Authentic Career

Career change, career transition, redundancy or outplacement, all have a significant emotional impact. Sometimes it can be tempting to sell yourself short just to get some respite from the emotional pain.

Yet what we don’t realise is that all these events offer us the option to grow in ways we hadn’t imagined possible and to embrace a career that let’s us be the full expression of who we are. One that let’s us live our values and beliefs, that utilises our talents, gifts and strengths. In a nutshell a career that has meaning and provides a sense of fulfilment. In fact very often we call this finding our vocation or calling. We no longer think we have a job but we’re on a mission or we have purpose. Job’s don’t provide that, they provide enough to allow us shelter, food and perhaps a few relationships. Careers are a vehicle that allowed us to express our skills. And at some point we outgrow all of this, we want more, we want it all.

We want a job with meaning, we want an authentic career.

We have various resources which will help you through your career change, your career transition or your redundancy.

If you’re feeling disillusioned or tired within your current career then get your free copy of our Career Rejuvenation Action Plan ebook.
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If you’re ready to discover your job with meaning, one that allows you to utilise and express your talents and fulfills your career values, then check out this DVD & workbook package.

And if you who want something truly bespoke then contact us to discuss and we can discuss your specific needs.

Here are some of our clients experiences and results.

Nazma’s experience

Chemical information specialist Nazma Masud first recognised Ruth Sanderson’s unique style and charisma when she was part of the audience in a talk entitled: Marketing Your Chemical Information Service.

“I took on board everything she said and found the experience extremely helpful,” recalled Nazma from The Royal Society of Chemistry. “In fact what I learned that day still has a bearing on my professional life today. I was hugely impressed.”

Several years later, when a career job opportunity came along, Nazma was determined to pull in all the help she could get – and ended up calling Ruth, now MD of Blue pea POD for some help and advice.

“I decided to commission Ruth’s services because the interview was going to be crucial and we met for a few hours for some intensive one-to-one. We covered things like ‘making a difference’ and what I am passionate about as well as getting a job with meaning.”

“She also gave me some written advice and pointers on interview techniques and CV writing.”

Nazma sailed through her interview but sadly the position was frozen before she could take it.

“Despite that I felt what I had learned from Ruth would stand me in good stead for the future. I will certainly keep in touch with Ruth and recommend her to others. She’s professional and helpful as well as being very reassuring. She really put me at ease.”

Ashley’s Experience

Approachable, helpful, non-judgemental and easy to talk to, was marketing controller Ashley Cooper’s take on Ruth Sanderson when he first met her as part of a support programme offered by the company he was leaving after a number of years.”

“I assumed this was a means of helping me move onto another job but it soon became clear that Ruth was more interested in understanding my strengths, my weaknesses and my personality traits,” said the 36 years old professional from his home in Nottingham.”

“We talked a lot but I guess we spent 80 per cent of the time talking about me. And you know she really is very good at asking the right question”

“We had about four one-to-one sessions over a period of two months. Ruth and I would talk for more than two hours at a time and, inevitably ,we always ended up talking about me, what I liked and what made me tick.”

“Instead of talking about the job or my career we always got around to what was important to me, what I was interested in outside work. Eventually Ruth got me talking about my passion – sport. I didn’t realise it then, but that was a significant breakthrough that must have had a bearing on my new career with the world famous sports brand Speedo.”

“Looking back, I would say the most valuable aspect of those chatty sessions was that they allowed me to step back and think about me, what I wanted and what interested me.”

“Was her help effective? Well I would say it was really effective. It identified my core values and enabled me to ensure I would make the right cultural fit with my new employer.”

“Ruth really is an expert in her field and I would easily recommend her.”