Chris Villanueva, CEO & Co-Founder of Let's Eat, Grandma resume service , proudly hosts the Career Warrior Podcast for job seekers of all backgrounds. You will hear job-hunting strategies from industry leaders, resume experts, and top coaches to help guide you through your career. This show retells the stories and struggles of job seekers, industry professionals, and brave startup founders. Hear about their career pitfalls and how they climbed out of them in these episodes. The Career Warrior…
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Personal branding, self-promotion, getting noticed. If those phrases make you uncomfortable, you are not alone. Self-promotion is often feels strange, possibly because of others’ perceptions of us, fear of rejection, or fear of failure. I know many of you job seekers know the importance of branding. (LinkedIn, resume, how we show up to interviews). The concept is there, but the execution is…
Careers were once built for a stable world, but today’s tech disruption and economic pressures call for a new level of resilience. Job seekers of all levels now seek careers with purpose and impact, no longer defining success around credentials or prestige. Leading tech investor-turned-Georgetown professor Arun Gupta is an expert in emerging technology, venture finance, entrepreneurship, and the…
Wanna connect on LinkedIn?: www.linkedin.com/in/chris-villanueva-cprw Want a free resume critique?: www.letseatgrandma.com April and May delivered strong hiring numbers, but June brought a noticeable cooldown, with just 57,000 jobs added. Hospitality took a hit, losing 61,000 jobs, while private education and health services gained 69,000 positions. Professional and business services also showed…
Should you lie on your resume to get ahead? Spend five minutes on Reddit and you’ll see it everywhere: people asking if they should inflate numbers, fake certifications, stretch job titles, or take credit for work they barely touched. In this episode of the Career Warrior Podcast, Chris tackles one of the most uncomfortable questions in job search: where’s the line between strategic positioning…
-Should you ever lie on your resume? -Do ATS systems really require you to tailor your resume for every application? -Should you include a headshot, use colors, or list volunteer experience? In this episode of the Career Warrior Podcast, Chris answers some of the most upvoted resume questions from Reddit's r/Resumes community. You'll learn practical, no-nonsense advice on resume tailoring, AI…
In this episode, we break down the latest job market news shaping the Summer 2026 hiring landscape. Cisco recently announced 4,000 layoffs while shifting toward AI-driven services , highlighting a broader trend of companies restructuring their workforce. But the headlines don’t tell the full story. We’ll cover the bad news, the “meh” news, and the good news for job seekers—including why some…
Burnout is often treated like a badge of honor—but what if constant stress is actually sabotaging your performance? In this episode of the Career Warrior Podcast , Chris Villanueva sits down with leadership advisor and former C-suite executive Amy Leneker , who once experienced over 100 stress-induced panic attacks in just three months while leading at the highest levels of business. Despite…
AI resume builders are everywhere. And while they promise the “perfect resume in 2 minutes,” something interesting is happening in the job market: resumes are starting to look exactly the same. In this episode, Chris Villanueva, Founder and CEO of Let’s Eat, Grandma , breaks down what recruiters are actually seeing right now—and why the rise of AI-generated resumes is creating a huge opportunity…
Your Job Search: Effort Doesn’t Guarantee Results | Fix Your Mentality First When ambitious professionals hit a plateau, the instinct is simple: work harder. Add more hours. Push through. But according to my next guest, Diana Pagano, that reflex often backfires. She argues that “work harder” is often a learned pattern that keeps people busy, burned out, and stuck. In today’s careers, knowing when…
This episode is for our Career Warrior Women. Since 2004, Dr. Lois P. Frankel’s New York Times bestseller has been an essential resource for women seeking advice and empowerment to stop sabotaging their careers and get ahead in the workplace. This completely updated and revised vital new 3rd edition is everything a modern working girl needs to get what she wants. Though the workplace looks…
