Letz Create - Career Success Stories

In this podcast episode, we hear from special guest, Yousef Shadid, founder of GradShip. Yousef has been named an emerging leader and featured in the top 50 Australian professional magazines. He has delivered hundreds of consultations, webinars and workshops to local and international students and graduates to help them find employment in today's changing world.   Yousef shares with how to navigat...

Having worked his way up the corporate ladder in stable jobs, Mark decided to return to university to upskill and embark on a new career path. He had grand plans for his future until he started applying for jobs and was being completely overlooked. It was demoralising and confusing. Mark didn't know where to start or where he was going wrong. Then he was referred to career coach Marina, who provid...

Nerves and fear. These are the two things that will get in the way of your career success, especially when you're invited to an interview or asked to give a presentation. In this podcast we hear from Jen T, founder of Be The Confident You, who has had personal experience with nerves, fear and debilitating anxiety.   In this podcast, JenT provides insider tips and techniques to put your best self f...

As an executive coach for leaders and professionals, Nathalie Heynderickx from Zen High Achiever, shares the 3 key components of being mindful and how you can achieve results with just 5 minutes practice each day. According to research, those who have untrained minds are distracted 47% of the time. Whether you're a leader, a professional, employed, unemployed or a job seeker this will adversely af...

Beata has a very diverse background that includes a career as an executive in biotechnology with a background in medical, scientific and surgical roles. She reached a point in her career where she wanted to be able to give back to the community and society. Beata made the leap to self-employment and became a Consultant. As a Consultant you need to find clients. You need to sell yourself and what y...

Valentina, a professional migrant, suffered rejection after rejection when applying for jobs. Even with her qualifications and experience the job search was a struggle, it was emotionally debilitating, it knocked her confidence, played with her mindset and left her feeling unable to find her strengths. Valentina was feeling really lost when she joined the Jump Start Your Career Program. During the...

In this podcast Karen Hollenbach, a leading Australian LinkedIn specialist, offers her unique perspective on how to embrace LinkedIn as a tool for your career success. You'll access all of Karen's insider knowledge including emerging trends, which industries have growth opportunities, personal branding, accessing resources, online networking secrets, how to use key LinkedIn features and be strateg...

In this podcast you'll hear from Gabor, a transformational coach, who helps individuals and business owners create a successful mindset for life. The events of 2020 had a profound impact on everyone worldwide. It affected our mindset, our feelings, our outlook and our entire approach to life. Gabor shares with us proven strategies to take back control of your mindset. You'll learn how to replace u...

In this podcast we chat with Shay Duldig, CEO and Director of Base Camp Consulting. With over 20 years of recruitment experience across many industries, Shay shares her insights into how the recruitment landscape has changed amid the 'next normal'. Individuals, employers, businesses and entire industries have had to change and adapt to new ways. There are many opportunities out there for job seeke...

In this podcast we hear from Suzanne Diprose, Director of Performance Advantage, who has over 20 years' of HR and business experience. Suzanne shares with us how the events of 2020 changed workplaces as we knew them and gave credibility to the virtual environment. We discuss how workplaces have changed and why they will continue to change moving forward, training opportunities, Government grants a...

While Patrizia initially thought she would return after a short maternity break, when it came to the crunch she didn't want to give up that precious time with her young family. Before she knew it, her family had grown and a decade had passed. She felt ready to get her career back on track but had no idea how to do that or where to start. Along the way, women in particular who have had an extended...

Georgia took an extended break from the workforce to care for her young family and was unprepared for the challenges of job searching in today's environment. In this podcast, you'll hear how Georgia found her confidence and learned new techniques and strategies while working with a professional career coach. Marina helped Georgia with the key elements of a successful job search journey including:...

After having a maternity break it can be challenging to get your foot back in the door. In this podcast episode, Dallas shares her experience on working with Marina as her Career Coach and what strategies and tools were used to help her achieve career success. Whether you've taken a break from the workforce for parenting duties, to be someone's carer, to travel abroad or because of an injury there...

When redundancy strikes unexpectedly, the mindset you choose to leave with is what will make a difference to your future career options. Take control, take action and move on. In this podcast, you'll learn how Carolyn achieved a quick and positive outcome from throwing herself into the Jump Start your Career Program. Carolyn talks us through the key topics covered in the Jump Start Your Career Pro...

Moving to a new country is exciting, yet challenging. Even with highly skilled capabilities there are challenges experienced by migrants. In this podcast Sanah shares her inspiring story of achieving career success in her new country of residence. Find out how Marina helped Sanah understand the local job market and translate her skill set and expertise to match the terminology and requirements of...

Julia moved from job to job without really having a clear career path for her future. When she moved to a new city, Julia realised she didn't want to be the sales girl forever. After months of trying to job search on her own, Julia enlisted the help of Marina, a professional career coach. She now refers to it as "the best decision of my life." Working with Marina gave Julia an opportunity to explo...

Learn how participating in the interactive and online learning program, Jump Start Your Career, enabled Christina to achieve career success. In this podcast, Christina shares how the program helped her overcome the frustration of job searching. She explains how she was able to create a stand out resume, understand job ads, write a cover letter, prepare for interviews and what to do after an interv...

In this podcast we explore the future of work - the technologies, the social expectations, the convergence of what we do and how we do it. Isabel shares with us how we can move forward with the future of work in a holistic way. We also discuss the types of roles job seekers need to explore, how to be agile, what skills are needed to survive and how decision making by leaders is changing.

When you're job searching it's easy to let doubt and uncertainty creep in when you constantly keep getting knocked back. Alli was frustrated and lost confidence in herself when she kept coming second at job interviews. She sought the assistance of a Career Coach who objectively helped her assess and understand where things were going wrong. Marina helped Alli carefully plan and prepare herself to...

With a strong background in operations and training, Gilly found herself craving a career change. In this podcast, you'll hear how Gilly took a planned approach to ensure her career success. She worked with Marina to create strategies for her next career move. Gilly learnt how to approach and connect with individuals and nurture those relationships in organisations she wanted to work. She identifi...

Scott was thrown in to the world of the unknown when he was made redundant. He'd been employed and felt safe in an executive role for over 15 years. It had been a long time since he had to write a resume and cover letter, let alone attend an interview. The whole process seemed overwhelming until he connected with Marina. It took lots of courage to admit he needed help and he hasn't looked back sin...

Maribel returned to the workforce after maternity leave to find her whole department and management had changed. A role she had been in for more than 15 years was no longer the fulfilling workplace it once was. Her confidence had been shattered and she didn't know who to turn to. Even though Maribel was in Human Resources, she struggled to identify her unique skills. She made the brave decision to...

Renaldo was in a senior leadership role when he decided he wanted a change. His role was no longer satisfying and he wanted to find a job that was more closely aligned to his values. Renaldo took the risk – he left the security of his role but didn't quite count on feeling lost and frustrated while job searching. He quickly realised he needed the support of a professional Career Coach. Marina help...

In this podcast, Anna shares her story about finding her confidence. She lacked belief in her own ability and didn't have the right job search tools to stand out. What's more incredible is that Anna found her career success during a worldwide pandemic when the economy was looking very bleak. With the help of a Career Coach, Anna was able to identify her weaknesses and overcome them. Marina helped...