hey ambitious professionals it's Linda
Rainer of Linda Rainer calm guiding you
to a career and life you'll truly enjoy
and today I'm talking to one of my
awesome students and clients her name is
Vicki Vicki is someone who's in the
pharmaceutical field she was looking for
her next new challenging position she
was trying to veer into a different path
and once we started working together
through the Senate get hired program she
was able to eventually achieve her dream
position and she's here to share with
you exactly what she did and how she did
it
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so Vicki thank you so much for joining
me here today
hi Linda thanks for having me yes of
course so Vicki let's just jump right
into it let why don't you share with the
audience your story in terms of you know
where were you at when you were first
looking for that next new job what were
you doing and how was your job search
going
sure so start off with little bit
background information
I graduated in 2018 from pharmacy school
I got my doctor of pharmacy degree and
right out of school I obtained a
position in a regular retail community
setting that wasn't what I wanted to be
in but as a fresh graduate it's really
difficult to find that position so
that's the job that I've taken just to
be more work experience and then so I
can look for new opportunities as I gain
more experience before I talked to you I
was in a place where I felt like I was
doing everything I can to apply for jobs
looking for jobs going to interviews and
I was getting some interviews but I
never got to offer and I got to a point
where I was just really frustrated with
myself I didn't know what else I needed
to do and at some point I was starting
to question is it me am I not good
enough as a new grad to compete with
these other experienced I guess experts
or individuals to get these positions I
wanted and then I reached out to you and
then the rest is history and now I'm
here okay that's amazing so let's talk a
little bit more Vicki about what was
going on when you realize that you
wanted to make that switch so you
started applying for jobs so you were in
the pharmaceutical retail setting so
just like if I went into a pharmacy at
you know at a grocery store you were one
of those people that would would have
been there to help me so you wanted to
switch into a bit of a different path
what did you notice you were applying
for jobs what was happening how many
jobs did you apply for did you get any
interviews what we're employers saying
to you yeah so
are many different areas and pharmacy
and then it's very specific the area I
was in color retail even though the
skill sets it's essentially you can
transfer that skill set to a different
job that's a little bit different from
the retail setting but it's just on
paper because there are so many
technical terms it's kind of hard to get
noticed so that was issue number one
issue number two was I just constantly
had this thing in my head telling me
that I'm nice experience I'm not exactly
what they're looking for because in the
job descriptions they specifically list
things that they were looking for and as
I'm reading through some of those I was
just thinking I'm never gonna get this
job because I don't even know what that
is so there these are some the biggest
challenges that I can recall that I had
and it just was such a mental struggle
at the time before I reach out to you
and how many jobs did I apply at 10 or
20 I was being selective because I knew
what area I wanted to go in I didn't
want to just cast my net wide and apply
it for anything because I had to go in
my head so I was being a selective I
probably got maybe four or five
interviews and no offers right okay so
one of the biggest things you mentioned
and I think this is something that a lot
of people can relate with is the feeling
that when they want to make a bit of a
career switch into a slightly different
path using their skills and knowledge
they feel that they don't have enough
experience so you felt inexperienced and
having only worked a couple years okay
so when you applied for these jobs and
you got these interviews how did those
interviews go how you know you would be
sitting in front of the hiring manager
they were asking you questions how did
you feel how were your answers did you
feel good what was that process like oh
my gosh looking back I was so nervous I
recall during one of the interviews I
was trembling actually I was shaking
because I was so nervous because the
whole time in my head I was just telling
myself don't mess up don't say anything
that make you look inexperienced and I
guess in the
back of my mind I'm basically telling
myself I'm not good enough I'm just
putting up a front to tell them that
please hire me kind of mentality so yes
I was very nervous it was an interesting
experience yeah so when you're nervous
and this happens to a lot of people when
you're nervous you end up rambling or
you end up freezing up what was your
kind of reaction was it both or one or
the other I stuttered a little bit I
tried not to use as much sometimes you
just naturally do that when you speak
but I think because I was so nervous it
sounded like I was doing more arms and
us than I normally would but now I look
back I actually don't know how many arms
and odd I did during my interview but if
I feel like I did a lot I probably did
yeah right so you just didn't feel
confident in your interviews okay so
then let's talk about once you decided
to make that decision to reach out to me
what kind of sparked that desire for you
to reach out to a career coach like
myself and to get that extra help yeah
so before graduating I was actually
preparing for a kind of a post-doctoral
type of position I really needed help in
preparing interviews because it's
extremely competitive process for all
the other pharmacists out there or
pharmacy students out there they know
exactly what I'm talking about
school they teach you all these
wonderful knowledge but they don't teach
you some of these essential skills in
the real world so I was looking for
something that's gonna help me stand out
you can have you know wonderful GPA
exceptional CV just look great on paper
but if you walk in and you don't know
how to present yourself it's game over
so I wanted to do some homework on my
own to help myself stand out so I was
following your YouTube videos initially
and I actually signed up for your
top-notch resume course to help me
tailor my resume a little bit more away
from the clinical side so I knew that my
resume a CV is going to
different from rest of my classmates so
I needed a little bit more assistance in
that department okay that's great so
then you signed up for the top-notch
resume program and then eventually you
decided to sign up for stand-up get hard
the one-on-one coaching program so let's
talk about that so we started working
together I know that there was a huge
change in how you progress and how you
developed over the course of the program
but why don't you tell the audience a
bit about your experience with the
one-on-one coaching program stand out
get hired yeah I think the biggest
improvement the biggest change I
personally noticed is the mental health
aspect because I was at a place where I
just felt I wasn't good enough even
though I know I am but it was just
because I wasn't seeing the results I
wanted to and it was messing with my
head making me feel like I wasn't good
enough with these jobs but if you really
break down or you help me see that is
you break down the skills and I helped
me realize that these are nothing that I
haven't been exposed to or have the
skillset that I can transfer to this
position it's all about how to present
yourself to these potential employers
and make them understand that you are a
viable candidate so that was the biggest
change in and as a result confidence
came back I feel much more confident and
happier just more positive I I recall I
used to get really upset over small
things just because you know on the back
of mine I'm always just feeling like you
know I'm not where I need to be I'm not
good enough all that awful stuff yep
yeah no I understand that and you know
that's not like you're not weird for
feeling that way I think that's
naturally how people feel is once you
start applying you first you're very
optimistic you think that oh it
shouldn't be that hard for me to find
something and I think everyone feels
that way when they first start looking
for their next position and then when
they realize that they're getting
rejected or they're not getting the
results that they want of course that
impacts your confidence and of course
that impacts how you feel about yourself
so that makes total sense and I'm so
glad that that shifted
for you that now you you clearly you
look different you you sound different
you know you're projecting yourself in a
much more confident way and I feel like
it's completely authentic to you and
what you were able to do the whole time
it's just bringing that out so let's
talk about your results so you work
through the program I taught you all the
skills in terms of resume interviews job
search strategy all those things so what
ended up happening yeah so after under
understanding how the whole process work
and how to create this perfect resume
and how to present yourself an
employer's actually right after our
sessions it was the first position I
applied to it was in the position I was
hoping for but I just want to try it out
and see where it goes I actually got an
email I believe it was a week later
asking me to come in for an interview I
was really surprised because that was
the first job I applied to after our
coaching sessions I remember I was
really excited I shared that with you I
went in for the interview in a week or
two later I got offered the position
this is not a position that I'm
currently in but it was a great
confidence booster for me and a
validation that I am somebody employer
is seeking I can do exactly what they
want me to do the position was a little
bit different from the retail setting so
that really confirmed that you know
Vicky you can do this can you know reach
your dreams and reach your goals so that
was that was great that's awesome yeah
so you got out of retail pharmacies you
got into this sort of I would say that's
kind of like an intermediate role and
that was your stepping stone and then
what happened after that yeah it wasn't
too long after I started at that
position I saw this job posting this
company that I have been wanting to work
for a funny story prior to starting our
coaching sessions I actually enjoyed
real with them at the time I didn't get
that position and I was really bummed
out and then so since then I've been
keeping an eye on their career website
and not
long after I started the previous
position I mentioned I went on there a
career website just casually looking and
I saw this job posting and then I
immediately and then I got the interview
and then the rest is history and now I'm
currently working for that company that
I've been trying to work for for a while
that is so good I mean you know I think
that gives hope to a lot of people too
because some people maybe in the last
few months they've applied to a company
and they got rejected but you're a clear
example that you can apply and get
rejected but then apply again in a new
way using a different approach and get
the job yeah so that was you yes
and I also want to add that even though
I was super bummed previously I didn't
get the position it's really important
to leave it on a good note even though
at the time I was I felt so rejected I
just felt like they didn't like me and
there must be something wrong with
myself just all these negative thoughts
but I at the time I decided to because I
want to work for this company very much
I left on a good note by asking them for
positive feedback ask them to stay in
touch so this time when I applied rather
than just waiting I directly reached out
to the person I interviewed with and
then kind of just sent an email to say
hi to reconnect and then this time I was
able to present myself in a different
way much more confident and I knew how
to professionally convince them that I
am what you're looking for amazing
that's so good so you ended up getting
two job offers shortly after completing
the standard get hired program so I want
to ask you this is what would you say to
the audience who's wondering about
signing up and working with a career
coach like myself signing up for the
standard get hired program someone who's
looking for a new job they want to make
a career switch and they're not sure
whether it's the right thing to do what
would you say to them first things first
when you make that transition is
definitely going to be into
dating because it's a new field that
you're trying to get in there is that
possibility that you you know you may
not get there right away or all these
unknowns that can make somebody feel I
guess insecure but investment in
yourself is extremely important I know
what that coaching program has a price
tag but I do believe that it's a good
thing to invest in yourself because the
skills I've learned through our coaching
sessions is something that I can take
away I was able to carry that through
two different job positions that I
applied to I don't believe that
I need a constant guidance after the
coaching session because I have already
absorbed what it was taught so I was
able to utilize what I learned and
transfer that to my current job position
when I was interviewing so I definitely
think it's investment in yourself and
then in the long run you can take these
skills and other endeavors not just job
applications but also in other areas
professionally as well amazing that's so
great thank you for sharing that yeah
what I like to tell people is you know
once you take the program Stan don't get
hard you're gonna learn the skills just
as if you learned if you went to driving
school you learn how to drive one time
in your life for a short period of time
and then you take those skills and you
know how to drive for the rest of your
life pretty much so it's the same thing
a lot of people aren't taught how to
interview well they're not taught how to
sell themselves how to prepare their
resumes in the right way all those
things and but once you learn them
you'll know how to do them forever I you
know I don't have to go back to you to
teach you that you already know it now
you can use those skills for yourself
and carry them forward to the to the end
of your career pretty much so yes great
what would you say to those people who
believe that all you need to do is just
Google information online and hopefully
that's enough what do you say to those
people who aren't aware that maybe they
need more help what would you say to
them yeah I mean I've done it obviously
that didn't work in
sign up for your course it was helpful
but the difference is is having an
instructor break things down for you you
know when you read something you can
interpret the content in so many ways
and then without somebody there to guide
you and instruct you and help you
understand there's only so much you can
take out of the context so yes you can
try and if it works out for somebody
that's great that that's amazing but it
wasn't for me obviously I tried myself
and I knew I needed guidance because you
know I did your course I did other
online resources and I wasn't getting
the results I needed and knew something
had to change yeah I think that there
were just a few little things that
needed to be patched up and sometimes
you can only get that from having that
one-on-one guidance so thank you for
sharing that
so is there you know anything else that
you would say any advice that you would
give Vicky for someone who's just
feeling low confidence who's struggling
with their job search what would you say
to them to help them move forward with
where they're at sure I think the
biggest thing is to remember that you
are good enough I know I sound super
cheesy and cliche but it's true
the fact that you are watching this
video hearing me talking about how to
get better it shows that this individual
are you or the audience is motivated
enough to seek solution to resolve an
issue so that right there shows ambition
and that tells me that you are you are
great and then you just have to remember
that amazing I think that's going to hit
home for a lot of people because I think
a lot of people are feeling not great
right now but hopefully after this
they'll have some inspiration and
they'll be able to have some takeaways
from you Vicky so thank you so much for
sharing if you are someone who is in the
same position that Vicky was in just a
little while ago where you're looking
for your next position you're going on
interviews but you're not getting the
job offers that you feel you deserve and
you realize that you want to get that
extra guidance that one
one professional help from me then feel
free to reach out to my website Linda
Raynor comm / stand out get hired read
through the page fill in the application
form and from there we'll be able to
reach out to you directly so thank you
so much Vicki for sharing your story and
inspiring all of us today it was great
honor to have you on this episode Thank
You Linda thank you for having me and
good luck to all the professionals out
there you all do great the role is tough
but you can make it through I believe in
you awesome yes so thank you again for
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