Career Conversations with Greg Langstaff

Ep. 9 - Finding the Good Boss You Deserve with Catherine Salole

A devastatingly high percentage of people go into work everyday and report to a terrible boss. And most of these people don’t even KNOW HOW TO RECOGNIZE a good boss. This makes it hard to know if we’re in a good situation and it also makes it hard to become a good boss ourselves. If you want to hear what a caring boss sounds like, and also learn how to get hired by someone who’s a good boss so you can join a strong, positive team with a great culture, this episode is for you! This week, I invited one of the world’s kindest and most effective bosses I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Catherine Salole, a truly people-oriented leader, shares her approach to building trust with her staff to make them more resilient through a caring and empathetic approach.

Ep. 8 - Interview Horror Stories with Ariana Spencer

In this episode, my lovely wife, Ariana, and I are talking through some SERIOUSLY TERRIFYING and unfortunately, very real job interview horror stories, and giving our thoughts on how these situations could be avoided and what to do if you ever find yourself in a situation like this. This episode really turned into a masterclass on how to identify and avoid toxic workplaces by clocking bad behavior from the employer during the interview process. It also had a surprising amount of laughs because some of the situations were just too ridiculous to be made up.

Ep. 7 - "How Getting Laid Off 6 TIMES has HELPED my Career" with Mike Sholars

Presenting, a story of resilience and a case study as to how we can flip a devastating setback like a layoff to advance our career! Mike Sholars is a very skilled, charming, and funny journalism-turned-marketing professional and if you were watching from the outside, you might think… “this guy can’t catch a break!” But, despite being laid off 6 times (more than anyone I’ve ever come across), Mike seems to find a way to use every layoff as a launching pad into something better and more lucrative. Join us to hear how Mike has turned turmoil into career success through his unique approach and learn how you can see layoffs coming and set yourself up to be successful if/when something like this happens to you! Check out Mike’s website for all of your brand strategy needs! https://www.mike-sholars.com/mike-check You can also find him on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/msholars/

Ep. 6 - How to Get Promoted FAST (multiple times) with Craig Johnson

This was a FUN episode to make! I reunited with the FIRST PERSON I EVER RECRUITED. Craig Johnson is one of the most successful people I ever had the chance to work with and his approach skyrocketed him to earn multiple promotions into his dream job by the age of 28. Craig shared a lot of incredibly valuable insights into how to establish yourself in a new team and what he did to get promoted multiple times within the first few years of his career. Craig also does a lot of hiring and he was kind enough to share what he looks for in a good resume and how he sees the strongest candidates behaving in interviews. There are honestly 100s of great tidbits in this episode and I’m so thankful we were able to get Craig in for an hour to chat! Don’t miss this one :)

Ep. 5 - Top 13 Resume Myths… BUSTED (including ATS scanners)! Stop making these mistakes on your resume!

Today, I’m flying solo and I plan on exposing the 13 biggest resume myths circulating the job search advice world and telling you what to do instead to make sure you are not making these same mistakes yourself!