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You’re in the right place if…

You want me to guide you on your professional journey.

You’ve graduated from college

You've been applying to lots of jobs and aren't getting any response

You’ve graduated from college (congrats!), celebrated this step into full adulthood and begun applying to lots of jobs online. Lots and lots of jobs. More than you ever thought you would need to. And you still aren’t getting any response. You’re frustrated and discouraged about how to find your first professional job.

You’re not feeling like it’s the best fit

You’ve landed your first professional job, but...

You were so excited for your first day. But since then, you are doubting your choice. Everyone else around you seems to be enjoying what they’re doing, but you feel like a misfit. You just don’t feel like this is where you belong.

You’re feeling stuck

You’ve been working for a while, and you need a change.

You’ve been working for several years in or around the same role and/or industry. Maybe you’ve been promoted or changed companies to gain more experience. To those around you, you’re “doing well” – you have a good title, make good money, and live a pretty good life. But you’re not happy. You dread going to work, you’re frustrated with your co-workers or work environment. You know you should be grateful for all you have, but you can’t help but think there’s something better out there for you.

You don’t know where to start

You’re ready to return to work.

You’ve taken a break from working outside the home to raise your family or care for a family member. Your “professional” skills are probably a bit out of date, and you’re not even sure they’re still relevant or of interest anymore. You think you’re ready to step back into the workforce in some capacity, but maybe you’re not ready for a full-time job quite yet, or still desire the flexibility to work around your family’s schedule. You have so many ideas and requirements, you don’t even know where to start.

Everyone says you should

You’re thinking about grad school

You’re thinking about grad school because everyone says you should, but you really don’t have any idea what you you’d want to study. It’s a big investment of time and money that you are not ready to commit to without more clarity about how it will support you in doing work that fills you with purpose and passion. The good news is that I’ve helped 1000s of young professionals confidently connect with the path to work that lights them up and makes them happy to start each day.

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3 things employers look for when hiring new talent

If you’ve been applying to new jobs based on the work you’ve been doing and not getting the results you want, maybe the reason is not that your resume needs work. Maybe you haven’t yet discovered the work that will light you up and make potential employers clammer for you.

Updating your resume, applying to jobs and prepping for interviews assumes you know what you want to do AND that the best job for you is simply a match to your current experience, in other words - that you CAN do the job. And let’s face it, most of us can do a lot of things we don’t enjoy doing, right?

3 things employers look for when hiring new talent

Can you do the job?

Do you have the skills and experience to complete the tasks of the job? This can include education, paid/unpaid experience, projects, and volunteer work.

Will you do the job?

Are you really interested in doing the job? Are you excited about the work and people? Just because you CAN do it, doesn't mean you want to.

Are you a fit?

Are your values and personality in alignment with those of the organization and the people on your team? It's hard to pretend you're someone you're not.

Let’s take a step back.

Are you a FIT? WILL you do the job?

We’ve all worked in jobs where we’re not motivated to do what we’re being asked, or where we don’t feel like we really fit or belong with most of the people we’re working with, right? Let’s change that for you.

What do you really want to do?

If you get a job doing work that doesn’t feel important, are you actually going to make much of an effort? Let’s start by identifying what you LOVE, then going for jobs that allow you to do work that feels purposeful.

What skills do you want to use?

Remember, just because you are good at something, doesn’t mean you have to make it your career. For example, I'm REALLY good at doing laundry, but that doesn't mean I'd want to make it my job. What things are you good at AND enjoy doing?

What are your values?

What industries, organizations, jobs are in alignment with your values, with the things that are really important to you? Working with your values is what makes work meaningful, and allows you to work your way up the ladder with confidence.

land a job you love

Let me guide you on your professional journey to find a job you'll LOVE

If you’re looking for someone to just help you update your resume and prep you for an interview, I’m not your coach
(but I can refer you to someone who can help you do that).