Podcast

Career Tools

From Manager Tools Business, Careers

Career Tools is a weekly podcast focused on specific actions you can take to grow and enhance your career, whether you are a manager or not. Career Tools won the Podcast Awards Best Business podcast in 2010 and was nominated every other year it has been eligible. Whether you are interested in jump-starting a stalled career, or sharpening your edge, Career Tools is the podcast for you. Go to http://www.manager-tools.com/testimonials to read what others are saying about the impact Career Tools has had on their careers and lives.

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Episodes
1,063
Releases
Weekly
On air since
2005
Latest episode
5 days ago

Episodes

1,063 episodes, newest first

  1. Getting Laid Off - Finances Rule (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This cast reveals the most important concept a laid off professional must know: Finances Rule. Most of us fear being laid off. It's a good fear to have, frankly - being laid off is a difficult passage for anyone. The fear of being re-employed, the fear of loss of status, the loss of income, and risk to one's family are all good reasons to be scared. And yet, those who have been laid off express very different emotions than those of us who have not. And when those who have been laid off are asked about it, it becomes clear why. It's not JUST that they've "been through it once and made it." It's what they say next: "I'm ready for the next time." And that's why you're scared: you're not ready.

    Join us at our next Effective Hiring Manager Conference find out what is coming up by visiting https://www.manager-tools.com/ehmc

  2. How to Politely Become Part of a Group

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    We've talked about the importance of interpersonal skills before, with casts on topics like handshakes, meal etiquette, and how to be effective in everyday conversations. As a professional, career management skills are what determines whether or not you'll be successful. The reason for that is often times the most important business gets done at dinner, at parties, at conferences, at conventions, at product launch events, at annual meetings, on the golf course, at non-profit fundraisers. So, what do you when you walk into a party and don't seem to know anyone there?

    Visit us in person or at a virtual training, find out more information now: https://www.manager-tools.com/emc

  3. Interviews Are Not A Two-Way Street (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on how to understand the communication flow in an interview.

    Join us from wherever you are! Find out what virtual trainings are coming up: https://www.manager-tools.com/conferences-individuals-increase-your-effectiveness

  4. Attending a Meeting For Your Boss

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    This cast describes Career Tools' recommendations for how to attend a meeting when your boss asks you to go in his/her place.

    Join us in London for more details visit: https://www.manager-tools.com/london

  5. How to Apologize (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    You're a professional, and that makes you human. You're human, and that makes you mess up. You mess up, and that means you apologize.

    Join us at an Effective Communicator Conference: https://www.manager-tools.com/ecc, Get working on your resume: https://www.manager-tools.com/licenses

  6. How To Write Effectively

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    This cast teaches how to quickly improve your writing.

    Start communicating better: https://www.manager-tools.com/mtdisc, Join us in Chicago: https://www.manager-tools.com/chicago

  7. How To Introduce People

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    This cast explains how to introduce one person to another in social and business settings.

  8. How to be Effective in Everyday Conversations

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    In this cast, we describe how to be effective in everyday conversations.

  9. Micro-Communications

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    Our guidance on micro-communications: the small behaviors that make an enormous difference in how you're perceived and how effective you are.

  10. Answering The Question: Where Do You See Yourself in 5 Years? (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on how to answer the interview question 'where do you see yourself in 5 years?'.

  11. How To Predict and Answer Interview Questions - Part 2 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on how to read a job ad and predict what interview questions will be asked.

  12. How To Predict and Answer Interview Questions - Part 1 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on how to read a job ad and predict what interview questions will be asked.

  13. Answering The Question: Why Do You Want To Work Here? (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on answering the interview question 'why do you want to work here?'

  14. How Do I Know I Have An Offer? (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    Our guidance on how to tell whether you've received a full and complete offer.

  15. Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 2 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.

  16. Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 1 (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.

  17. The Delta File (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This podcast recommends keeping an ongoing Delta File, a private journal where you record organizational practices you find objectionable so that when you eventually reach a position of greater influence, you'll remember how those decisions felt from below and avoid making the same mistakes yourself.

  18. Cover Letter Examples (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This is our guidance that gives examples of cover letters for particular roles.

  19. Accepting A Job Offer (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This is our guidance on how to accept a job offer.

  20. Keeping Your Job Search Confidential (Hall of Fame Guidance)

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    This cast describes how to keep your current employer from finding out about your search for a new job.