Episode 23: ‘Forward’ Your Career with Kadima
In this episode of the More Elephant podcast, we engage in an insightful conversation with Alan Stein, the founder and CEO of Kadima Careers. Kadima is on a mission to level the playing field for underestimated talent by accelerating one million careers by 2040 by offering a framework, support, and practical advice for navigating corporate careers, developing relationships, and defining strategies for negotiating your worth.
Alan shares his extensive journey in the corporate world, his expertise in getting jobs and larger paychecks, and what he has learned from the highs and lows of a nearly thirty-year corporate career, which fuels his mission to change the game. Alan’s anecdotes of his career highs and lows offer valuable lessons on aspiring for better outcomes and embracing setbacks to fuel future success.
Listen in to discover insights on personal branding, career advancement, and earning your worth, as well as practical tips for leveraging LinkedIn, bypassing automated job filters, and mastering job negotiation strategies. You’ll hear about many facets of the Kadima experience, including K-Jam—the Kadima Job Acquisition Method—and the various coaching and support programs offered by Kadima Careers.
Kadima translates as forward in Hebrew. This conversation focuses on helping anyone keen on moving their career forward confidently. Listen. Learn. Live. Better.
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Show Notes
Alan Stein is the Founder, CEO, and chief Accelerator of Kadima Careers. He has had a nearly 30-year career as a global leader spanning some of the best companies in the world, at which he interviewed thousands and hired hundreds of candidates.
After graduating from Columbia Business School in 2005, he held leadership roles in marketing at American Express, operations at Google, data management at Facebook, and customer success at Salesforce. Alan is now in his sixth distinct career as an entrepreneur where he teaches job seekers—particularly those in underrepresented groups—a learnable skill: how to land a great job making good money at a leading company.
Key More Elephant Takeaways in this Episode:
We hear from Alan and the myriad lessons, experiments, and insights from his corporate experience that define how Kadima drives outcomes for those who work with the thirty-plus team to own the process when looking for a job
Alan discusses a core strategy - deflect, defer, decline - as part of the strategy for salary discussions and knowing when to deploy at the right moment
We discuss the importance of networking and earned referrals, being proactive and intentional in career decisions, and not relying solely on inbound opportunities
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More About Alan Stein: LinkedIn
More About Kadima Careers: Kadima Careers | Steer Your Career Podcast
Transcript
More Elephant Intro
[00:00:38] Jason Rudman: Welcome to the last ‘individual’ recorded podcast of the first season of More Elephant. I'm delighted to end the first season by being in conversation with Alan Stein, who is the founder and CEO of Kadima Careers. He and his team are on a mission to essentially level the playing field for underestimated talent and accelerate 1 million careers by 2040.
And what I love about this conversation is it's a perfect bookend to the first episode of the More Elephant Podcast, where Ben Brooks talked about piloting a new career direction. So, couldn't think of a better way to end Season 1. Alan, welcome to the More Elephant Podcast.
[00:01:20] Alan Stein: Thank you, Jason. So excited to be here.
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