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3 Job Search Tips For New Grads



New grads with limited work experience are some of my favorite people to coach. And here's why...

You have no bad habits yet. You have no preconceived notions. You don't have a long list of demands that you want from a job. If anything, you're just trying to figure out what kind of work would work for you.

Does that sound familiar?

This is why I love working with new grads. And if you're a new grad looking for your first job out of college, these are the best job search tips I give all my clients who are in the same boat as you...

The Best Job Search Tips For Recent College Grads


@j.t.odonnell Replying to @swoopchirp New Grads Job Search Tips! 👍🍀❤️ if you are a new grad then you have a competitive advantage in that you have no bad habits. however at the same time you haven't been taught how to position yourself with employers. you need to leverage your intrinsic motivation. that is what will get you up every day to go do the job. the best thing to do is to identify companies where you feel a deep connection to the work that they do and then you want to leverage your unique skill sets to match them to jobs there. companies love hiring people that they can mold into high performing employees. that's one of the advantages of hiring a new grad. so you want to make the most of that by being able to Showcase how your personality and your workplace personas will be a great fit for their organization. the first place to start is to take the two free quizzes linked in my bio and then if you want help decoding the results I've got an awesome new tiktok series here that you can purchase where you can listen to me explain the results. but most importantly if you'd like to get some career coaching to help you with all of this I hope you'll head over to workitdaily.com where we help new grads all the time just like you. we've got a great 7 Day free trial! #newgrad #collegegrad #collegegraduate #newgradjobs #howto #jobsearch #howtofindajob #findmeajob #jobsearchtips #jobsearch #jobsearching #jobsearchhelp #careeradvice #careercoach #careercoachontiktok #careerhelp #careerquiz #careerdecoder #workplacepersonas #personalityquiz #communicationstyles ♬ original sound - J.T. O'Donnell

1. Understand Your Unique Combination of Professional Strengths (Communication Style & Workplace Persona)

My first piece of advice for you is to understand two major components of your professional strengths. The first is your communication style (how you interact with others in the workplace). This plays a huge role in the type of jobs you'd be a good fit for. For example, if you're a contemplator, you're more introverted. You're not going to want a job that requires you to be really extroverted with a lot of people. Whereas if you were an energizer, you would actually feed off the energy of others.

The second thing you need to learn about yourself is your workplace personas. This is how you create value on the job. Companies pay you to create value, right? You need to save or make them enough money to justify the cost of hiring you. This is something they never teach us in school. So, there are eight workplace personas, and you should find out what your top three workplace personas are. Are you a builder, mentor, super connector, educator, visionary, optimizer, or researcher?

Take my free quizzes below to discover your unique combination of professional strengths:

2. Use The Information In Step 1 to Create an Interview Bucket List

Once you know your communication style and top workplace personas, you can weed out a whole bunch of jobs that aren't a fit for you and dial in on the kinds of roles that would be a fit for you. Then, we can teach you how to take that information and use it to reach out to employers and introduce yourself to them. This is a technique called an interview bucket list where you come up with a list of companies that you feel connected to. It's called intrinsic motivation. That's the fancy term. And when you are a recent grad, that's all you got, my friend.

As a new grad, you don't have a lot of experience to share. But companies love recent grads who have an intrinsic motivation to work for them and who understand their personality (their communication style and workplace personas) and how they'll create value for them. That shows a self-aware recent grad, and that's the kind they love to hire and mold, which will help catapult your career.

It's a really great time for you to be looking for work if you understand your unique combination of professional strengths and how to create an interview bucket list.

If you would like us to coach you on all of the things I've discussed, sign up for Work It DAILY's seven-day free trial of our career coaching platform that is literally going to teach you everything you need to know to land your first dream job.

Good luck, and go get 'em!

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How To Use A Career Coach In 2023



In today's competitive job market, you may be wondering how to use career coaching to your advantage, or if you need a career coach at all. Here's the truth: the key to getting ahead in your career is career coaching, and it's easier than you think to get the help you deserve.

Society raised us to think that if you need a career coach, there's something wrong with you. There must be a problem. You're not hireable. So now everyone thinks that they need to do this all by themselves. But dentists, doctors, lawyers, accountants, personal trainers—all these specialists out there—they help us get results, more results than we could get on our own.

Career coaches are no different.

You Need Career Coaching That's Affordable, Easily Accessible, & Available On Demand


@j.t.odonnell How to use a career coach. ♥️ For only $9/month! #careercoach #careercoachontiktok #careercoachtok #careeradvice #careerhelp #careermode #career ♬ original sound - J.T. O'Donnell

But here's the thing: career coaching needs to be affordable. After we pay all our bills at the end of the month, there's not a lot of money left over, if any. And the last thing we want to do is spend hundreds, sometimes thousands of dollars, on career coaches.

Traditional career coaches charge so much because they use the theory that says customers who spend more money are more likely to be satisfied because they don't want to look stupid and say that they overpaid for a product or a service. There's a whole marketing ploy about this pricing strategy. So most career coaches price themselves really, really high. But the right career coaching for you is affordable and effective—and it does exist.

Not only does career coaching have to be affordable in 2023, but it also has to be easily accessible and available on demand. When you work with a traditional career coach, they sit down with you for an hour. And maybe they get you all hyped up for an hour, but then you're all alone again.

What you really need is a career coach every single day. But who can afford hundreds of dollars every single day? This is why only executives and wealthy people ever use career coaches.

Until now.

At Work It DAILY, we have been building something special for the last two years. What we realized was you don't need an hour of our time. You need a few minutes of our time every day, and you need a place to go that's private and secure, where you can log in, talk with like-minded people, vent your frustrations, and access materials from trained career experts. You need a place where you can do the things you need to do to figure out and solve your career problems and move ahead, whether that's choosing a career path, getting a new job, getting a promotion, dealing with your manager, dealing with co-workers, or changing careers.

So, we built our premium membership that combines coaching, courses, and community. It's private, affordable, and ad-free, and every resource (including career coaching) is easily accessible and available on demand.

We created the Work It DAILY premium membership to help you get the career results you deserve. We are disrupting the industry to prove that good career coaching does not need to be expensive.

So if you need career coaching, come join me inside Work It DAILY. Getting the career help you need has never been easier.

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The Stigma Of Career Coaching (And Why It’s Changing)



There is still a bit of stigma around career coaching, and here at Work It DAILY, we're left wondering why.

What most people don't realize is that the majority of the CEOs, pro athletes, and other high-achieving individuals they admire have received some form of career coaching in their lives. This isn't just a coincidence.

The truth is, those who find career success seldom do it by themselves. They have people guiding them along the way, empowering them with tools to build better habits and set ambitious, yet achievable, career goals. So, why are you still afraid to ask for help with your career?

You're not expected to know how to do everything on your own. And you shouldn't have to.

If you still have a stigma toward career coaching, here's what you need to know...

School Teaches Us Everything Except How To Get The Job


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We spend the first two decades of our life in school preparing for our future career. We have teachers, professors, and mentors. We try to learn as much as possible and develop as many skills as we can. But after graduation day, we're suddenly without that guidance we've been used to all those years.

Worse, school teaches us everything except how to achieve career success. It teaches us everything except how to get the job.

From day one, we're expected to know how to get our first job, grow our career, and eventually achieve the career success that we want. That's such a harmful assumption, leaving people who can't do this feeling like they aren't good enough. That something is wrong with them.

This is why career coaching shouldn't be stigmatized. Nobody innately knows the right and wrong way to interview, make a career change, or ask for a raise. The career questions you have, thousands, if not millions, of other professionals have them too.

Don't be afraid to ask for help. When it comes to not knowing how to grow your career, you're truly not alone.

Working "On" Your Career Is Different From Working "In" It


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One of the most dangerous things you can do as a professional is to only work "in" your career and not "on" it. You can't go to work every day, work hard, and assume that's good enough.

The hard truth: If you're not growing your career, you're dying.

Again, nobody told us the importance of your personal brand and making sure you're staying relevant by developing your skills and continually growing your professional network.

But a career coach will tell you this. They'll tell you exactly how to work on your career to ensure you aren't becoming irrelevant, and slowly killing your career in the process.

Career Coaching Isn't A Sign Of Weakness


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We can compare the stigma of career coaching to the stigma of mental illness.

There used to be an incredible stigma around mental illness, but now we're realizing that when we need help, admitting we need help is a strength, not a weakness. Nobody should be ashamed of asking for help and getting the treatment they need in order to better themselves.

The same is true with career coaching.

Career coaching isn't a sign of weakness. It's a path to greatness.

When we need help with our career, we should get help. No shame. No hesitation. No questions asked.

The only way we erase the stigma around career coaching is by spreading awareness about how difficult it is to navigate our career on our own.

The next time you're struggling in your career, remember that it's okay to ask for help. You'll be stronger—and better—for it.

At Work It DAILY, we believe the stigma of career coaching is going away, but not fast enough. Career coaching should be accessible to everyone. You deserve the same opportunity to grow your career, the same resources and support, that CEOs, pro athletes, and millionaires get. Don't let anybody convince you otherwise.

If you're ready to take ownership of your career and achieve the success you know you can, we'd love to see you inside our community.

Become a member to learn how to UNLEASH your true potential to get what you want from work!

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10 Reasons Why You Need A Career Coach



A good friend recently sent me the link to an article all about the value of coaching. I'm sure it's no surprise to all of you that I loved it. However, it also reminded me that I should be reminding all of you why having a career coach is the best thing you can do for your professional development.

Here are the top 10 reasons you need a career coach right now:

1. You Could See A 300% Return On Your Investment


Professional man at a job he landed by utilizing a career coach

According to a survey in the article I mentioned above, wellness programs have been shown to provide approximately a 300% return on investment (ROI). In other words, companies that spend $1 on a wellness program earn $3 as a result of decreased turnover, fewer sick days, reduced health insurance costs, etc.

It's no wonder wellness programs have experienced such tremendous growth; it makes financial sense. The same can be said about career coaching. If you invest in yourself and your career by getting a coach, you'll see a return on investment in the form of professional growth and development.

2. Your Relationships Will Improve


Woman talks to a career coach or a coworker

Another study shows that professional coaching has an even greater impact on things like relationships and teamwork. The study says recipients of coaching saw a 77% improvement in relationships, 67% improvement in teamwork, 61% improvement in job satisfaction, and 48% improvement in quality.

Getting coaching on one aspect of our lives, like career coaching, can have a positive effect in many different areas. It's a good kind of domino effect.

3. You'll Have More Positivity In Your Life


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Career coaches are trained to focus on positive outcomes and be a source of motivation. They tailor their efforts to help you find greater satisfaction. Since no two people are the same, having a career coach ensures you are getting assistance that speaks to your wants and needs—not someone else's. More importantly, it's been proven that the best way to get what you want is to surround yourself with positive people.

Unfortunately, that's not always the case with family and friends. So, hiring a career coach ensures you've got at least one positive influence in your life!

4. You'll Be Following In The Footsteps Of Star Performers


Group of successful people/professionals who get career coaching

One outdated stigma about career coaching is that it's for people who are underperforming or troubled. On the contrary! Most smart folks who seek out career coaching do so because they want to be high performers and feel satisfied with their efforts.

In the article mentioned above, Paul Michelman, editor of Harvard Business School's Management Update, says, "whereas coaching was once viewed by many as a tool to help correct underperformance, today it is becoming much more widely used in supporting top producers. In fact, in a 2004 survey by Right Management Consultants, 86% of companies said they used coaching to sharpen the skills of individuals who have been identified as future organizational leaders."

So, by choosing to invest in coaching, you are saying to the world you believe in yourself and your ability to be a star performer!

5. It Doesn't Take Up A Lot Of Time


Woman talks to a career coach on her laptop

Many people assume coaching is like working out: you need to do it daily to see any results. That's true! But the good thing about career coaching, like working out, is that it doesn't take much time if you have a plan, know what you're doing, and have the right mindset.

Good coaches understand that you need to work professional development into your schedule. Moreover, studies show that just a few hours per month can have a huge impact.

At Work It Daily, for example, our slogan is "If you want to win, you've got to work it daily." Working on your career for just a few minutes a day is enough to transform your professional outlook. This is the strategy we promote at Work It Daily, and it has helped thousands of our members find jobs and grow their careers.

6. Career Coaches Tell You What You NEED To Hear


Professional woman meets with a career coach

While you may be friendly with your career coach, they are not your friend. They are your advocate for change.

Unlike your family and friends who are opinionated and biased about you and your career, a career coach will look at you objectively and strive to empower you to take the necessary actions to achieve your goals.

In short, while the people in your life tend to tell you what you want to hear, your career coach will be honest and tell you what you need to hear to make your career goals a reality.

7. You Could Get Your Employer To Pay For It


Man listens to a career coach on his laptop

For the longest time, companies have only paid for their executives to have career coaches. But that trend is changing. According to the article previously mentioned, online shoe and clothing company Zappos.com, known for their outstanding commitment to creating a culture of unparalleled customer service (they even teach this through Zappos Insights), has a full-time goals coach who works with any employee—not just management—on helping them create better lives.

Now is the time to see if your company is considering budgeting for career coaching services as part of its benefits program. With all the surveys showing the positive impact it has, there's a good chance your employer may see value in footing the bill for your career coach.

In the event you are laid off, you should still ask your employer if they will provide outplacement services to help you find your next job. Career coaching at any stage in your professional life, no matter what kind of challenges you face, can be a true game changer.

8. They'll Help You Break Bad Habits


Thinking woman addresses her bad habits with a career coach on her laptop

A good coach will never tell you what to do. Instead, they'll help you identify habits that are holding you back from success. Then, they'll coach you on the actions you should take to learn new, better ways to accomplish your goals.

In short, career coaches teach you how to remove roadblocks to success on your own, ensuring you can do this for yourself both now and in the future.

9. It Shows You Think Like An Executive


Two executives/professional women talk about career coaching

The article I mentioned above indicates some executives will pay as much as $3,500/hour for a particular coach. Yikes! That's too rich for my blood. But the article goes on to say that most personal coaches charge a monthly retainer between $500 to $2,000 a month. What this means is either there are a lot of really silly executives wasting their money on coaching each month or they are getting results that make them feel it's worth the investment.

At Work It Daily, our goal is to make career coaching accessible to everyone, not just executives with deep pockets, so you can think like an executive without worrying about the price tag.

10. You Deserve Better In Your Career


Happy professional man receives career coaching

Forget the economy for a second and just ask yourself, "Do I deserve better?" If the voice in your head says, "Yes!" then you need to take action.

Let's face it: if you could have found greater career satisfaction and success on your own, you would have by now. So, why not give yourself some well-deserved support that will help you get what you want and deserve?

We spend a third of our lives at our jobs. Isn't it time you felt good about your career?

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LinkedIn Hot Or Not!



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5 Things I Wouldn’t Do If I Was Looking For A New Job



I'm jumping on this bandwagon of the five things I wouldn't do based on my profession as a career coach if I was in job search mode right now.

If I lost my job due to a layoff, want to change careers, or hate my job, I would not do these five things...

1. I Wouldn't "Spray And Pray"


@j.t.odonnell 5 things I wouldn't do if I was looking for a new job right now... #5things #careeradvice #resume #linkedin #sprayandpray #careertok #jobsearch #edutok #jobtok #jobsearchtips ♬ original sound - J.T. O'Donnell

I would not get on a job board and start applying for everything under the sun. First of all, you don't want 90% of those jobs and there's nothing more demotivating and depressing than getting rejected from companies you weren't interested in. That's exactly what's going to happen. Less than 3% of people ever get contacted when they apply online. So, don't rely solely on job boards, and don't apply to every job you see. It's ineffective and a waste of time.

2. I Wouldn't Create An Over-The-Top Resume


Man looks at a resume

An over-the-top resume is a resume where you put everything you've ever done on it. You really try to hype yourself up. Unfortunately, it comes across as narcissistic and desperate. It's also difficult to read and usually gets you tossed. Instead, customize your resume for each position you apply for, and focus on quantifying your work experience.

3. I Wouldn't Skip Using LinkedIn


Woman uses LinkedIn in her job search

LinkedIn is the number one place recruiters search for potential job candidates, and they search for them based on keywords (skill sets). So, if you want to get found by recruiters and hiring managers, you need to learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile.

4. I Wouldn't Skip Interview Prep


Man prepares for a job interview by writing down his answers to interview questions

I would be practicing right now before I even start looking for a job. You need to know how to answer those tough interview questions because it'll help you stand out, and it can help you not only get the job but get more pay as well. Never skip interview prep, no matter how qualified you think you are.

5. I Wouldn't Skip Networking


Happy woman on laptop networks on LinkedIn

Your network is your net worth. What you need to do is create a bucket list of employers you'd like to work for and start strategically reaching out and connecting with those people on LinkedIn as a way to gain visibility when you start applying for their roles. Networking is always the best way to get a job.

There are other tips and tricks I would recommend, but those are definitely the five things I wouldn't do if I was looking for a job right now.

If you would like to learn more about what you should and shouldn't do in your job search, sign up for Work It Daily's Power Hour Event Subscription. I look forward to answering all of your career questions in our next live event!

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Career AMA (Ask Me Anything!)



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Want To Move Up The Ladder At Work? Focus On The 3 Cs Of Career Growth



Have you heard of the three Cs of career growth? They are the three things you need to focus on in your career if you want to move up the ladder at work and find long-term professional success.

As a career coach for the last 20 years, I've learned that people cannot move their careers forward in a vacuum. You can't grow your career alone. And that's where the three Cs come in...

The 3 Cs Of Career Growth


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The first "C" of career growth is courses/content. You need resources in your career that will teach you something new and give you a new perspective.

The second "C" is coaching. In order to truly grow your career, you need a trained expert or a mentor, somebody who can help you interpret what you're learning, especially if you hit roadblocks. A career coach, for example, can tailor their answers to support you and your needs, providing you with the right advice that will help you succeed.

The third "C" of career growth, and the most important, is community. You have to surround yourself with like-minded individuals who are working on the same problem or chasing the same goal. This not only motivates you, but it gives you more information and perspective in order to speed up the success of your learning.

Where To Find The 3 Cs


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Now, where do you find the three Cs of career growth? Well, I actually founded Work It Daily on the principles of the three 3 Cs. When you join our FREE community, you get access to courses, coaches, and community—all in one place!

Work It Daily is one of the largest online career coaching platforms, and all you have to do is sign up to get FREE access to the 3 Cs of career growth. Sign up, check out our free resources section, and pick courses to learn from. You can post your questions inside the community for the coaches and you can meet other members who are part of the community.

So, if you want to grow your career and move up the ladder at work, you know where to find me.

Sign up for Work It Daily's FREE community today! My team and I are looking forward to working with you soon.

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Why Outplacement Services Don’t Work



Here's my issue with the word "outplacement." The name itself says, "You're out. Go get placed someplace else." What is a more motivating word?

We see this a lot in business. We hang on to words that maybe made sense at one point in time, but we've evolved. I think this word needs to be retired. But the other issue I have is that the companies that are doing outplacement right now, again, are old school.

Outplacement Services Are Outdated


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The companies that still do outplacement have been around for a really long time. And when a big company does a layoff and is very visible in the public, they will go and purchase outplacement services from these older companies which honestly are teaching outdated resume, LinkedIn, and cover letter techniques, and aren't really helping laid-off employees figure out what they want to do in their careers.

And how do I know that? Well, I built a platform—a career coaching platform—and all of these people who are getting this "outplacement" are now coming to us after it's been unsuccessful.

The Solution? Career Coaching...


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Inside my career coaching community, we're finding out how unsuccessful outplacement services really are. We're seeing what laid-off employees were told and we see how wrong it is. They come to us, and we help them fix it.

What's different about us? We're disrupting the industry. For starters, anyone can join my platform for free. We believe career coaching is a sign of greatness, not a sign of weakness. Outplacement is seen as something shameful. You did something wrong, you got laid off. But with career coaching, it's different.

Think of your employees as becoming alumni of your organization, as the alumni having a place to collectively go. That's what we're doing for companies. Smart companies are doing away with outplacement and coming to us and saying, "Create an alumni center for my folks and give them the support that they need so that they can figure out what they want to do next," and we support them. That's what we do. That is the future of support for the people that you have to let go in your organization.

If you would like to learn more about how that works, you can direct message me and I can share more with you. But even if you don't work with us, please think twice about overpaying for these outplacement services that are really not doing your people any good. There is a better way (and a more motivating word) than outplacement services, and that's career coaching.

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Streamlining Career Resources to Participate Students in the Work Search

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