The J.O.B.

Are you eating a bag of Cheetos right now wondering what in the world you are going to do when your parents kick you out next month because you don’t have a job? Have no fear, Andrew Gardiner of BAjobs.com gives us the top 2008 jobs for recent graduates.

The Coaches Training Institute brings us Career Coach Jeffrey Van Dyke who wonders aloud why someone who doesn’t like their job - wouldn’t just get off their behind and look for another one.

Are you like me, getting countless phone calls from your college asking you for money - and then thinking what have they done for me lately? Turns out your school might be helping alumni get jobs. The details in a “JOB in-depth report“.

Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo talks about how marriage can or can not affect your benefits and One Minute Entrepreneur author Ken Blanchard lobs us a phone call.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (9)

The emotional roller coaster of a job search can be brutal. Andrew Gardiner founder of BAjobs.com plays ride operator and lends his hands with a couple of tips on how to stay positive during the job search.

The Coaches Training Institute brings us career coach Lauren Powers, who finishes up her month long run with a prescription of how to deal with the irrational office mate who tends to make no sense at all. In the business we call them “crazy-makers”.

In our Heffernan Non-Profit minute we give you two organizations making a difference in the Bay Area. Community Solutions and The Committee on the Shelter less. Listen as a lawyer finds his purpose and makes a switch to becoming an advocate for people on the streets.

All that plus our employment lawyer Dennis Stazulo gives us the low down on the new driving-with-cellphone laws and how they apply to your business.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (26)

Just where is the lost city of Atlantis? Are unicorns legit? Big foot - is he real,  or just a big hairy man hanging out in the Appalachian Mountains? Is there such a thing as a “dream job”. Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com says there is a such a thing as a dream job and hands out few practical tips that will lead us on our way.

Part III in our series with The Coaches Training Institute finds us chatting with career coach Lauren Powers about her book: The Trouble With Thinking: The Dangerous Trip From The Head to Out The Mouth. Lauren tells this great story about her nephew once asking her if she was pregnant, when of course she was not. We’ll find out if Lauren ends up smacking him across the room.

Employment lawyer Dennis Strazulo gives us some legal boundaries when it comes to “telecommuting” or “playing golf when your supposed to be working from home”.

In our non-profit minute we’ll get to know all about Affordable Housing Associates. They place low income families into housing they actually can afford. All that,  plus things you should never say to your boss and tips to pass the panel job interview. LETS DO THIS!

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (42)

You thought the movie The Crying Game had a surprising ending - wait until you hear how Uncle Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com wraps up his series on Worst Job Seeker Mistakes (it will blow your mind, but it will not include an anatomy lesson).

Part II in our brand new series with The Coaches Training Institute. Career Guru Lauren Powers is back to chat about some of the methods that are helpful to get you out of a career rut.

Dennis Strazulo reaches into his grab back to pull out a slew of Employment Law Hot Topics (it will be like the view, but without Barbara Walters, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi and Joy).

Josh Leonard from the Bay Area Youth Center in Hayward stops by to tell us what its like to run a group home for Foster Kids in Hayward. I will give you a hint: difficult, but rewarding.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (49)

Your Not So Breaking News: How you answer questions at a job interview can be crucial. Do not become a statistic in Andrew Gardiner’s quest to bring us the Top Job Seeker Mistakes. Uncle Andrew of course the founder of BAjobs.com

The amazing Lauren Powers joins the fun - part of our brand new Career Coaching segment sponsored by the The Coaches Training Institute. CTI a great place if you’re searching for some career direction or looking to become a career coach yourself.

Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo gives us the fine details about the California break laws. For instance, if you work on the 15th floor - do you get extra time for lunch because it takes you 10 minutes to get to the lobby (unless of course there is a Taco Bell on your floor and in that case you don’t ever need to leave).

In our Heffernan Insurance non profit minute we feature A Home Within - They connect foster children with therapist. You think you’ve tough adjustments when switching jobs? How about changing families 5 times before your ten years old. We’ll learn how A Home Within helps out the foster care system.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (48)

This weeks show might just very well go into The JOB Hall of Fame. Did you see that Civil War mini series in the 80’s called North and South. Patrick Swayze starred in it. I remember watching it with my family thinking that it would never end. Well, Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com is doing a series on Worst Job Seeker Mistakes…. and it might not ever end as well. Part II this week.

Our brand new sponsor kicks off this week. The Career Training Institute in Marin jumps aboard The JOB train. That means Career Coach Lauren Powers will drop some serious life changing knowledge.

Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo talks internships. Armin Brott  a.k.a. “Mr. DAD” chats about the sweet balance of work and being a good father. All that, plus 6 tips on negotiating a salary. Booo Yah!

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (49)

“Trabajo Experto” Uncle Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com drops his list of top job seeker mistakes. Here’s a hint: Do Not Throw Your Drunken Cancun Vacation Pictures on your resume (who hasn’t done that).

Author Pamela Skillings chats about her new book - Escape From Corporate America - A Practical Guide To The Career Of Your Dreams.

Employment Lawyer Dennis Strazulo chats about the legalities of the office dress code (mainly his advice is to never wear peach after labor day)

Does it pay to go green at your company? A Wall Street Journal study runs the numbers…All that plus a couple of tips to get your family ready for the work week.

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (56)

How do you think Luke Skywalker destroyed the Death Star in the first Star Wars movie (or the IV, if you want to be technical)? He did it through a trench run in the northern hemisphere of the Death Star - firing a proton torpedo into a small thermal exhaust port approximately 2 meters wide. You can’t do that unless you’re focused. Andrew Gardiner from BAjobs.com tells us how to “focus” our resume to the right job.

Do you have the next great American novel stuck inside your head? To “chicken” to let it out? Getting a book published it a lot easier than you might think. We’ll remove the excuses about why you can’t do it when author Peter Blair joins us to tell The JOB - how he did it!

Career coach Randy Block gives us job interview tips. Our Employment Lawyer Dennis Stazulo drops some legal knowledge about what you can post on your Myspace page about your job. All that - plus six signs your company is pondering giving you the BOOT!

Listen Now:

 Standard Podcasts: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download | Embeddable Player | Hits (74)