hey ambitious professionals it's Linda
Rainer of Linda Rainer calm guiding you
to a career in life you'll truly enjoy
and today I have an awesome person to
talk to you about his name is Chris he's
here to share his story with you to tell
you a little bit more about how he went
from someone who was in an industry he
was in the construction industry doing
work that he wasn't entirely happy about
to now working in a job in a career that
he's much more excited about that he can
see himself doing in the long term and
he's in the field and industry that he
wants to stay in so
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Chris thank you so much for joining me
here today hey thanks for having me
Linda so Chris can you share with us a
little bit about your story and what
happened after college at the university
when you graduated tell us a little bit
about the job that you're in and what
was going on okay so I was very blessed
to get a job after college I was your
typical nine-to-five working in the
construction company and essentially
worked there for almost five to six
years but not gonna lie once I hit that
fifth year or so I felt like I was kind
of doing repetitive things doing stuff
that wasn't really challenging me
I felt like there should be more to this
why do I feel like I'm stuck so then
pretty much I quit that company and then
I was like trying to find another job
essentially but I realized how hard it
was to actually find another job so then
I felt like I was stuck and then a bit
of a background for me is people my
family that can really guide me so then
I was looking online for a bunch of
stuff and your name came up
oh and then here we are today awesome so
let's talk about that so you you quit
your job after you were unhappy in it
and you started looking for a new one
how long was that search going for what
were the results that you were getting
I'm not gonna lie when I first quit it
was very like find a job I have
experience that kind of thing and then I
really started to pick it up after about
four to five months I was like okay I
need money you know like you money that
kind of thing and I'm still doing my MBA
so that was another thing like I don't
want to go back into loans you know like
I just paid it off for my undergrad that
kind of thing so it was really like
those types of things that like really
kept pushing me and then I was I was
like hey I need help like worst case
scenario you need to ask for help if you
don't have you know that kind of
guidance yeah so did you get interviews
while you were searching or naughty yeah
I did get interviews but it was more of
like phone calls like screenings and
then nothing else that was I'm not just
like and it those were very rare I would
say those are like for every ten
applications I would
like maybe one back got it and so
overall how many applications
did you send oh yeah I send a lot I
found a way out so can you talk a little
bit about what sparked you to reach out
to me to apply for my standout get hired
program what motivated you to do that uh
well behold I need a job but I think it
was more like I was having trouble doing
on my own and I had no one to ask for
help so you know I was just like well my
next best friend is Google and then I
you actually came up so I was like all
right - all astir hello
cuz you know like Thor's cases you ask
someone for help and it's just like okay
well their advice wasn't helpful so next
yeah and so what do you think that you
really needed help with like what were
you struggling with do you feel
I felt like six seven years ago how to
find a job was a lot different now than
today 2019 LinkedIn wasn't really big
back then you know Glassdoor indeed all
those things weren't really like
relevant before it was really you hand
write a letter to the place or you like
call them up or they go to your school
or for job fairs like I mean they still
probably do that now it's more like
everything's online I can'twe yeah
everything is online so you feel a lot
smaller and more invisible yeah cuz just
cuz I wasn't used to that process I was
like alright I already have a job well
I'm good you know I don't have to worry
about these different processes to find
a job yes okay and so how how did it go
like as we work together I mean I know
how it went but can you share with the
audience a little bit about you know
what were your big AHA or what you
realized and what you were able to
improve on yeah so it was really a lot
of investing in yourself obviously you
weren't gonna do the job for me
know what you were gonna help me but
like if I didn't put the effort in it
would be so much harder I feel like so a
lot of it was realizing like oh wow
there's different ways of applying for
jobs different ways of reaching after
people there's like that type of thing
that I learned while I was awesome and
so how did you feel before and how do
you feel now in terms of how you feel
about yourself as a professional
just having gone through this process a
lot of it was I already knew a lot of it
was just like being exposed to it again
kind of thing
you really helped me with that I guess
like looking interviews I don't like I
already knew how to do an interview but
it was more of reaching out and applying
for that job that was like the first
step for me and then like everything
else it was just like brushing up on
those skills I feel like I already have
yeah I agree I think that when you came
into this program you are already really
self-aware and you are already aware of
what you needed to do but it was really
just refining it if that makes sense
yeah because I did before you I did it
was more like oh what's happening I
didn't get it like that kind of thing
yeah forgot like oh you should follow up
with them after the interview like that
type of stuff like it was just like
those small things you know I forgot
because like five six years when we went
through this program I know that part
way through you you started getting
results almost immediately and you ended
up with multiple job offers so let's
talk about those you know the first job
offer that you got what was it what was
it about and how did it help you with
the current job that you're in so I got
a really good offer with a like a
fast-paced technology company which is
kind of more what I want instead of
construction and the only downside was
it was a contract position so it was
kind of like a trial period
I guess what have you but like it was
the first step you know I was just like
I can't not have a job so I'm gonna take
this does and plus it was more towards
my field it was more towards what I
wanted to do it like everything just
check the boxes so I really just had to
go for it and then actually during that
time when I was working there that's
when my permanent position came up so it
was just like wow this is this is
working yeah exactly and so what was
that job again it was like a business
analyst job correct correct so it was
like really helping with I guess people
getting used to their in-house system
anything and really documenting the
process and like what are they having
troubles with how can we make it better
for this group Department that kind of
thing so I concentrated more with like
the accounts payable so like the finance
people and so that was like more what I
wanted right so for everyone who's
watching essentially what this contract
opportunity did for you
was it was sort of that transition it
allowed you to switch from a completely
different industry construction doing
work that was more clerical to then
doing more business analysis work in a
more technology environment choosing a
technology company and then now you're
able to do the work that you've been
wanting to do full-time in a large
company alright amazing amazing you've
been in your new job now for how long
has it been several weeks a couple
months I was like two-and-a-half weeks
I'd say okay awesome so how how these
two weeks been like how do you enjoy
your coworkers how do you how do you
feel now about yourself that's good I'm
like one thing that I wanted to was to
have like younger coworkers you know
just people have to talk to everyday
about you know what this random pop
culture stuff and I have that so that's
pretty cool and then also like I want to
ask vibes they'll because construction
was it's pretty fast-paced so I wanted
to keep that staying vibe going I also
have that too so it was very like all
the check marks were going off
essentially that's good and moving
forward you know no matter where whether
you stay here for the really long term
or you end up moving on to another
company do you feel that you have the
confidence now to do what you need to do
in order to sell yourself and get the
job that you want for when you're ready
for that next level yeah yeah and I'm
struggling you know you're always there
now - yes exactly
so I want to ask you Chris cuz you know
a lot of people in my audience when they
watch the videos like this where I'm
interviewing successful clients they're
always curious about really is this
something that you would recommend is
this something that you would encourage
somebody else to take on so for someone
who's struggling who's been unemployed
or who's employed but they haven't had
that luck in finding a new job what
would you say to them what would your
guidance be well I mean the big thing
for me was because obviously like I said
before having no job is a little hard
when you have like the income doesn't
come in anymore so when I was looking up
for you I was I gotta invest in myself
do I want to really do this or keep
struggling and not
money or just suck it up invest in
yourself for the smaller term and then
have someone that finally can help you
because like I said before I didn't
really have a soul but I can ask for
help does you know everyone in my
family's there in the medical field and
then plus like like they can't relate to
me who's in the business IT field kind
of thing so it was really harder for me
to ask for guidance like they couldn't
just really be like oh you know you do
this if you really want to like move up
an IT like that kind of thing got it so
can you tell us what you would say to
someone who's watching like I said
before like for me when I quit my job I
obviously wasn't making money so
actually what I did I didn't tell you
this but I did a small side gig just so
I had the funds for this thing so I did
I deliver pizza actually for doing three
nights literally only three nights and
it actually gave me enough money for
this program I was just like you know
like I'm gonna suck it up a small class
like that was that nothing so it wasn't
like an interview during the day where
most people are 9:00 to 5:00 they're
looking like at residence oh right I
just suck it up for three nights just
like literally just delivered pizzas
made enough money so that I can invest
in this program in myself I was like you
know once I finally get that that the
pizza gate can go away I had no idea
that you did that that's awesome I mean
it just shows the level of commitment
that you had and you know you were so
positive throughout the program too and
I'm so happy for the results that you've
gotten so for somebody else who is
struggling and thinking that they may
not be able to afford or invest in
themselves what do you say do you think
they should also just go deliver pizzas
or what what words of advice or wisdom
do you have for them I mean there's
other ways so you know I guess like find
the funds to do it but yeah like if you
really really really struggling and you
feel like you gotta go and I feel like
this is a good opportunity because at
the end of the day you are investing in
yourself
I feel like did no one else can do it
for you kind of thing I agree
exactly okay Chris so just any final
words for the individuals that are
watching this right now and hearing your
story what would you say to them you
know if they're currently struggling and
they're not finding the job that they
want what would you say to them for me
it was really a find your big why why do
I feel suck and how can I get out of
this kind of thing so for for me
personally like I like
before I was like uh well I feel like I
could be doing so much more than just
what I was doing before and Padma my
parents they were very they've they're
immigrants so it was like one of those
like oh they gave me a lot kind of thing
so I know I can do more than this
because they gave me a lot and I can
give them a lot back so really finding
out your big why why do I want to like
be in a better position than I am bad so
then for me it was like this finding of
other ways to just really guys find it
out and then your name came up because
like I said before I didn't really have
a coach or just like someone a mentor or
someone like really asked for career
advice because you know my parents are
and I'm a business deal they're more
like blue color
I guess workers what have you yeah you
know I can only do that because my
parents are all socially collar workers
and a lot of the audience I think are
the same where their parents are blue
collar workers and you know they're the
first generation that has had the
opportunity to graduate from
post-secondary and to take on
professional jobs but at the same time
it's about asking for help even when you
get to that level if you're not able to
get to the role or the career industry
that you want to get into you and you
find that there are things that you need
to improve on then it's about asking for
help which is what you were able to do
and I'm so glad that you're able to do
it and that you can share your success
story with us today so Chris I just want
to say thank you so much for sharing
your experience with everyone here I
think you're gonna be super motivating
and inspiring to everybody so yeah
thanks for sharing your story and your
time all right now for those of you who
are currently in a similar position that
Chris was in you are struggling with
finding the job that you want you
haven't been able to get the interviews
that you want or you haven't been able
to do well in your interviews and you
are ready for that one-on-one
professional guidance for me then feel
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