About Wake Up to a Job You Love © - the online, self-study version of my career coaching program: I'm hoping to release it in Spring 2014.  Please scroll down for details and for an article archive, introducing the content of this program.  

Is your job search stuck and your career stalled, regardless of how hard you try? Consider scheduling a private Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session with me. We'll get to the root of your career problem and on the road to landing your dream job in record time! Please read the testimonial of one client who landed soon after his C.A.P. Session; and another I wrote about in the March 2013 issue, who had a C.A.P. Session last October and landed last December!   

You Didn't Get The Job - Now What?  

You applied for a job you really wanted and were thrilled to get a timely response for the initial phone screening. This lead to several promising in-person interviews with the hiring manager and people you'd be working with. All the interviews went well and you felt confident after each one.  

At the final interview, you learned that you were one of the top candidates and you'd know by the end of the week of the hiring team's final decision. Each day you waited and hoped to get the good news...that they'd chosen you!  

However, you were dismayed when the answer came in the most impersonal way: a four-sentence email, telling you that another candidate had been hired. Your heart ached with disappointment, frustration and resentment.  

"What went wrong?" you ask yourself, over and over again. "I was so sure I nailed it...what could I have done differently?" You replay the interviews in your head to detect what mistakes you might have made; and you agonize over what you "should-a, could-a, would-a" done, if only you could rewind time. 

Even though this is a natural response to rejection, you won't move forward by continuing to spin your wheels like this. Here's what you can do instead, to reach closure, realize your own truths and move onto other opportunities.  

• Send a thank you note to the hiring management team: "Thank you for the opportunity to interview for this position. I enjoyed meeting all of you and wish your new hire success in this position. Please keep me in mind for other opportunities in [XYZ] company that fit my skill set. Thanks again." This strategy shows maturity and professionalism-and keeps you on their radar in case their first-choice candidate declines the job. You could be next in line!  

• Praise yourself for being a top candidate: You've obviously marketed yourself well on paper and in person, since your resume and cover letter caught the attention of the hiring management team; if you hadn't first connected well on the phone, you wouldn't have been invited for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd interviews. 

• Self-evaluate your performance on paper: Instead of repeatedly playing out "what if" scenarios in your head, write them down; brainstorm about what you felt went right and what you could have done differently; note any patterns that may surface, which indicate potential areas for improvement in future interviews.  

• Reassess if the job was truly ideal; you might see that it wasn't, after all: This happened to one of my clients working on the admin team in a CPA firm. She interviewed for an office management job at another branch. When she didn't get that job, she felt let down, but realized that if she had, she'd be putting in 80-hour workweeks during tax season and commuting home late at night. She soon promoted to a position in the tax department, which was a better fit for her lifestyle and career goals.  

While rejection never feels good, it's part of the job search experience. When you're ready, continue your search and choose opportunities that are most ideal for you. According to the world's most successful salespeople, the more "no's" you get, the closer you are to hearing, "Yes, you're hired!"  

Wake Up to a Job You Love © Home Study System  (Beta) Coming Soon!  / Archive of Article Series

I've been planning to release a beta version of this self-study system of my career coaching program. It's based on the core content and tools I use with my private clients, to help them build a solid, laser-focused plan to land a job they love which is fun, fulfilling and financially rewarding. This system is perfect for you, whether you're unemployed and struggling to land, or unhappy with your current job or employer and you don't know which way to turn.  

I've decided to postpone this release until Spring 2014. It will be priced at an introductory "Charter Member" rate of $147.00. 

Depending on how many people enroll, I may host monthly Q & A group calls and create a private Facebook group for participants to post questions and interact with each other. I am planning to offer some special bonuses for the first 10 people who sign up.

There will be a special sales page created for this program and you'll be notified when it's ready. Until then, here's a description of it on my website: 

If you have any questions, please email me joellyn@career-success-coach.com; and I will be personally reaching out to those of you who have already expressed interest. 

Here's the article archive, introducing the content of this program: 

 #1: Know Your Top Transferable Skills Sets, Then Plan Your Career Transition

#2: Build Your Confidence and Career Marketing Content

#3:  Discover Your Perfect Career Path Through Your Hardwired Preferences 

#4: How to Choose Ideal Work that Fits Your Personality 

#5: The Six Dimensions of Career Clarity

#6: Where Do You Want to Work? Make A List of Target Employers

#7: Which Workplace Culture is Ideal for You? Let Your Workplace Values Be Your Guide 

Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session 

• Do you work hard on your job search but seem to get nowhere fast?
• Are you burned out with your job, but don't know what other work might satisfy you?  
• Do you have trouble understanding how your transferable skills can be used in other professions?
• Do you apply for jobs online, only to get "thanks but no thanks" responses?
• Does it seem like your network can't help you with your job search the way you'd like?
• Do you get interviews--- but no offers?   

Is it time to take a risk -- a giant step forward -- to end the pain once and for all? You may surprised: the problem might not be what you think and simpler to overcome than you thought possible.

Regardless of the issues you face or what you may be frustrated or confused about, I can provide the clarity, creative thinking, objectivity, and perspective you need to get your career and job search moving in the right direction.  

Let's get started with a Career Action Planning (C.A.P.) Session to help you figure out what's working, what needs attention, and what the next steps are to land the job of your dreams!  

Skeptical? Here's what one client said about his experience. He got hired five months after his C.A.P. Session!