In today's episode of the Called and Equipped podcast, I share five of my favorite resume-writing strategies for 2023. If you need help deciding which resume format is best, how to convey to employers that you can add value, or need to get more responses to your resume this episode is for you.

Did you know that referrals are the most effective way to land your next role? In fact, if you have a referral you are twice as likely to get the interview and 40% more likely to be hired for the position. Not only that, but referrals are also hired 55% faster than candidates from job boards. All these numbers to say, getting a referral for a job is the preferred way to job search. But how do you get a referral for a job?

In this podcast episode, hear Jessica Hernandez share four strategies that you can implement to get a referral for your next role.

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So much of the job search process is outside of your control—whether your application is rejected, whether you receive a response, if you get the interview or an offer.

It can be easy to view a job search as something that you can only react to instead of a circumstance that you can control. But if you want to be effective in your job search and see better results, then you'll need to take control of your job search.

How exactly do you do that, though?

By being proactive and intentional in your search.

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Time . . . that limited resource you never seem to have enough of—especially when you’re a mom and a business owner. If you’re struggling to find the time to juggle growing a business, raising a family, and then there’s life and all the things it throws at you, self-care may be taking a back seat. How do you make time for self-care as a mompreneur when so many other things and people are begging for your attention?

In this episode, hear Jessica Hernandez share her four go-to strategies for incorporating self-care into an already packed schedule as a mompreneur to a seven-figure business and homeschooling mom of six.

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Have you been submitting applications and resumes to open positions but receiving zero responses? You find a position that’s a perfect fit for you, you apply, wait, and hear nothing back. Not even a rejection letter. Chances are your resume is missing one of the five must-have components to be effective.

In today's episode, hear Jessica Hernandez speak about the five components that your resume must have to be effective!

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Is it hard for you to identify your competitive advantage and convey it on your resume?

What your resume needs is to clearly show the hiring manager who you are, why you’re the best fit for the role, and how you’re going to meet their needs.

In today's episode, hear Jessica Hernandez share three strategies that will give your resume a competitive advantage!

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Have you ever wondered how to create a memorable elevator pitch that didn’t sound scripted or robotic?

Having a 30-second elevator speech ready is a sure-fire way to network effectively. When your elevator pitch is prepared and memorized, you're ready when small talk happens and people ask what you do or when opportunities arise for an informational interview, referral, or introduction.

In today's episode, hear Jessica Hernandez share three tips to create an unforgettable elevator pitch.

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Austin is the founder of CultivatedCulture.com where he helps people land jobs they love without traditional experience and without applying online.

Austin’s job search system stems from his personal experience transitioning from a new grad with a biology degree, a 2.58 GPA, and a job in healthcare to landing interviews and offers at Microsoft, Google, and Twitter.

His strategies have been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Fast Co, and Inc. and he has helped thousands of job seekers land jobs at places like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Salesforce, LinkedIn, Tesla, SpaceX, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, ESPN, the NFL, and more -- without applying online.

His goal with Cultivated Culture has been to offer as much free value as he can to job seekers. As a result, he's created a bunch of free tools for them to use including a Resume Builder, Resume Scanner, Resume Bullet Analyzer, and Email Finder:

ResyBuild.io - free resume builder
ResyMatch.io - free resume scanner and optimizer
ResyBullet.io - free resume bullet analyzer
MailScoop.io - free email lookup tool

You can also access all of the free tools at: https://cultivatedculture.com/tools/