People in Transition 27. Ginny Clarke - Executive Search professional and business coach
VIRGINIA “GINNY” CLARKE is an executive recruiter with unparalleled skills and insights. Working with some of the world’s leading executive search firms and now one of the world’s leading technology companies, she honors the “art and science” of search and executes meticulously. A systems thinker, Ginny can deconstruct processes and behaviors to carefully assess organizational and individual capability. From there, she provides integrated solutions to affect change. Ginny is known to be an expert in the area of diversity recruiting, not just because of her vast network of executives around the world, but for her profound understanding of how global talent must be assessed and optimally deployed in varying organizational and national cultures.
In this episode, Ginny discusses many topics including”
· Competencies – it is less important about your experiences or pedigree and more on the behaviors/skills you have, just because you have done a role/task in the past does not mean you did it well, what are your aptitudes/abilities and how can you use/transfer them to a new role.
· You can improve any job interview by knowing what you want and why you want the position, help recruiters to connect the dots of your background with the position.
· Competencies level the playing field for all potential candidates.
· Applying for “800 jobs” is just like playing the lottery, you might be in it to win, but your chances are slim; be targeted and laser focus on what competencies are needed for a role and how your capabilities match up to them.
· So, you lost your job, the real story is how you handled it and what you did about it.
· You don’t network when you need something, you need to keep connecting throughout the year and pay-it-forward all the time.
· You need to believe in yourself – you own your future.
This is a fun, information filled and useful recording. I have known Ginny for many years – and I still always learn from her when we are together. For more information, make sure you pick up her book, “Career Mapping” or her podcast, “Fifth Dimensional Leadership”.