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Michael Gardon

Michael Gardon

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Mike is our Founder, career coach, and resident expert on all things resume, hiring and work-life. He is author of The Break newsletter and host of The Break Podcast on Careercloud. He has seen everything from being hired (and fired) to hiring and managing hundreds of people over his career. Mike has also successfully navigated many career pivots. He is a former derivatives trader turned corporate consultant turned entrepreneur who also holds a Bachelors' Degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago. Mike is often interviewed and quoted on career topics in major publications such as Business Insider, Forbes, USA Today, Yahoo Finance and Fox News. Mike resides in the beautiful midwest where he built a life around his family. Connect with Mike to talk purpose, career change, entrepreneurship and side hustles like Quotebook, which he built with his kids!

Steps To The Interview Process: A Guide For Employers
Hiring

Steps To The Interview Process: A Guide For Employers

To hire people, you need to do an interview. Interviewing candidates, however, isn’t as easy as asking a few questions. Your company needs to define and follow a process. This will help make hiring…
4 min read
How To Hire A Video Editor
Hiring

How To Hire A Video Editor

Video editing used to be a job that only movie studios and advertising agencies needed. Now, if your business isn’t on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, you’re missing a huge part of your potential…
5 min read
Performance Improvement Plan Guide: How To Write, Benefits + Tips
Entrepreneurship

Performance Improvement Plan Guide: How To Write, Benefits + Tips

If a new law meant you could never hire anyone new, would that affect how you approached performance improvement plans (PIPs)?  You’d probably look at performance improvement plans as tools to help…
5 min read
How To Hire A Virtual Assistant
Hiring

How To Hire A Virtual Assistant

When you feel overwhelmed at work, a virtual assistant may be the best option to help keep your email under control, your calendar up to date, and your meetings scheduled. A virtual assistant can be…
5 min read
States Most and Least Impacted by the Labor Shortage
Entrepreneurship

States Most and Least Impacted by the Labor Shortage

As of October 2021, there are 10.4 million unfilled jobs in America and 8.3 million unemployed Americans. In theory, there are enough jobs for everyone with 2.1 million jobs left over. There are…
12 min read
How to Write a Compelling CV
Get The Job

How to Write a Compelling CV

Most jobs ask you to submit a resume, which should be short and targeted. On the other hand, if you’re applying to a job at an academic or research institution, you may have to submit a Curriculum…
12 min read
Top 10 Skills You Can Learn in 6 Months to Impress Employers on a Resume
Resumes

Top 10 Skills You Can Learn in 6 Months to Impress Employers on a Resume

Wrapping up your time in college can be an exciting and mysterious few months. That shiny new degree will look great, but how will you complete the ever-important skills portion of your resume? Many…
5 min read
17 Practical Tips for Finding a Job in Another Country
Get The Job

17 Practical Tips for Finding a Job in Another Country

Perhaps your sense of adventure has gotten so overwhelming you’ve decided to finally take the plunge and live abroad, or maybe you need to find a job to supplement the income of your new spouse who’s…
6 min read
What You Need To Know About LinkedIn with Brenda Bernstein
Podcast

What You Need To Know About LinkedIn with Brenda Bernstein

Brenda Bernstein, Founder of The Essay Expert LLC, is the author of How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile, a book that held #1 best-seller spot on Amazon for 2 years. A former lawyer that got her…
1 min read
The Most Innovative Career Coach with Claudia T Miller
Podcast

The Most Innovative Career Coach with Claudia T Miller

Claudia T Miller has helped job seekers advance their careers or secure job offers for new roles. Often the highlight is a big raise or salary that is 20%-40% bigger than their previous salary. Screen…
1 min read