Career consultation where a miracle happened

How will a 3-person career consultation work wonders?

You never know what kind of encounter might turn out to be. Last year I had a meeting with the biggest university in Hungary about training. We had a pleasant and useful management meeting. More than half a year has passed since then... Recently a young man contacted me referring to the university for a career consultation. I will present the turning points from his story.

"Scenes" from the first consultation

-Can you describe your problem in one sentence? - I asked.

-Wow, that's going to be difficult, because there are several... The main one is that I'm clueless about work. I have a degree, but I'm currently working part-time as a receptionist in the public sector. Before that I worked in the automotive industry for over 5 years in sales. I send applications to several places in vain, no response, not a single interview. So I don't know what's wrong with me or my CV... I don't know what to think anymore, all I know is that I'm desperate.

-"If I understand you correctly, you've been out of place since the chaos in March, which means there's confusion inside and outside?

-Hmm... what do you mean? - he asked back, after some thought.

-Nos a During the COVID19 period, everyone - who has contacted me so far - he complained, literally. When we are in a mess - whether it's family, work or politics - it affects our inner world. We can feel desperate, hopeless. In your case, there may be more inner turmoil in work, family and relationships.

-What do you suggest? Can you help me tidy up? I'm on a tight budget, but I'd like to use my savings to find a solution, at least career-wise.

Consultation or magic?

-I understand that you expect me to conjure up a job for you that you would like to do? - I laughed.

-Well, that would be good, but I'd be content just to know what I'm good at, how to expand my possibilities," he replied.

-Rendben! We can achieve this on the condition that you conscientiously complete each and every task I give you! I promise to review them with full diligence before consultations and prepare "of you" - I nailed my "conditions" to him.

-How many times do you think it takes to do this?

-If you are honestly present with heart and soul, I promise to bring out your goal in 3 consultations, the rest will be a gift for you.

- Sounds good, it can still be done! What is the first step, how are the consultation hours structured?

-In your case, we start with a personality and competency test package that will show what you excel at, what kind of work environment would be right for you in your current position. What's more, it can help your application, as it's an online test package using independent psychometric tools internationally recognised in 40 countries. What else is it good for? Let's say a recruiter or decision-maker can't tell from your CV whether you really have the skills and competences for a particular position, you can send them the relevant test as proof.

-Great! Let's get started! - she was delighted.

-We'll talk through it the first time, and I'll give you two homework assignments to scan and send to me 1 day before the consultation.

-Rendben.

-Consultation 2 focuses on the area to be improved, fine-tuning the CV. The 3rd career consultation is a summary, a strategy, a summary of what you need to do to achieve your goal. After the 3rd consultation you will get life-changing methods that you can incorporate into your daily rituals. As you brush your teeth every day, charge your mobile phone, you will also have a daily task for your own progress. You will need to recharge! - I summed up the consultations. 

I never thought we would be so overwhelmed with 3 career consultants!

After the first time, Tibi already knew for sure what career goalyes, what you want to do.
After the second time, I gave him 6 opportunities to apply through my contacts. Of these, a conversation was directly initiated within 1 week. After the 3rd career consultation, he had a plan for the whole year, he had set a goal for the future. He had set out what he would do to achieve his aspirations. However, he ended up describing the consultations he received as structured, fair and supportive. And if he got stuck, my phone number would be the first thing he would pick up again.

Summary of a 3 suitable career consultations

My experience is that if I am comfortable with the client, they are comfortable with me. The biggest step for her was that it was done through online, telephone conversations.

I lived as a miracle because I was floored after one of the tasks and I prayed that I could do a miracle. I realised that the way we had planned had to change in order to achieve a goal. I also knew that I now needed to bring the person to a higher energy level to feel good enough in all areas.

It came to me in a terrible state of disarray. The reality was worse than what he had painted in the beginning. This is understandable, as he didn't even have the confidence in me to tell me everything. I'm proud to say that she had specific questions for the 3rd career consultation. He summarized himself what he had learned and what he was going to do to achieve his goal.

Do you need more than that after 3 consultations?

The icing on the cake is that you will soon find a job you like, where you feel comfortable and the feeling is mutual.

Do not be dissatisfied with yourself, step by step let yourself climb the ladder. To conquer the Himalayas, you also need to train - quite a bit, and it doesn't hurt to have a good coach to help you prepare. You will be supported in this by Holistic Career Change ebook.

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