Career Beats by Esade

Have you ever found yourself wishing you had been more confident, outspoken, or straightforward in your career? You’re not alone. Building self-esteem is essential to advancing professionally. It’s not about being arrogant or overestimating your abilities—it’s about understanding your unique value and embracing your strengths. In this episode of Career Beats, we speak with Toni Liu, an accredited executive coach and TEDx speaker. Through her holistic approach, Toni empowers clients to reconnect with their true selves, enabling them to leverage that inner strength to achieve success. Listen to the second part of this episode to discover one of her coaching exercises to gain confidence. Presented by Carmen Gonzalez, Associate Director at Esade Careers. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

At times, you may feel unsure whether you are on the right path with your career or what is the unique value you bring as a professional. Do you know why you do what you do? Finding your purpose is essential to develop an authentic and meaningful career. The Associate Director of Esade Careers, Carmen González, talked about it with Carol Santos Moreira, Career Mentor, Coach and Founder of Carol Conecta Europa.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Sustainability has become an imperative to address in the way individuals live, businesses operate and governments function. Issues like circular economy, diversity and inclusion, or decarbonization are all on the agenda with no turning back. Companies play a key role in shaping this future, but are they walking the talk? What are the highlights of such development and what's still missing? We talked about it with Gaurav Gupta, SVP of Sustainability at Dentsu.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Why is pursuing a career in consulting such a good option to fast-track your career? Why is it one of the most desired career paths for most business school students? For decades now, strategy consulting has been seen as an excellent career option that allows you to be exposed to multiple industries, work on many different projects, and interact with top companies to solve real business issues. Marie Christine Padberg, Global Talent Attraction Partner at McKinsey & Julia Duhamel, Global Director of Talent Branding at McKinsey. Maria Christine has developed a talent acquisition strategy on a global basis at McKinsey for the last 17 years, and Julia has extensive experience in employer branding, PR and communication in top multinational companies.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Is my life fulfilling enough? Could I have made different choices for a happier life? Our daily choices definitely impact our levels of happiness. But are we in control of what happens to us in life? In this episode of Career Beats we talked to Jordi Quoidbach, Professor of People Management & Organization at Esade and an authority on the relationship between decision making and happiness. Quoidbach was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University for several years before joining Esade. His research focuses on the bidirectional relationship between choice and happiness: how people’s current happiness shapes their decisions and how people’s everyday decisions profoundly shape their happiness. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

LinkedIn is not only a great tool to boost your professional profile, but it also helps you reach out to top voices in whichever field you're passionate about. In this episode of Career Beats, we talked to Borja Jimena, Esade alumni, an expert in personal branding, and a strategic advisor at LinkedIn's European headquarters. He brings top tips to build the perfect LinkedIn profile. Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Are you tired of spending countless hours on an unproductive job search? Steve Dalton is the author of The 2-Hour Job Search, an instruction guide to turn exasperating and time-consuming job seeking into an efficient and effective process. In this episode, he strips his techniques to surf the wave of applications, interviews and resume-making.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

In this episode of Career Beats, Joseph Liu, will be answering the question, why you are the right person for the job you are applying for? Listen to the episode if you want to know how to make sure that you are the right person for the job you are applying for. Joseph Liu, career consultant, podcast host, and writer, give us tips to know if your profile ticks the right boxes.Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.