Maximize Monday

Maximize Monday - Human Readiness w/ Kasia P

Kasia returns to the podcast to discuss some strategies to use over the summer to prioritize yourself, pursue inner peace, and overall re-energize to attack challenges that may be ahead, whether those are personal or professional issues. We discuss how she is authentic with her posts while still pursuing a sense of routine, how to effectively network with purpose, and how she has gone about finding some order in her daily operations. We also discuss the concept of "Human Readiness" - what that means to Kasia, and how she supports the goals and philosophy of avoiding burnout by being strategic with your actions.

Maximize Monday - Summer Break Planning

On this episode Ashley and Matt break down best practices for elevating your job search over the summer months. Summer is a popular time for educators and others to seek new opportunities, and with the constantly changing landscape of many industries, it is important to be strategic. We discuss how to start the process of updating your resume with transferrable skills, maximizing networking opportunities that arise over the summer, and how to most efficiently reach out to new people to build your support system.

Maximize Monday - Nadia J

Matt and Ashley return with a new episode, and with a new contributor in the guest chair! On this episode, we are joined by Nadia, who made her transition from the classroom into the learning and design space. Nadia took some time to chat with us, discuss how she made the move, how she altered her search from each new position that she's held since leaving the classroom, and the importance of networking throughout this process. We also discussed factors that went into her decision making, such as having conversations with industry leaders to make sure she was going in the right path, some of the changes that she made to her resume and interview process throughout, as well as some of the transferable skills that she brought with her, and some of the new ones that she has developed along the way.

Maximize Monday - Ashley's Journey

This episode is all about co-host, Ashley, and her transition from the classroom to her current role. We've touched on some of her journey over the past few weeks, but wanted to do a deep dive now that she's had some time to grow in her role so she could share insight on how she was able to transition, what she focused on when searching, how she revamped her resume, and how she built a strong support network.

Maximize Monday - AI Usage

In this episode, Cedric S rejoins the show to share some of the ways to optimize AI in a job search. He shares insight on how to use prompts and algorithms to enhance your search, tips around networking, how he has been coaching others on how to be less reliant on AI tools, and how to be cognizant of bias when using prompts and tools.