Internal comms dream role for a luxury fashion empire? Pas possible!

A few months ago, a client with a senior comms role came to me feeling very worried about her risk of redundancy. She wanted to find another job as her company was not doing well commercially, which was affecting her self-esteem and creating a challenging, stressful atmosphere in the business. 

She enlisted my support because she didn't just want to take a new job for the sake of making a change. She wanted to find a role that would align with her skills and her personality. The only problem was she didn't know what she was all about. 

She didn't have a "why" for being in comms.
She didn't feel sure of her core values and didn't feel exceptional as a candidate.
Her confidence had been rocked by her most recent employment experience.

Fast forward six months and she has a new job title as a Global Internal Comms Lead for one of the world's most recognised luxury fashion brands. Bearing in mind the role she's left was not Internal Comms or in the fashion business, this is an impressive feat. 

This was not a Cinderella, overnight transformation. And it wasn't luck. It saw her invest in six sessions of deep level, psychodynamic and strategic personal development with me through which she rewrote her sense of who she is and why she does comms. This work saw her through a rigorous interview process, in which she was vetted by more than10 people from this couture brand. 

Her secret? In her own words:
"I was able to show up in the intensive interview process as myself. I referred back to the work I did with Amy again and again to keep reminding myself of what I'm good at and what I could bring, so all my answers came from a place of truth and alignment. While it's a new sector and a new function for me, I feel confident in what I'll bring and I know they hired "the real me". Without the coaching, I wouldn't have been able to get to this place so quickly and I may well not have applied for, let alone secured, this amazing new opportunity."

Putting the work in upfront on your clarity and confidence and mindset, and then being true to yourself in your choices is the most effective way to find a role that really fits. With this approach, you're not trying to be someone else, to please anyone, or be interested in something that really doesn't inspire you. And you don't show up to interviews as needy. You know your value and believe in your ability to make a difference. 

Worth the price of a coveted handbag from a luxury French fashion house? You decide. 

I now have two spots available to work with clients who are job hunting and committed to their journey of personal development and self discovery - if you'd like to do this together, get in touch.