How I Got Hired
Sonal Bahl
Hey there! Welcome to ‘How I Got Hired’: a show about ordinary people like you and me, and how they created extraordinary success in their career. We uncover how they got hired in those career defining roles, whether it's by companies, whether it's by their very first paid clients and we are all about fully practical strategies and tactics; who’s got time for fluff? Not us! So if that is what you are about, you are in the right place. My name is Sonal Bahl, International Career Strategist and Founder of SuperCharge and here I am, every single week to help you to supercharge your believability, networkability, marketability and hireability, so you have a career and life that you are proud of. Now go in and listen with an open heart and an open mind and believe really believe if they could do it, you can do it too. Now let’s get you supercharged! Reach out to us: www.SuperChargeYourself.com. (Podcast music credit: Teamwork by Scott Holmes, under Creative Commons license.)
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05/02/22 • 45 min
My guest today is LinkedIn Top Voice Mita Mallick. Mita has headed consumer brands at places like Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer and Unilever. The following excerpt from her linkedin bio brings us to what Mita is doing today:
“As a kid, I loved watching commercials instead of actual tv shows (still do!) and going to the store with my mom, studying all the new packaging and products on shelf, testing and trying new things. But as a kid, I didn’t see many stories being told that included people who looked like me. I was the funny looking dark skinned girl, with a long funny looking braid, whose parents spoke funny English. Until it wasn't funny anymore. I was bullied by my peers for years. And I just desperately wanted to fit in. I wanted to belong.
I have spent over 15 years as a storyteller. Leading iconic brands like AVEENO, AVON Color Cosmetics, Chapstick, Vaseline, Suave and Dove. Throughout my career, I have fought hard to ensure people like me are included. Ensuring Black and Brown people were represented in campaigns. Ensuring products we created were for all skin tones. Ensuring we were not reinforcing stereotypes.
I believe diversity of thought doesn’t happen without diversity of representation. When you have all those points of views, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds coming together around a table. Colliding, clashing, and collaborating- that’s when magic happens. That’s when we come up with that one break through innovative idea, campaign, innovation- to authentically and purposefully serve customers and communities.”
In this conversation, Mita and I chat about how she got hired at her dream companies Johnson & Johnson and Unilever and how she transitioned to the DEIB space. We also talk about what it means on a day to day basis work in this space, and how we can all become allies.
If you enjoy honesty and clarity on a difficult subject, you will LOVE this conversation!
Follow Mita on LinkedIn here.
Listen to her podcast Brown Table Talk with Dee Cee Marshall here.
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3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
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4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram and LinkedIn.
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56. Parul Somani: Thrive on Silver Linings
How I Got Hired
11/01/21 • 48 min
Parul Somani has all the right names on her resume: A Bachelors in Engineering from MIT and an MBA from Harvard Business School. A successful career working at Bain, leading teams and advising Fortune 500 companies and PE firms, and serving in leadership positions at Silicon Valley start-ups. Yet, there’s more to Parul. Much more.
“My world was turned upside down when I was diagnosed with breast cancer while still recovering from a c-section for my second daughter. My maternity leave turned into a medical leave and my resilience was tested in unprecedented ways. In the years since, however, I have realized the beautiful silver linings that emerged from that dark cloud. These benefits were not just good side effects, but positive outcomes that I created through my mindset, intention, advocacy, and sense of purpose. I’ve realized these learnable skills have helped me not just endure challenges as a mother, business leader, patient, and caregiver, but also thrive from them.”
In this hugely inspirational conversation, Parul doesn’t leave anything out. We talk about
How she prepared the Harvard application that helped her to stand out, in what is one of the most competitive MBA programs.
How she approached a company that shared her mission for patient empowerment, and created a role for herself there!
How she decided to start her own speaking venture after being laid off and how she got hired by paid clients before and during covid
And so much more
If you’ve been a bit down lately, please give this episode a listen. Parul is a force to reckon with and embodies how silver linings can emerge from the darkest clouds.
Follow Parul on social media:
www.parulsomani.com
https://www.facebook.com/DesigningSilverLinings
https://www.linkedin.com/in/parul-somani-5832a33/
https://www.instagram.com/pdsomani/
https://twitter.com/pdsomani
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1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
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3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn/Facebook/Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
04/11/22 • 38 min
Today’s episode is extra special because the guest is a friend of mine. Now, whether you are looking for a job, or thinking of starting a side hustle, or anywhere in the middle, you are in the right place!
Virginia Franco is one of the best Resume Writers in the US, and who doesn’t need to learn great resume writing tips? But wait, there’s more! Virginia is so successful, that she takes the full summer off, so for anyone who wants to learn how she got to that stage and how you can to, tune in!
In this episode, Virginia talks about how she went from careers in Journalism, to Social Work, to writing resumes and everything in between.
We also talk about Virginia's favourite tips for starting a side hustle and her current side hustle as part of the world's first marketplace for job seekers: Job Search Journey, a female founded start up.
And of course, I quiz Virginia on her battle tested tips to write a standout resume.
Don't miss this episode!
Follow Virginia on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virginiafrancoresumewriter/
Virginia's website: https://virginiafrancoresumes.com/
Job Search Journey: https://www.jobsearchjourney.com/
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Liked this episode? A few things:
1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here (tap on the three-dot menu under the cover art of the podcast) , as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover it.
2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself
4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercharge_yourself/
73. Karen Tisdell: How to Brand your Story
How I Got Hired
02/21/22 • 58 min
My guest today is a LinkedIn Top Voice based in Sydney, Australia. Karen Tisdell started her career in advertising writing ad copy, then worked as a corporate trainer and then recruiter, and finally started writing LinkedIn profiles professionally in 2009.
Foreseeing the importance of how business leaders are perceived online. From being an early adopter of LinkedIn, to being recognized as one of the top 8 independent LinkedIn trainers across Asia Pacific.
How did Karen navigate all these twists and turns, let’s find out! In this episode we talk about:
Karen’s dream career as a child and how it surprisingly ties with what she’s doing today
Two very unusual and unforgettable ways in which Karen got hired at amazing jobs in London and Perth
How Karen started her accidental entrepreneurship journey and a beautiful piece of advice she received from a client
A few of Karen’s favourite tips and strategies to create a stand out LinkedIn profile
A phenomenon called the Tall Poppy Syndrome that’s apparently prevalent in Australia and how Karen deals with it
The correlation between a running a business and a successful marriage and how after a lot of work she’s (literally) married the two!
Whether you’re a job seeker, happily employed or a business owner, you really don’t want to miss this conversation!
Follow Karen on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karentisdell/
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Liked this episode? A few things:
1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself
4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercharge_yourself/
59. Alex B Sheridan: Create lasting Impact
How I Got Hired
11/22/21 • 48 min
If you are not following Alex Sheridan on LinkedIn, you are seriously missing out. Like seriously. We’ve all heard the term edutainment: combining education and entertainment, but Alex takes it to a whole new level, with a hard-hitting message you don’t want to hear, but need to hear, all the while laughing out loud amidst some stomach cramps...because Alex is funny. And very intelligent.
Alex helps both entrepreneurs and organizations generate consistent revenue and build their brand on LinkedIn through proven and field-tested content marketing & social selling strategies.
In today’s episode, we talk about how Alex went from working in a Sales role in a staffing company, to starting his own, highly successful company in the middle of a global pandemic.
Alex leaves nothing out. We talk about:
What made him stand out and get hired at one of the top staffing firms in the US, first as a recruiter and then as a salesman
What made him leave a cushy position with a 6 figure salary and start his business called Impaxs Marketing, all at the height of the pandemic
How he pivoted his business while selling A, when people started asking for B
The role and impact that a deeply personal challenge (divorce) played in starting his business
Why not creating content on LinkedIn is a big mistake and how to get started
What to post and how to post: whether you are a job seeker, business owner or employee, so that you attract the attention from the right people
How he found his own distinct style of combining humour, entertainment and education and how you can find your own
There are so many lessons you can apply to your own career, I hope you enjoy the listen as much as I did!
Follow Alex on social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexbsheridan/
https://www.tiktok.com/@alex_b_sheridan
https://www.instagram.com/alex_b_sheridan/
The post we referred to during the conversation: Humble beginnings:
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1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn/Facebook/Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/SuperChargeYourself/
Sign up to the Free, LIVE masterclass to SuperCharge your resume:
https://www.superchargeyourself.com/masterclass
34. Loren Greiff: A Career by Design, not by Default
How I Got Hired
05/30/21 • 33 min
"On December 2nd, 2019, I was done. That day, I handed in my resignation for a job I spent my entire career wanting & working for.
The truth is ... I didn’t want to stay. My boss didn’t see my value, I wasn’t performing well & the culture, not a fit. At 56, after over thirty years in creative roles as VP at J. Walter Thompson, on the client-side & my last woo hoo as a Managing Consultant, I jumped back into the job market. Realizing all over again how painful & difficult the process was. That's precisely why I started Portfoliorocket.com."
If you're in the mood for powerful storytelling full of hope, suspense and drama, then you are in for a treat!
Loren Greiff comes from the world of Advertising, Marketing and Recruiting. And has pivoted to entrepreneurship during the biggest pandemic the world has ever seen.
How did she do it? What does it take to get hired in Advertising for roles that aren't, well, advertised?
Listen to the show to find out!
Follow Loren on LinkedIn here.
For more on Loren, check her website here.
Enjoyed the show? Tell three of your closest friends!
And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/how-i-got-hired/id1536817985
And finally, connect with me on LinkedIn, I'd love to hear from you: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
18. Daniella Moorby: Karma as a Career Strategy
How I Got Hired
02/07/21 • 44 min
Anything is possible when you put your mind to it and invoke good karma.
You can get a job in the Hotel industry. That too during the pandemic, when the sector has seen THE most challenging business environment of our times.
Daniella Moorby is General Manager at the largest privately owned hospitality company in the United Kingdom.
Listen to the incredible story of how Daniella pivoted her career:
- Changing her function from HR Director to General Management
- Relocating to another city
- All in the middle of a global pandemic
Daniella is living proof that being sincere and talented in what you do, showing kindness, and excercising empathy can open new doors for your career.
In this lively conversation, Daniella shares some golden tips from her senior HR leadership roles in global companies, to help you to get ahead, not only in your job search, but also get promoted and appreciated within the organisation.
We also talk about frequent international moves, the impact that can have on your family, and how to manage both in the best way that works for you.
This is a great listen, don't miss it!
Connect with Daniella on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniella-moorby/
Hope you enjoy the show!
Please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers ! https://podcasts.apple.com/be/podcast/how-i-got-hired/id1536817985
Visit my site to learn more about me:
https://www.superchargeyourself.com/
121. Ryan Patel: How he became a World Renowned Go-To Authority on all things Business & Economy
How I Got Hired
09/26/23 • 51 min
My guest today is Ryan Patel. Ryan is a world-renowned go-to authority on global business, political economy & corporate governance. Ryan is a top on-air contributor on CNN and has been featured on Fox Business, New York Times, BBC, CNBC, Entrepreneur, Inc, Forbes, Nasdaq, etc and is an international keynote speaker whose clients include Adobe, Mastercard, World Economic Forum, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Reuters, HP, American Cancer Society, LEGO, London School of Economics, Wharton Business School, etc.
Let’s talk about Ryan’s career and how he got here.
In this episode we talk about:
What 10 year old Ryan wanted to be when he grew up, and what would he say if he could see grown up on TV as a on-air contributor on CNN International, with his distinct style: colourful socks and comfortable shoes
-Ryan also shares snippets from his early career, which position was the most formative, how he got hired there, and lessons he still remembers today
Ryan explains what he does today, because to the outside world, it looks like he has such a glamourous job, traveling around the world and speaking on world’s most impressive stages. What does a typical day look like?
How Ryan stays up to date on the state of the global economy, tech, politics, entrepreneurship, leadership etc.
- How Ryan deals with haters online...
And so much more!
Follow Ryan on social media;
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patelryan/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanpatelglobal/
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Liked this episode? A few things:
1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here (tap on the three-dot menu under the cover art of the podcast) , as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover it.
2. You will love my emails called Charge-Up! I send them every few weeks, they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself
4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram and LinkedIn.
66. Rupert French: How to Keep Winning at any Age
How I Got Hired
01/03/22 • 32 min
“I dropped out of high school in the 10th grade. I was a total failure at school. Subsequently, I joined the army and stayed there for 7 years. Then, I transitioned to becoming a journalist and was all over the place during my journalism career, and ended up at the Sydney Morning Herald. Great job, terrible hours.
Then somehow, I got a chance to go to University in my 30's. That's what I did, came away with a honours degree and a wife.”
Today I am speaking with Rupert French who is a Job Search Specialist and author of the book ‘How to get a good job after 50’. But Rupert is not like other coaches. Firstly, Rupert has been helping disadvantaged job seekers for over 40 years! Secondly, he’s my first guest from the beautiful island state of Tasmania in Australia, and third, Rupert is my first octogenarian guest! Rupert is 83 and continues to work tirelessly to help those who need it the most.
In this powerful and fun conversation, Rupert and I talk about:
How he moved at an early age from England to Australia
- The unforgettable reason that made him start work as a job search coach
His words of advice for anyone who is doing their best but sees a lot stacked against them (circumstances, discrimination etc)
His three timeless job search strategies that he has seen work over and over again, whether in 1982 or 2022.
We had a lot of fun and laughs too, hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!
For more information on Rupert French, check out his:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rupertfrench/
Website: https://www.jobwinners.com.au/
Book: https://exislepublishing.com/product/how-to-get-a-good-job-after-50-2nd-edition/
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Liked this episode? A couple of things:
1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself
4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/supercharge_yourself/
62: Daniel Roth: Career Advice from the Editor's desk
How I Got Hired
12/06/21 • 52 min
He is the Editor in Chief at LinkedIn News, based out of LinkedIn’s NYC offices in the Empire State Building. He has previously worked as writer and editor at Fortune, Wired, Forbes and Conde Nast (home of publications like Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ, Vanity Fair).
So, how did Daniel Roth go from growing up in Kentucky to living and working in the Big Apple and traveling the world? Let’s learn from his journalism career, I’m sure there are a tonne of lessons for all of us.
This is a conversation replete with career lessons we can all learn. Dan shares the following:
What influenced him very early in his life to pursue journalism as a career
- How Dan got hired for his first job by an Indian editor in North Carolina over 25 years ago and the Hindi phrase he still remembers till today
How he got hired for competitive roles at Forbes, and other top publications and what helped him to stand out.
The detailed backstory of how a meeting with Jeff Weiner resulted in getting hired for a newly created role of Executive Editor at LinkedIn in 2011. There are at least 5 lessons from this experience alone, with lots of unexpected twists and turns!
Dan interviews a lot of famous people on LinkedIn News like Bobbi Brown, Robert Downey Jr, Bill Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Richard Banson, Gwenneth Paltrow etc. Dan shares research and prep process, because there are definitely some commonalities with preparing for a major job interview.
As Editor in Chief, Dan’s message to the listener who’s shied away from expressing their voice on Linkedin so far
This is easily one of my top 5 favourite conversations of all time. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Follow Dan on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielroth1/
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Liked this episode? A couple of things:
1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here, as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover this resource for Job Seekers !
2. You will love my weekly emails called Charge-Up! .. they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!
3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/
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How many episodes does How I Got Hired have?
How I Got Hired currently has 137 episodes available.
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The podcast is about Career Coaching, Management, Podcasts, Jobs, Business, Linkedin, Job Search and Careers.
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The episode title '103: Tanu Grewal: The Long Road to the American Dream' is the most popular.
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The average episode length on How I Got Hired is 46 minutes.
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The first episode of How I Got Hired was released on Oct 21, 2020.
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