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Career Tools
Career Tools is a weekly podcast focused on specific actions you can take to grow and enhance your career, whether you are a manager or not. Career Tools won the Podcast Awards Best Business podcast in 2010 and was nominated every other year it has been eligible. Whether you are interested in jump-starting a stalled career, or sharpening your edge, Career Tools is the podcast for you. Go to http://www.manager-tools.com/testimonials to read what others are saying about the impact Career Tools…
Episodes
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Interviews Are Not A Two-Way Street (Hall of Fame Guidance) (2026)
Our guidance on how to understand the communication flow in an interview. Join us from wherever you are! Find out what virtual trainings are coming up…
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Interviews are Not a Two-Way Street
We often hear, "Interviews are a two way street." dIn this guidance, we're going to make clear what this means.
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Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 2 (2026)
This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.
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Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 2
Part 2 of our guidance discussing how and when to delegate to the floor.
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Delegating To The Floor - For Directs - Part 1 (2026)
This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.
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Delegating To The Floor - For Directs
This guidance discusses how and when to delegate to the floor.
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Taking A Job When You're Waiting For Another Offer
Our guidance on what to do when you have one offer, but you're waiting for another.
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Getting Jobs In Government - The Basics
Our guidance on the application process in government.
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Get Ready To Get Promoted: Peer Analysis
Our guidance on how to analyze your peers when going for a promotion.
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The Raise Dangle
Our guidance on how to deal with the waiting period after you've asked for a raise.
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When NOT To Take Your Phone
Our guidance on how to deal with your phone during different parts of your day.
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted - Chapter 7 - Know Why
Our guidance getting promoted – knowing why before you start.
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Resumes – The Headline, Not The Story
Our guidance on the way to think about your resume: as the headlines, not the story.
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The Suspense File
Create a digital or actual suspense file to keep track of future obligations and deliverables.
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Getting Ready To Be Promoted: The 150% Rule
Our guidance on how to approach your responsibilities when you want to be promoted.
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted - Delegation
Our guidance on what to do when your boss tries to delegate to you.
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International Relationships Basics
This cast gives an overview of dealing with international relationships.
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How To Ask For A Raise: Cost Of Living
Our guidance on how to work out how much to ask for.
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Getting Ready To Be Promoted: Volunteer
This cast gives an overview of how and when to volunteer in order to enhance your chances of promotion.
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Choosing A Company – Chapter 10 – Have A Backup Plan
Our final guidance on choosing a company.
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How To Ask For A Raise: Researching Comparable Pay
Our guidance on how to research comparable pay.
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Getting Ready To Be Promoted – Chapter 3 - Politics
This cast gives an overview of what you need to do around your political situation if you want to get a promotion.
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Choosing A Company – Chapter 9 - Examples (Part 2)
The conclusion of our guidance on how to choose between two companies.
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Choosing A Company – Chapter 9 - Examples (Part 1)
Our guidance on how to choose between two companies.
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Annual Review When Looking For Promotion
Our guidance on how to use your annual review in your promotion campaign. Promotions and pay raises don't just happen. People don't get better jobs, titles or…
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Questions Not To Ask In An Interview – Chapter 1 - Benefits
Our guidance on what not to ask during an interview.
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted, Chapter 1 - Results, Part 2
The conclusion of our guidance on getting promoted. This is the first in a long series on how to get promoted. There is one thing you need to do above all…
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted, Chapter 1 - Results
Our guidance on getting promoted, part of a series.
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Choosing A Company To Work For Chapter 8 - Weighting
Our guidance on how to weight the factors involved in making the decision about which company to work for.
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Manager Tools/Career Tools License Update
Announcement of Changes to Manager Tools and Career Tools Personal Licenses
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Early Openings In A Rising Market
Our guidance what specific areas to look at when looking at early openings in a rising market.
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Getting Ready To Get Promoted - Chapter 2 - Experience
Our guidance on getting promoted, part of a series.
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Choosing A Company To Work For Chapter 7 – Questions
Our guidance what other questions to ask when choosing a company.
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Resolving Relationships That Have Gone Sour
Our guidance on restarting relationships which have gone sour.
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Answering Wacky Questions
Trick questions, such as 'how many baseballs does it take to fill a jumbo jet' seem to be less fashionable than they once were. Perhaps everyone has realized…
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Work, Family And Social Media
Our guidance on how to separate work, family and social media.
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Choosing A Company To Work For - Opportunities - Part 2
The conclusion of our podcast on choosing a company to work for based on the opportunities available.
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Choosing A Company To Work For - Opportunities - Part 1
The sixth part of our series on choosing a company to work for: the opportunities available.
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Covering For A Colleague – Chapter 2 - Their Return
Our guidance on dealing with your colleague’s return when you’ve been covering for them.
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Sunday Evening Planning
Our guidance on what you do on Sunday to make your work week effective.
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Dealing With Difficult Bosses – Bosses Who Are Disorganized
Our guidance on dealing with bosses who are disorganized.
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Covering For A Colleague Chapter 1 - The Work
How to cover a colleague’s work in their absence.