#Brand2Land: An Interactive Workshop

Do you tense up at interviews? Or smack yourself in the face afterwards and think, “Why didn’t I answer it this way?” Maybe you’re convinced you aced your interview only to get a rejection letter a few days later.

If this sounds like you—or if you NEVER want this to be you, The Brand to Land Workshop is what you need.

Nando (Sr. Social Media Recruiter) + Charlene (Talent Recruiter) provide the gateway into one of the most iconic and legendary advertising agencies of our time and have teamed up for an interactive seminar called Brand to Land: Helping you find your personal brand to landyour next job. The workshop, being held at the sexy Wix Lounge, is designed to introduce job seekers (of all levels and industries) to the new trends in interviewing and how to stand out in today’s job market.

Participants will self-identify their personal brand to showcase that brand throughout the interviewing process to land the job they want.

Objectives:

• Discover your personal interviewing brand
• Identify and target habits sabotaging your interviews
• Be challenged during mock interviews to sharpen quick-thinking skills and rethink standard responses
• Redefine your approach to job searches
• Exposure to new interviewing techniques trending in today’s job market

Seminar Details:

2-hour interactive seminar where Nando + Charlene actively help job seekers navigate through the interviewing process with collaborative activities leaving job seekers feeling refreshed, confident and armed with a new set of core competencies.

Bonus Features:

• Help you gain confidence during the interviewing process
• Our 4-point method of addressing every interview question
• Tactical assignments to self-identify your personal interviewing brand
• 5 Killer ways to boost your networking skills
• Discover the 5 trends in today’s job market
• Reasons recruiters are not calling you back
• Why your job search is failing
• Questions never to ask an interviewer
• Negotiate salaries, vacations + more
• Engaging mock interview session where you get in the “hot seat”
• Interactive Q&A session with Nando + Charlene

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Today’s submission is breaking all the rules. First, it’s NOT from New York, it’s actually from the streets of New Orleans during the super bowl. I think this was the reason the lights went out–the people sitting next to her complained they could see her business and the Lord intervened! The second rule being broken is that it’s not a photo I took, it was submitted by the beautiful  and always vigilant @lostplum who blogs over at LostPlum.com who gives us her take on life, which is always grand and with a twist of sexy darkness.

But hey, if she felt sexy…more power to her.

Want to submit photos you take “on the go” for next Fridays’ edition of New York Train Fashion, e-mail them to nando@nandoism.com and I will post with pride!

So many times we think we’re unhappy at work because of various reason: your coworkers aren’t being fashionable enough, our bosses go on and on about their stock options and 401K packages that totally outshine yours, or the office politics keep you cowering in the elevator corner for fear of saying the wrong thing and being kicked out (SURVIVOR STLYE) of the cool kids club.

But Charlene and I have big news for you–despite all that business going on — it’s up to you to turn it around and create the job satisfaction you’re seeking.

In this episode of Recruiting Radio, we’re not encouraging you to switch jobs, change companies, or even try something new in terms of going Zen to deal with your colleagues, instead, we want you to understand the root of your work blues and empower you to make the internal change — that will really serve a purpose in your life + career.

In this Recruiting Radio podcast session, Charlene and I discuss the 5 ways to improve job satisfaction.

Ways to Improve Job Satisfaction highlights:

• having a sense of purpose @ work
• how to create new challenges at work (like a podcast, start a blog, or become a mentor)
• you are not your job (understanding this will free you)
• dealing with job stress (you can’t be stress free — but you can deal with it in healthier ways)
• finding your work SPF (you’re gonna love this tip!)
• why switching jobs is not the answer

Enjoy the podcast and for more info check out our tumblr @ NYC Career Zone

Click play to listen to the podcast.

And here is the cliff notes version of 5 ways to improve job satisfaction

You are the designer of your own catastrophe — especially when it comes to love.

What new love designs are you working on?

• He’s not moving fast enough? Who made you the pace keeper?
• She’s not the total package? Honey, have you seen the wrapping paper you come in?
• I need someone who understands me 100%. Mind readers are at the circus find one, pay them $.25, and keep it moving.

Or are your designs more destructive because they highlight what’s wrong with you?

Have you been designing a

• 10-year sculpture of “I’m not good enough”
• An oil canvas of “I’m really not worthy” that’s almost done
• Maybe an intricate installment made of self hate pieces with specs of shame

Would you be proud to display them?

If the current life design is not working in your life — start a new piece.

Change mediums, change formats, throw away your old equipment and start fresh–the old stuff (the past) is contaminated.

Identify + write down 5 of your best qualities and splash, stroke, weave, bend, glue, weld–start a new and beautiful design you’re proud to have on display. The universe and love is waiting with anticipation.

Tips on Getting that Promotion/Raise YOU deserve!

Nando, a social media recruiter + Charlene, an advertising industry recruiter, give you tips, techniques and insights for acing the interview and starting a new career.

This week, we will be shedding some light on how to get that promotion or raise (or both!) and we have special guest on the podcast: Vika, Robert + Bertha. They all bring their expert advice in recruiting to help you get that promotion or raise that you deserve!

Highlights:

• Make sure you have a reference point
• Establish yourself as the Expert in a niche
• Be your own cheerleader

Click the play button below to get the good stuff!

And here is the quick slide share presentation for a quick reference

Find your soulmate online in 6 simple steps by Dr. Diana Kirschner

Dr. Diana Kirschner was a frequent guest on The Today Show and starred in the PBS TV Special Finding Your Own True Love. She is the best-selling author of Love in 90 Daysand—just out now on Kindle— Find Your Soulmate Online in Six Simple Steps.  Dr. Diana has helped thousands all over the world use online dating in the most wonderful way—to find a passionate lasting Soulmate connection!  Her free Dating Tips & Relationship Advice newsletter is available at www.lovein90days.com.

And in today’s post, Nando interviews renowned relationship expert + best selling author Dr. Diana Kirschner to help you get one step closer to love.

In this interivew we will discuss the do’s and don’ts of online love + explore the great advice Dr. Diana Kirschner has on finding true love via the internet.

Highlights:

• The dos and don’t of an online dating profile
• Catfishing + the money making industry involved in it
• How many soul mates does a person really have?
• 3 Things to boost your online dating experience–RIGHT NOW!

Click the play button below to listen

I wasn’t sure if this was still #trending with the kids in Brooklyn, but looks like all my dirty questions were answered. But in his defense, I’ve seen more unsolicited underwear + drawers than his. I feel he’s more of a conservative when it comes to exhibitionism — your thoughts on this fashion trend?

eloves me eloves me not by L.A. Johannesson

As a blogger I get approached by several authors and their projets…and don’t get me wrong, I feel privileged because they just don’t reach out to any old Mexicans–they want someone with an audience, personality and nice hair, right? At least that’s what my therapist keeps trying to convince with. In any case, when I received L.A. Johannesson’s request for a collaboration, I was thrilled as I soon began to research her new book. e-loves me, e-loves me not because it was fun, sexy + authentic! 

As I read (from page one) I was hooked. The blind date described in the first paragraph was something I experienced and I’m sure several of you have experienced, except Kayte, our main character did something I never did, which made me cheer her on and made me keep reading.

But I didn’t want to just do a regular book review/interview with L.A., I wanted to dig deeper and get into her creative process, because I know several of you out there have been wanting to write your own book, your novel, your own story and I think we all need to stick together as creative souls, so the first half of this interview is L.A. sharing her story on creativity, which is important, especially because she didn’t have to dive in so deep with me. Not only does she reveals her writing process, she gives us all  tips on how to do it yourself. And of course, we talk about her book and all the rich details….except the ending, we aren’t STUPID!

After you listen to the interview with Author L. A. Johannesson on her new book e-loves me, e-loves me not, leave a comment on why you’d like a copy of her book and your might be the lucky winner to get a FREE e-copy. That’s right, L.A. has agreed to give ONE lucky reader, who leaves a comment and tweets about it — one free copy. So listen to the podcast, spread the word, and tweet. L.A. will randomly selected the lucky winner one week from today which will be February 4th — just in time for a nice Valentine’s Day read!

About the book:

Click the play button below to start the interview:

And if you can’t wait for the contest and WANT to purchase your copy right now, here you go!

And in a move that only L.A. Johannesson + Oprah could make–she is rewarding EVERYONE who left a comment + entered the contest (by Feb 4th) a free copy of her book to enjoy for this Valentine’s Day. Content is now officially closed but those who entered by leaving a comment, stand by, you should be getting an e-mail from L.A. herself with details. (this is only good for those who entered + commented by Feb 4th — the contest is not closed)

I find it annoying when guys on the train spreads their legs so wide that they’re now taking over 2 spaces. Really? Imagine my surprise when I got on the train this AM and found this beauty doing the same thing. She just sat there, in all her glory, spread open, like she’s was giving us the gift of awesomeness. True, she wasn’t taking up two seats, but the lady next to her (who obviously took an old elmo doll, dyed it purple + glued it to her coat) would have liked a little leg room. Can you see how she’s squeezing it in? Good grief!  Makes me  think, she dresses like a lady, but sits like a man.

nike fuel band

Nike Fuel Band Review
I purchased mine (my own money) for $162.22 (that included shipping + taxes)

Are you looking to get physical? Do you have a weight loss goal you’re trying to accomplish? Well, now with fancy technology, you have a friend in Nike. With the Nike Fuel band, you can now count your calories burned, steps taken, and keep track of your Nike Fuel Points–with one sexy little bracelet.  

Cons

• I got the one called ice which is translucent. I figured it was the sexiest option for me. After 3 weeks doing the Insanity workout with it on, it turns a smoker’s teeth yellow hue, due to the abundance of sweat I created. (Not too sexy)
• The app that it syncs with on your iPhone requires your Bluetooth to be on–which eats your battery life up like Kirsty Ally at a Chinese Buffet. It’s bothersome to turn it on, sync, then turn it off.
• In order to sync, you have to touch the sync button on the Nike Fuel Band. Not a biggy right? Well, it’s frustrating when you’re a lazy Mexican like me.

Pros:

• It’s highly addictive during the first 2 weeks that you’re gleaming with Nike joy. Those bastards!
• It calculates your steps, calories burned, it gives you the time and it also measures your Nike Fuel Points which is a totally made up number system by Nike but after a while you fight the urge to say, Nike Fuel Points is a fantasy number and doesn’t really exist, like the binders full of women. Oh wait, that’s real. My bad.
• Roughly translated, 2.8 calories burned = 1 Nike Fuel Point so you set up your daily goal. I, like the over achiever that I am, set my daily goal to 6,000 Nike Fuel Points. Then, like the underachiever I really am, I lowered it to 4,000.
• It really helps you monitor how lazy you are. I seem to meet my 4,000 Nike Fuel Point goal during the week, but on the weekends, I rarely hit 3,000.
• Helps you calculate your weight loss goals since burning 10,000 calories equal loosing 1lb.
• Random people see your “cool bracelet” and stop you to inquire about its powers.
• I rarely participated in any fitness classes at the gym because I was obsessed with knowing how many calories I was burning during workouts. Now, I can analyze which classes burn more–and you’ll be surprised. I burn more from a 30 minute Insanity workout (750-800 calories) than I do from a 55 minute cross fit class at the gym (288 calories).

SIDE NOTE: You might also learn what activities friends complete in order to meet their daily goal. Oh, still need 32 Nike Fuel Points, how about I masturbate my husband? (Warning, you will get unsolicited confessions like that)

Rating: 3.5 Out of 5 Nando’s.

3 out of 5 Nando’s

I would have given it a higher rating but the syncing issue really bothers me.