

Throughout our lifetime, we spend much of it...
Throughout our lifetime, we spend much of it collecting new skills and not realizing it. I discovered this when I started my own company and noticed that I’ve been building an expansive inventory of skills that prepared me for the career pivot from corporate leader to entrepreneur. I want to share my skills inventory framework and empower you with the knowledge to ace that job interview, make a career pivot or prove you’re ready for that next promotion!
In this chat, I want you to walk away with:
Growing up with limited resources, Leang Chung experienced what it’s like to be underestimated and the importance of access in order to get ahead. Coaching, mentoring and helping other underestimated people succeed is what gives her purpose. She doesn’t believe in following a rule book in life, which is why she felt perfectly fine quitting her comfortable corporate job and trading that time to build her own company that she launched during the pandemic (!). Leang is now the Founder & CEO of Pelora Stack, a learning content provider in the form of online courses, toolkits and career coaching to transform the next generation of HR leaders. She also serves on the Board at the Global Connections for Women (GC4W) Foundation. Leang holds a M.A. degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a M.S. degree in Marketing from Johnson & Wales University.
I worked in fashion design as a designer and director for 25 years. I’ve taken off 4 years to be a stay at home mom. I’d like to pivot my career and get back to work, perhaps in interior design or...
What tips do you have for gaining skills associated with another role in the same company?
How do you talk about newly acquired skills that you haven't used in a job before? I am pivoting from fashion to tech and learning new skills online, but I don't have real world experience with them yet.
I am wanting to pivot into leadership and would love to learn how I can better do that!
What is the best way to demonstrate new skills when one cannot take on additional paid work due to contractual agreements?
What suggestions do you have for free courses to supplement your skill inventory?
How much experience is needed before you can say a skill is really a skill of yours? Like doing a lot of online classes gives me some experience with a skill, but some advice is not to say you...
How to transition from accounting to tech. What new skills are necessary to make this move? Thank you, Autreann
Looking for a new Job and considering a Master's Degree (undecided) is this worth including in my resume?
How do you begin to project manage your own skill set?
What are the overall basic steps one should take when considering opening a business? I'm not sure where to start.
How do I prove I have the skills for a job on a resume or in a cover letter?
How do I identify transferable skills when transitioning into a technical role from a non-traditional background.
Curious about how to explore a new career once you are already 10-15 years into another?
Not sure how to phrase this - but how do you know if your skills are "enough"? I'll give people examples of skills and they clearly are not wowed. I know these accomplishments were a lot of work...
Once I understand the skills that I have, how can I best position myself for future promotions or job changes?
How do I generate goals for a mentoring program I will participate in for 3 months? I’ve been thinking about short vs long term goals. I need some help working through this so that our time...
What are the skills that should be in everybody's inventory, regardless of industry and occupation?
Any tips on how to find correlating roles in other industries to help with a career pivot?
How did you pivot into starting your new corporation? Do you have mentors? How did you find your mentor?
What insight do you have in looking for a new role during a challenging economic and social time when many organizations are not hiring or actively filling new roles?
How do you make your skills feel differentiated from what is expected / what everyone else can do?
Are there any new techniques being used for job searching and job applications? I feel like I go back to the same sites and same methods. Not sure if they are still relevant now in 2020.
Within technology, how do you handle and keep up when there are so many technical skills to learn and catch up
Best tips for not meeting the requirements when changing careers?
What's an uncommon or underrated skill that you liked seeing on an HR resume or hearing about in an interview?
How do you handle working for a supervisor was promoted because they were good at thier job but don't have the necessary leadership and management skills?
Should I hire a resume writer to revamp my resume and LinkedIn profile?
I took a long career hiatus to raise kids and now looking forward to a career pivot into tech. Except for the IT course I'm completing now, most of the volunteer and previous career experience I...
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