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Welcome to 2025! For many, the start of a new year sparks the desire to do new things, tackle new challenges, and for many, this means a new job! But if you've been paying attention to the UK and US job market these past several months, you know things don't look overly rosy at the moment.

Both the BBC and Business Insider shared some sobering stats in their December wrap-up. That doesn't mean you don't make a move, it just means you need to do it wisely - and preparation is everything! In today's episode, I cover 5 key strategies to employ before you jump ship! These include:

1) Your finances
2) Your resume
3) Your Linkedin profile
4) Why you should consider a side hustle
5) Why self-care is vital

Ready? Let's jump in! 🚀🎧🎧

Citations: ✅

“Falling Job Vacancies May Signal Recession, Recruiter Warns”. Lucy Hooker. BBC Online. 15 December 2024. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czx5w5yl2y7o

“Middle Managers Feeling the Squeeze”. Andrew Barker. Linkedin News. 3 December 2024. https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/middle-managers-feeling-the-squeeze-6457649/

“The Great Flattening is Here to Stay”. Aki Ito. Business Insider Online. 2 December 2024 https://www.businessinsider.com/middle-manager-hiring-white-collar-recession-layoffs-jobs-efficiency-2024-12

Resources: 🌟🌟

“How To Set Up Job Alerts” Linkedin Learning. Oliver Schinkten, instructor. Online. 2022. https://www.linkedin.com/learning/linkedin-quick-tips-2022/set-up-job-alerts

“4 Creative Side Hustles That No One is Talking About for 2025”. Yahoo Finance. Online. 19 December 2024 https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-creative-side-hustles-no-170025961.html

“10 side hustles you can start with no money in 2025”. Melissa Houston. Forbes Women. Online. 28 December 2024 https://www.forbes.com/sites/melissahouston/2024/12/28/10-side-hustles-you-can-start-with-no-money-in-2025/

“Getting Hired Blueprint” – the Logical Steps: https://the-deal-academy.kit.com/b1130cf14f

“Getting Hired: 4 Steps to Getting Hired, Faster”. Mini Masterclass and downloadable templates, guides, scripts and negotiation scenarios. The Deal Academy https://www.thedealacademy.org/courses/getting-hired-masterclass

“Manifesto to Self-Doubt”. Kelli Confidential Season 2, Episode 41. July 2024. https://www.buzzsprout.com/admin/2063653/episodes/15508911-episode-41-manifesto-to-self-doubt-5-techniques-to-shed-confidence-jitters

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Today's episode is a recast of my most popular podcast made with some fresh tips and examples just in time for holiday sales. That's right, this week we’re celebrating Thanksgiving and the fast approaching Black Friday sales! 🎁🌟

And because I’m here to help you save time and money, I’ve revamped and am re-running the 12-Days of Christmas guidance shared from one of my most listened-to podcasts ever.

If you’ve been listening to me for a while, you will know that my show is dedicated to helping people – women especially – to finding your voice, shedding all of those old-fashioned societal biases to help you get into your fierce zone to become a great communicator, influencer and negotiator – so that’s what I talk about a lot, along with other subjects that pivot around that. There are some great tips in here too, that you can apply any time of year.

Ready? Let's jump in! 🚀🎧🎧


👉 Show Notes: the promised resources I mentioned:🌟

- Episode 5: It’s Quitting Time – How to Negotiate That New Salary:

• iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kelli-confidential-negotiation-essentials-empowering/id1668666762?i=1000603041413
• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6C2tqrzW4Kc5tAUxF880UB?si=M4bvYabCREeNlTSFJLaNbg
  
  

- Link to my FREE Tradeables Plan and my FREE Digital Downloads vault

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On today's episode, I'm sharing my personal experience - the benefits AND the pitfalls of using AI to help you run your small business. And I’ll share why I still land solidly in the camp that AI is a must-have resource for any micro-to-small business, it’s crucial in fact. Because outside of a computer, Chat AI is without question, the most unrivalled, impactful leveller allowing micro and small business to compete on the same stage and pace as their major brand competitors with their deep pockets and rich resources at their disposal.

AND I’m going to give you the link to my swipe file so you can get these list of prompts, search modes and use cases.

Ready? Let's jump in!

Citations & Resources🌟 🌟

Chatbot Reviews:

• David, Lee and Laura Howard. “10 AI Tools for your Business in 2024”. Forbes Business. Online. 12 March 2024. https://www.forbes.com/uk/advisor/business/ai-tools/
• Ortiz, Sabrina. “The 10 Best Chatbots in 2024”. ZDNet.com. Online. 18 August 2024. https://www.zdnet.com/article/best-ai-chatbot/
• Vaughan-Nichols, Steven. “5 Reason Why I Prefer Perpelxity…”. ZDnet.com. Online. 30 May 2024. https://www.zdnet.com/article/5-reasons-why-i-prefer-perplexity-over-every-other-ai-chatbot/

Fair Use & Copyright Law Resources:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use
• https://copyrightalliance.org/faqs/what-is-fair-use/
• https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright (UK)
• https://www.copyright.gov/fair-use/ (USA)

Is ChatGPT Confidential:

• https://botpress.com/blog/does-chatgpt-save-data
• https://tech.co/news/does-chatgpt-save-my-data
• Ray, Siladitya. “Samsung Bans ChatGPT and Other Chatbots for Employees…”. Forbes.com. Online. 2 May 2023. https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2023/05/02/samsung-bans-chatgpt-and-other-chatbots-for-employees-after-sensitive-code-leak/
• Petkauskas,Vilius. “Lessons Learned from ChatGPT’s Samsung Leak” Cybernews.com. Online. 9 May 2023. https://cybernews.com/security/chatgpt-samsung-leak-explained-lessons/

Grab My Swipe Files: 💡💡

👉 What's Your Negotiation Style

👉 3 Prompts for Small Business Use - my ChatGPT Swipe File

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