Tips on Taking a Career Break

Does your Summer vacation have you thinking about taking an even longer break from your career, but you don’t know where to start?On today’s episode, I’ll share tips on everything from the different types of career breaks (paid and unpaid) to planning for one and how to prepare to return from one.Want a more personalized plan, or need a career mindset coach? Visit my website here… www.angelaknightcoaching.comNeed a resume tweak or overhaul? Reach out to Tina Nicolai here….www.resumewritersink.com

Angela delivers a personal announcement for Career Caffeine listeners.

Before you update or get a new resume, I want you to pump the brakes and listen to this episode first!Your resume is so much more than just a list of your work history and responsibilities, it’s an opportunity for you to share your STORY and capture a recruiters attention. Listen in to hear how Tina crafts and personalizes each resume that captures WHO you are and humanizes your work history and makes it relatable and relevant to the job or career that you aspire to achieve.

This episode features one of the best networking partners that I ever had in my career, Susan Collins. If the idea of networking sounds more like an overwhelming and intimidating task to add to your to do list, do yourself a favor and tune in to hear about how you can fast track your career through your network. (spoiler alert, it’s not hard)Susan Collins spent over 20 years in HR with a front-row seat, watching professionals search for their place in organizations. After watching thousands of careers rise and fall, she left Corporate America to provide an unbiased sounding board for leaders navigating their next steps while aligning personal and professional desires. She now supports leaders eager to clarify their goals, achieve their objectives, and unlock their potential. For additional information about Susan, visit www.thenetworkconcierge.com. Need to get more diligent about networking? Start by downloading “9 wildly obvious networks you should be cultivating”: www.thenetworkconcierge.com/obvious

If you cringe at the thought of financial planning & shove all of our financial documents into a corner until you are forced to take a look at them once a year when you have to do your taxes, you are not alone!Forget about your Dad’s financial planner with the bowtie and leather briefcase armed with calculator in hand peering at you from behind his glasses resting at the end of his nose. Financial planning does not need to be intimidating, in fact, it can even be FUN!Today’s episode features special guest Meg Trucano, Ph.D. founder and CEO of Refi Your Mind, LLC  financial coaching practice for women. Using the psychology of motivation, Meg teaches women to ditch the money drama and fix their finances by equipping them with the tools, habits, and thought patterns that they need to thrive in their own lives.On today’s episode Meg takes all of the fear and anxiety you may have around money starting with forgiving yourself for past money mistakes!We also explore the “power of yet” a very powerful mindset tool that shifts your thinking from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, just by using one simple 3 letter word.You can find Meg on her website refiyourmind.com@mtrucano (Instagram)Facebook: Refi Your MindOr, better yet, email me at [email protected] to set up a free 30 minute exploration call to see if Refi Your Mind would be a good fit for yourefiyourmind.comClarification or Update: In addition to the states mentioned in this episode there are many others who also have financial literacy requirements on the books.Click to learn more about the financial literacy by state.wallethub.com/edu/most-and-least-financially-literate-states/3337

Today’s episode addresses an uncomfortable truth in the workplace - age-ism.We’ve had to overcome challenges throughout our entire career. When we were younger, the challenge was that we didn’t have enough experience. Now that we’re more mature, we can be considered overqualified or held against many of the stereotypical beliefs and biases that tend to come along with our experience, like “being set in our ways”, not tech savvy or up to date on current industry trends.In today’s episode I share a few tips on how to get into the right mindset and some specific actions that you can take to be sure that your resume lands at the top of the candidate list!Links to websites mentioned in today’s episode.www.angelaknightcoaching.comquiz.tryinteract.com/#/6230ced7452f9b00188b1750alison.comwww.skillshare.com/browse/googlewww.codecademy.comwww.futurelearn.comwww.linkedin.com/learning/topics/linkedin

If you’ve ever thought about changing jobs or completely changing career fields, but then convinced yourself that it would be too difficult, or that you don’t have enough experience, or other candidates would be selected over you or whatever held you back from even taking the first step, this episode is for you!Making a career change can be overwhelming It's hard to know where to start when you're stuck in a fixed mindset. You may feel like it’s to late to learn new skills, or that you're not qualified for the job you want. But with the right mindset shift and some careful planning, you CAN make a successful career change! If you’re curious about coaching and want to learn more, check out my website angelaknightcoaching.com for information and how you can schedule a career clarity coffee chat for free!

You know that gut feeling that you get sometimes, the one that tells you to pay attention, or is trying to point you in a direction that just doesn’t make sense? That little voice that shows up out of no where and gives you a nudge? That of course is your intuition and on today’s episode, we’re going to talk about how it can help you or potentially hurt you at work.

If you've ever thought to yourself, I really wish that I could quit my job, but I just don't think I would make the same money somewhere else.This episode is for you, in today’s episode we're going to talk about 5 steps to escape the golden handcuffs, those pesky little things that keep us from quitting, our corporate jobs, even though we really want to. You know, the job that pays the bills, but leaves you emotionally bankrupt. The one where you're stuck in a soul sucking cycle of nine to five misery.

Listen in to hear from Executive Coach Michelle Schmeion Villatoro where we talk about the importance of empathy and it’s impact on Culture in Organizations.