Career Headquarters

Sawan Kapoor

Are you a working professional who is incredibly passionate about building a truly extraordinary career for yourself? If you are a salaried working professional, it is quite likely that you have faced any of these difficult situations in your career. You may be underpaid or underrecognized. You may be unemployed or about to be unemployed. Perhaps you got fired. Perhaps you're underemployed or struggling because of an employment gap in your resume. Perhaps you are overworked or the unfortunate victim of office politics. Or perhaps you are looking to switch functions or industries or get a job abroad. After several years in which I faced several of these situations, managed to rise above and build an extraordinary career for myself, becoming the CEO of a multi-million company before the age of 30, I decided that it was my mission to help other working professionals build exceptional careers for themselves. My journey was anything but easy, but it directed me towards my calling of helping professionals secure extraordinary opportunities and accelerate their professional success. I do not want you to struggle the way I did. I do not want you to experience the pain of being fired and I do not want you to feel helpless or miserable. As working professionals, we spend a large part of our lives working, and we can be happy only if our work is fulfilling and meaningful. If you want to learn how to get your dream job, triple your paycheck, climb up the career ladder at 1/3rd the standard time, and differentiate your candidacy by making your competition irrelevant, this is the right show for you.

  1. So You Want To Be A CEO

    08/04/2023

    So You Want To Be A CEO

    Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about what professionals need to know and do to get the coveted CEO role. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:14 - You had an accelerated journey to this role and earned the position within 8 years of starting your career. What is the biggest learning you had in that journey? 08:52 - Describe your journey to the role and your tenure as CEO. I ask because in an environment like this, the lesson is given first and the test comes afterward but in life the test comes and the lesson is learnt later. I'm sure your response will help many appreciate these deeper lessons and accelerate their own journeys. 36:07 - What is the role of a CEO in modern day business of today? What all do they need to know? 47:30 - You earned an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Industry in your tenure as CEO. I can now appreciate its not all about the corner office and the big perks and benefits. 49:30 - What can a viewer watching this or a podcast listener do to begin their journey towards becoming a CEO? How do you shape your career to achieve this coveted role? --- Thank you for watching. Please like, comment, share and subscribe! Register here for the 'Power Up Your Career' live workshop and start your journey of building an exceptional career here - https://bit.ly/Powerupyourcareer Follow me on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sawan.kapoor/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawankapoor/ Facebook (Join my VIP group) -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/dream... Email - connect@sawankapoor.com Website - https://sawankapoor.com/

    59 min
  2. Current Trends in the Job Market and the Future of Work

    04/19/2023

    Current Trends in the Job Market and the Future of Work

    Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk the current trends in the job market and the future of work. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:13 - What are your thoughts on the future of work, especially in the post pandemic era? What trends are you seeing in the job market? 10:54 - Is hybrid work here to stay? What are the dynamics brought by this trend and how do they affect employer and employee? 19:07 - Can you tell us more about "quiet quitting" and "quiet firing"? What causes it and how to tackle it? 24:58 - What is the huge resignation? How is it different from the great resignation? 33:42 - Wipro recently fired 300 employees for moon-lighting. Opinions on this stand divided. What is moon-lighting? Is it unethical or the need of the hour; what are your thoughts? 38:50 - The post pandemic era has seen a lot of companies focus on mental health. Why is this so important all of a sudden? How do companies really tackle this? --- Thank you for listening. Please like, comment, share and subscribe! Register here for the 'Power Up Your Career' live workshop and start your journey of building an exceptional career here - https://bit.ly/Powerupyourcareer Follow me on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sawan.kapoor/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawankapoor/ Facebook (Join my VIP group) -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/dreamjobsmastermind/ Email - connect@sawankapoor.com  Website - https://sawankapoor.com/

    47 min
  3. Navigating Your Mid-Life Career Crisis

    03/27/2023

    Navigating Your Mid-Life Career Crisis

    Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast! In this episode, I talk about how working professionals can navigate their mid-life career crisis. Here is what is covered in this episode: 02:07 - Research shows that many people, even those with satisfying careers - can grow dissatisfied with their jobs in their mid 90's. They may regret past choices of feel stuck in a rut. They experience sadness about the road not taken. Can you elaborate on this? Why does this happen? 09:28 - What are the signs of a mid-life career crisis? 14:51 - Is there a connection between quiet quitting and a mid life career crisis? 16:08 - In an earlier podcast you spoke about the 3 options you have when faced with a difficult situation. Can you speak to that and also how one may mitigate a mid-life career crisis? 26:52 - Does a mid life crisis pertain only to one's professional life or to other areas of their life as well? 28:16 - How can a professional fix a misaligned career once they realise that they are going through a mid life career crisis? --- Thank you for listening. Please like, comment, share and subscribe! Register here for the 'Power Up Your Career' live workshop and start your journey of building an exceptional career here - https://bit.ly/Powerupyourcareer Follow me on: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sawan.kapoor/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawankapoor/ Facebook (Join my VIP group) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/dream... Email - connect@sawankapoor.com

    44 min

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Are you a working professional who is incredibly passionate about building a truly extraordinary career for yourself? If you are a salaried working professional, it is quite likely that you have faced any of these difficult situations in your career. You may be underpaid or underrecognized. You may be unemployed or about to be unemployed. Perhaps you got fired. Perhaps you're underemployed or struggling because of an employment gap in your resume. Perhaps you are overworked or the unfortunate victim of office politics. Or perhaps you are looking to switch functions or industries or get a job abroad. After several years in which I faced several of these situations, managed to rise above and build an extraordinary career for myself, becoming the CEO of a multi-million company before the age of 30, I decided that it was my mission to help other working professionals build exceptional careers for themselves. My journey was anything but easy, but it directed me towards my calling of helping professionals secure extraordinary opportunities and accelerate their professional success. I do not want you to struggle the way I did. I do not want you to experience the pain of being fired and I do not want you to feel helpless or miserable. As working professionals, we spend a large part of our lives working, and we can be happy only if our work is fulfilling and meaningful. If you want to learn how to get your dream job, triple your paycheck, climb up the career ladder at 1/3rd the standard time, and differentiate your candidacy by making your competition irrelevant, this is the right show for you.