- When I saw this position though, I was like, "man,
"this is really good."
It fit everything.
Like this would be an awesome place to work.
- [Interviewer] So what happened?
- They filled it.
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- Not only has he long ago paid his debt to society
but he continues to work on himself.
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- I want to be proud of myself.
I'm Roel Villamayor, unemployed but not unemployable.
- It's a simple profound truth,
you can't achieve your goals
if you don't know what they are.
The starting point for any discussion about goal setting
is understanding what's most important to you.
- Me becoming a drug and alcohol counselor
was something that happened
after being a part of different self-help groups in prison.
If I'm making a better world in here then
I'm doing something.
That's what I want to do when I go home,
why not do it here?
When I first came home, I didn't know how to order food,
didn't know how to cross the street,
didn't know what I had permission to do
and these guys had to keep telling me like,
"you're not in prison."
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- I think one thing that Roel really wanted to do
is really find his purpose.
You know, coming from a formerly incarcerated background
you leave not knowing what to do,
not knowing where you fit now in this new world.
And oftentimes understanding your purpose
and understanding where you go
and where you're going to be successful is hard for folks.
- It's not if I feel that LinkedIn Learning
will be used and if I find a benefit,
I already find a benefit in it.
I use LinkedIn Learning because it's like,
okay, where am I going to find professional information
to help me deal with my professional growth?
Where I'm at right now with my job search
is accepting the jobs that are coming across my table
and that goes against what I'm trying to achieve here.
- Getting clear on what matters to you
and understanding where you need to spend your time
in order to operationalize those values
is the first step in setting and achieving effective goals.
- I need to define my professional goals
instead of just being there
just kind of like having a lackadaisical approach.
I need to know whether or not
I'm still bringing some of my old prison ways into it.
When Dorie talks, it's easy to listen to.
Her course has helped me figure out my next move.
I want a career where I can use my favorite experiences
from previous jobs.
I think that becoming a drug and alcohol counselor
in prison was the right thing.
It ended up being one of the most positive experiences
I've ever been part of, it was life changing.
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So I applied for another job.
I can get excited about a job, you know,
and this one I'm really excited about.
It's the program that taught me
to become a drug and alcohol counselor
and I would actually be supporting
the expansion of that program.
Feels like it hits all the points and it gets to touch home.
I really hope to get an interview for this job.
It sounds exactly like what I've been looking for.
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