Synopsis
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 has had on their careers and lives.
Episodes
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Results and Relationships - Part 1
28/05/2026This cast gives our most fundamental career advice: get results and build relationships.
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How To Create Resume Accomplishments (with Examples)
21/05/2026This is our guidance for how to create accomplishments for your resume that will be compelling to the people deciding whether to bring you in for an interview.
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Systematic Career Documentation - Part 2
14/05/2026This cast tells you how to create and use a Career Management Document, the ideal tool for managing your career and making it easy to update your resume.
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Systematic Career Documentation - Part 1
07/05/2026This cast tells you how to create and use a Career Management Document, the ideal tool for managing your career and making it easy to update your resume.
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Answering Illegal Interview Questions - Part 2
30/04/2026This cast gives our guidance on answering illegal interview questions.
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Answering Illegal Interview Questions - Part 1
23/04/2026This cast gives our guidance on answering illegal interview questions.
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How To Be An Effective "Number Two" - Part 2
16/04/2026While not all bosses do, smart and effective bosses usually name someone on their team as their "Number Two." Being a good Number Two is good for your career. Here's how to do it.
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How To Be An Effective "Number Two" - Part 1
09/04/2026While not all bosses do, smart and effective bosses usually name someone on their team as their "Number Two." Being a good Number Two is good for your career. Here's how to do it.
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How To Answer Questions About Career History - Part 2
26/03/2026This cast describes Career Tool's recommendations for answering questions about your career history.
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How To Answer Questions About Career History - Part 1
19/03/2026This cast describes Career Tool's recommendations for answering questions about your career history.
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How to Give a Decision Briefing - Part 1
05/03/2026This cast describes how to give a decision briefing to your manager.
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5 Ways to Master Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing - Part 2
22/01/2026What is this Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing? We'll Take 90% Less Ability for 10% More Attitude Every Day of the Week.
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5 Ways to Master Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing - Part 1
15/01/2026What is this Horstman's 3rd Law of Interviewing? We'll Take 90% Less Ability for 10% More Attitude Every Day of the Week.
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The Basics of Calendar Management - Part 2
08/01/2026Part 2 of our recommendations about calendar management.
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The Basics of Calendar Management - Part 1
01/01/2026This cast describes the first of our recommendations about calendar management.
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Work-Life Balance: The Yellow Peanut M&M Analogy - HOF 2025
25/12/2025Our Hall Of Fame guidance on work-family balance.
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Feel, Felt, Found
18/12/2025This cast describes a simple verbal tool for addressing tension, conflict or other ineffective emotions in the workplace.
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How to Answer the Leadership Style Question
11/12/2025This cast describes how to answer the interviewing question, "Describe Your Leadership Style."
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Preparing For Your Review - HOF 2025
27/11/2025Our Hall of Fame guidance on how to prepare for your review.
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How to Handle the Interview Weakness Question
20/11/2025In this cast, we share one of the best interviewing answer templates you'll ever hear. It's simple, elegant, easy to deliver, and surprise, surprise: it directly answers the question.