
How does this work?
Because I can work
in-person, by phone or over the internet, I can
work with you wherever you are in the world.
In our initial
session,
we identify your needs and then use my
proven five-step program to
customize a solution to meet those
professional development goals.
We will have 3, 90
minute sessions per month for up to 4 months.
You will be asked to think differently
about
how to build a career and how to communicate your unique
skills, strengths and value.
You will take action each week in
support of your professional goals.
You will learn skills to help you thrive
in the new world of work, as well as manage your career
for a lifetime.
What results can you expect?
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Clarity - a clear vision
for your career abroad
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Understanding your
unique value in your cultural context
and which employers need what you offer
most
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The ability to better communicate what
you offer in a differentiating and compelling
way
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Increased visibility -
stand out and get noticed with a
differentiating, compelling
resume, CV and/or professional bio
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Make the right connections -
a stronger
professional
network on- and off-line to help you reach your
goals
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Attract your target employers with an online
identity that communicates your value and how it can
meet their needs
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Move closer to your new job target everyday
with
a
strategic job search plan
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More professional satisfaction knowing you are
pursuing
what you are passionate about
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More freedom and flexibility to enjoy your
life abroad
How do you achieve these results?
Every
solution is customized for your particular
situation, but
is developed using systems and strategies proven to
generate desired results.
In my proven five-step program we:
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Build
a clear vision of a career that
fits you and your international lifestyle
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Identify your personal brand or
unique value to help you stand
out and get noticed by the right
employers
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Develop a branded resume or CV and professional
bio which
clearly communicates how your unique value can satisfy
an employer's needs
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Create an online identity to
increase your visibility and build your brand
online
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Apply key tools and strategies for
long term career management and professional
success
To
learn more about each of these steps, click
on a selection below:
1) A Clear Vision
A Clear Vision
Uncertain
about
which career will bring you satisfaction and support
your international lifestyle?
Would you like
a portable career - one that
you could take with you, wherever you go?
In this step you will:
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Build a clear vision of a career
aligned with your values, skills and your choice of
international living
•
Identify and
start addressing
the limiting beliefs and paradigms
holding
you back from getting more of what you want from your
career
2) Your Personal Brand
Your Personal Brand
Unsure
about how
your attributes and experience make you uniquely
qualified to meet an employer’s needs?
Do you
need a clear, compelling message
that
effectively communicates - in your cultural context -
your unique value to those who need what you offer
most?
In this step you will get:
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Clarity about the
unique promise of value you offer your target
employers and
how you can stand out from your
peers
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A
focused portrait of your professional reputation
to
understand how you are perceived by your
family, friends, peers and colleagues.
•
A brand communications plan to effectively
communicate and build your personal brand
3) Your Career Marketing Materials
Compelling Career Marketing
Materials
Do your
career marketing materials
lack clarity
or a compelling message?
Do they
communicate your unique value and the strategic
impact you have
made in current and past jobs?
Are they written with
target-focused, results-oriented and branded
language?
In this step you will:
• Infuse your
career marketing materials with your brand to
better communicate your unique skills, strengths and
value
• Transform your resume or CV and professional bio
into
powerful personal marketing documents
that will
secure you more interviews.
4) Your Online Identity
Your Online Identity
Google yourself.
What does your online identity say about
you? Does it
support the message you want employers or colleagues
to receive?
In this step you will:
• Understand if your online identity makes you
"digitally disastrous" or
"digitally distinct"
•
Build an online identity that
reinforces your unique promise of value and attracts
your target employers
•
Increase your visibility and presence
with your
branded online identity
5) Strategies for Results
Strategies for Results
Are
you being strategic rather
than conventional in your approach to your job
search?
Are you
using your online identity and professional
network - on- and
off-line - to help you reach your goals?
Are you
depending on those same old answers
to wow
them in your interview?
When the job offer comes, will you accept the salary
presented to you, or
are you ready to ask for
more?
Are you letting your
limiting beliefs hold you back
from
achieving your goals?
In this step you will:
•
Leverage your online identity and
build your professional network on- and
off-line to attract
your employers of choice
•
Learn
about
how to interview to get the job
and
negotiate a salary so you are
paid what you are worth
•
Develop a plan of action to
strategically manage your job search and transform
your clear vision of a fulfilling professional life
into a reality
•
Get beyond your limiting beliefs holding you
back from long term
professional success
What makes me qualified to help you?
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Extensive credentials, education and training:
I am one
of the first 100 certified personal branding strategists in
the world, one of the first 35 certified online identity
strategists in the world, and a certified career coach,
certified executive coach and business coach. I have two
bachelors degrees in International Relations and Semiotics
and a masters degree in Multimedia Communications.
I
have also taken, and continue to take, extensive course
work in entrepreneurial coaching and career and business
development.
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Extensive career development and international
experience: I have over 15 years
experience in career and business development, having
worked with professionals, entrepreneurs and students from
Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, North America and the
Middle East.
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My unique approach using personal branding:
The
fastest, easiest and most satisfying path to professional
success is leveraging your unique skills, strengths and
value to meet a need of your target employers. You must be
able to identify and communicate this unique value in a
differentiated, compelling way if you want to stand out,
get noticed and get paid what you are worth. There is no
better way to do this than through personal branding, which
is at the core of my approach.
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My focus on online identity and networking:
Today's
global professional must have a strong online identity and
network if they want to succeed in the new world of work.
As an online identity strategist, I will help you build
your brand and your network on- and off-line.
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I have walked in your shoes and I am living proof that it
works! I am an expatriate
professional and business owner who understands the
challenges you are facing in building a career and business
abroad. I have overcome obstacles and am now living my
dream. I am passionate about helping others to find the
freedom and flexibility in their professional lives that I
have so they can truly enjoy their choice of international
living.
Is this for you?
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Are you excited about learning the strategies,
tools and belief systems you need to build a career that
fits you and your lifestyle?
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Are you ready to commit the time
and energy each week to apply
those strategies, tools and beliefs and take action towards
reaching your professional goals?
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Are you confident in your ability to use or learn about
technology to communicate your
unique value to your target employers?
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Are you willing to be honest about what is
holding you back?
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Are you ready to try new things in order to get
different results?
If so, what next?
Contact me about setting up
a
free initial consultation today. We'll discuss
your current situation, put together a plan of action and get
you started on using your unique value to build a career that
fits you and your choice of international living.