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The Konik Blueprint Podcast is for curious professionals in architecture, engineering, and manufacturing disciplines. Your hosts, Jen Fitzke and Tom Goettl bring over 40 years of combined technical recruiting experience in the Minneapolis, MN area and will share their perspectives on what it takes to advance your career. Special guests will include technical leaders, professionals, and internal staff. We aim to positively impact people’s lives by sharing insights that will enable professiona ...
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Negotiate Higher Pay and Benefits! Career Strategies for Uncertain Times Part III
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Need advice on negotiating a higher comp package? Need pointers on technical interview prep? How do you navigate the resignation conversation? This episode comes packed with actionable advice from technical job market veterans Jen Fitzke and Tom Goettl. They've seen (almost) everything during their combined 50+ years of experience and love sharing …
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Safeguard Your Career from Layoffs and Thrive! Career Strategies for Uncertain Times!
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While the job market for engineering and architecture professionals remains robust, macroeconomic indicators signal a potential slowdown. Navigate the changing environment and grow your career regardless of what may come with our latest episode: “Career Strategies for Uncertain Times Part II” Jen and Tom give their insights and perspectives on this…
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Define Your Career Mindset! Career Strategies for Uncertain Times Part I!
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While the job market for engineering and architecture professionals remains robust, macroeconomic indicators signal a potential slowdown. Navigate the changing environment and grow your career regardless of what may come during our LinkedIn Live event, “Career Strategies for Uncertain Times Part I!” This three-part series will focus on ways to grow…
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Health and Benefits Trends to Attract and Retain Your Talent!
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Welcome to the 25th episode of the Konik Blueprint Podcast! As companies start planning for 2023, health and benefits plans are a primary concern that helps their employees thrive and retains and attracts a company's greatest resource. What's important to employees and candidates has greatly changed since the start of the pandemic. Have your benefi…
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Minnesota’s Changing Workforce | Where have all the candidates gone?
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Are you prepared for our rapidly changing workforce? Curious how lower college enrollment and higher retirement projections will impact your growth plans? Listen to a special episode with Minnesota's Senior Demographer, Megan Dayton! Episode Slide Deck! Watch on YouTube! Gain fresh insight into demographic trends that affect every Minnesota company…
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What’s Up With The Engineering Job Market?
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Welcome to the 23rd episode of The Konik Blueprint! Hosts Jen Fitzke, Recruiting Lead, and Tom Goettl, President, chat about the changing economy and its impact on the job market! We take a deep dive into the overall demand for engineering, manufacturing, and architecture talent. Jen Fitzke shares her deep insights from over twenty years of Midwest…
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What’s To Come In Supply Chain 2022-2023 with Industry Expert Emily LeVasseur
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Supply chain expert Emily LeVasseur stopped by the Konik Blueprint Podcast with hosts Jen Fitzke and Tom Goettl for a great conversation on "What's to come in supply chain 2022-2023"! Slide deck link here! This fascinating conversation illuminates what's to come with supply chain disruptions and what your company can do to mitigate risks and capita…
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Grow Your Personal Identity and Career with LinkedIn Whisperer Anne Pryor!
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Gain expert advice on how to tell and live your authentic story to work joyfully! Listen in to a special episode with LinkedIn Whisperer, Anne Pryor! Discover why personal identity building is critical for your career and personal development and easy steps to get started! In this engaging conversation, you'll: • Understand the difference between P…
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How to Attract and Retain a Team of Problem Solvers to Grow Your Company!
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Welcome to the Konik Blueprint Podcast! How to Attract and Retain a Team of Problems Solvers to Grow Your Business! Our impactful conversation with Kirby Sneen, President of the Manufacturers Alliance, a 500+ member organization focusing on leadership development and fostering company growth! In this insightful conversation, you’ll learn: How manuf…
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Career Strategies with Expert, Sol Rosenbaum, PE, CEM!
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KONIK PRESENTS The Konik Blueprint LinkedIn Live Podcast! Sol Rosenbaum, PE, CEM, aka, The Engineering Mentor, joins the Konik Blueprint Podcast for an insightful and entertaining conversation around careers advice, leadership tips, and engineering workplace trends! Tune in for a great conversation and great Q&A session around career and leadership…
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AMA! LinkedIn Live Podcast | Competitive Pay | How to Stand Out | WFH!
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This episode takes us to LinkedIn Live where Jen and Tom cover timely topics including working from home, how to stand out as a candidate and how competitive pay information! See the video version of this episode here! https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6907426259958390784 Konik is a technical recruiting and staffing company focus…
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Advice for Interns! How to Prepare for Intern Success!
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Welcome to the Konik Blueprint! In this episode, we want to talk to our listeners preparing to apply and interview for internships. The tips we are about to share are the result of working with hundreds of entry-level and student candidates. What they did right and where improvement could be made, with tangible how-tos and takeaways throughout toda…
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Counteroffers Covered! The Pro‘s, the Cons and How Everyone Can Avoid this Uncomfortable Situation!
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Let's talk about Counteroffers! As the job market continues to improve and candidates have multiple offers, companies are likely to offer upgraded compensation, benefits, and titles to keep their critical employees! In this episode, Jen and Tom discuss preventing the Counteroffer situation that's uncomfortable for everyone involved. We discuss why …
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How to perform your best work and collaborate effectively with Workplace Social Spaces Expert, Caitlin Wolff!
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Workplace Social Spaces Expert, Caitlin Wolff! As a degreed interior designer from UW-Stout, Caitlin has spent the last 11 years tackling nearly all aspects of our industry including Perkins & Will and Target Corporation. Today, Caitlin is a Social Spaces Specialist at Haworth, one of the world’s largest furniture manufacturers. A furniture nerd to…
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Grow Your Career with Dunwoody College! A conversation with Rob Borchardt!
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On this episode of The Konik Blueprint Podcast, Rob Borchardt, Director of Student Life and Career Services at Dunwoody College shares his insights into the esteemed college of technology and what makes them different. You'll learn so much about the college, their philosophy on Education, and how students enter and build their careers with Dunwoody…
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Adam Naryka, Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans
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Adam Naryka, President of Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans joins the Konik Blueprint Podcast for a very insightful and powerful conversation with Jen and Tom! Adam is extremely passionate about his work with the group and shares his thoughts with us. The Eagle Group of Minnesota Veterans, focuses on assisting military members, veterans, and their …
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The Interview Follow-Up! Keep the Post Interview Convo Going!
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Episode 12! In the final three-part series, Jen and Tom discuss the art of following up after your interview and keep the conversation moving towards your offer! The Konik Blueprint is brought to you by Konik, a recruiting company focusing on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing positions in the Midwest. The Thank You Letter: Paper letter o…
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How to Prepare for Your Interview! Expert Advice to Land Your Dream Job!
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Episode 11! Jen and Tom focus on preparing for the interview to land your dream job! The Konik Blueprint is brought to you by Konik, a recruiting company focusing on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing positions in the Midwest. You're the subject matter expert in your field and role. Focus on your strengths and b relaxed heading into the m…
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Expert Resume Tips! How to Optimize Your Resume for Success!
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Episode 10! Jen and Tom dive into a three-part series including The Resume, The Interview, and The Interview Follow-up! The Konik Blueprint is brought to you by Konik, a recruiting company focusing on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing positions in the Midwest. In the first of three episodes, Jen and Tom have a great discussion around The…
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LinkedIn Whisperer, Anne Pryor! Fire Up Your Job Search and Networking Results with LinkedIn!
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The Konik Blueprint Podcast is sponsored by Konik, a recruiting and staffing company focused on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing positions in the Midwest. In this episode, we have a blast with the “LinkedIn Whisperer” Anne Pryor! Anne is an engaging and high-energy guest and gives you a TON of useful tips to enhance your profile. Whethe…
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Fractional Operations Leader, Bruce Roles!
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Bruce Roles, Fractional Operations Leader, joined us to discuss the world of fractional work! He walks us through exactly what this is and offered great insights and tips for this rewarding career path. We discussed what fractional leaders need to consider when starting out, and how to work with companies who need experts on a fractional basis. We …
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Mental Health: How to Seek and Ask for Help at Work
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Dr. Tyler Arvig, PSYD, LP joins the Konik Blueprint Podcast and discusses the timely and very important topic of Workplace Mental Health. As the Associate Medical Director for R3 Continuum, Tyler brings extensive knowledge and experience working with employees and business leaders navigating this difficult area. Tyler shares actionable advice that …
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Jen Fitzke visits with the recruiting staff and gets to know each on a personal level! At :25, Ian Rada, Technical Recruiter talks about his background and his niche recruiting areas at Konik! At 4:30, Katelyn Herrera, Technical Recruiter, share's what she's most looking forward to for the remainder of the year! At 6:05, Colleen O'Neil, Senior Tech…
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Meet the Konik Sales Team and our Business Manager!
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At :25, Account Executive Billie Darkenwald talks about joining the company and what she's most looking forward to this year! At 6:35, Business Development Manager, Tracy Barnacle discusses what appealed to her about Konik and how our Response-Ability Campaign inspires her! At 13:00, Business Development Manager, Nick Pino discusses his background …
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Learn more about our Director, Chanell Leach-De Steno, and why she joined Konik! Chanell visits with cohosts Jen Fitzke and Tom Goettl and shares the biggest lessons she's learned over the past 1 1/2 years during the pandemic and working remotely. She shares the challenges of managing a remote team and why it's incredibly important to not miss one-…
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Konik VP, Tom Goettl! Get to Know the Cohost!
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Tom Goettl discusses with Jen Fitzke and Brad Konik his journey to finding the company and why he returned for a second time. Tom shares his thoughts on acquiring PrimeStaff, the biggest changes in the recruiting industry and in the company. Presented by Konik, a technical recruiting company focusing on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing …
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Konik President, Brad Konik! Elevate Your Vision and Impact More Lives!
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In our second episode, Brad Konik speaks with Jen Fitzke and Tom Goettl about elevating Konik's vision and what impact this has on not only our contract employees, internal employees, and customers, but our local community. Brad reminisces on his father, George Konik, and how he impacted him and the company. Presented by Konik, a technical recruiti…
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Introducing Jen Fitzke! Get to Know the podcast cohost!
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In the premier Konik Blueprint Podcast, cohost and Sr. Technical Recruiter, Jen Fitzke share memories of starting with the company, what she loves about her role, and what she's most looking forward to! Presented by Konik, a technical recruiting company focusing on architecture, engineering, and manufacturing positions in the Midwest. Find out more…
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