Perhaps we have all had those moments that changed our future [Red Light], but did we know it? How many times have you been told to give someone a call because they could really help you and you let the number sit around until, poof, it’s gone – lost or in the trash – and then, out of sight, out of mind, and still your problem persists or gets worse? What can you learn in a 15-minute call that could change your future for the better?
How about how to ace an interview and land a job?
That’s precisely what happened when somebody who was referred to me took advantage of a free resume and campaign evaluation. This guy had the cards stacked against him and many big ways, including a police record and many recent short employment stints that ended badly. The friend that referred him knew that if anybody could help them, I could. While he never even needed to become my client, in that evaluation I was able identify strategies to help him authentically overcome these seemingly insurmountable challenges. My advice enabled him to walk into an interview a little taller, a little more confident, and a little more proud of the value he could offer. This is exactly why we say at Epic Careering that we unveil your brilliance. I’ve often quoted Tony Robbins, “It’s often a millimeter difference between success and failure.” In this case that was absolutely the truth, but it’s not always that easy.
Yesterday I spoke with an old friend who needs to do quite a bit of internal work before he would be prepared to become my client. It’s been many years since we last spoke, and I could tell by his recent employment history on his LinkedIn profile that the years have not been treating him well. He, too, had many short employment stints in the last five years. When I called him up and I heard his story, I knew that he’d been battered by the consequences of unintentional career choices that wound up being poor choices for him. Upon deeper conversation, some of his personal issues surfaced, which he thought was a different story, but actually they have everything to do with how things have been going in his life in general. Our lives are not so compartmentalized that if we have an issue in one area it doesn’t manifest in every other area. That’s why they used to say, “dirty pots, dirty bottoms.”
He’s been experiencing trauma – not physical trauma, but emotional and psychological trauma. As a result, his internal compass is off. What happens when your internal compass is off? You easily go off-course. He was hoping that I could help them get back on course. While I do help people understand how they can apply their skills and talents to different careers when necessary or when wanted, my processes do require that people have an accurate internal compass. I am not the expert to help people calibrate their internal compasses, but I know of many resources that they can turn to, so that’s how my evaluation went for him. I didn’t give him the answer he wanted to hear, which was that I could help him identify what is next career step should be, but I gave him the truth and I told him what his next steps should be to calibrate his internal compass. I encouraged him he could come back to me at any point for guidance or resources, and I look forward to hearing from him in the near future to hear about any clarity he was able to gain through some internal work, and at that point I’d be happy to work with him.
This consultation is representative of the multipurpose evaluations that I provide to ANYONE who completes the needs assessment form and sends me their résumé. These two documents help me identify the scope of working with someone, or they help me qualify or disqualify potential clients based on where they are at in their career discovery or transition process. Many times I have been able to give people the advice or resource that they needed to correct their course and land a job in a free evaluation.
I would love more people to take advantage of this, so at the bottom of this page is the form that gives you access to the one-page needs assessment document that provides me with the background information that I need to performance your free résumé, LinkedIn profile and campaign evaluation.
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