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,...

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...

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 &...

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...

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...

Lucky you…and welcome to the world of luxury problems :) Several of my clients have recently found themselves in the state of receiving more than one job, thesis or internship offer. In this Epsiode, I'll talk about 3 specific criteria that will help you make the decision, but I'm also going to let you know what to do when you have accepted an offer, but then receive an even better one. Tune in if you need guidance with your decision making process!

Can you believe it? The Empower to Grow Career Podcast is already 1 year old!!!  So Happy Birthday to me in that case :) and thank you so so much to everyone who has been and is listening! For this birthday episode, I have decided not to talk about one very specific topic, but to share some of my learnings and decision making processes along the way along with a few very personal insights into my life. Topics included are: How to start challenging new projects when you don't feel ready ...

This is an Episode dedicated to all my listeners, who are planning to come to Germany from their home countries. I'm exploring 10 of the most common mistakes that internationals make, but of course also give you different ideas for each of them about how to fix them. The topics I cover include: Do I need a CV in Europass format? There are so many experts, friends and family members giving me advice on what to do - but I feel completely overwhelmed Which plattforms should I use when...

What is this Hidden Jobmarket that everyone is talking about and how do I access it? If you are also among those people, who has had enough of the mystery that is being created around this and just want to know the facts, this Episode ist for you! Today you will find out: What the Hidden Jobmarket is Why you should even care about it And what the key to access it is But let me assure you: If you would like to successfully create your next job opportunity, you definitely need to tap...

Has it ever happened to you that as an employee, you plan your pojects for the year, business events, budgets - but you completely forget to plan your own development or your pay rise? And when months of the year have passed and you finally get round to planning and asking for them you hear lame excuses like: "Sorry, this is not the right time to discuss this." "We don't have any budget for this." "Your team member is already attending a similar training. Get the input from...

I've been thinking for a while what to talk about in my Episode just before Christmas - and which other topic seems more obvious than gratefulness? In some ways, it's become a hype in the past years, because everybody seems to be talking about it. But there are definitely worse hypes out there, than to focus on the good things in your life - or what do you think? Therefore, in today's Epsiode you will find out why I personally consider being grateful for who you are and for what you have so...

Are you sick and tired of scrolling jobboards until you find something that matches? If your answer is a clear YES: This episode is for you! If you know what kind of job you would like to have, I consider it your personaly responsibility for your future you to just go out there and grab the chance. In this Episode, you'll learn my 3 easy steps of how to make your initiative application or unsolicited application work. I'll guide you through: What "Initiative" application actually...

So many rumours out there about jobsearching within the last weeks of the year. In several calls I heard that: "Companies are not hiring anyway now, why should I even make an effort?" In this quick and insightful Episode I'm providing you with lots of arguments, why now might actually even be the BEST time to continue jobsearching. Want to find out more?  Tune in! If you want to polish up your jobsearch strategy, I would strongly recommend you to join my online Community...

Last weeks success story of my 15 year old cousin scoring a job offer in her first interview ever after we rehearsed for it together, hast prompted me to share my interview prep secrets with you today. I strongly believe everyone can do amazingly well in interviews - if only you prepare and actually practise your introduction and answers to tricky questions ALOUD, preferably with somebody elso to listen and give you feedback. In this Epsiode I am describing my exact steps of how I prepare...

By popular demand, Yadu is back! And we've flipped the script on the traditional interview process, as listeners who heard Episode #28 might have seen coming - he's doing the interview this time! For the first time in the history of The Empower to Grow Career Podcast, I am on the guest chair and answering a fun list of questions about me and the truths behind all my content creation. You'll find the answers to weird and maybe controversial questions about recruitment in Germany, FAQ from...

In this really quick and crisp Epsiode, I will let you know exactly why I am convinced that every CV should contain a profile summary. You will learn 4 reasons in what way this section that is also often called "About me" or "Personal information" will be of great benefit to you. Of course I will also explain, which information this section should contain. If you want to see some great examples of profile summaries and learn how to create an excellent CV, make sure to join my next free...

Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, The Netherlands, UK, Canada & Germany My interview guest today has lived and worked in 8 countries and founded multiple companies. The most recent company that he co-founded, Noah Mobility GmbH, specialises in assisting internationals with their relocation to Germany. This makes Daniel Zinner just the perfect interview guest to discuss relocating to Germany as well as founding your own company. Daniel is an International HR Consultant, Founder and...

You can have the best jobsearch strategy, perfect application documents, a supportive network, prepare meticulously for interviews and still not succeed in creating your dream career. But why is that? Have you already heard about limiting beliefs aka the stories you tell yourself and believe to be absolutely true? If you haven't, but keep asking yourself "Why am I not successful with what I am doing?" this is a worthwhile field to tap into. If you are already aware of some of your beliefs -...

After the amazingly successful episode I did with Yadu last week, I felt the need to talk about something BIG today. And what could be bigger than showing you a step by step process of how to achieve the goals that currently seem faaaar out of reach for you. No matter if this is founding your own company, financial freedom, learning to skydive - the bigger, the better. Based on my own story and experiences, I will show you: How to identify the biggest fear that stops you How to summon...

Last week I told you why you need to do more than just sending out applications to successfully create the best job opportunity for yourself. This week I am back with another interview, where we will introduce 6 unconventional ways of finding a job for you - without sending out a single application. I am joined by the amazing fuel cell engineer & content creator Yadu Krishna and we will start off this Episode by an exciting announcement! Yadu will tell you the exact steps how he created...

You might or might not be aware that currently only about 25% of all existing job opportunities on the German market are posted on job boards. Naturally, these are heavily targeted by all active jobsearchers. This already makes it obvious that just sending out applications to those jobs is NOT the strategy that will bring you the best success or access to the best opportunities for yourself. In this new Episode I will reveal my 3 pillars of a good jobsearch strategy and explain what you...

It's September, hiring has picked up again in Germany - and an increasing amount of people are starting into their new jobs. In this new Epsiode, I have come up with 9 things to do, to ensure that your first weeks in the new company are successful and will set you up for great progress. We will look at: General onboarding procedures Some German habits of starting in a new role Building relationships & a network Possibilities to receive even more benefits than initially...

Have you been considering a career in Data Science? Are you wondering what it takes to succeed in this field? In this amazingly valuable new interview Episode, Airbus Data Scientist Yassine and I talk about his passion field. He will let you know the technical basis you need as well as the most relevant skills to have and develop to succeed as a Data Scientist. BUT: He will also honestly talk about why falling for the coolest job of the century is not for everybody. So be honest with...