Work-Related Podcast with Liz Ryan

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 26 - "How do I help a job-seeking friend who ignores my job search advice?"

In episode 26, Liz answers the questions:

 

1) How do I help a job-seeking friend who ignores my job search advice?

2) How do I find my voice, step into thought leadership & make money from it?

3) How do I negotiate whose brand (mine or my employer's) takes precedence when I'm negotiating a content marketing job? AND MORE!

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 25 - "How do I tell someone I won't refer them for a job?"

In Episode 25 of The Truth about Work Podcast, Liz answers the questions:

• How do I tell someone I won't refer them for a job?
• What are the best criteria for employee performance appraisals?
• How far should I chase a promising job opportunity that has gone silent?

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 24 - "How should I approach a job that's a big step down from what I was doing before?"

In Episode 24, Liz explains why we all tend to undervalue our skills and experience; shares advice for staying awake in your career (and keep an eye on the talent market) when you aren't job-hunting; and answers the question, "How should I approach a job that's a big step down from what I was doing before?"

 

 

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 23 - "How do I answer the interview question 'What's your greatest strength?'""

In Episode 23 Liz advises a job seeker who's just been asked to interview again for a job they didn't get five months ago; talks about going back to work during COVID-19; advises a manager who wants to hold an outdoor, mandatory team-building event with masks and social distancing; and tells listeners how to answer the interview question "What's your greatest strength?"

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 22 - "What's your greatest weakness?"

In Episode 22, Liz talks about your relationship with your boss, how Employment at Will is bad for business and the interview question, "What's your greatest weakness?"

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 21 - "Should I tell my boss not to hire my toxic ex-coworker?"

In Episode 21, Liz answers the question "Should I tell my boss not to hire my toxic ex-coworker?" and explains how to answer the question "What do you do?" when you're in reinvention - and teaches listeners how to stand out in a job interview!

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 20 - "Employment vs Entrepreneurship"

In Episode Twenty, Liz explains why an interviewer might invite you to an interview but then accuse you of embellishing your resume; explains the difference between trust-based leadership and fear-based supervision; and talks about the mythology around employment vs. entrepreneurship.

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 19 - "How can HR people support employees working from home?"

In Episode Nineteen, Liz talks about unemployment comp & what's wrong with cover letters & answers listener questions:

- How much do bonus plan details matter in a job offer?

- How can HR people support employees working from home?

- How can HR people adapt to the workplace during & after COVID-19?

 

 

 

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 18 - "When is the right time to bring up the salary topic in a job interview?"

In Episode 18, Liz tells the truth about "authenticity" at work and makes the case against performance review; she also answers listeners' questions:

 

1) Should I 'overpraise' myself in my performance self-appraisal?

2) When is the right time to bring up the salary topic in a job interview?

3) How do I show off my physical work samples in a Zoom interview? 

Truth About Work Podcast Episode 17 - "What's the best kind of story to tell in my resume?"

In Episode 17, Liz talks about pre-employment personality tests and why she's not a fan, and answers the question "What's the best kind of story to tell in my resume?" and the question, "If most people under-state their accomplishments, how do I avoid understating mine?"