What does a REBOOT with Julia Westland involve?

PART 1: Career Path Activation 

Understanding your career target so that we can focus all our efforts 

I am your career navigator. We will work together to identify your target career path taking your experience, skills, personal style and interests into account. I have 20+ years of experience in data analytics / AI, digital, product, technology and security of which I spent 7 years as an executive headhunter working with thousands of people to help them land their dream job in leading organisations and growth stage businesses.

In two sessions we will: 

• Chart a career path as data analytics, product, digital or technology leader

• Explore your motivations interests, passions, and strengths (superpowers!) 

• Conduct a skills and experience audit to identify and assess your unique skills

• Discuss what you think you should – and shouldn’t – do next 

• Identify target job(s) – including ones you may not know exist! 

• I will share my secret tips on how to use LinkedIn for research  

• Understand how you stack up vs others in the market (qualitative and quantitive)

• Go through your 360s and feedback documents to uncover hidden strengths (if you have them)

• Look at personality and style assessments you’ve done in the past to further round out the picture of you (if you have them). 

You may not clearly fit into one ‘career’ box; we work through all the possible combinations of you so that you leave with clarity on what role(s) you could do next and a genuine understanding of your skills and experiences that differentiate you from the crowd. After this exploratory and expansive session, we discuss any constraints you may have and how best to find a role that will really work for you. 

You will leave with a personalised career path that describes the types of role(s) to go after and identifies the skills and experiences that make you uniquely suited to those roles. 

Inputs

• Your CV

• Skills and experience audit (tailored to your current role)  

• Past performance evaluations / 360s (if you have them)

• Professional style assessments (e.g. Hogan, Korn Ferry Strengths Finder, Myers Briggs, etc) if you have them

Outputs

• Career path activation document that describes the types of role(s) to go after and identifies the skills and experiences that make you uniquely suited to those roles.

PART 2: Your Pitch then a CV and LinkedIn REBOOT 

Communicating your unique value 

Taking the output from the career path activation session, we craft your killer pitch that leaves a positive lasting impression. Are you clear on unique skills and experiences that differentiate you? Do you know how to respond to one of the most common interview questions “so tell me about yourself” so that the interviewer remembers you? Do you know what to say in informal meetings so that the person is clear about what you are looking to do in the future and where you’ve had impact?  

Your pitch gives you confidence that what you say will leave a positive, lasting impression.

In this session we will:

• Identify the most relevant proof points in your career

• Craft the key messages to leave a lasting impression

• Tailor your pitch to formal and informal settings 

• Go through the top 3 interview questions you need to be ready with answers to 

We tailor your pitch to different situations including what the CEO should know about you, how to communicate to the hiring manager, as well as how to get on with HR and recruitment teams who are essential gatekeepers to the opportunities you want. We also tailor the pitch across the media including CV, email and discussions since the nuance here will matter.

Inputs

• Career path document & discussion 

• Draft pitch (prepared for you)

Outputs

• Killer pitch document tailored by stakeholder group

• Your CV, REBOOT’ed

• Your LinkedIn page, REBOOT’ed 

PART 3 - Job Navigation Plan

Your masterplan to get the dream data analytics/AI, product, digital, tech or security job

This is your unique plan that will turn action into interviews. I will share tools, tips, lists and approaches I developed and refined over many years years, jump starting your job navigation plan with years of experience helping others day in and day out! This session is hugely practical and focused on actions that drive results. I will give you clarity on what to do when, and check in on your progress along the way. 

We cover this in two sessions, plus two check ins. 

In our first session we:

• Create your job navigation plan and timeline 

• Cover the job market including key hiring stakeholders and what they look for 

• I will share my Golden List of headhunters who can help you (and explain how headhunters work and how best to get their attention)

• I will share email templates and phrases to use in your outreach 

• Select company and industry targets 

• Identify industry leaders, influencers and people in your network who can make a difference to your search 

• Go through how to use LinkedIn to execute your plan 

• If you want a job in a new country/city, we discuss target location(s) and actions to take to get you a job before your move.

In a follow up session we: 

• Discuss your questions 

• Measure your relationship with key people and discuss how to improve it over time

• Determine how to use your personal brand to achieve your job goals

• Discuss actions to take before you want your next job to put you in pole position. 

Inputs

• Career activation document

• Killer pitch document

Outputs

• Activity plan of who to reach out to, how and when (your step by step guide)

• Industry & company target lists 

• Stakeholder map & measurement approach 

• Headhunter Golden List of who to target and how

• Email templates and phrases to use in your outreach 

And to keep you on track after the REBOOT...

We will schedule two free "execution check-in" calls to keep you on track as you progress through the steps in your own navigation plan. If you would like additional check ins and support as you work through the plan please let me know.