The Career Transition Experts – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we explore how understanding your core values is essential for aligning your career choices with your personal beliefs and passions. By defining your 3-5 most important values, you can use them as a filter to evaluate potential job opportunities and make decisions that truly resonate with you.

This strategy can also allow you to gain clarity, confidence, and direction as you navigate your career transition.

Our guest, Laura Nguyen, is a seasoned business strategist, advocate for workplace well-being, and author of the CAREER BREAK COMPASS: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off. The book is a compelling guide for those considering a career break to reinvigorate their productivity and boost their overall happiness. Laura’s insights will offer strategies and practical advice for intentional career pauses that enhance both personal and professional growth.

You may contact her at laura@lauranguyen.co. 

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

In this episode of The Career Transition Experts, we delve into a common concern for individuals on career breaks: the dreaded "resume gap" question. We discuss the importance of a confident and concise approach to addressing this query. 

Overexplaining can often hinder your chances, so it's crucial to focus on the positive aspects of your break. Highlight the skills and knowledge you've gained during this time, and express your readiness to contribute to a new role. By projecting confidence and avoiding unnecessary details, you can effectively navigate this interview hurdle and position yourself as a strong candidate.

Our guest, Laura Nguyen, is a seasoned business strategist, advocate for workplace well-being, and author of the CAREER BREAK COMPASS: Navigating Your Path to a Balanced Life Through Intentional Time Off. The book is a compelling guide for those considering a career break to reinvigorate their productivity and boost their overall happiness. Laura’s insights will offer strategies and practical advice for intentional career pauses that enhance both personal and professional growth.

You may contact her at laura@lauranguyen.co. 

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Tired of your job application disappearing into a black hole? This episode is for you! 

• Gain insights to bypass traditional job hunting and effectively research job descriptions so you target the right people and tailor your approach for maximum impact.
• Discover the power of personalized outreach and stand out from the crowd by sending customized messages to hiring managers, internal recruiters, and other decision-makers. 
• Ditch the generic cover letter and craft compelling emails that highlight your unique qualifications. 

Our guest, Jeremy Jenson, is the Founder & CEO of Encore Search Partners, a 40 person Direct Hire Recruiting firm headquartered in Houston that is focused on headhunting $100k+ salaried professionals, across a variety of industries Nationwide. He is also the host of a podcast called The Path to Success and is an expert at EOS, the Entrepreneurial Operating System.

You may contact him at jeremy.jenson@encoresearch.com. 

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Search consultant Liz Capants joins Jonathan Flaks to share tips on how to get an edge when looking for a job.  Find out:

• How to brand and market yourself in your job search
• A deep dive into making connections that generate results
• Why fundamental career advice is still important (e.g the squeaky wheel gets the job)

Liz Capants is a Search Consultant and a referral networking guru who provides career advisory services, curating and bringing people together for a win-win outcome. She’s the Founder and President of EBC Associates, a global search and consulting strategy firm based in New York. You may contact her at liz@ebcassociates.net.

Take the first step to gaining a competitive edge with your job search. Download our FREE Career Preparation Checklist, featuring critical resume building strategies to turbocharge your job search.  

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

This episode of “The Career Transition Experts” features Liz Capants.  She shares advice and perspective for handling job rejections and discusses the biggest benefit of a wide professional network.

Liz Capants is a Search Consultant and a referral networking guru who provides career advisory services, curating and bringing people together for a win/win outcome. She’s the founder and president of EBC Associates, a global search and consulting strategy firm based in New York. You may contact her at liz@ebcassociates.net.

Avoid the frustration and confusion of finding the RIGHT job.  Download our FREE Career Preparation Checklist, featuring critical resume building strategies to turbocharge your job search.  

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Search consultant Liz Capants shares game-changing tips to market yourself to recruiters along with methods to leverage PASSION and optimize your networking to help you advance in your career.

Liz Capants is a Search Consultant and a referral networking guru who provides career advisory services, curating and bringing people together for a win-win outcome. She’s the Founder and President of EBC Associates, a global search and consulting strategy firm based in New York. You may contact her at liz@ebcassociates.net.

To download your FREE Career Preparation Checklist, including important resume building strategies to optimize your job search, CLICK HERE. 

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Jonathan speaks with Paul Stefunek, VP of Sales and Edge2Edge.  They discuss the importance of planning, focus, and strategy when looking for an executive-level job.  The reality is that search consultants are not always focused on every candidate since their revenue comes from paying clients. This podcast reveals how to get the most out of your relationship with a recruiter, in addition to sharing important information to give you a head start in your job search.

Paul also shares tips that make job candidates stand out from the competition and some crucial questions that many recruiters fail to ask.

Paul Stefunek is a master builder of companies, teams, and people.  He’s an executive search professional and a sales leader, with over 25 years of driving transformational growth for global industry leaders and venture-backed startups across industries.  You can reach him at pstefunek@gmail.com. 

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Let me know if there’s anything I can do to help. Contact me at jonathan@jfcoach.com – always know I’m here for you.  Be sure to download your free Career Preparation Checklist, including important resume building strategies to optimize your job search.

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

It’s easy to hire a recruiter, but not so easy to make the most of the relationship.  Our guest, Paul Stefunek discusses sure-fire tips to make your relationship pay off!  He’ll discuss:

• The importance of keeping detailed notes.
• How crucial it is to make every conversation a 2-way conversation.
• Why offering to help a recruiter can be incredibly fruitful. 

Paul Stefunek is a master builder of companies, teams and people.  He’s an executive search professional and a sales leader, with over 25 years of driving transformational growth for global industry leaders and venture-backed startups across industries.

Download your free Career Preparation Checklist, including important resume building strategies to optimize your job search. You can reach him at pstefunek@gmail.com. 

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Paul Stefunek shares strategies to help you stand out in your job search.  Find out:

• What hiring managers are really looking for.
• Why it’s important to discuss the industries you’ve worked in.
• Determine which discipline you are selling
• Be ready to share your top talents.
• Understand the keywords that could easily help you be found by recruiters 

Paul Stefunek is a master builder of companies, teams, and people.  He’s an executive search professional and a sales leader, with over 25 years of driving transformational growth for global industry leaders and venture-backed startups across industries. You can reach him at pstefunek@gmail.com. 

Download your free Career Preparation Checklist, including important resume building strategies to optimize your job search.

If you're interested in how to apply these insights to gain traction in your job search, let's schedule a FREE Vision and Strategy session - click here for more information.

Preparing for interviews and following up can bring a significant impact on one's job search journey. Being unprepared is definitely a deal killer!

In this week's episode, Jonathan and executive search expert Mark Gambirasi discuss tips and best practices when it comes to working with a recruiting agency that will increase the likelihood of a strong offer for those who are looking for work. Mark also brings up an interesting angle on interview preparation!

Mark Gambirasi is the CEO and Founder of Andiamo! Group - a leading executive search firm for finding talent for disruptive technologies based in San Francisco Bay Area. He’s been in business for 19 years, placing Sales, Marketing, Product, and Engineering Talent in the US with venture/angel-backed technology start-ups and always in hyper-growth mode!  You can reach him at mark@andiamo-group.com.

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