Chan with a Plan

How to make interviewers see you as the right fit for the job

EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Austin Kerr, Founder & CEO of Humanagement.io, the simple software to manage your employees & business. In this conversation Austin discusses his experience in the HR industry and how you can prepare better for interviews and increase your chances of getting hired.
QUOTES
“That was where I went, I don't want to do this job anymore. I'd realized that the parts of it that made me happy were no longer, and so that's a good reason to not do a job. If you can say, the things that make me happy are X and this doesn't provide X, then that's a good reason to quit.” – Austin Kerr
“You yourself must then understand, you know, if you're going to ask a question like that about sports, you have to have an understanding of sports, how different sports operate as teams. Certain sports like golf are more lonesome versus football, which is more team based. You can gain data from that, but you must be prepared to do the work.” – Austin Kerr
“Four or five months in [to a relationship], they would always run into problems with their relationships where the person would leave them and they'd be like, ‘What's wrong with me? We were so happy in the first three months.’ And I'm like, you weren't so happy in the first three months. You were fake for the first three.” – Austin Kerr
 
TIMESTAMPS
[00:56] How Austin got his start
[04:41] Being a fit for the job and culture
[07:58] Using the correct amount of pause
[10:26] How to know if someone is lying
[13:20] Personality traits that are looked for
[15:30] Jobs and their similarities to dating
[17:39] Big red flags for interviewers
[21:33] Title inflation and interview turn offs
[25:07] Don’t get too personal when asking questions
[27:09] Make your resume stand out
[29:05] Austin’s career journey
[36:45] If you’re self-teaching are boot camps good?
[39:44] The right time to quit
[43:47] How do you promote internally?
[46:21] One big career challenge
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
Austin Kerr on Social Media:LinkedIn
Twitter
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Everything you need to know about salary negotiation to get more money with your new job

EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max discusses how to negotiate your salary when going through the interview process. Key points he discusses are doing your research, networking, and building relationships. Max also gives guidance on what are the best things to say during the negotiating process.
TIMESTAMPS
[00:40] Don’t leave money on the table
[01:26] Doing the correct research 
[02:06] Network and get informational interviews set up
[02:36] Building relationships with recruiters
[03:34] Answering the question about salary expectations
[04:26] Picking a range and using correct wording
[06:05] What to say when negotiating
[07:04] Negotiating professionally
[08:34] Summary 
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
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Max Chan on Social Media

How studying and working abroad can improve your career and change your life

EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max speaks with Marina Krivonossova, a professional in Public Relations & Communications. In this conversation Marina discusses her transition internationally for schooling and work as well as her use of LinkedIn to network to grow her career.
 
QUOTES
“I've never done anything with LinkedIn. Because I think as many people, I had the belief that like LinkedIn is just where you paste your resume. You say I'm humbled to announce my new job, things like that. But I was like, No, there's got to be something more to it.” – Marina Krivonossova
“Networking is huge here. And I mean, currently the company for whom I work, we organize, you know, a few annual conferences, we always place a huge emphasis on networking and the networking opportunities we offer. And we know our clients are extremely keen on that, they want to meet other people in their industry in similar industries, just in other industries, and networking is a huge thing for them.” – Marina Krivonossova
“You should really just push past the initial awkwardness of starting to post and start posting about what you're interested in, I would really say that you don't even have to pick a specific field of interest at the beginning, you should just start posting and see what feels comfortable.” – Marina Krivonossova 
 
TIMESTAMPS
[02:12] Making an international move
[04:10] European vs North American Application Processes
[13:03] Finding digital marketing as a career
[15:19] Using the job posting to build your resume
[21:17] Utilizing LinkedIn by publishing content
[23:42] LinkedIn as a learning experience vs a competition
[34:09] Learning lessons from pivoting careers
[35:47] Advice if you’re worried about opinions of others
[37:12] Marina's career challenge
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
Marina Krivonossova on Social Media:LinkedIn
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How To Write a Resume When You Have Little or No Work Experience | College Resume Tips

EPISODE SUMMARY
Max recently had the opportunity to speak at a college to some soon to be college graduates about increasing their chances at landing their dream jobs after they graduate. In this presentation, he discusses proper resume building to stand out with recruiters to get more interviews and get your dream job right out of college. 
TIMESTAMPS
[01:36] Focus on bullet points
[02:37] Proper resume length 
[03:54] Too much emphasis on soft skills
[05:25] Recruiters, on average, spend 6 seconds to look at your resume
[06:40] Work Experience section
[08:34] Executive Summary section
[09:10] Professional Work Experience Section
[09:35] Putting Volunteer Experience on your resume
[10:18] Should you put all your certifications? 
[11:43] Why you should show numbers, percentages, and other metrics
[13:25] Closing and Summary
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
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Max Chan on Social Media

How to stay motivated during tough times in your career (Layoff, Toxic Work Environment)

EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max speaks with Jennifer Brick, Career Strategist and Founder of Capdeca Solutions focused on helping ambitious professionals dismantle the glass ceiling for themselves for good. In this conversation Jennifer discusses how to stay motivated during tough times in your career whether you have been laid off or currently stuck in a toxic work environment.
 
QUOTES
“There's a lot of people that meet me that are like, I can't stand your voice like I hate you like what you're saying makes no sense. And, you know, there's someone out there for everyone. And I think like, especially like our unique value, like, again, it goes to like what we intuitively are bringing to the table.” – Jennifer Brick
“I love Bernie Browns quote of like, I don't take advice from people who aren't in the arena. It rings so true in so many different areas of our lives and in our careers and our ambitions.” – Jennifer Brick
“I don’t think that's the best thing to do. I think that looking for a job is a part time job. And then what you can do with the additional time is do things like upskill so that if there's something that you're interested in, if there was already a career growth area, now is a great time to focus on growing.” – Jennifer Brick
 
TIMESTAMPS
[05:31] Change in perspective after the pandemic
[10:51] Staying motivated during tough times
[12:46] Searching for a job is a full time job itself?
[14:55] Power of networking
[19:01] Building a career that works personally and professionally
[30:35] Goals can change
[33:59] Do you believe in saturation of skills?
[45:28] Jennifer’s big takeaway for you
[47:35] Jennifer’s big challenge she overcame
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
Jennifer Brick on Social Media:LinkedIn
Website
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Max Chan on Social Media

How I got to 10,000 downloads for the podcast, and the future direction of the show

EPISODE SUMMARY
Chan With A Plan The Podcast recently hit a milestone, achieving 10,000 cumulative downloads. In this episode, Max breaks down the best practices, tips and tricks he used to achieve this download number to help you if you're looking to start and grow your own podcast.
In addition, he provides a few nuggets on the future direction of the show, with the new format starting with the 100th interview episode of Chan With A Plan which will be released next week as he brings back one of his 1st guests that help him launch the show in January 2021, Jennifer Brick. 
 
TIMESTAMPS
[01:14] First and most important thing about podcast directories is SEO
[02:42] The second helpful thing to get to 10,000 is consistency
[03:39] Gaining time back through outsourcing
[04:13] Collaborating with your guest
[04:53] Focus on what matters with podcasting
[05:48] Other benefits from podcasting
[07:13] Summary
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
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How to get unstuck in your career by mastering your mindset, helping you make more money and live a bigger and better life

EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan With A Plan, Max speaks with Jamie and Jacklyn Purvis, father-daughter Co-Founders of the Be Do Have Movement - High-Performance Coaching Company, helping people get unstuck to build bigger careers and businesses through the Be Do Have Method.In this discussion Jamie and Jacklyn provides strategies on how you can master your mind and get clarity in order to achieve your goals.
 
QUOTES
“Most people have no problem spending a lot of money on a car, like jumping on a plane and spending $10,000 on a vacation. And yet we don't invest in ourselves. I just looked at it from a different perspective and realize the most important asset that I have is my mind.” – Jamie Purvis
“When we pay, we pay attention, if it's given to us, people have reasons not to follow through, it's not their money, so they don't value it.” – Jamie Purvis
“It's really tapping into whether you're in a career or you're an entrepreneur, how can you be helping someone in what you're doing and really tapping into that purpose.” – Jacklyn Purvis
 
TIMESTAMPS
[03:05] Be Do Have Movement
[06:56] Getting into coaching after bankruptcy
[12:01] Pay after you get results
[14:26] Creating self-discipline
[16:06] Have careers without burnout
[19:25] Growing your mindset
[23:32] Planning versus procrastinating
[24:49] Figuring out the next best steps
[26:00] Long term results
[31:37] How did they decide to start a business
[42:27] Finding new team members
[44:36] Overcoming challenges
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
Purvis Social Media:LinkedIn
Website
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Max Chan on Social Media

Getting over the fear of creating video content to grow your personal brand and elevate your career

EPISODE SUMMARY
Max discusses how he overcame his fear of creating video content and hopes that his story inspires you to push past your own fears to get your career and life to the next level. Based on this past week's episode with Alden Mills on how to overcome fear and failure in order to become successful in your career and live the life you want.
 
TIMESTAMPS
[01:36] How Max got started in Career Coaching
[03:02] Diversifying and expanding his content strategy
[04:50] Importance of having a funnel with ads
[06:00] Difficult things propel you the most
[08:11] There is no such thing as failure
[08:45] Summary
 
RESOURCES & RELEVANT LINKS
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Max Chan on Social Media