Richard had a good job as a senior HR Manager and had influenced and managed significant change in the company over the 7 years he was in situ. However, he was bored, increasingly frustrated at the way the company was operating and was stuck in a classic career rut and could not see a way out, especially as he was firing blanks with job applications.
He contacted Steve, who he knew had an excellent reputation for his success in helping people move forward with their careers. Through a personalised career development programme, Steve quickly helped Richard establish his career goals, barriers to success and helped him regain his confidence and self belief.
Richard was highly defensive about his CV but Steve coached him to understand his true marketability and developed a new CV that really reflected his character traits, key skills and many achievements. Before he knew it the interviews were flooding in, which proved that Steve was right – Richard had been greatly underselling himself!
Steve worked on developing a winning job search strategy and defining his career values and needs, which was most empowering and enlightening. Richard was starting to see light through the tunnel and being much more focused and targeted with his job search approach.
Loss of confidence had affected his interview technique and Steve coached and challenged him to hone his interview skills, working hard on both mindset and general interview approach.
Richard really came good and secured an excellent position as Director of HR in a prestigious organisation, with lots of opportunity to make a difference!
What he said he learnt through his career transition, is the benefit of expert professional help if you are looking to move your career to the next stage.
“It is hard to see the wood for the trees and getting the right job is not easy. It is almost a full time job and involves significant investment in personal time and also money. A real professional, like Steve, is always positive, encouraging and a source of inspiration, even when things don’t go to plan, keeping you focused and motivated to achieve your goal.”
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