framework: Identify what matters to you, your stakeholders, and yo...

The Big Five Personality Traits and how they relate to career growth:

• Openness to Experience
• Conscientiousness
• Extraversion
• Agreeableness
• Neuroticism (emotional stability)

Traits linked to higher promotion rates:

• Extraversion – Helps with visibility and networking
• Conscientiousness – Correlates with high performance and dependability
• Emotional Stability – Supports calm decision-making under stress

Traits that may hold you b...