Andrew LaCivita

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FEB 17

Is Your Communication Signal Blocking Your Potential? Why It Happens and How to Fix It

Your communication skills are the bridge between your potential and the value you offer the world. In this opening episode, Andy shows why your communication signal gets muted, what that means for your career, and the five steps to strengthen it so people understand you, trust you, and act on what you say. 8 smart moves... 1. Grab the FREE booklet that accompanies this podcast here. 2. Pre-order your copy of Signal Strength here. 3. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for more freemiums and premiums. 4. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 5. Follow my weekly careers podcast, Tips for Work and Life, here. 6. Grab any of my five books related to elevating your career. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 7. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 8. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

Feb 17

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47 min
4D AGO

Feeling Overlooked in Your Job Search? Listen to This

If you've ever felt overlooked or misunderstood or plain ole underappreciated, this is my gift to you today. It doesn't matter if it's you job search or job. You're welcome. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

4d ago

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7 min
03/12/2024

6 Very Difficult Job Interview Questions Answered

Every week, I meet individually with 15-18 people to help them with their job searches, interviews, and salary negotiations. Inevitably, I get questions such as… "Coach, I had this interview. The recruiter talked the entire time. Didn't ask me a single question. What should I have done?" "Andy, the interviewer started the interview with 'What questions do you have for me?' and I wasn't sure what to do! Why would they do that?" "How should I answer a question like, 'Why shouldn't we hire you?'" You get the idea. Stomach turning. No more. Let's put these and other odd situations to bed once and for all! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

03/12/2024

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27 min
06/18/2024

Best Job Interview Method | CAAR Not STAR

Are you exhausted from trying to figure out the best way to say what you want to say in a job interview? As in, which method do I use? Why do I have to speak interview-speak instead of normal, human-speak? Why is the company telling me I have to use the STAR technique? What the hey is the STAR technique? Wait, now that I think of it, Coach Andy tells me that approach isn't as good as his CAAR method. Exhausting, I know. You know who isn't exhausted? Me. I never tire of thinking up creative ways to help you better understand storytelling concepts and unlock your potential—especially when it comes to selling yourself. Speaking of never tiring, here you go… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

06/18/2024

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38 min
01/15/2025

5 Most Difficult Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them

Today, let's talk how to answer negative job interview questions. These are brutal. Tricky. And, to boot, give you loads of opportunity to mess us. They are literally a complete waste of breath and give the interviewer absolutely zero data on whether you'll be a star employee. But, for some unknown reason, instead of asking you bright and effective questions that elicit information to actually help them determine whether you'll be a winner, they ask you… If we hire you, what would be the reason we fire you? Why should we not hire you? Why wouldn't you take this job? Etc. etc. etc. until your eyeballs roll so high they get stuck in the back of your head. You get the idea. Good news is your beloved coach will give you a bulletproof formula for all of these dumb and useless questions. Take a listen! If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

01/15/2025

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12 min
05/30/2024

The Job Interview Formula Guaranteed to Get You Hired

Today, you get a podcast on The Job Interview Formula Guaranteed to Get You Hired (CAAR). It's titled that because, well, it's an actual formula, which, if you use it, I pinky swear, you'll get hired. It literally, IMHO, is one of, if not, THE, very best podcasts I've created on how to answer questions—like ANY question—in a job interview. I cover the emotional and feelings aspect of it. I cover the step-by-step tactics. And encore with a very-detailed example to drive it home so it registers with zero distortion! Where might I learn something like this? Well, I coach, individually, approximately 500 people each year. Every year. Most of whom need interview coaching from me. To boot, I've been studying interviewing since 2004 as an executive recruiter. That's excluding the week-long behavioral interview coaching and roleplaying I endured way back in 1990. (1-9-9-0 just so you know that what's a typo.) You'll also need to disregard all the hiring I did up until 2004. Even so, I'm confident that leaves me with enough experience based on whatever's left over. Did I mention I wrote a book on this? Can we agree I've had lots of practice? Good! Now, enjoy… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my three books related to interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

05/30/2024

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42 min
05/22/2017

Executive Job Interview Tips: 3 Keys to Getting a Senior Role

Do you have fabulous senior-level credentials, but you're not getting the job offer? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses executive job interview tips: 3 keys to getting a senior role! This puts you at zero… What's happening when you're job interviewing? You exchange information. You need to have the right responses to the employer's questions. You need to ask good questions. You need the right background. You need to impress. When you're a junior- or mid-level resource, that's typically good enough to get hired. When you're at the senior level, it's not. The 3 big keys… It's about their future, not your past. You need to get the interviewers, the most senior interviewers, thinking into the future. If you can't get them to imagine what their life will be like and what their company will look like with you there, you'll never get hired. You can have a great background. You could have been there, done that. That's great. But, if you can't shift their mindset from thinking you're serviceable to thinking how you'll catapult them forward, you're not going to get hired. How? One of the easiest ways to shift their thinking is to shift the discussion from your background and your credentials to their goals. Boom. Where do they see the company going? What exactly do they want to accomplish? Once you know this, articulate exactly how you will take them there—step by step. Here's what I would do first. Here's what I would do second. Leaders are inclusive and inspiring. You need to be the high tide that lifts all the boats. Leaders build more leaders. They don't build more followers. You need to show them you're great at inspiring and inclusive. You're great at building teams. They're probably going to ask you how you'll build your team. That's fine. But, I'm talking about giving them that deep, great feeling that having you there will inspire everyone and you're a great person to work with. How? First, think about your job interviewing process. Most of these senior-level interviewing processes start with senior people up front (because they don't want to waste anybody's time). Then you have a middle part, which includes several other people. You'll interview with colleagues, internal customers, some staff, and so on. Toward the end, you'll revisit (or visit for the first time) with a number of the senior folks. Along the way, you'll be gathering a lot of information as you speak to lots of people. One of the easiest and most effective ways to show you're inclusive is to make several references to the other people and the insight they shared! For example, "Hey, Mary Jane said something about this... It really struck me. I love that idea. Mr. Executive Man, I'd love to get your perspective on that especially as it relates to [insert something else here which better be a more grand something else for a deeper level of insight]." If you can include a number of references to other people in the organization and the great conversations you've had with them, the senior interviewers will start to see you as part of the team (already). It's like you're already working there! This also reinforces key number one and gets them to look into the future regarding how you'll be to work with. Stay away from one-and-done questions because then you'll be done. You'll obviously be given a chance throughout the process to ask lots of questions. In addition to asking great questions, you need to avoid asking questions—however awesome they are—that lead to dead ends. If you ask dead end questions, you'll be a dead end. Specifically, I mean asking a great question, then receiving their response, and then moving on to the next question. That's the big mistake! The message you're sending to them is that you are a puddle skipper. You are not somebody who's digging deep to get information and collecting it all. You're not well researched. You're not digging deep enough to get the information you need to make a good decision. Ouch. Now, they're starting to imagine how you would be as a leader there. Working with the people in your group or other units and not digging deep enough. How? If you have follow-up questions and drill down in your line of questioning, you send the message you are well researched, thoughtful, and making sure you're getting all the information you need to make a good decision. It sends them the message when you're working with your staff, you will make sure you're getting all the information to make good decisions. That is something they'll want so when they give you the autonomy to run your unit or run your division they have confidence you'll be a great researcher, you'll get all the information, and make well-educated decisions. If you don't do this, they'll think you're someone who skims the surface and oftentimes makes great mistakes or bad choices because you didn't have all the information. Want more help getting hired? FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD: Ace Your Job Interview: Master the Best Answers to the 14 Most Effective Job Interview Questions. Get it here: http://bit.ly/aceyourjobinterviewebookThis eBook contains: 14 best job interview questions 43 variations of those same questions Why the employer asks them What the employer is looking for The very best responses FREE—VERY POPULAR—WEBINAR: 3 Keys to Ace Any Job Interview. Learn everything you want to know about answering and asking job interview questions. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/aceanyjobinterviewwebinar. Attendees get a sweet, FREE eBook How to Interview the Employer: 75 Great Questions to Ask Before You Take Any Job. Don't miss it!Like this episode? Please share it via social media and review it on iTunes! I can keep this blog and all future podcasts and videos ad-free and sponsor-free ONLY because you share my work! Please share or subscribe to my podcast and YouTube channel too! Want more advanced material? Join the milewalk Academy and grab some of the free offerings that support the instruction in this post

05/22/2017

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8 min
08/26/2025

2 Simple Ways to Instantly Improve Your Communication Skills

We've all been there. You say something. You think it makes sense. But the reaction you get? Confused. Unmoved. Maybe even tuned out. Ugh. Communication isn't about what you say. It's about what the other person hears and, more importantly, how they feel and act because of it. If you're not getting the results you want from your conversations, whether in meetings, emails, presentations, or even casual exchanges, there's a reason. This week, I'm sharing 2 simple ways to instantly improve your communication skills. These aren't gimmicks or tricks. They're straightforward changes you can make right away to: ✅ Be clearer. ✅ Get buy-in faster. ✅ Avoid misinterpretations. ✅ Sound more thoughtful, credible, and composed. Communication is THE SKILL that connects your value to the world. If you want to influence, lead, or be remembered, this is where you start. If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my four books related to career development, interviewing, hiring, and goal setting. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

08/26/2025

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7 min
06/05/2017

Tell Me About Yourself: Best Way to Respond

Confused about how to answer the dreaded "Tell me about yourself" question in a job interview? Join career expert and award-winning author Andrew LaCivita as he discusses tell me about yourself: best way to respond! This one goes out to all the people on my Tips for Work and Life Blog Subscription and my YouTube subscribers who've pelleted me with emails and comments asking to please shoot this video. This one's for you! Why the "question" is terrible… This question is terrible for a couple of reasons. The first reason is related to the employer. First off, it's lazy, it's ineffective and it doesn't guarantee the employer it will actually get the information they need to make a good determination about whether you're a good fit for the company. Great interviewers design well thought out questions that elicit specific information that allows them to make those determinations. The second terrible is it's even worse for you because it puts you in jeopardy of falling over one of the greatest tripwires in the job interview. The number one reason you do not get hired (see this video Job Interview Tip: The Number 1 Reason Why You Do Not Get Hired) is your inability to map your fit, value, qualifications, and skills to what the employer needs at the moment. Think about what's happening when you're in a job interview. You know you're fabulous. I know you're fabulous. The employer has even said you're fabulous by inviting you in for the interview. They think you're qualified on paper. They've also think the same thing about all the other qualified candidates who are interviewing for the job. But, only one or maybe a couple of you are going to get hired. He or she who best maps their skills and qualifications to what the employer needs is going to be the person they hire! Three techniques to nail this… How do you know what they need to make that determination? Ask The first technique is my favorite. When the interviewer asks, "Please tell me about yourself," just respond… "Hey, Mr. Lazy Interviewer Man, my background is lengthy and diverse. Is there any particular part of my background you'd like me to discuss so you can make a determination about whether I'm a good fit for your company?" Oh. I know there are a whole bunch of you out there saying, "Oh no, Andy I can't answer a question with a question! That's just bad form. I was told never to do that!" That's ridiculous. It's fine to answer a question with a question if you need clarification. They've likely asked you this question at the very beginning of the process or the very beginning of the interview. They dumped you into a wide-open field. It's okay for you to ask for some guidance. It only took you ten seconds to do that. Want to know what's worse than you answering a question with a question? That's you spending ten minutes talking about something that's fabulous about yourself that they don't care about or has nothing to do with helping them determine whether you're a good fit for what they need! Ouch. The more important thing we should focus on when you ask your questions is being able to anticipate the possible responses or outcomes. What could their replies be? The beautiful thing about your particular question is there are likely only two responses. When you ask, "Is there a particular part of my background," their response is going to be either yes there is or no there isn't. If they say, "Yes, there is a particular part of your background. Here it is…," you're golden. Just respond to what they cited. That's the best scenario. If they say, "No, there isn't any particular area…," here's your pro tip. Always bring a copy of the job description with you to the interview. If you ask that question and they say, "No, there's nothing in particular," then pick up the job description and say… "Okay, Mr. Lazy Interviewer Man, it looks like based on your job description you're looking for these skills and qualifications and the role has these responsibilities, so I'm going to share my background as it relates to the job description so you can get the insight to determine whether I'm a good fit for your company." Use the pro tip I cited with the job description… For those of you who simply refuse to ask the clarifying questions, go directly to the pro tip I just mentioned using the job description. Don't want to ask for clarification and don't have a job description… Sometimes you don't have a job description or it's so thin you don't have much to go on. No problem! Let's make the assumption if you are in a job interview you have some inkling of what the job entails and what background best suits it. When the interview says, "Please tell me about yourself," simply respond… "Okay, I'd love to tell you about myself. I assume the job entails [this and that] and these would be the skills you'd be interested in knowing I have so you can make a good determination about whether I'm a good fit for your company so I'll share my background as it relates to that." Now, you've given them your assumption about what the job entails and what you think are the important skills you need to have. If you are incorrect, there's not an interviewer out there who wouldn't stop you and say, "Actually, Mr. Smart Job Candidate, that's not entirely true. Let me clarify that for you. Here's what the job really entails and here are the skills we really need to assess." Now, you've got the information you need, you just got it a different way. If they don't interrupt you, take some comfort in knowing you're on the right track and off you go. Want more help getting hired? FREE EBOOK DOWNLOAD: Ace Your Job Interview: Master the Best Answers to the 14 Most Effective Job Interview Questions. Get it here: http://bit.ly/aceyourjobinterviewebook This eBook contains: 14 best job interview questions 43 variations of those same questions Why the employer asks them What the employer is looking for The very best responses FREE—VERY POPULAR—WEBINAR: 3 Keys to Ace Any Job Interview. Learn everything you want to know about answering and asking job interview questions. Sign up here: http://bit.ly/aceanyjobinterviewwebinar. Attendees get a sweet, FREE eBook How to Interview the Employer: 75 Great Questions to Ask Before You Take Any Job. Don't miss it! Like this episode? Please share it via social media and review it on iTunes! I can keep this blog and all future podcasts and videos ad-free and sponsor-free ONLY because you share my work! Please share or subscribe to my podcast and YouTube channel too! Want more advanced material? Join the milewalk Academy and grab some of the free offerings that support the instruction in this post!

06/05/2017

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9 min
11/05/2024

The Best Way to Prepare for a Job Interview

In my lifetime, I've prepared, oh, conservatively, about a bajillion job candidates for their interviews. Most are so worried about the wrong stuff. Most prepare backwards. They think What questions will I be asked? I need to come up with a good answer for [insert the dumb ones here about disagreements and conflicts and weaknesses, etc.]. Uh, no. As is, heck to the no! It's not about what the interviewer asks. It's about what the interviewer needs to know—so they hire YOU! Today, you're in luck because you opened this newsletter which leads to a video on my YouTube Channel that teaches THE VERY BEST way to prepare for ANY job interview. After you watch this, you'll wonder why you ever prepared differently. You'll also start seeing magical results… If you'd like to build a great career and lead a rewarding life, check out some of these other places where I share my teachings: 1. Check out the milewalk Academy, my coaching and training site, for freemiums and premiums. 2. I have hundreds of educational and inspirational videos on my YouTube Channel. 3. Grab any of my four books related to interviewing, hiring, goal setting, and career development. All can be found on my Amazon Author Page. 4. Follow me on Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter (X), TikTok, Threads, and Facebook. 5. Stay in touch with me in your email inbox by joining my newsletter here! --Andy

11/05/2024

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30 min

Welcome to the official podcast channel of Andrew LaCivita, career and leadership coach, bestselling author, and founder of milewalk Academy®. This channel brings together Andrew’s work on career advancement, leadership development, and communication mastery in one place. You’ll find two distinct shows: Tips for Working Life with Andrew LaCivita Weekly deep-dive episodes focused on real-world career growth, job search strategy, leadership, and personal development. Each episode delivers structured frameworks, practical instruction, and direct guidance you can apply immediately in your job search, current position, or your life. Signal Strength: The Communication Podcast with Andrew LaCivita A seasonal series dedicated to mastering communication. Built around Andrew’s book Signal Strength, this show explores Communication Intelligence, influence, clarity under pressure, persuasion without authority, and how to turn ideas into measurable impact through speaking and writing that get people to act. Across both shows, the mission is consistent: To help professionals increase the value they create by strengthening how they think, lead, and communicate. Listeners come here to learn how to: • Advance in their careers with intention and strategy. • Communicate with clarity in high-stakes situations. • Lead teams with credibility and trust. • Navigate interviews, promotions, and performance conversations. • Strengthen their influence without relying on title or position. • Convert ideas into results through disciplined execution. Andrew’s teaching style is structured, direct, and rooted in experience working with tens of thousands of professionals and hundreds of organizations. He blends practical frameworks, behavioral science, leadership principles, and real career case studies to deliver insight that moves beyond theory. Whether you are building your career, leading others, preparing for your next opportunity, or refining how you show up in important conversations, this channel is designed to sharpen your edge. Subscribe to follow weekly episodes on career growth and job search strategy, along with seasonal communication masterclasses—all in one place.

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