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The Career ExchangeEP8: Introducing the Elite Interview Skills Masterclass (With Emilie Carlino)On our latest episode, Devicore's career coach Emilie Carlino joined the show to talk about the company's upcoming Virtual Masterclass; The Elite Interview Skills Masterclass.
Emilie and host John Williams discuss tips for rocking your next interview, what you'll learn when you signup for the masterclass, the additional perks to reserving your seat in the course, and much more!
To learn more about the masterclass and to reserve your seat, visit https://www.devicore.com/elite-interview-skills-masterclass. There are only a limited amount of seats available, so sign up today!
2022-09-2932 minThe Career ExchangeEP7: Pivoting in Life and in Basketball (feat. Anthony Parenti)On this week's episode, we're joined by basketball trainer and coach Anthony Parenti. We discuss his decision to leave his near-decade long teaching career behind to take his company, Omnia Basketball Academy, full-time.
What was the best advice he received during the career change process? When did he know the time was right to transition? What transferable skills did he leverage to make the move? Watch or listen to find out!
For more info on the Omnia Basketball Academy, check out https://www.omniabasketball.com/ or email omniabasketball@gmail.com.
2022-09-1325 minThe Career ExchangeEP6: When's the Right Time to Take Your Side Hustle Full-Time (feat. Matt Lee)On this week's episode, fitness coach Matt Lee joined us to talk about his experience leaving his full-time job as a PPC marketer to grow his startup into a heavy-lifting success! We talked about how preparation, combined with betting on yourself, can help you navigate anything--including a pandemic!
If you want to work with Matt to build a nutrition or workout plan that fits your fitness goals and schedule, go mattleefit.com.
To learn more about the magic Matt works for his clients, check out his Instagram (@mattleefit) and join his private Facebook group (The Fle...
2022-08-1629 minThe Career ExchangeEP5: Leveraging Transferable Skills to Become a Digital Nomad (feat. Triv Andhare)On this week's episode, we sat down with Triv Andhare, an entrepreneur and digital nomad who left his career in sales to launch a plethora of companies, including leakd.co, which helps early stage start-ups and small businesses validate their products before launch. We talked about the transferable skills he leveraged to start his new career journey and some key steps that professionals need to take in order to become an entrepreneurial nomad and travel the world for work, all while building a business.
You can contact Triv at the following spots:
Instagram: https://www.in...
2022-08-1125 minThe Career ExchangeEP4: Finding Your Why & the Art of Career Coaching (Feat. Emilie Carlino)On this week's show, we sat down with Devicore's career coach, Emilie Carlino. Emilie takes us through her incredible career journey that's seen her go from working multiple jobs at a time to make ends meet, to eventually becoming an assistant director at a major healthcare organization and later on, a career coach. Emilie also explains why working with a career coach can change your entire life for the better.
To schedule a free 15-minute career coaching consultation with Emilie, visit www.devicore.com/.
2022-08-0229 minThe Career ExchangeEP3: Leaving the Classroom to Start a Business (Feat. Amanda Sierzega-Pedorenko)On this episode we're joined by Amanda Sierzega-Pedoerenko, a certified professional resume writer and the director of professional services at Devicore, shares her journey from leaving her career as a teacher to become a full-time resume writer, start a business, become a pilates and spin instructor, and do the things in life that she loves most on her schedule!
To find out how Amanda can write your next resume, visit Devicore.com/contact, or email info@devicore.com.
2022-07-2640 minThe Career ExchangeEP2: From Lawyer to Career Coach & Podcaster (feat. Jeremy Cline)On this week's episode, we sat down with Jeremy Cline, owner and founder of Change Work Life, about his 20+ year career as a lawyer, the decision to transition out to something else, and the transferable skills he used to start his career coaching business and podcast.
To learn more about Jeremy, visit changeworklife.com.
2022-07-1931 minThe Career ExchangeEP1: From the Kitchen to the Classroom (feat. Matt Solomon)On the first episode of The Career Exchange, host John Williams sits down with longtime friend and Career Trader Matt Solomon. After years in the culinary industry--and industry that he wanted to pursue from a young age--Matt shares his journey to the world of academia and how finding his new passion has changed his life.
2022-07-1228 minThe Career ExchangePreview: The Career ExchangeListen up, Career Traders! This July, Devicore is launching "The Career Exchange" podcast. Host John Williams will sit down with professionals from all over the world who have made the jump from one career to another one that excites them.
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The Pivot PodcastEP 39: There's Never a Perfect Time (Part 2)In this week’s episode, Amanda discusses the dangers of Motivation 2.0 (a popular educational pedagogy) and why having a goal that is forever just out of reach is detrimental to one’s mental, emotional, and even physical health. She also discusses why it’s so incredibly important to trust the plans and goals that you have for yourself, even when they do go right.Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that provides, resume, federal resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and curriculum vitae support as wel...
2022-05-2035 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 38: There's Never a Perfect TimeIn this week’s episode, Amanda discusses why it’s so important to have a plan when you’re trying to start working for yourself, leave one job in favor of another, start a business, or make any change in one’s professional or personal life. However, she also discusses why it’s equally as important to make sure that your plan has an ending, and that you don’t keep adding conditions to it. There’s no such thing as the “perfect” time to do something, but there’s way to make it almost perfect. She also discusses why it is important...
2022-05-1342 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 36: How to Have Staying Power/LongevityIn this week’s episode, Amanda provides her listeners with three pieces of advice to integrate into their lives before and as they are making changes and choosing to go all-in on specific goals. These are three things that Amanda wishes that she did when she was transitioning from teaching high school to being a full time resume writer and working for herself, and she believes that these things can exponentially improve your longevity and staying power in what you do and aspire to do.Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. De...
2022-04-2937 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 35: Put It Down Dirty; Pick It Up CleanIn this week’s episode, Amanda discusses how this phrase changed her perspective regarding the decisions we make and how we process what goes on in our daily lives, big and small. She also gives you feedback on why this phrase is such an important way to live your life and how it can provide you with power and agency during times where it can be lacking (and isn’t that all of the time anymore?)Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that...
2022-04-2233 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 34: Leaving Teaching for a Completely Different Industry & Job (I Was Able to Do It in 3 Months; So Can You)This is the time of year where teachers are being asked whether or not they plan to renew their contracts for the next school year, and this always comes at a tumultuous time with spring fever, proms, graduations, and standardized tests bombarding both teachers and students. This year, it's even more tumultuous as more and more teachers are leaving the profession, and leaving at record rates. This week, I am re-publishing my very first episode that talks about why and how I left teaching. Even if you are not a teacher, this episode has tangible takeaways and step-by-step information...
2022-04-1553 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 33: Embrace Being Multi-FacetedIn this week’s episode, Amanda discusses why we’ve been conditioned to ignore the fact that as humans, we have a lot of different, diverse interests and these interests will grow, change, and transform, and they will sometimes do this at the same time. She talks about how prior generations were forced to not lean into their multi-faceted desires and interests or any changes that took place within them, and how that’s conditioned us to believe that as well. She works to break this cycle of monotony and includes how this can be pivotal in obtaining your BHAG...
2022-04-0835 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 32: Take Up Space (It's Okay If What You Want Changes)In this week's episode, Amanda discusses how society has evolved to a point where picking a "box" (a job, an interest, etc.) and having that forever works; we're not always meant to be doing what at 50 what we chose at 18, and this is a pattern that millennials (including elder millennials) and Gen Z will be breaking (and it won't always be easy).Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that provides, resume, federal resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and curriculum vitae support as well...
2022-04-0129 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 31: We're Not Meant to Be Receiving So Much Feedback At ScaleIn this week's episode, Amanda discusses how detrimental it can be to constantly be in positions where we receive so much feedback (whether correct or incorrect) instantaneously and how the cliche boundaries of "just delete this app off of your phone!" or "just don't let it get to you and don't check your email!" are BS. They might've worked in 2010, but they are NOT feasible in 2022.Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that provides, resume, federal resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and curriculum...
2022-03-2531 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 30: A. God-Shaped HoleAKA a universe-shaped hole, AKA a void that is present in the human heart. In this week's episode, Amanda discusses the meaning of a "God-Shaped" hole, how hearing this phrase for the first time on a run listening to Mayiam Bialik's podcast Mayiam Bialik's Breakdown provided her with clarity and perspective that she hadn't had in years, and what the implications are if we let this void present in our hearts become all-consuming (especially if we're using work to attempt to fill it). It's incredibly important to acknowledge and use coping skills as coping skills rather than thinking that they...
2022-03-1837 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 29: Burnout - It's So Much More Now Than It was in 2019In this week’s episode, Amanda discusses burnout, everyone’s favorite feeling and how the way we think about and experience burnout now has significantly changed over the past two years (and even two weeks). She discusses how to combat burnout no matter your personality through the 3/7 rule (her take on the 4/7 rule) and how it’s applicable to you no matter your personality or life experiences.Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that provides, resume, federal resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and curric...
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Leaving The NestEpisode 12: Career Coaching Spotlight - Changing Careers with Amanda SierzegaWhat did you want to be when you grew up? An astronaut? An archeologist? A teacher? Many of us started out believing we'd do one thing then changed our minds shortly thereafter. This isn't the case for today's guest—she knew she would be teaching people since preschool. The only thing that has changed has been who and what she teaches. Hey there, listeners! Welcome back to another episode of Leaving the Nest. I'm your host, Kathleen Pellegrino from ROCS Grad Staffing. Our mission is to help you find a job out of college and th...
2022-02-2439 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 28: Remember Your WhyIt's so cliche but it's so true; in this week's episode, Amanda talks about how it's so important (and honestly now more than ever) to remember why your goals are your goals, especially after you've achieved them. It's so easy to sink back into our old habits of going through the motions when we made significant changes because we didn't want to do that. Today, you'll hear about how and why Amanda is going through the motions rather than living in balance (to help you reflect if you are too) and how to help get out of this headspace...
2022-02-1826 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 27: Holding on to Letting GoIn this week's episode, Amanda discusses how so often we're the one holding ourselves back from where we want to be because of the preconceived notions we have about ourselves or what we thought things would be like, whether that's a job, a relationship, a routine that we have, or how we think of and speak to ourselves. Amanda is in the throws of trying to figure out how to balance holding and letting go herself, and hopes that by talking about it everyone realizes that they're not alone in feeling this way.Thank you to DeviCore...
2022-02-1136 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 26: One Form of Income is No Longer Sustainable + What to Do About ItIn this episode, Amanda discusses how only have one form of income is no longer realistic or sustainable in contemporary society and what you can today to start building other revenue streams (active and passive). She gives you tangible, realistic tips and tricks as well as ways to ensure that you are closer to sustainable, financial comfort than you previously were.Thank you to DeviCore for sponsoring this episode of The Pivot Podcast. DeviCore is your affordable and personalized career services center that provides, resume, federal resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, and curriculum vitae support as well as...
2022-02-0446 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 25: High High's and Low Low'sIn this week's episode, Amanda gives you some tools and perspective regarding these high and low emotional moments when we're in a place of change in our lives (no matter what that change is). Knowing that this is normal is key to making sure that you make the right decision for you and also that the decision you make isn't rooted just in one emotional moment. You'll have these high high's and low low's no matter what your life path is, so why not make the pivot/that transition you've been thinking about making? It might seem like you'll...
2022-01-2847 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 24: Gabby Ianniello, The Corporate QuitterOn this episode of The Pivot Podcast, Amanda is joined by Gabby Ianniello who is the host of The Corporate Quitter podcast, the leader of the Corporate Quitter community, a business that allows like minded individuals to connect where Gabby also offers services to those looking to start a podcast, a business, an online brand, and ultimately leave their 9-5. Gabby and Amanda discuss her journey from graduating college with a teaching degree to job hopping throughout her twenties. They talk about the nuances of societal norms, education, and why having a brand, business, side hustle, and ultimately multiple forms...
2022-01-2155 minThe Pivot PodcastEp 23: Passive Multi-Tasking - How to Utilize It To Achieve Your GoalsIn this episode, Amanda discusses passive multi-tasking and how you can incorporate it into your day-to-day life. Whether you are trying to make your side hustle your main hustle, work multiple jobs while keeping your sanity, or like where you're at and you're trying to find a little more time for you each day, Amanda shares her experience utilizing passive multi-tasking when she was a high school teacher and how you can too no matter what your goals are or what you do day to day because time really is the most valuable resource that we have, and having...
2022-01-1455 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 22: Shiny Happy PeopleIn this episode, Amanda discusses how generational expectations and trauma can affect our abilities to determine what we truly want, so often we do things because it appears the way that it "should" on the outside even if there is inner turmoil. She discusses how prior generations perpetuated this narrative of appearances being more important than realty, how technology is actually helping this, and what you can do to ensure that you're not doing certain things and living life in a certain way because it's what others want or expect of you.Thank you to DeviCore for...
2022-01-071h 00The Pivot PodcastEP 21: Own The GapsIn this week’s episode, Amanda defines what “owning the gaps” means when it comes to your ability to make your goals a reality, whether you’re looking to start your own business or make any sort of professional or personal transformation. She talks about why your goals and having a plan is important as well as how to make executing that plan realistic and fit into your life and weeks (even when it doesn’t seem possible). To connect with The Pivot Podcast, click hereTo connect with Amanda, click hereThank you so much for Anchor for sponsoring this episode of The Pivo...
2021-12-311h 05The Pivot PodcastEP 20: What Teaching During A Global Pandemic Is Like (in the U.S.)...Plus the effect that this will have on the education professional for years to come. In this episode, Amanda discusses what teaching during a global pandemic is like, money and teaching, and how external individuals' perspectives regarding teaching as a profession is going to permeate professionals' experiences and future generations entering the profession, and why America was already losing so many amazing teachers and why the pandemic is going to exacerbate this. She shares her experience and reflections plus how these experiences and feelings are not just specific to teaching; so many other professions are seeing these trends and its...
2021-12-2457 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 19: You Must Give Up The Life You Had To Have the Life That Is Waiting For YouKnowing when to walk away (regardless of if it's professional, personal, emotional, a relationship, a friendship) is incredibly important. There are always going to be reasons why you should stay and why you should wait a little bit longer before making that leap or making that decision, so are you going to let that stop you? In this episode, Amanda provides her listeners with advice regarding walking away and making that change as well as little bit of advice concerning how to know that you're in a good position to do (Episodes 10, 12, and 18 provide more micro, tangible takeaways) by opening...
2021-12-1751 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 18: What's Your One Thing? The Importance of Re-Charging When You're Pivoting (& When You're Not)In this episode, Amanda discusses why it's so important to have one thing that helps you feel like you and allows you to take at least 30 minutes to decompress (ideally an hour) each day. Regardless of whether or not you're pivoting or going through a transformational time in your life, this is so important to have if we're going to practice living the life that we want to have. Amanda gives examples as to what this could be (but you're probably already thinking about what that is, as well as 3 specific tips and suggestions concerning how to implement this...
2021-12-1055 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 17: Kathleen Pellegrino, Recruiting, Recent Graduates, & Knowing YourselfKathleen Pellegrino is a Senior Account Manager at ROCS Staffing Firm and provides individuals (especially recent graduates and young adults) with assistance and support throughout their employment search. Her podcast, Leaving the Nest, provides an incredible amount of information and value about “adulting” as well as tips and feedback concerning one’s employment search and life outside of school. On today’s episode, we discussed how she decided to become a recruiter, her advice for individuals who are in or going to be in the job hunt and also talks about her advice to individuals no matter where they are in t...
2021-12-031h 05The Pivot PodcastEP 16: Gratitude is HardOn today's episode, Amanda discusses gratitude and the importance of including a gratitude practice into your daily life. If you are incredibly busy and not the type of person to have a gratitude practice, this episode is for you. If you are they type to have a gratitude practice or already have a gratitude practice, this episode is also for you. Amanda provides you with tips and ways you can implement a gratitude practice in your life no matter what amount of time that you have (even if it's none) and also that it's okay not to be grateful...
2021-11-2634 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 15: Morgan Pambianco - A Health Coach’s Take: One Size Doesn’t Fit AllMorgan Pambianco is an educator and a Registered Health and Life Coach. On today's episode, she discusses why she became a life and health coach, how a health and life coach is an incredibly influential and supplemental tool in your life to discover and find true, full body, mind, and soul health, and about social media as a tool for entrepreneurs and perfectionism. I've had the pleasure of knowing Morgan since 2012 when we met at Ursinus College and she's been a huge positive light in mine and so many others' lives. We spoke for almost 3 hours and we could've spoken...
2021-11-191h 06The Pivot PodcastEP 14: Beau Bradley: Mental Health, Personal Growth, & Knowing YourselfThis week I had the absolute honor of sitting down (via Zoom) with my friend Beau Bradley. He is a truly amazing and warm human being who is so wise, intelligent, and insightful, and he is a non-binary transmasculine individual whose pronouns are he/them. We have been friends for almost our entire lives and he shares his experiences living on west coast, his identity, mental health, sexuality, and so much more. Beau also has his own podcast (Beau My God) as well as his new podcast project that is in the works (more on that in the episode...
2021-11-121h 21The Pivot PodcastEP 13: Kim Castro, Entrepreneur & Founder of Girls Got Goals PHI had the absolute pleasure of sitting down and talking with Kim Castro, the founder of Girls Got Goals PH, a social media management company that provides digital marketing and social media marketing for health and wellness coaches and yoga instructors. Kim left corporate after 10 years after starting and scaling her side hustle, turning it into her full-time job. Kim talks to us about the importance of mental health and self care, what do each day if you're looking to work for yourself and be an entrepreneur, and her journey as a business owner. She also discusses the importance...
2021-11-0552 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 12: Your Pivoting Checklist: 6 Ways To Make Sure You're Making the Right MoveWhether you are a student trying to decide if a certain job or next path is right for or if you are a person who is deciding whether or not to change jobs or industries, or if you are a professional who is trying to figure out when to start working for themselves or freelance full time, this episode is for you. In episode 12, Amanda gives you 6 key things to figure out (and how to do that) to determine whether or not it's time to make your side hustle your main hustle and whether or not it is the...
2021-10-2945 minThe Pivot PodcastEP 11: Manifestation: Real Methods You Can Do Today + The Technicalities/Why It WorksIn this episode, Amanda talks all about Manifestation, why it is woo-wooy but also incredibly practical, how you can use manifestation to reach your goals, as well as the steps needed to make sure that your manifestations are effective and real options for manifestation that you can do today (it's not just thinking about something). This episode is packed with information, resources, and physical things that you can do immediately as well as in the short- and long-term to help you actually reach your goals (and sometimes in half of the time that you thought it would take). We...
2021-10-221h 15The Pivot PodcastEP 7: DeviCore - Amanda & John Williams' New Business!On today’s episode, John and Amanda announce their business, DeviCore! DeviCore LLC is a hub for all things Career Services, from resumes edits and rewrites, to LinkedIn edits and creation, to cover letter edits and rewrites, to resume and cover letter creation, we do it all at a price that anyone can afford. Regardless of if you are a high school student, seasoned professional, or someone trying to change career paths, level up, or get back into the workforce, we are real people helping real people. We relevant certifications and almost 10 years of industry experience, DeviCore will place yo...
2021-09-2453 min