Done Applying To Jobs You Don't Even Want? (A Career Change Success Story)
Katie came into coaching exhausted by the job search. She had applied to so many positions, but the options kept pulling her back into exactly what she was trying to escape.
Then there were the rejections. The silence. The self-doubt.
Sound familiar?
The traditional job search process is ineffective but also maddeningly INEFFICIENT…
You're anonymously competing with thousands of people for the chance to be seen by a soulless computer that judges how effectively you’ve keyword-stuffed your resume…only to get ghosted or rejected from something you didn't even really want.
No wonder you’re exhausted.
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Back to Katie…
She had some conversations lined up she wasn't thrilled about. So we went with a crazy strategy…
Honesty.
Instead of the usual interview rodeo—trying to prove herself, contorting into whatever shape the role required—she had a real conversation. About what she actually wanted. About what the hiring manager’s strategy was missing. About the best way to address his actual challenges.
Even better, honesty gave her permission to organically share her experience and knowledge of the industry, showing (not telling) what she brought to the table.
The result after a few conversations? A part-time $20k/month bespoke opportunity, structured entirely on her terms—with the option to increase to $30k/month and shape the remaining scope once she got in there.
Not every conversation will go that way. And that's exactly the point.
In another conversation Katie clocked a mismatch—senior title, junior responsibilities. She raised her concern and walked away with clarity that it wasn't right before she got trapped in it. I’d call that a win.
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Most people have heard stories of this happening. But they don’t believe it would work for them.
Any of these resonate?
"Who am I to ask for that?"
"I don't want to waste anyone’s time."
“Where do I even find these people?"
"How do I talk to people when I don't even know what I want?"
I'll give you a hint on that last one: honesty. If you need help finding the exact words that feel good and authentic to you, you know where to find me.
Results like Katie’s happen all. the. time.
But it requires you to make a choice to back away from the tactics that aren't working.
Choose efficiency.
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Author Bio:
Before becoming a coach, Caroline worked in management consulting and financial services. She's made it her mission to help people grow, contribute, and get wherever they want to go.
She’s also a tennis fanatic, aspiring Minimalist, FIRE (Financial Independence and Retire Early) enthusiast, and Aloha Spirit seeker 🤙. She loves to share stories from her unconventional life and career focused on freedom, creativity, fun, health, family, and community. If she can do it, you can, too.
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