Candidate Profile “I Can Do This In My Sleep!’
I am super excited to share this story of what a CANDIDATE looks like, compared to an applicant, even though this is about a friend and colleague, not a client.
Meet Lany.
She is a business owner looking to transition into full time employment, but only because the perfect opportunity has crossed her path.
About 2 months ago, she had an epiphany while working with her client Athena Moberg, an up and coming powerful speaker delivering “Straight Talk and Strategies for Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse.” Lany’s epiphany was that she was completely satisfied working for Athena. Satisfied in the sense that this was challenging work, but completely fulfilling.
Fast forward a few weeks, Moberg mentioned to Lany that she knew of a job position she might be interested in applying for. Lany was not really looking to be a zombie in the workplace, but was intrigued. There was a highly successful speaker in South Carolina looking for an in-house event planner. Her business had outgrown the agency she was working with and they were looking to hire a dedicated person to handle her demanding events schedule.
Having worked with speakers in the past, 5 or 6 just in the past year, Lany knew that her epiphany had led her to the serendipity of this opportunity. Working with Athena Moberg had helped her to see just exactly what work was most fulfilling to her.
Lany applied for the job.
But not before scouring this speaker’s website, watching every YouTube video of hers, and thoroughly researching the geographic area she would be relocating to, should she eventually be hired. Lany says, “If I am going to go ALL IN, I want to know everything about who I am working for, where I am working…” She even researched the agency that had heretofore handled the speaker’s events.
Tomorrow morning, Lany boards a plane from Denver, Colorado to South Carolina where she will have her third interview. There are 3 other people interviewing for the same position.
Since hearing of this opportunity, Lany has breathed, eaten, and dreamed about this opportunity, the last one – literally. “I even dreamed I was hired.”
She says that she is committed to and excited about the potential relocation, having already researched the community she’d live in, right down to potential living spaces.
“Don’t get me wrong,” she says. “I know the job will be super demanding, and will probably mean sleepless nights and high stress. But I’ve done it before, and there’s nowhere else I’d rather do it than in a company I believe in.”
“I can do this in my sleep.”
Lany is an ideal CANDIDATE first and foremost because of her mindset. She is positive, but not blindly so. She is backing up her positive attitude with a ton of homework and preparation, not just for the interviews, but for the moment she is hired (hopefully), and her potentially upcoming relocation.
She has also hit all 3 Rs of the Candidate process Resonance (an exploration of self, identifying values, passions, skills, abilities, and qualifications), Relevance (what the employer is looking for – attitude, skills, motivation, dependability, culture match, etc.) and Relationship (developing meaningful engagement with every person she meets in this process).
*The 3 Rs are part of an soon to be published book by Michele Jennae called Candidate: How to Position Yourself As The Clear Choice For The Job You Want
Regarding relationship, Lany says she does it with “respectful intentions,” showing even in her resume that she labeled purposefully “Your Next Event Planner.”
Wishing you well Lany! May part 2 of this post share in your success!
