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Alan and Corinna met back in 2016 after Alan got canned by Google. Corinna was working for Amazon then, and Alan was interviewing for a role on her team. Silly Alan shared way too much information about why exactly he was no longer at Google. Alan thought his transparency blew his chances at Amazon, but in fact he got rejected from that role for other reasons.

Whether you're in the job market for the first time or you're looking to make a career change, Alan Stein and Corinna Calhoun have the advice you need to navigate the current job climate. Corinna is a tech veteran who has worked for Amazon and Microsoft, and she'll be sharing her insights on how to leverage intention and mindset to make the job search process more successful. 

Tune in today and learn how you can increase your success and be more resilient in your job search.

 

IN THIS EPISODE

• [02:29] The three different backdrops in Corinna’s tech career that shaped her perspective and leadership style.

• [08:45] How Alan’s shared way too much information with Corinna back in 2016.

• [13:55] Corinna shares how narratives impact people and their careers.

• [18:23] Double loop learning 

• [20:53] How job seekers or anyone in general should deal with failures and rejections.

• [27:46] What you can do to improve even if you don’t get feedback from your interviewer.

• [41:25] The difference between Amazon and Microsoft interview process.

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

1. The narrative you believe about yourself impacts how you internalize failure and rejections.

2. Changing the narrative you tell yourself requires you to be aware of your thoughts and behavior that reinforces that narrative. 

3. Having a person, whether it be a coach or a friend, to help you in your job search process and hold you accountable at all times, can significantly increase your chances of success.

 

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BIO:

Corinna Calhoun has twenty-seven years of leadership experience in technology companies from start-ups to Fortune 50’s, including Microsoft and Amazon. She is a proven leader of healthy, high-performing teams that solve complex problems at scale, with deep expertise in marketing, customer success, and operations. Currently, she leads an executive coaching and organizational effectiveness consulting business, working with clients from Microsoft, T-Mobile, Amazon, and other technology companies. Corinna graduated cum laude with distinction from Barnard College, Columbia University, with a Bachelor of Arts in European History. She will graduate with a Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) from Pepperdine University in the summer of 2023. She is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation and is currently completing her certification as a Positive Intelligence Coach (CPQC). In her spare time, Corinna is a volunteer crisis counselor for The Trevor Project, an avid exerciser (all kinds!), a lifelong learner (currently learning to speak French), a traveler, a wife, and a mom to an amazing 12-year-old son.

 

It is extremely difficult to win the game if you do not know the rules.  In this episode of the SYCK podcast, Chantel George highlights the importance of learning the unwritten rules in sales and moving up the ladder as not only a woman but also a black woman.  She is the founder of Sistas in Sales, a blossoming 6000+ member organization that enables and advocates for black women and women of color in sales to accelerate their careers. Chantel shares the value of  ERGs, networking, and strategies to promote higher success. Tune in to hear her best piece of advice for listeners.

 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [05:47] Why Sistas in Sales was created
• [10:27] Obstacles women of color face in sales
• [16:40] The value of ERGs and how they have benefited Chantel
• [27:23] Unspoken corporate politics
• [35:06] Strategies to learn rules and advance
• [39:18] Sistas in Sales conference details

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Women of color are under-represented in sales. Learning the spoken and unspoken rules of the business is essential for success.
• There are unspoken rules in corporate politics. Sistas in Sales creates a community for women of color to come together and expose the rules and advocate for career advancement.
• Finding like-minded people to advocate with and be transparent with is so important.

 

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BIO:

Chantel George is the founder of Sistas In Sales (SIS) - the largest global organization for women of color in sales. She founded Sistas In Sales out of a determination to promote, support, and encourage women of color in sales across all industries. Sistas In Sales partners with Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, and consulting businesses to help them attract, hire and retain women of color sales professionals. SIS also provides world-class training, networking opportunities, and above all else, sisterhood for this underrepresented community.

I’m excited to have Brittany Williams on our latest edition of Steer Your Career with Kadima (SYCK) podcast! Brittany is a Georgia native and has worked primarily in marketing and advertising helping brands refine their voice and better connect with their targeted audiences. Recently with the help of Kadima, she landed her first job at a tech company! Alan and Brittany talk about how she used informational interviews to build relationships and get hired on at a tech startup. They also discuss how to deal with rejection, being a black woman in tech, and cultural differences of working at a startup versus an older, more established organization.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [01:00] Brittany’s personal tagline: Keep creating and keep evolving
• [04:17] Interviewing with Tik Tok and pursuing a job at other tech companies
• [10:60] Informational interviews through LinkedIn and how to manage rejection or lack of response
• [17:06] How Brittany landed the job at Supernatural
• [22:45] Unique perspective of being a black woman in a large tech company
• [32:22] Culture differences of working for a tech company and Brittany’s SYCK tips

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Informational interviews are a great way to build relationships and grow your network. Start with reaching out to first-degree connections on LinkedIn or make connections with people you have some kind of commonality with – like the same Alma Mater or worked for the same company.
• Try to end your informational interview with, “Thank you for taking the time to tell me about your company. Is there anything I can do to help you?” - Alan
• Being personable goes a long way in accelerating your career. People are a lot more willing to help you if they like you and they think a job is a good fit based on personality because skills can be taught.

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BIO:

Brittany Williams is a Georgia native with a background in English literature. She has worked primarily in marketing and advertising for companies like Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot, VR fitness app Supernatural, and is currently a Web Content Editor at Apple. Brittany would describe herself as a creative problem solver with a hybrid skillset of copywriting, content editing, content strategy, and UX writing. She helps various brands across multiple industries build and refine their voice, style, and tone, and help them better connect with their targeted audiences. She also runs her own freelance writing and editing business, Written Works, LLC, where she provides content strategy, writing and editorial support to small businesses. When she's not working, Brittany enjoys hiking, hitting a brewery, and being a kid again with fellow improvers. 

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I’m excited and a little star struck to have Russ Laraway on the SYCK Podcast today! Russ has had a diverse 28 year operational management career at several companies including Google and Twitter and is the author of the book, When They Win, You Win: Being a Great Manager Is Simpler Than You Think. Russ and I highlight a few of the key concepts from his book and how the best managers create happy teams that deliver the best results. Russ shares two simple behaviors that managers need to be doing and how employees can coach their bosses to be better. Russ also throws out his number one career tip for listeners.

 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [05:59] Russ’ career journey and management experience 
• [08:57] Russ’ management playbook and the “Big 3” of improving leadership
• [18:39] What management behaviors lead to the best team results
• [32:44] Helping people in leadership and coaching your boss 
• [46:10] How to respond to negative management and understand you’re reporting to
• [49:46] Russ’ best career advice

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Better management means more engaged employees. More engaged employees deliver better results. The way for managers to improve is through direction, coaching and career. 
• The two main things a manager can do is 1) Gve specific, sincere and frequent coaching and praise that clearly defines team standards. 2) Asking your team for hard and challenging feedback.
• The best thing to do for your career is to establish a long term career vision. Don’t be short-sighted and just look for the next job. Determine what the dream job is and start working toward that long term vision in a very proactive and intentional way. 

 

RESOURCE LINKS

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BIO:

Russ has had a diverse 28 year operational management career. He was a Company Commander in the Marine Corps before starting his first company, Pathfinders. From there, Russ went to the Wharton School, and then onto management roles at Google and Twitter. He then co-founded Candor, Inc., along with best selling author Kim Scott.

Over the last several years, Russ served as the Chief People Officer at Qualtrics, and is now the Chief People Officer for the fast-growing venture capital firm, Goodwater Capital, where he is helping Goodwater and its portfolio companies to empower their people to do great work and be totally psyched while doing it. 

Over his career, Russ has managed 700 person teams and $700M businesses -- facing a vast array of leadership challenges along the way. He's the author of the book When They Win, You Win: Being a Great Manager Is Simpler Than You Think.

Today on the SYCK Podcast, I am really excited to have one of my team members on the podcast, Kelly O'Brien. Kelly has worked with us at Kadima for the last year while she was finishing her MBA at Simon Business School (the #1 most diverse MBA program in the country!). She has a lot of recent insight on the interview process, so we dig deep into some common questions and misconceptions about interviewing. We discuss what big tech companies are looking for in a candidate, how to nail your “narrative,” and share some really practical tips for answering behavioral-based questions. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [02:15] What do big tech companies look for in candidates
• [04:35] How to translate resume experience into to a narrative
• [11:12] Preparing for interview analytical and case study questions
• [16:05] How to prepare for an interview
• [23:06] Preparing for behavioral based interview questions
• [39:54] What happens behind closed doors after an interview

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• When sharing about yourself, keep it to 3-4 minutes and answer the following questions: What brought you to the company? Why this role? What’s something personal about yourself?
• There are three stages of interviews and within each stage there are four phases. First is rapport building. Second is your narrative. The third part is the meat of the interview, where questions are coming towards you. The fourth phase is you asking questions of the interviewer. 
• For behavioral based questions, remember the STAR acronym: situation, task, action, and result. 
• Have a list of 10 to 15 things that you're proud of, that you can easily leverage and apply to a range of interview questions.

 

RESOURCE LINKS

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BIO:

Kelly O'Brien is an urbanist and strategist who cares deeply about the intersection of technology and social equity. She recently graduated from Simon Business School at the University of Rochester with her STEM MBA and will begin the leadership development program at Discover Financial Services in Chicago this fall. She is also a Fulbright research grant alumna and obtained her MS in Urban Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in May 2020 as a Distinguished Graduate Fellow. She is dedicated to making the world a better place for ALL people, not just those for whom the platform was designed.

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Amelia Noël is a Certified Life and Career Coach, Columbia MBA and host of the Breaking Free from the Grind podcast where she helps clients create lives they f*cking love! On today’s episode of the SYCK podcast, I’m talking with Amelia about her impressive career pivots from marketing to finance to coaching. She shares SYCK advice on intentionally building your network and etiquette for meeting with people. She also talks through how she helps her high achiever clients overcome common mental blocks related to burnout, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism. I learned a lot from this episode and I’m excited to share it with you today!

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [05:20] Amelia’s early career and how she pivoted from marketing to finance 
• [10:40] How to build your network and increase the likelihood that you’ll land the meeting/interview
• [16:50] Etiquette for meeting with people and cold outreach tips and tricks
• [26:44] How Amelia helps her high achieving career-minded clients
• [40:56] How to overcome negative mindsets and find a job you f*cking love
• [47:29] How to get over the fear of doing new things and move forward in your career

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• All it takes is one connection to get closer to your dream school or job. When you meet with them, care about what the person is saying and ask them if there is anyone else that you should meet. 
• Always write a thank you note after every interaction and make your thank you note seem personal - reference a detail from the interaction so it feels more custom and heartfelt.
• The fear of doing new things is one of the biggest mental blocks for people. Our thoughts create the emotions we feel. When you are feeling afraid, ask yourself “What am I so afraid of?” and get really clear on what exactly your fears are. 

 

RESOURCE LINKS

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BIO:

Amelia Noël is a Master Certified Life and Career Coach, Columbia MBA and host of the Breaking Free from the Grind podcast. She helps people working in finance and consulting stop overworking and feel better at work. After spending 10+ years working in investment banking and consulting, Amelia developed her Breaking Free from the Grind 1:1 coaching program and corporate workshop series using a unique mindset and skillset-based approach that allows her clients to permanently break free from the grind of their own careers – and, ultimately, create lives they f*cking love.

Connect with Amelia for more coaching tools, tips and strategies that will help you stop overworking and feel better at work. For more information on how to work with Amelia, check out the links below and go to her website to schedule a free 1:1 coaching consult today.

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Listen to what happened when Apple forgot a key market and how to avoid the same mistake. When product teams consist of entirely white males, they make products for white males. When non-technical professionals learn to Speak Tech, you get better products, happier customers & better profits.

Learning notes from this episode:

• While there are plenty of programs to get minorities into STEM, they will take years to have an effect.
• In the next few decades, most developers will continue to be white males. To prevent baking unconscious bias into products, the simplest, cheapest and fastest way is to teach non-technical teams how to work with the techies. 
• Bringing diverse voices into product development is not a moral issue; it is capitalist self-interest. E.g. if women are not involved in product innovation, companies can lose up to 50% market share. 

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Today’s SYCK Podcast guest, Anthony Hernandez, has 14 years of experience across marketing, sales, and product for companies like Google, Royal Caribbean, and Amazon Prime. Anthony and I talk about how he has navigated changing jobs frequently and honed his skill set to add value to any team. Anthony addresses the age-old question of whether it's detrimental to your career to job hop, the benefits of mentorship programs, and how introverts can overcome their networking fears. Don’t miss Anthony’s wealth of knowledge about staying motivated in your job search and growing your career. 

 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [03:28] Anthony’s career and honing the narrative of your career
• [011:07] Pros and cons to of switching jobs frequently and how to address recruiters’ questions
• [29:02] Benefits of mentorship programs and tips for finding more networking and mentorship opportunities
• [43:32] How to reach out to people and improve networking skills
• [49:31] Don’t turn off job search mode and which companies are on Anthony’s list
• [59:28] Anthony’s pop advice and inspiration

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• Although job titles are important, it's even more important that you hone what your core skill set is and how you add value to a company.
• Three ways to improve your networking skills: 1) Overcome the belief that you will be a burden to someone when reaching out to them with career questions or for mentorship. 2) Be active on LinkedIn. Post articles and chat with people who are at companies that you’re interested in. 3) Seek out conversations with people in your industry. It doesn’t have to be transactional. Just ask questions or make a new connection.
• Never stop communicating, reaching out, and networking with people. You never know when the next job opportunity will present itself and how important a referral can be.

 

RESOURCE LINKS

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BIO:

Anthony has 14 years of experience across marketing, sales, and product. Most recently he helped launch facial recognition at Royal Caribbean across 8 countries, supported movie and tv studios at Amazon Prime Video, and is now working to improve the buying experience at OpenSea. He is currently enjoying Miami and is excited to help support the next generation of young adults getting into tech! 

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What variables are important to one's career growth in tech? Should your manager help you with it? And how do you start a conversation about your career growth with your manager in the first place? Join Rachelle and me as we dive into that topic talking about careers in tech, career growth, relationships with your managers, finding allies, growing your skills, and figuring out your career priorities.

Rachelle is passionate about being multifaceted and following numerous interests. She is a yoga teacher, software engineer, content creator, board game designer, and outdoor enthusiast! She is passionate about increasing the number of women in STEM fields and aims to help working professional women prevent burnout, achieve work-life harmony, and feel empowered in all aspects of life!

Learn more about Rachelle here:

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Our other conversation with Rachelle: https://youtu.be/ZSaKjBHH-jE

 

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It’s easy to put the tech sector on a pedestal, as we’re constantly bombarded with its power and profits. But “technology is just a tool to affect business outcomes,” says prop tech entrepreneur Sebastian Rivas.

Sebastian runs Andes STR, a which uses machine learning algorithms to find property investments for short term rentals. If you want to invest in a property and rent it out on Airbnb, Andes STR will find the investment and manage the rental.

Sebastian started his career in finance, and created a smart plan to break into tech. Listen to this episode to learn how he did it.

Learning notes from this episode:

• Technology is a tool used in business to improve efficiency, user experience and productivity, but it is not an end in itself.
• Being tech savvy and understanding how technology influences business outcomes is a must have in today’s working environment, almost no matter where you work. Even your coffee shop has an app!
• “The biggest difference between entrepreneurship and tech entrepreneurship is that in a tech company the speed at which you’re disrupting, innovating, and developing products is significantly higher,” says Sebastian.

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Lots of smart people want to transition into careers in tech, but don’t know how to get started. If that sounds like you, then listen to how Alexandra Soroko went from finance to tech leadership.

Today, Alexandra is Head of Merchant Sales at Visa in France, and connects fintech companies, banks and Visa’s technologies to help some of the world’s largest companies process payments. In her role, she combines tech knowledge, marketing and finance skills. She started her career at JP Morgan, but didn’t let her lack of tech skills stop her.

Learning notes from this episode:

• “You don’t need to be an engineer, but you need a willingness to understand what lies beneath the surface if you want to succeed in a tech business,” says Alexandra
• "If we don't have a vision, life just happens to us," says Alexandra. Before embarking on a transition into tech, think about your values and what you want from your next role. Alexandra’s six desires for her dream job were: market leading brand, growing tech market, a leadership position, balanced work schedule and international company. What do key attributes do you want your dream job to have?
• Learn the language of tech and combine that with building your network with people and companies that recruit for the job you want. 

 

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Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, and Ben Horowitz, the co-founder of VC fund A16Z, both started their careers as Product Managers (PMs).

PMs rise to leadership positions in the tech sector, because the job combines user perspectives, business needs and technological capabilities.  Whatever you want to do in the tech sector, learning how product managers think will help you succeed.

Learning notes:

• A product is a solution to a problem somebody is experiencing. Good product managers always focus on the user and the problem.
• Product Managers lead developers, marketers and designers, but rarely know how to do all those jobs themselves. 
• To lead the team successfully, product managers set product goals. This means telling the team where to go, not how to get there.
• To get into product management, learn a bit, do a bit. Taking courses is useful, but make sure to also participate in making a product.
• You can get involved in product management by volunteering with a start-up, helping a product team with user research or making a simple product using no-code apps.  

 

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The tech industry is booming, and there are many opportunities to transition from other career paths – or to change your path within tech. Join Head Geek™ Chrystal Taylor as she chats with tech professionals Ivan Bravo, Paul Guido, Jake Muszynski, and Marc Netterfield as they share their tech origin stories and discuss the challenges and benefits of having an unconventional background. They’ll share advice, anecdotes, and insights gained through their IT journeys and years of experience. 

Big data and predictive analytics can help you make profits, sell clothes and strike oil. But, unless you know how to ask data scientists the right questions and then use their answers, data are just a collection of meaningless facts.

Listen to this episode to learn what data scientists do and how to work with them.

 

Learning notes from this episode:

• Every senior level professional today has to learn to speak tech: knowing the concepts of how digital products get made is now basic literacy.
• Working with data scientists can be broken down into three steps: 1) ask the right question, 2) get insight 3) take action based on the insight.
• Predictive analytics are based on past data, which does not make predictions future proof and does not take account of shocks to the system.

 

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Lessons from this episode:

 

• These lessons are based on Walter Isaacson's biography of Steve Jobs.
• "The reason Apple can create products like the iPad is that we've always tried to be at the intersection of technology and liberal arts" - said Steve Jobs
• Knowing how to commercialise innovation is as important as inventing something new.
• At Apple, design came first. This is contrary to most tech companies, where engineering dominates.
• A company is an invention as much as a product. Steve Jobs said that Apple was his greatest invention.

 

In November the TFNT book club will cover The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman.

 

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Learning notes from this episode:

 

• Non-technical founders are the interface between the product team and the users. They focus on making the right product, not getting the product right.
• Setting the big vision and working out the steps to get there is another responsibility for non-technical founders.
• Once you've found a real problem to solve and set the vision, you have to hire and lead the team. 

 

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Learning notes from this episode:

 

• The time to transition into tech is now, as lockdowns have moved our lives online. You can do this with a job change, or by investing or starting your own tech venture. 
• Learn concepts, not skills. Understand how tech products are made, but don't retrain to be a coder or a data scientist.
• Get involved with digital initiatives to put your new knowledge to the test.
• Build your network with people who could help you make the transition. The Tech for Non-Techies community is a great place to start.

 

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Learning notes from this episode:

 

• Networking is key to making a career transition. Meet people who are doing the job you are interested in and learn from them.
• To transition into a PM role, start by working on digital initiatives first. This will be your stepping stone to get to PM.
• Take courses to understand what developers are working with. Amber recommends AWS certification.

 

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Get inside this episode and Day discussed what is really happening on the recruiter side of things during IT recruitment phases (just don't mind the roster noises from our guest's area) haha! So she spilled the beans on how our CV should look like at the end and how do they assess and negotiate client needs vs applicant skills alignment. Find out which one would they prefer between an IT whiz or a character guy. We also discussed how shifters can prepare for these crucial stages and what we can do in order to prove our skills and worth to be part of an IT team. You can reach out to Day using her email ad anicee.timbol@gmail.com for any job engagements locally and outside the Philippines or offshore job opportunities and also for financial planning. Please leave a rate and review on this episode as it is sponsored by Siteground, check us out using careershift2it.com/siteground Check us in Youtube - https://bit.ly/2YVL0Gz

Mikey Rivera has been a successful software engineer and has worked his way up to being the Decisioning-IT Solutions Head in one of the Credit Data provider juggernaut company in Chicago. We talked about how a manager can likely transition from Managing Teams or Projects which are non-IT in nature and into a battle-ready managerial level contributor in an IT organization. There were comparisons, identification of similar skills needed, and how can a candidate smoothly handle a software development team coming from a non-IT industry. We also talked about what type of training involved and what are the common managerial approach coming from an IT perspective, that is needed in order to perform well. You can reach Mikey at https://www.linkedin.com/in/michang05/ This is a great episode that we can incorporate in our career regardless of level. Discover techniques on how to manage office based and remote teams.