It’s a very different job search landscape out there - AI agents are inundating employers with resumes on behalf of candidates, Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) may screen you out before the humans ever see your materials, and employers are increasingly making candidates jump through multiple hoops before making an offer.

In this episode, I give you a checklist for effective job searching in 2026, as well as my best tips for success.

There is so much confusion around the job market right now...Are jobs actually available? How do I find and apply for them? Why does everything feel so impersonal?

In this episode of The Exclusive Career Coach, I drill down on some stats around the current job market and uncover the actual problem. I then provide several solutions for sucessfully navigating the job market. 

Depending on the source you use, the hidden job market represents 70-80% of all jobs.

But why aren’t these jobs advertised, and how can you access them?

I answer these questions and more in this week’s episode.

Depending on your level of seniority, your job search should consist of some amount of active strategies (think networking-based). In this episode, I walk you through several active and passive job search strategies and explain how I use this with my clients to create an effective job search customized to their specific situation and needs.

Job boards. While they aren’t a very effective way to look for a job, they can be a part of your overall job search strategy.

Here are 12 tips for making the most of job boards.

I’m back with The Exclusive Career Coach, where I will be covering all things job search. In this episode, I bring episode #1 into 2025 with relevance for today’s job market and the implications of tech on the job search.

Networking doesn’t have to be complicated, or cumbersome, or icky. When you do it the right way.

In this episode of The Exclusive Career Coach podcast, I give you 6 strategies for incorporating intentional networking into what you’re already doing - as well as 5 tools to make sure it actually happens.

Today, I’m diving into the unique challenges of looking for a remote position. I provide my favorite job boards for remote opportunities and several important considerations related to seeking remote work.

My guest this week is Bruce Tulgan of rainmakerthinking.com. We are doing a deep dive into the mistakes managers make around providing their direct reports with appropriate, time-sensitive, and useful feedback, and Bruce gives us seven mistakes he sees far too often with managers.

Today, I’m talking about the job market and the job search for 2025 - a forecast of what to expect and how to manage your job search in the face of all these challenges.

As we wrap up 2024, it is a great time to evaluate what went right and what didn’t - and to set goals for 2025.

Using the STOP - START - CONTINUE - CHANGE framework, I talk about how to determine what stays, what goes, and what you do differently next year.

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Roger Gerard about leadership’s important role in employee engagement. He walks us through 3 types of employees a leader may encounter - the cynic, the apathetic, and the naysayer - and how to lead each.

Roger gives us 5 simple promises leaders need to make and keep to be effective.

Whether you are new to hiring, been in the role for a while, or are a candidate navigating the hiring process, this episode is for you! I cover the 3 phases of the hiring process - and what it means for those doing the hiring and those being hired.

I do my annual list of five unusual things to be thankful for the week of Thanksgiving. This year, the “things” come directly from my experiences over the past 12 months - and what you can learn from them.

Based on a recent Gallup pole, 70% of employees quit for reasons other than better pay or benefits. In this episode, I break down the top 3 reasons - and what employees, bosses, and c-level executives can do about each.

The concept of Ikigai is the Japanese answer to living a life of purpose. I talked about Ikigai in episode #243; in this episode, I go deeper with the concept. If you don’t feel your career is feeding your soul, here’s how to figure out what is missing - and what to do about it.

The framework I teach my clients for answering behavioral interview questions is CAR(L)

C - Challenge

A - Action

R - Result

(L) - Lessons Learned

The “L” can take two forms, which I describe in the episode and give examples of both. When used correctly, this extra step is incredibly powerful in driving home exactly what you want the interviewer to learn about you from your answer.

My guest this week is Cheryl Fields Tyler, CEO and Founder of Blue Beyond Consulting. We are talking about the challenges – and rewards – of having multiple generations in the workforce (Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, Gen Z).

Cheryl tells about the key takeaways from her research – both for younger workers and those who lead them – including the skills you need to work in a multi-generational work environment, the differences and commonalities in workers’ needs and requirements, and how to leverage a range of strengths in a diverse workplace.

Subtitle: “Beating Yourself Up for What Didn’t Get Done vs. Celebrating What Did Get Done.”

When you don’t meet your goal - be it for your job search, your job, or your personal life - what do you make it mean?

In this episode, I cover the thinking and the doing part of regrouping without blame when things don’t go as planned.

Networking is an essential part of an effective job search strategy. In this episode, I cover the benefits of networking, how to work a networking event, and how to steer the conversation during a one-on-one networking meeting. I also talk about how much networking you should be doing for your job search depending on your seniority level.