Gaining Insight Into Yourself as a Helper

Gaining Insight Into Yourself as a Helper

Gaining Insight Into Yourself as a Helper

by Kelli Carroll -
Number of replies: 2

The example I will use is when I assisted my friend with revamping her resume and cover letter for her job search.

1. My motives for helping were first and foremost, our friendship. Also, I knew the struggles she was having in her role at the time and her need to move forward. I knew that I could help her obtain better prospects.

2. She ultimately paid me for my expertise and for helping her land a phenomenal job. She's also providing a review of my services on LinkedIn.

3. My role in this particular activity was coach and resume writer. I was there to guide her through interview prep, negotiation, etc. as well as rewriting her resume and cover letter. I believe that I helped increase her confidence when it came to talking about her accomplishments, transferrable skill sets, and more. I also helped her understand how to relate her Military experience to the jobs she was interviewing for. I don't know that there is much, if anything, I would've done differently in this particular scenario.

4. The main things that I disagreed with that were certain parts of her military background didn't relate. I was able to help her see how it did relate and teach her how to talk about it.

5. This was one of the scenarios that help me realize that I truly enjoy helping others in the career realm. It also helped build my confidence in my resume writing abilities and my knowledge of job search/career.

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Re: Gaining Insight Into Yourself as a Helper

by Paul Cecala -
Great story, Kelli:
It really is wonderful and very rewarding to us as coaches when those we coach have those Oprah "Ah-Ha" moments and get it. It sounds like that happened here on many levels, not the least of which was related to the military experience.
Paul
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Re: Gaining Insight Into Yourself as a Helper

by Charise Wilson -
Well done Kelli, and I am sure she was thrilled which is a great way to increase your credibility. Happy people refer people and that is terrific! How might you now continue to work with her and/or those that she knows? I'd be curious to find out. They say that it's always easier to work with someone you have built a relationship with for future business than curate new relationships!