Brave New Workforce
Brave New Workforce

Brave New Workforce

Larry Cornett, Ph.D.

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Episode 45: Better Days are Here! Season Wrap Up
JUN 10, 2021
Episode 45: Better Days are Here! Season Wrap Up
Wow, there’s a lot going on in the world today! Trip, Larry, and Anna are getting back to work as life begins to ramp up. Your lovely co-hosts have decided to take a short break while they figure out their next phase in the future of work.
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27 MIN
Episode 44: Future-Proof Your Career and Never Submit a Resume Ever Again!
MAY 27, 2021
Episode 44: Future-Proof Your Career and Never Submit a Resume Ever Again!
Would you like more leverage in your career and get more opportunities without having to knock on doors? The world is opening up and it’s apparent that when it comes to the future of work, country borders are going to be less and less relevant. With remote work, it means companies are looking for the best of the best, and they’re no longer forced to look in their own backyard or for a particular zip code. Anna talks about one of her favorite things with her two co-hosts Larry and Trip, and that’s personal brand. Learn how to structure yourself in a world that just got way more competitive.<br/>Key Takeaways<br/>Trip is three Red Bulls in and has “resting dad face.”<br/>We’re talking about your personal brand today and why it’s important for the future of work!<br/>Anna tries to explain what a personal brand is, but Trip has a face.<br/>The problem with the personal brand is that it’s such a buzzword. What IS IT really?<br/>How do you get started with your personal brand? Anna shares some quick tips.<br/>People often say you should start with “what you know,” but Trip believes what you know is boring! Anna disagrees.<br/>It depends on where you are in the personal brand journey. Are you new to this? Or are you a bit seasoned? What should you be writing about? What you know vs. what you care about? Let’s break this down.<br/>Trip started writing a “remote workforce” article, realized it was bigger than he could chew, and it ended up turning into a podcast.<br/>Larry loves to tweet thoughts out there and see what gets engagement, and then turn that into an article.<br/>Let’s talk about audience quality. You can talk about a wide range of topics, but make sure you’re tying them back to your core “content.”<br/>Women’s max career earning potential hits at 40. For men, it’s 45-50. If you’re in tech, those numbers are even more dire. Ouch! Future-proofing your career becomes way more urgent now than ever before.<br/>Don’t care about personal brand? Okay, we get it. But writing skills will still be more relevant than ever before! So many people are terrible at communicating over email. You’ll get an advantage if you can structure your thoughts in a consumable way.<br/>Trip reads a lot of cover letters and resumes, etc. Man, have a personality for once! So many people are just saying the same thing about why they’re different.<br/>Resources<br/><a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Thebraveworkforce.com</a> (<a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://thebraveworkforce.com/</a>)<br/><a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Bravenewcompanies.com</a> (<a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://bravenewcompanies.com/</a>)<br/>Email Anna: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">[email protected]</a> (<a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">mailto:[email protected]</a>)<br/>Follow Larry on Twitter: @Cornett (<a href="https://twitter.com/cornett" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/cornett</a>)<br/>Connect with Anna: <a href="http://brainminerals.co" class="linkified" target="_blank">Brainminerals.co</a> (<a href="http://brainminerals.co/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://brainminerals.co/</a>) & <a href="http://annachromatic.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Annachromatic.com</a> (<a href="http://annachromatic.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://annachromatic.com/</a>) <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bravenewworkforce.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">bravenewworkforce.substack.com</a>
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30 MIN
Episode 43: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Getting in the Minds of What Companies Are Looking for in a Candidate.
MAY 20, 2021
Episode 43: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Getting in the Minds of What Companies Are Looking for in a Candidate.
Larry, Trip, and Anna bring on two hot-seat guests to show a real-life example of how behavioral interviewing works. This is the second time they’ve run a hot-seat session. These interviews give insight into what companies are looking for when they’re conducting a behavioral interview on a candidate, and what some of these tough questions tend to look like as they interview new prospects for a role.<br/>Key Takeaways<br/>Let’s do some hot seats! Tom and Flora are our victims for today’s episode.<br/>Trip gives a bit of context to how these hot-seat sessions work, and why it’s important to perfect your interviewing skills.<br/>Flora shares her story and how she got into UX design.<br/>Flora shares her biggest failure.<br/>It can be frustrating as a young candidate because you’re often not invited to the “big table.” Trip understands both perspectives.<br/>If you are a UX designer, or whatever your position might be, it’s important to create relationships that go outside of your expertise or peer group.<br/>A little bit about Tom and his background. He’s looking to do a career shift.<br/>What did Tom do when he had a conflict with a peer?<br/>Trip debriefs and shares what both hot seat participants did well, and didn’t do well.<br/>Tell me about your proudest failure?<br/>Larry always recommends picking a few of your “hero” stories so that it’s easier to pull them up no matter what the interviewer asks.<br/>Rehearse your hero stories.<br/>The goal of a behavioral interview is to identify inconsistency or consistently negative traits.<br/>Sometimes you had a bad boss or a toxic employee, but the interview process is not the place to talk about it.<br/>No one wants the crusader that’s telling other people how they’re wrong.<br/>Resources<br/><a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Thebraveworkforce.com</a><br/><a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Bravenewcompanies.com</a><br/>Email Anna: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">[email protected]</a><br/>Follow Larry on Twitter: @Cornett <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bravenewworkforce.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">bravenewworkforce.substack.com</a>
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36 MIN
Episode 42: Are Companies Ghosting You? Here’s Why
MAY 13, 2021
Episode 42: Are Companies Ghosting You? Here’s Why
Larry, Trip, and Anna address a common problem they’re seeing in the hiring world: Candidates getting ghosted on for no rhyme or reason. Companies and recruiters might not realize how stressful and damaging it is for a candidate to have “everything go well” and then radio silence. If you’ve been ghosted on in the past, here’s why this is happening, and your co-hosts offer advice on how you can empower yourself and prevent it from happening in the future.<br/>Key Takeaways<br/>Have you ever been ghosted?<br/>Microsoft recently ghosted on a candidate. C’mon guys. You can do better.<br/>Ghosting can be so nefarious because it could mean you didn’t get the job, it could mean you did. One of Anna’s friends got the job after a month of radio silence.<br/>Candidates want specific feedback as to why they’re not a fit. However, the lawyers get involved and don’t want liability on their hands.<br/>What makes a good recruiter or hiring manager?<br/>Here’s how to get around the pesky system and the recruiter.<br/>You need to get creative and talk to a human.<br/>The worst thing that can happen to you is getting the job, and realizing you got scammed and the culture is toxic.<br/>Interview past employees. Get the real scoop on what it’s like to work at a company.<br/>Big companies are always looking for candidates, but the automatic system filters some of the best ones.<br/>Finding the right candidate is exactly like the dating experience.<br/>Companies are trying to be on their best behavior during the interview process, so if they’re behaving badly, that’s a bad sign. Don’t work there!<br/>Pick your dumpster fire. No company is perfect.<br/>Resources<br/><a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Thebraveworkforce.com</a> (<a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://thebraveworkforce.com/</a>)<br/><a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Bravenewcompanies.com</a> (<a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://bravenewcompanies.com/</a>)<br/>Email Anna: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">[email protected]</a> (<a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">mailto:[email protected]</a>)<br/>Follow Larry on Twitter: @Cornett (<a href="https://twitter.com/cornett" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/cornett</a>) <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bravenewworkforce.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">bravenewworkforce.substack.com</a>
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27 MIN
Episode 41: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Why Hiring Managers Ask Weird Questions
MAY 6, 2021
Episode 41: Behavioral Interviewing Hot Seat: Why Hiring Managers Ask Weird Questions
Larry, Trip, and Anna are doing something new this week! They’re conducting their very first hot seat session with two brave candidates who are eager to understand what goes through a hiring manager’s mind and why they ask questions the way they do. At the end, your co-hosts explain some of the psychological reasons behind their questions, and they share how they also filter for bias.<br/>Key Takeaways<br/>Companies are employing some shady practices when it comes to hiring a new candidate. They use “psychology” but it’s not actually real psychology.<br/>The first candidate on the hot seat is Manisha. A little bit about her and what she does.<br/>Manisha shares a time where she had a conflict with a peer.<br/>Trip asks Manisha what she thinks Larry and Trip were looking for in that interaction.<br/>Meghana joins the hot seat and shares a little bit about herself.<br/>What is Meghana’s proudest professional failure?<br/>Meghana shares a time where she had to push back on a boss.<br/>Trip breaks down how he was trained to interview candidates.<br/>Larry shares why he looks for candidates with a growth mindset.<br/>Anna emphasizes the point that you need to get good at telling stories. People remember details to the story, not necessarily facts and figures.<br/>Manisha and Meghana share their experiences of being interviewed by other companies.<br/>Trip shares how he noticed bias during the hiring process and why it’s important to weed that out really quickly.<br/>Manisha got asked the question, “Tell me why we shouldn’t hire you.”<br/>Resources<br/><a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Thebraveworkforce.com</a> (<a href="http://thebraveworkforce.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://thebraveworkforce.com/</a>)<br/><a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com" class="linkified" target="_blank">Bravenewcompanies.com</a> (<a href="http://bravenewcompanies.com/" class="linkified" target="_blank">http://bravenewcompanies.com/</a>)<br/>Email Anna: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">[email protected]</a> (<a href="mailto:[email protected]" class="linkified">mailto:[email protected]</a>)<br/>Follow Larry on Twitter: @Cornett (<a href="https://twitter.com/cornett" class="linkified" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/cornett</a>) <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://bravenewworkforce.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">bravenewworkforce.substack.com</a>
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42 MIN