Are you managing your career?
or is your career managing you?
I'm Dawn Quesnel, Professional Certified Coach and Owner of Career Life Balance. I started my coaching practice because as a career placement recruiter I kept running into job seekers who were not satisfied with their careers and they all seemed to be saying the same things. Maybe you can relate to their stories.
? ?I?m making good money, but the price I?m paying for it is too high ? I feel like I have no life. Even though I?m financially successful, I?m not really happy or satisfied so I feel like I always need to be looking for a better opportunity.?
? ?I?m not getting any real hits on my resume and even when I do, it?s hard to find the time to interview.?
? ?I?m advancing at my current company but it isn?t exactly what I had in mind ? a new title with more responsibility but no increase in compensation.?
? ?I?m still waiting for the bonus I was promised last year and my supervisor keeps dodging the topic of my annual review. I suppose it doesn?t matter because there?s no place to move up to and that doesn?t seem likely to change unless someone dies, retires, quits or gets fired.?
? ?I?ve been interviewing for months and all the options seem like going from the frying pan to the fire! And I?m about to crack ? I don?t think I can take one more day with my boss!
? ?I have always wanted to open my own business. Maybe it?s time to get serious about it.?
If any of this sounds familiar, you can, at least, take heart in the fact you are not alone.
Current statistics on job search activity:
It takes ten telephone contacts to secure an interview, twenty-five interviews to secure a job offer, 245 unsolicited resumes on the net or mailed to secure an interview. The national average for the length of a job search is three months. The average number of interviews to hire is between thirteen and twenty-five.
So if you aren?t getting the offer, maybe it?s due to;
? Lack of persistence
? Not differentiating yourself from your competition
? Or a poor or lacking marketing strategy
It is not good enough just to be skilled at what you do; it takes the combination of plans, processes and performance to get to profit.
The good news is, you don't have to become a statistic.
If you learn to master self promotion, create a career marketing strategy and you?ll be on the path to get the results you deserve.
Take this career assessment and schedule a time to review your responses with me, Professionally Certified Career and Life Coach, Dawn Quesnel, PCC, CPCC so that you can accelerate your career to live a life you love!
Career Life Balance Coaching Services May Be For You If You Are Ready To:
? Get un-stuck in your career
? Learn how to tap into the hidden job market
? Raise your confidence
? Make a career change
? Create a career strategy plan
? Re-work your resume
? Advance in your career
? Receive job search strategy help
? Develop your elevator pitch
? Increase your resume to interview ratio
? Increase your interview to offer ratio
? Prepare for a promotion
? Prepare an exit strategy from your current company
? Prepare for your annual review
? Take your career to the next level ~ finally start that business you?ve been dreaming about?
? Negotiate an offer
? Clarify goals
? GET RESULTS
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?I decided you're the human equivalent of a GPS system for a car, but better (and you can quote me on that!).? Ruthann Baler, Public Relations Consultant www.ruthannbaler.com
"DQ has been great! She has really helped me identify and overcome many of my business short-comings, and our weekly meetings have been an excellent source of motivation.?
Will MacNally, President, Grove Marketing, Inc. www.Grove-Marketing.com
?I want to again thank you for your very constructive comments regarding my resume. I reworked it today and feel it is a big improvement.? Tom Davis, Creative Director www.BrandFocus.us
?You are a rainmaker!!!? Alicia Arnold, Account Director
?I was able to find an INCREDIBLE new career with a 52% salary increase.? Kelly, Web Project Manager
"Coach DQ was instrumental in helping me sift through the vast range of entrepreneurial ideas I was constantly thinking up. Thanks to her, I was able to couple my business interests and personal desires, then anchor them in my new business. I recommend Dawn to any professional that is trying to find their inner voice. Thanks for your help Dawn!"
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?In the three years I?ve been coaching with DQ I?ve increased my business revenue by 80%?
Roger Cummings, CFP Amerprise
?Dear CoachDQ: I wanted to take this time to reflect on the last six months since I have been working with you. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for the guidance you have given me to succeed as a business professional. The first time we sat down to meet I was going through some changes in my personal life as well as in my business and had not one clue as to what I should do. I felt overwhelmed and confused which was taking away from my primary focus of succeeding in my business. You helped me create a plan and vision for my business. I loved the fact that you took a no excuses and you busted my ?you know what?s? until I did the things necessary to push me further toward my goals. I would recommend any one who has thoughts or vision about their life, their business, their careers or anything that you think about and usually say ten years later ?jeez, I wish I did that in my lifetime. I can?t thank you enough all you have done for me.? Scott Thompson, Owner www.fitnesstogether.com
?DQ reads people well, she is down to earth, she asks the right question, she knows how to motivate people, and she truly loves what she does. I am VERY happy with her services and the person I have become thanks to her. It DEFINITELY helps and the progress I have made with her is evident in my relationships, my work performance, and as a result my compensation has increased 81% over the past two years!? E.A. Business Analyst ING
?I want to again thank you for your very constructive comments regarding my resume. I reworked it today and feel it is a big improvement. I sent it out and now have 3 interviews lined up. Thank you for your help. Sincerely, Devin.?
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