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ENCORE: 19. How to Nail Your Next Job Interview with Tiffany Uman

• Kele Belton

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If you are in a season of interviewing right now, whether by choice or by circumstance, this conversation is exactly what you need. Layoffs have touched so many talented professionals, and that is a business reality, not a reflection of your worth or your work. In this re-released episode, Kele Belton sits down with career strategy coach Tiffany Uman to walk through her proven framework for nailing job interviews with clarity and confidence, including the 3 C's that have helped her clients secure roles at companies like L'Oreal, Google, Meta, Apple, Disney, and Microsoft.

In this episode of Communicate to Lead, Kele Belton sits down with Tiffany Uman, former L'Oreal Senior Director turned career strategy coach, to walk through the interview strategies that consistently land her clients $150K to $450K offers. Tiffany shares the 3 C's framework for interview preparation, the blind spots that quietly cap career growth, what to say (and not say) when negotiating salary, and why speaking up with your boss is one of the most underused tools in your career. This conversation was the most downloaded guest episode in the history of Communicate to Lead, and Kele is re-releasing it now because the strategies are exactly what listeners navigating today's job market need to hear.

A note from Kele: This episode is being re-released in June 2026 because so many people are navigating job searches and career transitions right now. Since this conversation first aired, Tiffany has expanded her free interview guide into a full video training, and the link in these show notes points to her current resource.

What You Will Learn:

  • The 3 C's framework Tiffany teaches her clients to walk into any job interview with clarity, structure, and standout positioning.
  • Why most professionals underestimate the blind spots quietly capping their career growth, and how to identify your own before they cost you the next opportunity.
  • The exact way to communicate with your manager so they always have what they need to support you and advocate for you in promotion conversations.
  • Tried-and-tested strategies for negotiating your salary package or compensation increase, even if you have never felt confident asking for more.
  • Why quiet quitting is not a new phenomenon, what it is actually signaling about workplace culture, and what leaders can do instead of trying to whip teams into shape.
  • How to position yourself as the solution to the role you want, so interviewers see you as the obvious hire.

Your Action Step:

Pick one of these to act on this week:

  1. If you have an interview coming up, download Tiffany's free training and walk through the 3 C's framework before your next conversation with a recruiter or hiring manager.
  2. If you are thinking about your next move but haven't started interviewing yet, identify one blind spot in your current role that may be capping your growth, and have a candid conversation with your manager about it.
  3. If you are not job searching but want to be ready when the right opportunity arrives, start practicing the 3 C's now, in your current role, by clearly communicating the value you bring to every project handoff.

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About Today's Guest, Tiffany Uman:

Tiffany Uman is a former L'Oreal Senior Director with 13+ years of corporate experience, now a career strategy coach for ambitious women. She has helped clients land roles at companies including Google, Meta, Apple, Disney, Microsoft, Netflix, Amazon, Adobe, Nike, P&G, Starbucks, Walmart, and Deloitte. She is a LinkedIn Instructor with over one million learners and a coach for Microsoft. She graduated summa cum laude from McGill University and holds an executive business certification from MIT.

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About Your Host:

Kele Belton is a communication and leadership facilitator, coach, and consultant who helps high-performing women in middle management build the communication and leadership strategies that get them recognized, sponsored, and promoted.

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