Letz Create - Career Success Stories

Having worked his way up the corporate ladder in stable jobs, Mark decided to return to university to upskill and embark on a new career path. He had grand plans for his future until he started applying for jobs and was being completely overlooked. It was demoralising and confusing. Mark didn’t know where to start or where he was going wrong.

Then he was referred to career coach Marina, who provided support, direction and guidance. She challenged Mark and brought out the best of his abilities to help him gain insights into his skills and expertise. This helped him develop strong foundations for his job search journey. Mark gained the confidence he lacked and used pivotal strategies to find career success.  

Since then, Mark has been able to continuously use the skills and knowledge he developed while working with Marina to drive his career over the last 6 years!

Nerves and fear. These are the two things that will get in the way of your career success, especially when you’re invited to an interview or asked to give a presentation. In this podcast we hear from Jen T, founder of Be The Confident You, who has had personal experience with nerves, fear and debilitating anxiety.

In this podcast, JenT provides insider tips and techniques to put your best self forward, including:

• Positioning your camera for flattering angles
• The importance of lighting and positioning
• Standing versus sitting and grounding yourself
• Where to look to appear more engaged
• How to create a professional background
• How to eliminate negative self- talk
• Recognising your strengths
• Communicating clearly, tonality and voice projection
• Awareness of body language, movement and signals

Over the year, JenT has created successful programs such as the ABC to Confidence (a scientific and psychological way to tap into confidence) and the Video Conference Academy and also offers online group training, one-on-one coaching and industry specific training.

JenT has helped hundreds of individuals and business owners build their confidence and is on a mission to facilitate transformation in 10,000 people from the world. For more information visit Be The Confident You

As an executive coach for leaders and professionals, Nathalie Heynderickx from Zen High Achiever, shares the 3 key components of being mindful and how you can achieve results with just 5 minutes practice each day.

According to research, those who have untrained minds are distracted 47% of the time. Whether you’re a leader, a professional, employed, unemployed or a job seeker this will adversely affect the results in all areas of your life.

Nathalie likes to define mindfulness as a practice of cultivating a clear, calm and focused mind. This allows you to give your full attention to whatever you are doing and succeed. Let’s listen to how you can achieve this. For more information, articles and mindful resources visit, Resources – Zen High Achiever.

Beata has a very diverse background that includes a career as an executive in biotechnology with a background in medical, scientific and surgical roles. She reached a point in her career where she wanted to be able to give back to the community and society. Beata made the leap to self-employment and became a Consultant.

As a Consultant you need to find clients. You need to sell yourself and what you can offer. You need to highlight all your achievements and convince clients you can diversify by applying your skills and expertise to their projects and needs.

Beata takes us through how she worked with Marina to articulate her expertise, knowledge and achievements while increasing her confidence and assertiveness. The tools developed included a stand out resume, optimised LinkedIn profile, an adaptive cover letter and interview practice to ensure Beata succeeded in her Consulting role and her business.

Valentina, a professional migrant, suffered rejection after rejection when applying for jobs. Even with her qualifications and experience the job search was a struggle, it was emotionally debilitating, it knocked her confidence, played with her mindset and left her feeling unable to find her strengths. Valentina was feeling really lost when she joined the Jump Start Your Career Program.

During the four week program, Valentina learned what she needed to be successful in her job search. With the right tools, her job search changed instantaneously. Valentina worked on her resume, cover letter, mindset, interview techniques and her pitch. She began receiving calls and being invited to interviews. She became the person in control which led the way to her job search success.

In this podcast Karen Hollenbach, a leading Australian LinkedIn specialist, offers her unique perspective on how to embrace LinkedIn as a tool for your career success. You’ll access all of Karen’s insider knowledge including emerging trends, which industries have growth opportunities, personal branding, accessing resources, online networking secrets, how to use key LinkedIn features and be strategic in your online LinkedIn presence.

Whether you want to move roles, pivot your career or leap to an entirely different industry, this podcast will help position you positively on LinkedIn, the tool used worldwide by recruiters and employers.

In this podcast you’ll hear from Gabor, a transformational coach, who helps individuals and business owners create a successful mindset for life. The events of 2020 had a profound impact on everyone worldwide. It affected our mindset, our feelings, our outlook and our entire approach to life.

Gabor shares with us proven strategies to take back control of your mindset. You’ll learn how to replace uncertainty with hope, how to deal with change and how to walk your path with confidence and clarity.

In this podcast we chat with Shay Duldig, CEO and Director of Base Camp Consulting. With over 20 years of recruitment experience across many industries, Shay shares her insights into how the recruitment landscape has changed amid the ‘next normal’.

Individuals, employers, businesses and entire industries have had to change and adapt to new ways. There are many opportunities out there for job seekers, people who have been made redundant, those wanting to change careers completely - it’s just a matter of being prepared.

You’ll learn what recruiters look for in candidates, what not to say or do during an interview, how to impress during your interview with a recruiter and why demonstrating flexibility can get you across the line in your job search.

In this podcast we hear from Suzanne Diprose, Director of Performance Advantage, who has over 20 years’ of HR and business experience. Suzanne shares with us how the events of 2020 changed workplaces as we knew them and gave credibility to the virtual environment.

We discuss how workplaces have changed and why they will continue to change moving forward, training opportunities, Government grants and training programs that can be accessed. We also explore the benefits of flexible hours and work arrangements, how systems and processes have been adapted and why prioritising communication and people is the vital ingredient.

While Patrizia initially thought she would return after a short maternity break, when it came to the crunch she didn’t want to give up that precious time with her young family. Before she knew it, her family had grown and a decade had passed. She felt ready to get her career back on track but had no idea how to do that or where to start.

Along the way, women in particular who have had an extended break from the workforce, will ask themselves ‘who am I’, ‘what do I want to do’ and ‘what do I want to become’. This podcast explores how Marina’s career coaching assisted Patrizia rediscover herself and prepare her for the journey with the right tools to hit the mark to achieve her career success in her very first job application!