EPISODE SUMMARY
In this episode of Chan with a Plan, Max Speaks with Cindy Chan, career coach.
During this conversation Cindy discusses layoffs, balancing emotions but taking action, and AI with the job search process.
QUOTES FROM CINDY
“You can't expect me to respond to your direct message if you send it to me at around like 8:00 PM and the job people is like, oh, okay. I, I hadn't thought about that. I thought they're on there all day every day. Yes, but they have to give themself a break.”
“We're human beings. We all grieve. When something is lost, it's very normal. And I want to take this moment to encourage our friends here if you did recently experience layoff. I want to let you guys know that it's completely okay to feel how you feel.”
“This is really interesting, honestly. The companies that I've seen who still ask for traditional cover letters are not for profit organization and maybe the government, but I haven't quite seen other organization ask for cover letters.”
TIMESTAMPS
[01:50] Summer time hiring lull
[05:00] Making layoffs less impactful
[10:15] Cindy gets personal – her layoff story
[14:37] Pause or start searching – dealing with layoffs
[21:00] Resume format
[26:25] LinkedIn – A recruiter’s tool
[31:30] Cover letters yes or no?
[36:25] Keyword strategies
[37:40] ChatGPT
[39:20] What to do after a layoff?
[44:25] Cindy becomes a career coach
[49:05] Cindy’s one big career challenge she overcame
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Cindy Chan on Social Media:LinkedIn)
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