[Live Case Study] How Jerry is uncovering hidden jobs and kick starting talks with the C-Suite

by K B , updated on October 23, 2022

It’s me again, coming right back at you with the next live case study from the Straight to Shortlist Challenge.

If you were inspired by the results Sridhar achieved then you’ll get a lot of value out of this next case study as well.

Meet Jerry.

He’s a senior finance, operations and supply chain executive with a very impressive track record of transformation and turnaround.

I know Jerry’s story will resonate with senior people because I see this happen time and time again.

This is where you get to a certain point in your career where you’re extremely talented at what you do and have the track record to prove it. But you’ve just entered the job market and the way people are hiring looks a hell of a lot different from the last time you were looking.

You know LinkedIn is important. But you’ve barely touched your profile apart from accepting connections from people you know.

You know you need to network to find a new job.

You know most jobs are hidden.

But your network who can help you find that job is almost non-existent.

The big price you’ve paid for that hefty pay cheque is no time to invest in your professional brand outside of work, no time to keep current with what’s happening in the market and no time to keep in contact with people whose help you’ll now be calling upon.

Where do you start your search?

You certainly don’t want to feel like you are pressuring people for a job.

Photo by Agence Olloweb on Unsplash

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How Sridhar tapped into the hidden job market, got straight to shortlist and then got a job (YES)

by K B , updated on October 23, 2022

So, earlier this year I launched the Straight to Shortlist Challenge.

I am super proud of launching this – because this is a program that actually gets results for people.

This challenge is all about taking concrete action, not theory.

Instead of me banging on about how you “should” network to tap into the hidden job market and create opportunities for yourself, as you’ll see me do on many places on this blog, I have now launched the Straight to Shortlist challenge where I work with you to make this happen.

This means you’re not left in the dark knowing that you should network.

You’re not left on your own to figure out what you should do, who to contact or what to say when you meet people.

If you’d like to know how Straight to Shortlist (S2S) works in practice, please be introduced to one of my superstar graduates Sridhar Alahari.

Sridhar is a SAP Analyst who secured a number of meetings for himself as part of S2S, and ended up being recruited from Australia and offered a job he just loves in New Zealand.

This video is raw, unfiltered and unedited.

It’s a conversation we filmed from both our homes after hours.

Sridhar was a skilled migrant, looking for a role in a very crowded market.

He was new to the country.

So on top of settling in, finding his feet and navigating the nuances of a new culture, he needed to find a job – quickly.

NZ’s gain is truly our loss as Sridhar showed himself to be super proactive, curious and willing to push himself out of his comfort zone a little to get results.

Through doing S2S, Sridhar told me his success rate in the end was 80% in reaching out to people and them saying yes to a meeting.

So, watch the video and you’ll find out how the S2S program works and get some great tips on how to approach your job search with confidence, even if you’re completely new to market (AND even if you’re like Sridhar, and describe yourself as a bit shy or reserved).

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Are you sabotaging your chances of finding a new job by aiming WAY too low?

by K B , updated on October 23, 2022

If you’re looking for a job, I need to warn you about this phenomena as it’s happened to me, and many of my clients.

It’s called “aim too low.”

Other coaches call this a process of “self limiting beliefs.”

The dispiriting thing about this phenomena is that if you’re like me – you don’t even know you’re doing it.

I’ll explain what happened to me because this is what I was doing.

And you if you see some of yourself in this story don’t stress.  I have a way forward for you at the bottom of this post.

Photo by Adam King on Unsplash

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[Do the quick quiz] Will your LinkedIn profile actually you get hired?

by K B , updated on May 18, 2019

Truthfully now.

Have you copied your resume directly into LinkedIn and secretly hoped that’s all it took to get a tap on the shoulder by a headhunter?

Or have you looked at what other people in similar positions have written and copied the bits that sounded impressive across to your own profile?

Maybe you’ve had something up there untouched for years now, because the thought of writing about yourself makes you cringe a little.

If it helps you to know this, that’s what many people do – so no need to be too embarrassed!

The bad news is that these type of shenanigans won’t do too much to help you get hired.

So I have developed a quick research-backed quiz based (based on LinkedIn’s own research and big data), so you can learn a few things about what’s been proven to make a difference to whether a recruiter will:

a) find your profile

b) click on your profile

c) want to talk to you

d) call you about a job

Well, let’s remove all the guess work and start with finding out what LinkedIn’s own research and what big data research says about how to attract the right sort of attention.

I’ve developed a quick quiz with research backed data to help you make some easy fixes to get you started on the right footing.

Take the test below and I’ll send you some answers to help you make some tweaks to help you get hired faster

That’s the end of my rant for now.

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The one thing you need to include to turn an email into a meeting with your dream employer

by K B , updated on October 23, 2022

Read any guide to writing the perfect cover letter or resume and 10 out of 10 times you’ll hear this advice.

Use bold action words.

People want to know what you’ve contributed, not what just what you’ve done. Infuse it with your achievements.

“Make sure you’ve got key words.”

Keep it short. If you can’t say it on a page, you’re talking too much.

YOU ONLY HAVE 10 SECONDS TO GRAB THE RECRUITER’S ATTENTION.

(I’ve put that in caps because you hear this piece of advice so often it feels like it’s being shouted.)

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Now all this advice is fine.

But there is a big piece that’s missing from this, and it’s something that makes all the difference in any written communication you might fire off to an employer.

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[Inspiration Only] 10 ways I have created meetings, interviews and job offers – where no job was advertised

by K B , updated on October 23, 2022

So I launched my first Straight to Shortlist Challenge in January this year.

I took a group of inspiring and talented professionals through the process of securing 5 meetings with 5 employers in 5 weeks.

Yip, yip, yipeee!!

(Calm down KB. You’re supposed to be professional on this blog.  Serious people read it.)

As you can see I am super excited to be delivering a program I believe will help people cross a major job search hurdle – and one so many people struggle with.

I know I’ve been talking about the power of creating your own opportunities for many years.

Now I have developed a challenge to take people from being confused about how to network to create jobs, to stepping confidently out to organise meetings with people who have the power to supercharge their job search by 10 X plus.

As I was writing my challenge training materials, I had a massive “ah ha” moment.

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I realised one of the reasons I have been so excited about delivering this challenge is that I have created many opportunities for myself in so many different ways.

Not only that – I have done this without being an out and proud extrovert.

I have done this when I have felt like I did not have that much to offer at the time.

And I have flubbed more than a few meetings when I have walked away thinking arrrrrgh – why did I say that???

However the thing I have found through this, is that people have given me big brownie points for sincerely trying.

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