How to Get a Job With No Experience

Hi , it's Linda Rayner of Linda Rayner dot com , career strategist .

I help experience corporate professionals to develop their personal brand .

Get clear on the work they're meant to do and grow that into a meaningful career .

So I've been getting a lot of questions and comments lately on my interview , my resume videos and the one of the most common questions that I've been getting has been , how do I approach my job search when I have no experience ?

So in this video , I want to share with you a key exercise that everyone needs to do whether or not they have experience before you send out your resume and go on interviews .

And I can tell you that this has nothing to do with the resume or interview itself .

It actually has more to do with you as an individual .

So you definitely want to pay attention .

So here's the problem that a lot of you may be facing or that you're seeing you're constantly being turned down for jobs because you lack the experience to do that job .

The real problem however is that you didn't know how to sell yourself to the employers and get them to hire you anyways , despite your lack of experience , in other words , you weren't able to express your personal brand .

So considering that you're probably someone without experience , this is likely a scenario where you're just at the very early stages of establishing your career or you are someone who already has had a previous career , but you want to switch into another market or industry , you also don't have experience in that particular um industry .

The thing you have to realize is that if you want to stand out amongst employers , you wanna stand out amongst the crowd , you need to have something called a personal brand .

So what is a personal brand ?

It's the impression of who you are , what you're capable of and what makes you valuable and it has nothing to do with having the exact experience for that position or in that industry , your personal brand is much more than the resume or the things that you say in an interview , even though those are key tools that we would use to help you express your personal brand , think of it this way as an employer .

What do you think they'd want from someone who was a perfect candidate for the position ?

They would want someone who can demonstrate who they are .

So for example , by demonstrating a positive demeanor , by showcasing confidence , someone who's eager , someone who's helpful , they also want someone who can demonstrate what they're capable of by showcasing what you've learned in the past that you can apply to this new opportunity .

And then they also want someone who can demonstrate what makes them valuable .

So for example , if you've been able to do something or accomplish something in the past , how can you apply that same experience and project it for this new opportunity , project it for the future ?

What do you plan to accomplish in this new role ?

All those individual pieces clearly explain what your personal brand is to them .

So what I'm trying to say is if you want to have a strong personal brand , you need to be able to connect the dots , you need to be able to use the experiences that you've gained and the knowledge that you've gained up until this point , whether or not they relate to this current position from an industry perspective or even from a position , job title uh duties perspective , it doesn't matter .

It's more about how did those experiences tie into your personal brand and how can you express that and relate that to this position in front of you .

So unfortunately , if you don't know how to connect the dots , then you're likely not going to make it past the first or second round of interviews because what's gonna happen is you're going to keep telling yourself I have no experience for this job .

I have no experience for this job .

And as you answer your interview questions , they're gonna notice that the answers are lacking in some way , shape or form because you're not selling yourself , the way to sell yourself .

The key to selling yourself is through your personal brand .

Remember , use the stories and experiences that you've gained from the past to articulate who you are , what you're capable of and what makes you valuable .

If you can showcase those , then that's going to really help you to stand apart from the competition .

Personal branding is something that I love to talk about because this is the bread and butter of what I do .

I help my clients to develop their personal brand and go from zero job offers to multiple job offers .

I've had many client success stories and I'm sure I can help you as well .

So if you're interested , then feel free to head on over to Linda Rayner dot com .

Click under work with me , you'll see the words personal brand renewal to stand out and get hired .

That's my intensive one on one coaching program that will take you from where you're at right now to landing a career that you truly are excited about .

And you can also read some of my client success stories as well .

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Thank you so much for watching .

I will see you in the next video .