Letz Create - Career Success Stories

Daniel suddenly found himself redundant after 8 years with his employer. He decided to reach out to a professional career coach to navigate his way through the job search journey to find success. While working with Marina, Daniel applied for 3 roles, secured 2 interviews and was successful with receiving a job offer!

In this podcast we discuss the critical elements of job searching and why you need to have all the pieces of the puzzle to stand out. You know you’re the right person for a role, but you may be overlooked because you’re not presenting and promoting yourself in the best possible way.

Understanding how to package all the elements of your application – cover letter, resume, interview skills, confidence and mindset – will help you find the career success you deserve.

Ainslie returned to Australia and realised just how much the career landscape had changed. She registered for the Jump Start Your Career Program and has now successfully secured employment that aligns with her values.

Upon returning to Australia, Ainslie was unsure what recruiters and employers wanted to see on resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles. In the past she had successfully run her own business, been employed overseas and now was completely unsure how to stand out and find her ideal job.

Find out how the Jump Start Your Career Program helped Ainslie discover how to:

• Understand adverts and key elements of the job description
• Create a resume and cover letter using language that will get you noticed
• How to use LinkedIn to attract recruiters and employers to your profile
• Be prepared for job interviews and what questions to ask
• Network and connect with the right people
• Uncover roles that are not even advertised
• Find confidence in yourself and shifting your mindset

To learn more about the Jump Start Your Career, a 4 week interactive career coaching program where you get to work directly with Marina to achieve your career success, click here.

Diana was in pursuit of her next career opportunity while she was stuck overseas during the pandemic. She initially wanted to apply for an admin role, however, Marina helped Diana identify her skill set and passions in the Jump Start Your Career Program. This helped Diana realise she had so much more potential.

During the program, Marina helped Diana prepare her job search toolkit – the resume, LinkedIn profile and cover letter, followed by interview practice with professional recruiters to get experience, feedback and advice. Other components of the program include understanding job ads, networking, where to look for jobs and shifting your mindset.

Diana refers to Marina’s support and guidance as “invaluable” and is now successfully growing her consulting business. To learn more about the Jump Start Your Career, a 4 week interactive career coaching program where you get to work directly with Marina to achieve your career success  Click Here

When applying for a job you have six seconds to impress the recruiter or manager. Rasheeka is a graduate of the Jump Start Your Career Program and learnt the success factors of landing her dream job. Learn about Rasheeka’s story, her struggles with migrating to Australia and how she took any job to make ends meet before finding career success after completing the Program. The key elements Rasheeka uncovered in the Program include:

• Creating a tailored resume for specific roles
• Writing a killer cover letter to get her noticed
• Presenting a professional LinkedIn profile that sold her skills and expertise
• The importance of networking online and offline
• How to showcase the best version of you at interviews
• Developing the right mindset for success

To learn more about the Jump Start Your Career, a 4 week interactive online program where you get to work directly with Marina, click here.

Claire wanted to transition from being a physio to a sales role and struggled to get the job search tools right. Claire contacted Marina who gave her advice on her resume and that’s how all the magic began. Together they identified Claire’s strengths and transferrable skills, and prepared a suite of job search tools which were focused and targeted - her CV, cover letter and LinkedIn profile which led to recruiters contacting Claire.

With Marina’s career coaching, Claire also learnt the importance of the job interview, in particular the first 15 seconds - your first impression, and how crucial it is to building rapport. This led to Claire securing her dream role as an account manager for a tech company!

When an individual has a disability, they learn to advocate for themselves because they know they’ll come across challenges. They develop confidence, resilience, perseverance – all incredible qualities valued by employers. Yet it’s imperative that you demonstrate these qualities when putting yourself forward and applying for jobs.

After completing her university degree Alex, who identifies as deaf, felt challenged by the job search landscape. She had a degree, work experience and confidence yet she felt challenged and wasn’t showcasing her full potential. With the assistance of professional career coaching, Alex was able to get an external perspective on how she could more effectively achieve her goals.

Marina helped Alex shift her mindset and coached her through the job search process. Using proven methodologies helped Alex secure her dream role to embark on a successful career.

After job hunting for 18 months, Payal’s confidence and self-belief diminished. She had extensive HR and recruitment experience and skills, yet was unable to find her feet in the Australian job market. She decided to join the Jump Start Your Career program and within two weeks started receiving calls for interviews. Within six weeks of beginning the program she secured her dream job!

Jump Start Your Career is a four week online program aimed at helping participants learn the techniques and strategies to stand out in their job search. Participants learn what they need to do through the whole job search process and develop the tools needed. It’s interactive and educational with direct access to Marina, a professional career coach, through the whole process. The program is tailored to a small group of participants, so that each one has a personalised and successful experience.

Payal learned how to format her CV to highlight her relevant skills and experience. She updated her cover letter, ensuring it matched the key selection criteria defined in job descriptions. In interviews, she learned how to clearly articulate her skills and strengths to stand out as a prominent candidate.

To learn more about the Jump Start Your Career Program and find your career success, click here.

Successful business coach, Annlone Dalhoff shares all her insider secrets on how you can be authentically YOU, and stand out for a successful job search.

Your personality, your style, the way you communicate, the way you connect, the way you deliver your story all contribute to what makes you unique. In this podcast, Annlone uncovers how to let go of self-doubt, how to back yourself, be proud of who you are and influence employers so they know you’re the right person for the role. Be brave, be authentic and let yourself shine.

Annlone supports business leaders to grow their businesses, secure outstanding sales results, attract profitable clients and long-term valuable connections. She creates change through mindset and skills based on her certified coaching competencies and more than 20 years working with global organizations across several continents.

To learn more about Annlone and her services, visit Joy Hearts.

When you’re ambitious and thinking about your future career there are lots of things to consider. Sasha had landed a job as a graduate after university and worked her way into the professional world. She held a variety of roles in her 5 years of employment without much structure and forward planning.

Sasha reached a turning point where she began contemplating her career journey. Sasha began working with Marina and together they explored Sasha’s strengths, driving passions, past experiences, what Sasha liked, and more importantly what Sasha disliked, as well as the non-negotiables of her future career.

This led to developing a suite of job search tools, including a tailored CV to ensure Sasha stood out to potential employers. Applying for jobs without a clear direction, and without the right tools is exhausting and becomes emotionally consuming when you’re unsuccessful. Having a career plan is similar to having a map to reach your destination and provides you with the clarity and confidence you need to succeed. 

In this podcast episode, we hear from special guest, Yousef Shadid, founder of GradShip. Yousef has been named an emerging leader and featured in the top 50 Australian professional magazines. He has delivered hundreds of consultations, webinars and workshops to local and international students and graduates to help them find employment in today’s changing world.

Yousef shares with how to navigate the job market and how to overcome the challenges, now that we’ve moved into a virtual world. There are lots of opportunities for graduates and he’ll take you through how to uncover these opportunities with a shift in your mindset and approach to how you can get a job. We also cover:

• Virtual interviews
• Online networking
• Benefits of LinkedIn for graduates
• How to best represent yourself online
• Transferring your skills
• Positioning yourself for success

If you’re a graduate navigating the employment landscape, don’t miss this episode.