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- Hey everyone, it's Linda Raynier here.
I am super excited to do this video.
It's actually very different from what I normally do
and it's gonna be an interview
with one of my amazing clients.
Her name is Jocelyn.
She actually has worked with me
through my Stand Out Get Hired Program,
she's seen amazing results.
She actually ended up switching
from a career in engineering science
to now in finance.
And she's also moved across the country
to be able to find her new job as well
in her dream location.
So she's gonna tell you more about it.
Jocelyn, thank you so much for joining me here today.
- You're welcome, glad to be here.
- Can you tell everyone
sort of what's your professional background?
What was your job before,
when you were first searching for a new position?
What were you doing before,
and what are you doing now?
- So basically, I start as an engineer.
I do have two degrees in engineering.
And so, I've been working
in more of the science and engineering field.
But I have always been interested in the business side.
Unfortunately, to make that switch
was really super difficult,
'cause I did not have the title,
and so it's really hard to grab people's attention.
But I know I have the skillset,
I know I can do very well
in the business setting and finance.
So after I start working with you,
I was able to identify things that I can do
to make my resume stand out
to let people see my potential and my skill set
to be able to do well in a totally different field.
And so the result is,
the proof is that I do have my new job now
in a finance world,
and I'm super excited.
- Just before we had started working together,
can you share with us what your situation was?
You said that you had been looking for a job
for a while on your own and how was that process?
What was your situation during the time
when you're looking for a job?
- So it has been,
it had been almost 10 years
since I had to look for a new job.
And then the job,
the landscape in the environment have totally changed.
That everybody now goes online to apply for a job
and which I definitely did not have the experience.
Used to be that you just send your resumes in,
or make phone calls, or go to job fairs,
but nowadays, everything's apply online.
And you're competing with thousands of resumes
'cause they cannot see your faces.
So what I did is I submit resumes everywhere online,
and without any results.
It's not even a phone call,
and all I get is automatically reply,
say thank you, we got your resume,
we'll contact you when there's a good match.
So after about a few months of that,
I got really discouraged,
'cause I know I have good skillset,
I've done very well in my previous company.
And so, I started looking for other ways
to improve my situation.
I even hired a resume writing place
that helped me write a resume.
And still with no results.
So when I was looking for a career coach,
I came across your website, and I read your story,
and I looked at your YouTube videos,
and I thought that man, I think this person can help me out.
So I contact you that way.
So I start working with you,
I realized that how wrong I was
in terms of my job searching techniques that I was using.
So after working with you
for with a few sections that way,
I was able to update my resume,
I was able to get in touch with the recruiters
and then they actually,
in touch with real person versus just automatic response
from the submission online.
So that was quite encouraging.
So after I worked with you,
I actually got like three job interview
within the first month after I upload my resume
and start using your techniques.
So and then, my first interview
was able to again, work with you,
and got a good sense of how I should phrase my stories
and phrase my experience to get their attention.
To make sure they understand that it is a good fit,
I do have the skillset.
And my first interview, I got a job!
- Yay!
That's awesome.
So, I guess I couldn't remember the timeline,
so it was in the first month,
you got three interviews.
So what was the exact timeline, and steps from there?
- So, I guess we start working
I think July, August timeframe,
so within that first month or two,
I definitely got three interviews right,
phone interviews right away.
And then I got in-person interview for this particular job
three weeks after that,
and I got a job offer within two weeks.
So, total, I would say about less than three months.
- That's great.
And then before we started working together,
you said that you'd already been looking
for about six months
and you hadn't gotten really many interviews, right?
- Right, longer than six months.
I was looking at December, the year before.
So it's about seven, eight months before,
and before I found you.
- You know, I think people are curious
because not a lot of people know about
my Stand Up, Get Hired program,
or really how it works.
So what did you find
that you were able to really benefit from
when you went through this whole process?
What was kind of your a-ha moment?
And you don't have to get into super crazy detail,
just more so like you know,
how you were thinking before
versus how you now think about it
when it comes to selling yourself.
- I think the most important part
is the techniques that you provide.
It's very step-by-step,
and that's very specific.
Not just somebody,
not like somebody was there,
oh, you just need to have a good resume,
you just submit your application to their process,
sometime you, you know, try to network your way in,
so that's very general, that of course I know that.
I know how to do it,
I mean, I know those general comments.
But I don't know the specific
on how actually you go about doing it.
So you provided that specific guidance,
and that's really easy for me to follow.
And then I know that it is not,
obviously not the easiest thing ever,
'cause I have to compete with so many candidates out there.
And they've never seen my face before.
So that kinda shows
that your technique really worked for me.
And then I was so super excited when I got a email
or phone call from a live person
that really wanted to interview me.
- Yes, and that's awesome.
I'm glad.
So, it was because it was very specific,
and that's the strategy that I always use
when I'm working with my clients.
And especially with you, Jocelyn,
like you were so great to work with
because as soon as I told you this is how you do it,
you went ahead and you implemented it.
And that's when you started to see results.
And for you it happened so quickly.
We actually didn't even touch upon the fact
that you were actually living somewhere else
before you moved to this job, right?
Like this job is in California
and you weren't living here?
- I was actually living East Coast,
and it's totally different field too.
I was more in the science and engineering field,
and now I'm in a more finance field.
So to be able to move
the job
function and even the industry
and even the location,
that I thought I was really impressive.
And I thank you all the way. (laughs)
- (laughs) Awesome.
Actually, tell us a little bit more about that.
That's something that I think
a lot of people are wanting to do,
is people who are in certain types of industries,
and you were in your industry like you said, for 10 years,
your science and sort of engineering field,
so and now you're in more finance.
Did you find it difficult to switch?
To get into this new field?
Or is it a difficult transition,
like how was that process?
- Initially, it was definitely quite difficult
because I wasn't sure,
in a different industry and different function
what they were looking for.
So again, that you provide really specific examples
that I can really follow along.
And that was just,
again, I just amazed by the results.
And then (laughs)
- So that's so great to hear.
And you know, if there was someone out there
who was thinking about working with me
through my Stand Up, Get Hired program,
who would you say you would recommend
this particular program for?
- I would say the people who,
a person who really wants to make a change
in his or her career.
And then that was willing to take advice
and actually work on it.
And then it might be something
totally out of what they were,
what they were trained to do
or what they were taught to do or what they know.
And because it is different world out there.
You really have to have a new strategy
and to be able to work somebody like you,
who understands the ins and outs of
you know, making careers transition or advancement.
That really would help.
- Awesome.
And so, for example, like if someone called you
and they said, you know,
why should I invest in working with a career coach
when I could just do it on my own?
What would you say to them in that sense?
'Cause I think a lot of people think of it that way
that you know, looking for a job,
you should just be able to do it on your own.
Instead of asking for help.
But obviously you made the investment in yourself
and you sought help and it worked out perfectly for you.
What would you tell these people?
- What I would say that, hey, go ahead and try it.
I mean, for me, I can tell them my experience.
It took me seven, eight months
before I realized I really need help.
And then, and I could have saved all that time.
I could have been in this job longer,
earlier.
So, it is definitely
a investment worth making.
And then,
because I see a good results,
and then I was very happy about it.
- Awesome, and like this is the thing,
is that you know, even though you're in a great job now,
I mean, it's not like your career has ended,
and this is all there is.
Now, moving forward, you've learned the strategies,
the techniques on truly how to write a really strong resume.
How to look for,
get interviews.
How to do a really detailed job search.
And also how to interview effectively.
This is something that, would you say you know now,
you feel confident that you can move forward
in your career and be able to use the techniques
you learned through this program
and perhaps get your next level job later on?
- Definitely, definitely.
I'm always thinking about how to improve my resume.
And especially now, I have,
I'm getting experience,
and I'm seeing results on what I do here.
I can definitely use that same strategy,
same technique that you have taught me,
and to just update my resume,
and hopefully I get promoted soon.
- (laughs) Yes, exactly.
Okay, well that's great, Jocelyn.
I mean, thank you so much for sharing your story.
Is there anything else that you want to,
you want to add?
- Again, I just wanna thank you
for all the help you have given me
and even now, I'm still doing coaching sessions with you
'cause I realize that just because I moved to a new job
doesn't mean that, like you said,
doesn't mean things start here,
stop here.
I still have to allow more things that I can do
to really improve my chance of getting promoted.
In a sooner rather than later.
- Yes, absolutely.
And that's the next phase.
Is what we're working on right now
is making sure that you know,
you can get promoted and really be recognized
as that top performer, which you already are.
It's just making sure
that the people around you can see that.
So, well, thank you so much Jocelyn.
You know, I really appreciate you taking the time
to do this.
And for any of you out there right now,
ambitious professionals who are considering working with me
through my Stand Out Get Hired program,
if you are wanting to get the results similar to Jocelyn
and many other clients that I've worked with,
then head on over to my website.
That's lindaraynier.com/standoutgethired.
You can follow the link in the description box
and from there,
if you feel that you are wanting to move forward,
then just fill out an application form,
and if I think that we're a match
then I will reach out to you.
(clears throat) Excuse me.
I'll reach out to you and we'll take it from there.
So thanks again, Jocelyn.
I really appreciate it.
Best of luck in your role moving forward
in the next few months,
and can't wait to see what comes up next for you.
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- Okay, thank you very much.
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