Austin shares 5 daily LinkedIn activities that are guaranteed to supercharge your job search! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Success is all about your daily actions [1:28] - Engage with Super-Connectors [3:10] - Engage with employee content [4:26] - Engage with company pages [5:25] - Connect with 3 people [7:21] - Share a piece of content Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Aust...
Jul 07, 2025•9 min•Ep. 719
Austin shares 5 high-ROI job search activities that will help you land more interviews and offers in less time! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:47] - Personalize your resume [2:08] - Perform Company Research [4:14] - Engage on LinkedIn [5:17] - Build a Focused Portfolio [7:14] - Create & Share Content Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for list...
Jul 04, 2025•10 min•Ep. 718
Austin shares 5 low-impact job search activities that most job searchers waste time on! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - What are you wasting your time on? [1:00] - Writing Cover Letters [2:48] - Inbound LinkedIn Optimization [4:37] - Networking Events [6:06] - LinkedIn’s Easy Apply [7:27] - Standard Networking Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank y...
Jul 02, 2025•9 min•Ep. 717
Austin shares 7 steps that you can use to reduce your screen time and boost your productivity! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:42] - Screen time does not equal success [4:52] - Set your intentions & physical distance [7:46] - Remove time-sucking apps & turn off notifications [10:29] - Use grayscale & leverage resources [12:50] - Set your expectations & persevere Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job withou...
Jun 30, 2025•14 min•Ep. 716
Austin shares 5 ways that you can recession-proof your career and create true job security! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Is job security a myth? [1:44] - Network every day [3:01] - Create & share content [4:30] - Create multiple income streams [6:01] - Job search 2x per year [6:56] - Plan for the future Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank y...
Jun 27, 2025•8 min•Ep. 715
Austin shares 7 ways that he manages emotions and mental health in his career! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Your emotions dictate your performance [3:05] - Exercise & Walk w/ No Devices [6:28] - Therapy & Reducing Screen Time [9:46] - Read Fiction & Have Weekly Dates [11:55] - Mindful Drinking Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you...
Jun 25, 2025•14 min•Ep. 714
Austin shares a 3-in-1 strategy that will help you build skills and get visibility in a brand new industry! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:31] - Changing industries is hard [1:18] - List questions you might be asked [2:17] - Draft a post answering each question [3:30] - Share one post per day on LinkedIn Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for list...
Jun 23, 2025•6 min•Ep. 713
Austin shares 7 ChatGPT prompts that will help you win more job offers! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:29] - ChatGPT is a great tool! [1:03] - Tailor your resumes & cover letters [3:37] - Analyze job descriptions [4:16] - Discover common interview questions & draft your answers [5:50] - Brainstorm great questions & writing ‘Thank You’ notes Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check ...
Jun 20, 2025•8 min•Ep. 712
Austin shares how to use the “Serial Position Effect” to crush your interviews! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:35] - What is the “Serial Position Effect”? [3:05] - How to use this to your advantage [4:34] - A real life example from Austin [6:02] - Prepare for a memorable Q&A Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the...
Jun 18, 2025•9 min•Ep. 711
Austin shares how you can statistically guarantee that you get a job offer with the “Funnel Technique”! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:20] - A guaranteed job offer? [2:11] - Map out your job search process & track it [3:20] - Assign success rates & reverse engineer your funnel [5:36] - Gather data & Optimize Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a th...
Jun 16, 2025•7 min•Ep. 710
Austin shares his 4-part framework for answering interview questions so you can turn more job interviews into job offers! Time Stamped Show Notes: [1:15] - What can you do for me? [2:34] - Prepare your answers ahead of time [3:10] - Austin’s 4-part framework Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the code PODCAST to g...
Jun 13, 2025•10 min•Ep. 709
Austin shares how you can land more jobs by referring in other people you know! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Referrals are powerful [1:36] - Helping your recruiter [2:48] - Helping your friends/contacts Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the code PODCAST to get 5% off any digital course: The Interview Prepara...
Jun 11, 2025•4 min•Ep. 708
Austin shares how you can 10x your networking by starting a podcast! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Networking can be frustrating [2:41] - How to easily get started podcasting [6:44] - How to record your podcast [8:18] - Asking your contacts to be a guest on your podcast Austin’s Free Newsletter - CultivatedCulture.com/newsletter Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s cour...
Jun 09, 2025•12 min•Ep. 707
Austin shares the best career advice he derived from surveying 1.4 Million people! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Career advice from other people! [1:01] - Focus one or two steps ahead [2:55] - Everyone is ‘winging it’ [4:41] - Use your 1st decade to learn what you want [6:37] - You don’t have to take all the advice you get [8:28] - Apply for the company, not the job [10:06] - Set your own work/life boundaries [12:18] - Learn to write better Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to lea...
Jun 06, 2025•14 min•Ep. 706
Austin shares the 7 books that helped 10x his job search and land a job offer! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Job searching is marketing yourself [1:54] - The 4 hour work week [2:52] - Influence [4:21] - Pre-Suasion [5:54] - Trust me, I’m lying [7:21] - The 22 immutable laws of marketing [8:39] - Scientific Advertising [10:09] - Never split the difference Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying onlin...
Jun 04, 2025•12 min•Ep. 705
Austin shares how you can leverage AI to write resume bullets in less than 10 seconds! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Writing your resume is hard! [0:56] - ChatGPT for resume bullets [1:44] - Revise, rinse, & repeat [2:26] - Use Resybullet.io ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat How To Ask AI To Write Your Resume Bullets: 1. Open up ChatGPT 2. Ask if the following question: "Please rewrite my resume bullet to be more outcomes focused and less than 20 words: [Insert Resume Bullet]" 3. Wat...
Jun 02, 2025•5 min•Ep. 704
Austin shares how you can use Generative AI to write a cover letter that will help you snag your dream job! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Don’t just copy/paste! [1:40] - ChatGPT [2:48] - How to use ChatGPT to write your cover letter [5:09] - Making some tweaks ChatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat How To Ask AI To Write Your Cover Letter: 1. Open your target job description and a copy of your resume 2. Head over to ChatGPT (you'll need to create a new account - it's free) 3. Copy / paste the...
May 30, 2025•8 min•Ep. 703
Austin shares how you can use active interviewing to win more job offers! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Passive vs. active interviewing [2:26] - Why active interviewing is better [3:57] - Goin’ fishin’ [7:27] - How to crush the Q&A portion of the interview [9:55] - Always try to dive deeper with your answers Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a tha...
May 28, 2025•12 min•Ep. 702
Austin shares 4 LinkedIn search hacks that will unlock your job search and help you win more job offers! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - LinkedIn search is a super powerful tool [0:54] - How to find hiring managers [3:01] - You should be looking for content creators at your target companies [5:25] - How to find people who’ve changed careers [7:20] - How to utilize company pages Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job ...
May 26, 2025•9 min•Ep. 701
Austin shares what you can do if your “Dream Company” isn’t hiring right now! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Layoffs and hiring freezes are so common right now [1:03] - Dream companies, stepping stone companies, & sandbox companies [2:54] - Don’t write off companies that aren’t hiring [4:08] - Play the long game by building relationships [5:14] - Continue your job search with companies that are hiring Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to ...
May 23, 2025•9 min•Ep. 700
Austin shares how you can win more job offers by changing the job search rules! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - When you feel like everyone else is a better candidate [1:24] - Create your own game [2:28] - Write your own rules Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the code PODCAST to get 5% off any digital course: ...
May 21, 2025•4 min•Ep. 699
Austin shares the 3 things that people who consistently land job offers do in their job search! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Myth: more experience = more job offers [1:08] - Get a deep understanding of your target company [2:50] - Create an effective narrative [5:24] - Show your value on your own terms Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you fo...
May 19, 2025•10 min•Ep. 698
Austin shares a case study of someone who put together a proactive Value Validation Project! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - You don’t need permission to put together a portfolio [3:35] - Callum’s Case Study for Kajabi [7:07] - Presenting an opportunity [9:44] - Providing a solution [11:40] - Bringing it all together Callum’s Case Study - https://www.callumbirch.com/p/my-287kmonth-kajabi-proposal Note from Austin: “I'm not affiliated with Callum in any way. This awesome case study was sent to ...
May 16, 2025•16 min•Ep. 697
Austin shares why you should continue to bet on yourself even in the face of uncertainty! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Are you feeling resistance or frustration? [1:46] - Beware of your self-talk [2:57] - Bet on yourself for a better future Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the code PODCAST to get 5% off any...
May 14, 2025•7 min•Ep. 696
Austin shares what you can do as a student who has “bad” grades, “bad” internships, or the “wrong” major! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Austin had “bad” grades, only one small internship, and the “wrong” major [1:52] - You have an opportunity to get creative [3:42] - You can create your own internship [5:18] - Start freelancing to generate experience [6:36] - Build a passion project in public Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you lan...
May 12, 2025•9 min•Ep. 695
Austin shares how A/B testing can 10x your networking, especially if you're not getting the amount of responses you’d like! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - A lot of people get stuck here [1:17] - Even Austin got ZERO responses in the beginning [3:17] - What A/B testing really looks like [6:40] - Come up with 3 initial tests [8:13] - Track the data [10:13] - Send the emails, delete the lowest performer, and replace it with a new test Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more ab...
May 09, 2025•14 min•Ep. 694
Austin shares how you can use personalized videos to boost the amount of job offers you receive! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - What is a personalized video? [2:23] - Research the recipient [3:14] - Use Loom! [4:15] - A few best practices [5:38] - When to use personalized videos Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, u...
May 07, 2025•8 min•Ep. 693
Austin shares a simple hack to find all of the hiring managers with open roles at your dream companies! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Finding hiring managers with open roles [1:00] - Using LinkedIn filters [2:25] - Filter & bookmark Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to the show, use the code PODCAST to get 5% off any digi...
May 05, 2025•5 min•Ep. 692
Austin shares 5 simple steps you can use to create content for your job search! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Content creation is a Game Changer! [2:49] - Take action [3:31] - Capture your learnings [5:19] - Create buckets [6:09] - Combine & create [7:06] - Block out time for creation Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s courses and, as a thank you for listening to ...
May 02, 2025•11 min•Ep. 691
Austin shares how you can create your own job experience if you don’t have any! Time Stamped Show Notes: [0:30] - Students, Interns, & Career changer need experience [1:56] - Creating your own experience for free! [2:51] - Select your target companies & jobs [3:31] - Audit & hypothesize about your target jobs & companies Want To Level Up Your Job Search? Click here to learn more about 1:1 career coaching to help you land your dream job without applying online. Check out Austin’s ...
Apr 30, 2025•9 min•Ep. 690
