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    Careers by Jenn Podcast: Get the Job, Love Your Work, Advance Your Career

    My name is Jenn Swanson and this is my NEWLY re-branded show called Careers by Jenn (formerly The Communication Diva Podcast.) 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 onward! It's been a journey and a progression. This show is sometimes just me, waxing eloquent...(haha!) and more often, 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 personal improvement, 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.)
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    Episodes (303)

    181 CBJ: Creating Exceptional Customer Retention

    181 CBJ: Creating Exceptional Customer Retention

    Customer Retention...

    how can you - as a sales person or a business owner - make sure that you keep your customers?

    What makes your service exceptional?

    Find out in this episode of the podcast when guest expert, author and high end portrait photographer Jeffrey Shaw shares his strategies around attracting and keeping clients.

    180 CBJ: Technology in Your Job Search/Career Change

    180 CBJ: Technology in Your Job Search/Career Change

    Does the technology in your job search...

    make you want to scream? Those forms to upload your resume into, the automated tracking systems that weed out applicants...all of this makes for a sometimes stressful experience.

    Steve Acho wants to change that

    Guest Steve Acho joins me in this episode to talk about how to get around the technology in your job search or career transition, and make it work to your advantage. Steve's strategies and ideas are refreshing, and you are sure to get a lot of good advice from this conversation.

    179 CBJ: Why Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone is Good for Your Career

    179 CBJ: Why Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone is Good for Your Career

    Outside Your Comfort Zone...

    is a little scary! We all settle in to where we are comfortable, but then sometimes, we get stuck. In order to succeed in career and in life, stepping outside your comfort zone can bring amazing new opportunities....but how exactly can you do it?

    How to take the leap?

    In this show, guest expert Andy Molinsky helps to explain why people stay in their comfort zones, and how bridge the gap between staying put and moving forward into new possibilities. His years of research into the topic of comfort zone-living offers us practical ways to make the move.

    178 CBJ: How to Choose Between Two Really Great Career Opportunities

    178 CBJ: How to Choose Between Two Really Great Career Opportunities

    How do you choose between

    two really great career opportunities? How do you choose between two really great opportunities in general? What do you have to weigh, and how what might you win or lose when you finally do decide?

    Use the principles of Improv

    In this show, our guest uses the principles of improv theatre to help you to figure out HOW to make a tough decision, especially a career one. Using his years as a stand up comedian and performer, Travis Thomas shares his wisdom around how to make your next move so that you can feel more confident, and stop doubting your gut instinct, and find the success you dream about.

    176 CBJ: What to Say if You Are Sexually Harassed at Work

    176 CBJ: What to Say if You Are Sexually Harassed at Work

    Being Sexually Harassed?

    When someone says or does something to you - on purpose or inadvertently - that crosses the line...it can be hard to know how to respond.

    In this important episode, guest expert and author Alicia Dunams shares her exact script of what to say so that both you and the person who has offended can move forward with dignity.

    173 CBJ: How Your Inner Critic Holds You Back from Career Success

    173 CBJ: How Your Inner Critic Holds You Back from Career Success

    Do you have an inner critic?

    Likely, the answer is yes. We all have an inner critic...that voice that judges us relentlessly, and that for some reason, we tend to listen to. In this episode, guest and author Susan Peppercorn helps to explain how we can ditch that voice (or at least quieten it sometimes) in order to do what we really want to do in our careers and in our lives.

    Who is Susan Peppercorn?

    My guest today is an executive and career coach who has a passion for helping individuals thrive in their career. Having made four career changes herself, Susan knows what it’s like to feel stuck in a job you hate as well as the self-recrimination that goes along with it. Frequently quoted, the NY Times, Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, and U.S. World News Money are some of the publications that have tapped her for career advice.

    Susan transformed her career and developed a scientifically-validated approach to help others do the same that she teaches in her best-selling book Ditch Your Inner Critic at Work, and she’s here today to share some tips with all of you.

    172 CBJ: Anxiety: It's Not What You Think...Or is it?

    172 CBJ: Anxiety: It's Not What You Think...Or is it?

    Anxiety in the workplace and at home can be debilitating. Join Jenn and guest Dr. Russell Kennedy to learn what anxiety actually is and how you can manage it no matter where you are. Dr. Russ gives practical, real advice to walk you through what to do during what he calls ALARM, and ways to help yourself that actually work. This is an advice-packed episode!

    171 CBJ: Developing the Relational Leader Inside of You

    171 CBJ: Developing the Relational Leader Inside of You

    There are two kinds of leaders: one that focuses only on tasks, and one that focuses on people. Which one are you, and how do you develop your relational skills so that you can get both tasks done and build relationships with those you lead? Join Jenn and Dr. Colby Jubenville to find out in this podcast episode.

    170 CBJ: Professional at Work, Sizzling at Home

    170 CBJ: Professional at Work, Sizzling at Home

    How do you keep your home fires burning with passion and intimacy when you are working on your professional career? Where can you find more energy, and how can the energy you find from sexy and meaningful fun translate into more success in your career? Find out on this episode with guest sex and relationship expert Beth Liebling.