Empower to Grow - The Career Podcast Sarah Grötzinger

Recently a former client of mine reached out to tell me that he started his internship a month ago, but all he has been doing so far is watching tutorials and waiting for a tool licenses to be issued. He wanted some advice on how to still make this a valuable experience and find some tasks of his own.



Since this is not the first time I heard this happening, I thought it makes sense to share my ideas on what to do in this scenario. SO today you will find out how to add value to a company, create your own projects and turn yourself into a an employee that they will never want to leave again.



Enjoy!

Should I talk about wanting to become pregnant during the application process?

How can I best include my years of parental leave in my CV?



If you have been wondering how to handle those questions, this Episode is the answer!



While you should always keep in mind that integrating family & career is a highly personal and individual matter with no definite "right" or "wrong", in this Episode I'm sharing my personal take on:


How to handle your desire to found a family during the interview process
What to put in your CV when you have spent a few months or years with childcare
How to communicate to your employer when you are pregnant

I hope you enjoy these topics! Please share this Episode with everyone it could be relevant for in their situation.



Thank you,

Yours Sarah

Since I announced being pregnant some time ago on LinkedIn, I have naturally also received more questions about founding a family or moving your family to Germany from my international clients. With this Episode, I am aiming to give you a quick overview about the most important topocs if you are thinking about founding a family in Germany or moving here.

We will cover:


Pregnancy: Healthcare, insurance & maternity leave
As an employee: parental allowance
Childcare & education

Please note that I am not an expert in these fields, but as I mention in the Podcast, we have several places in Germany where you can specific advice for your situation. Here are some helpful links for you:

Official government website "Make it in Germany": https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/living-in-germany/family-life/

Pro Familia counceling: https://www.profamilia.de/en/topics/becoming-a-parent/financial-and-social-assistance



You will also find more information about health insurance in my previous interview Epsiode 8 with financial planner Alicia Aswani.

 

A client of mine was asked to become a team lead after working for only 2 years in total. After thinking it through carefully, she decided to decline the offer, because she did not feel ready for this new challenge yet. So another team member got the role and she did not get on with his leadership style at all and frequently kept thinking how much better she would have filled the position. She ended up leaving the company - regretting that she did not have the courage to simply accept this new challenge. 

With this episode, I would like to give you some impulses and strategies to firstly decide, if a new challenge is right for you or not. 

If you are keen on accepting a new role, project, client, job offer, etc., but do not feel quite ready for it - tune in to learn about easy steps to take to make sure not to miss any exciting chances in your career. 

Enjoy and don't forget to leave me a rating and/or a review on your Podcast platform of choice!



Yours,

Sarah

A career vision is a powerful and inspiring tool on your way to figure out who you want to be in your life & career and which impact you want to make on the world.

A career vision serves as your guiding star with making career decisions and choosing your next steps.



Convinced that you need it?

Tune in to find out more!



And before you go:

Please do not forget to leave me a rating or review on the Podcasting platform of your choice.

Thank you so so much for this!

Meetings are a crucial scenario if you want to be seen and heard in the workplace and eventually have a great impact on your career progress. Therefore, we really want to make sure that you feel comfortable in meetings, frequently contribute and this way manage to stand out in the workplace.

In this new Episode, I have 4 specific strategies for you that will help you with the following meeting scenarios:


You sit in a meeting and really want to contribute something, but by the time you feel ready to speak up, the agenda has already moved forward.
You generally don't know what to say or what is expected of you
You sit through many meetings without saying anything
You took the courage to contribute a valuable idea, but nobody seems to have heard it

Enjoy the Episode!

By the way: If you would like to book me as a trainer for your company, university or other organizations, just reach out via E-Mail: connect@sarah-groetzinger.de