31 episodes
Career Headquarters Sawan Kapoor
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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.
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Professional Superpowers - The Two Most Important Factors For Career Growth
Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast!
In this episode, I talk about what professional superpowers - the two most important factors for career growth.
Here is what is covered in this episode:
02:10 - Everyone is obsessed with growing, whether it is a business or the economy, or one's career, or an investment. Growth is valued. For working professionals, what factors can help them grow their careers the most?
14:12 - Why is this not known? I mean, why is this not taught to working professionals before they enter the workforce?
19:02 - So getting back to our core subject, how do these two professional superpowers create career advancement?
22:52 - Wow, that is a "light bulb" moment and I'm sure people would like to understand this more. So where can they learn more about this concept?
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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?
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Managing The Job Search Process While Working Full Time
Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast!
In this episode, I talk how working professionals can manage the job search process while working in a full time job.
Here is what is covered in this episode:
02:40 - From a candidate's or from a working professional's perspective, why do people start looking for a new opportunity?
06:00 - What are the pain points associated with the 3 sides of the career coin?
13:37 - How does one go about looking for a new opportunity while in a full time job?
22:08 - Where can one understand this more? Learn how to uncover the extraordinary needs of a company that go beyond the job description and be able to understand the ground reality of their culture?
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How Working Professionals Can Transition To Entrepreneurship
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In this episode, I talk how working professionals can transition to entrepreneurship.
Here is what is covered in this episode:
02:14 - What does a working professional need to consider if they want to move from employment to entrepreneurship?
15:21 - What are the right reasons for becoming an entrepreneur?
23:44 - How can one increase their chances of success as a full time business owner?
28:09 - How can one overcome fear while taking the plunge and starting a business?
35:29 - Who are employapreneurs?
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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?
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The True Value Of An MBA
Welcome to CAREER HEADQUARTERS - The most comprehensive career podcast!
In this episode, I talk about the value of an MBA degree for working professionals.
Here is what is covered in this episode:
02:04 - Given the amount of time and money that an MBA requires, what factors should one take into consideration to decide if an MBA is worth it?
04:27 - How does an MBA help with career acceleration?
11:09 - What are the right and wrong reasons to do an MBA?
14:01 - Are there other choices, other degrees or programs that are better suited?
21:27 - Can an MBA make you a better leader?
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LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sawankapoor/
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Email - connect@sawankapoor.com