People in Transition 39. Brad Minton - Career Coach
Brad Minton is a Career Coach and Certified Resume Writer who has spent the last 10 years helping students, new graduates and early career professionals find their purpose and land the careers that they aspire to have. He started his career in mental health working as a therapist. In 2011, he made a career transition taking his talents to move into career development. He began working in higher education career for 3 different institutions. In 2020 he started his own business, Mint To Be Career LLC, providing career clarity and job search coaching, as well as starting his own podcast “Your Career GPS”. Brad now works as a Postsecondary Success Navigator for Wayne RESA an educational service agency that provides education support services.
In this episode, Brad discusses:
· How your appearance still matters in todays job market
· The importance of “leaving your negative stories at the door” when you interview
· Show on your resume the impact you had on your employer, how you did things and why you did them
· Before you start the job search process, you need to spend time on your own “self discovery” – what is your central mission
· Why it is important to remember it is ok to seek support
This is an episode of caring, discovery and many useful techniques. Please let me know your thoughts on it and as always, please share the recording with others. Enjoy!