Career Growth Made Easy

How to Set Up Your Resume for Internship Applications
I recently got on TikTok! You can find me @CareerCoachCraig. There, I get comments and messages from those who have burning questions about their resumes, interviews, job challenges, and more!

This week's episode is directly inspired by a college student who reached out to me and asked how to set up their resume for an internship. Internships can play a huge ro...

Identifying and Overcoming Your Weaknesses
Are there people in your life that you wish you were like? When you pass by a manager or leader, do you recognize certain talents or skills that you wish you had, too?

You're thankful they're in charge of their specific projects, since they do a good job, but you wish you had the ability and opportunity to lead as well? It's time to figure out and overcome your ...

A Lack of Confidence Can Hurt You
Does it feel like others around you are getting chosen or promoted ahead of you? This could be attributed to their confidence. If you struggle with being confident, you could be losing out on opportunities around you - all because you don't show faith in yourself!

In today's episode, we're going to talk about walking the line between uplifting others and uplifting yourse...

Re-entering the Job World? Here's How to Update Your Resume!
If you've been out of work for some time and you're considering going back into the field...the most important thing you can do...is listen to this episode!

If you want to make this transition a lot smoother, let's update your resume! You deserve the best possible chance to get the best possible job. A current resume is the ultimate weapon...

Thinking About Leaving Your Job? Listen To This First!
If you've ever thought about leaving your job  - or you're thinking of leaving right now - this episode is for you! Tune in for a FREE coaching session as we  perform a quick self-check to figure out what to do next! We'll be looking at money, benefits, and environment.

Let's evaluate your situation and conduct an assessment to determine your be...

Why YOU Need a Career Coach
Are you excited yet overwhelmed by the new year? Resolutions, goals, commitments, big changes...it can all pile up and feel completely unobtainable. The good news is - you don't have to go through it alone!

Professionals, like myself, are here to make your challenges a team effort.

In today's episode, let's talk about why everyone, even YOU, needs a career coach. Coac...

Career Suffering from Radio Silence?
You're beating the pavement searching for hiring companies. You're in interview after interview trying to find a job, but nothing seems to go anywhere. You believe you're doing your all to make it happen, but for some reason, the pieces are not falling into place. What gives?

In today's episode, we're going to talk about how radio silence can make your caree...

Breaking Down Unconscious Bias
What is unconscious bias? How does it affect us in our daily lives? Does this apply to everything - even our resumes? (Hint: The answer is yes!)

Let's breakdown the old saying, "Don't judge a book by its cover" and how we subconsciously do this every day, as if it's a reflex. Let's retrain our brains to identify this issue, and continue moving into the new ye...

Finding New Perspective in the New Year
Let's refresh your mind and reset your perspective so you can gain valuable insight in the new year!

It's time to wind down from the celebrations of the holiday and the new year. Let's shift focus back on our day to day procedures, but this time, with some brand new insight!

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Reviewing last week's episode: How To Earn More in 2...

Earn More in 2024: How To Get A Raise
Are you ready to make big moves in the new year?

This episode is packed full of tips and tricks to help you make the most of this year so you can worker smarter, not harder! Ready for a promotion? Looking to get your next raise? Let's start 2024 off right!

These techniques will help you lead with confidence. Let's do this!

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Career Growth Made Easy - Episode Mash Up / Christmas 2023
Enjoy Christmas and the holidays as we take a break at Craig Ancel LLC and the Career Growth Made Easy podcast. Try out some of today's fan favorites, and enjoy a little podcast mashup.

CMGE - Ep40: Becoming Aware of Your Emotional Intelligence
CGME - Ep37: Don't Just Exist, Be Present!
CGME - Ep51: Powerfully Placed Pauses
CGME - Ep123:...

Stressed? Clean Up Your To-Do List
If your work life is stressful, you owe it to yourself to tune in! If you frequently have thoughts racing in your head then find out how to shut them down.

Gaining just a little knowledge about our brains can help us destress.
It's true!

Instead of saying I have so much on my "To-Do" list, change it to a task list. This little change can make a big differe...

Let Me Be Honest With You
When somebody starts a conversation with, "Let me be honest with you..." how do you react? Do you feel like it's going to be a pleasant conversation? Probably not...

So before they've even begun, you're already in a frame of mind. You're approaching this negatively. The odds that you are willing to hear them out are slimmer than if they would've started the ...

4 Years of Career Growth Made Easy
After 180+ episodes we're still going strong! Tune in for our Career Growth Made Easy 4 year anniversary special.

Thanks to your generous support in a variety of ways we're growing in several ways.

Find out many high school and college students  had Career Growth Made Easy brought to them.

Explore what guests have been on Career Growth Made easy.

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How To Check Your Progress
"Am I making progress?" Well, if you're not sure how to define it, let's discuss how to track your progress today and see how much you've grown.

But how can we accurately determine if you've actually improved or not? It's more than a feeling. Let's see some results!

What kind of metric can we use to gauge how much we've progressed? It&apos...

It's Time To Review Your Resume!
Do you know where your resume is? Hopefully you do! It's time to break out the old Word Doc - or even the pen and paper, and get to work!

If you're not currently looking for work and already have a steady job, this still applies to you. How? Tune into today's show to find out. As a sneak preview, I'll tell you this: you're doing yourself a disservice by no...

How to Show Gratitude at Work
The giving season is drawing near. There's an attitude of gratitude in the air!

With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, you know what that means...end of the year performance reviews. How can you show you're grateful for your job while also reaching for more opportunities? Is there an effective, authentic way to ensure the highest chance for success with a promo...

Are You Coachable?
It's so easy for others to critique us. But how easy is it for us to take criticism?

When you're given feedback, are you grateful? Irritated? Do you take the advice into account, or do you brush it off and focus on your own agenda? Do you know how to filter through unwarranted remarks and find the nuggets of gold hidden in plain sight?

Today's episode is all about how you hand...