John Lees Associates

27/08/2024

Three pieces of thinking from 'How To Get A Job You Love' (2 will help you even if you're not thinking of making a move)

- plus details of a (low cost) Careershifters Masterclass on 11 September: 'How To Overcome The Biggest Barriers to Career Change'

See comments for event link.

Tips from 'How To Get A Job You Love' and details of John Lees' Careershifters Masterclass on 11 September 2024

18/01/2024

Delighted to announce that my book ‘How to Get a Job You Love’ has been selected as Business Book of the Month by WHS Travel – watch out for this display case in airports and major railway stations (this shot is from Gatwick).

13/01/2024

Great talking to Ed Vaizey about 'How to Get a Job You Love' and career change on Times Radio last night, thinking about first steps to doing something completely different. Some thoughts from me about building career ideas from components and how thinking about the perfect job doesn't help move you forward.

Listen again (time limited, so get there quickly):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/radio/show/20240112-21219/2024-01-12
The interview is around 52 minutes in - earlier you can hear some listener work stories.

25/09/2023

This October, my friends at Careershifters are running a special, 10-year anniversary edition of their Career Change Launch Pad course.
And to celebrate, they’re sharing some of the biggest lessons that underpin the course in a free video series, designed to help you kick-start your career change in 2023:
“What it really takes to make a career change – 3 surprising lessons you can use when you don’t know where to start”

If you:
**Know that something needs to change in your career – and you want to make 2023 the year you do something about it
**Feel trapped by uncertainty about what else could be possible – and realistic
**Worry about whether your skills are transferable (and struggle with confidence as a result)
**Are concerned about the potential financial impact of a career change
**Have struggled to find the time (and energy) to focus on the actions needed to make progress.. then this is a great way to get expert guidance, based on 17+ years of experience working with over 15,000 career changers – for free.

The series starts this Thursday, 28th September and covers:
**Why you’re feeling so stuck in your career change (hint: it’s not your fault)
**The biggest lessons you need to un-learn in order to start making progress
**Some powerful (and counter-intuitive) actions to take to find clarity and confidence in a career direction that will truly work for you.
Sign up for the free series here:
https://bit.ly/48mPsCF

07/11/2022

Want to change careers but worry your CV/resume is keeping you trapped?

Want to learn how to put your best skills and key experience forward?

I’ll go live on Tuesday, November 15, for a discussion on how to present yourself ‘on paper’ in a way that supports your shift.

I’ll be joining Natasha Stanley from Careershifters in a 60-minute online masterclass that’s designed especially for you if you:

👉 Worry that your current CV/resume is keeping you trapped in your current career
👉 Struggle to communicate your best skills and key experience, without over- or under-selling yourself
👉 Don’t know how to make sense of your changing story on paper, and think you’ll never be shortlisted for roles

You’ll leave the masterclass with:

👉 Insights into how to tailor your CV/resume to support your career change
👉 A strategy for building an effective ‘page 1’ structure, focused on what an employer wants to see and that will encourage them into action
👉 Practical approaches for crafting a set of opening messages and effective following bullet points

To reserve your place click here ➡bit.ly/CS-11-22

I’d love to see you there!

07/07/2022

A summer resource offer you may want to pass along to any coaches you know who are having conversations with clients about skills. The bundle includes a real bargain set of skills cards normally worth over £90, and access to a brand new, 35-minute video masterclass.

04/11/2021

Nervous at the thought of facing job interviews as a career changer?

Haven’t interviewed in a long time and feel out of practice?

I’ll go live on Tuesday, November 9, for a discussion on how to feel competent, confident, and relaxed when interviewing in new career areas.

I’ll be joining Natasha Stanley from Careershifters in a 60-minute online masterclass that’s designed especially for you if you:

👉 Want to move into a new sector or industry, but get nervous and uncertain at the thought of interviews
👉 Aren’t sure what your transferable skills are, or how to talk about them
👉 Haven’t interviewed in a long time, and you feel out of date and out of practice

You’ll leave the masterclass with:

👉 An understanding of how to interpret job descriptions and prepare great evidence for interview
👉 Ways to identify and show how your skills are transferable into different contexts
👉 Strategies for how to stand out and be remembered, even if you lack direct experience

To reserve your place click here ➡ bit.ly/CS-09-2021

05/09/2021

Some tips from me here:

Job-hunting when you're over the age of 50 can be daunting. While you have experience on your side you may still be a victim of ageism. Here's what you can do to improve your chances of landing a job

06/05/2021

Know it’s time to do something about your career change, but don’t feel brave enough to take the first steps?

I’ll go live on Tuesday, May 11, for a discussion on how to develop the confidence you need for your career change.

I’ll be joining Natasha Stanley from Careershifters in a 60-minute online masterclass that’s designed especially for you if you:

👉 Feel anxious about approaching new people or applying for unfamiliar jobs
👉 Avoid asking for help with your career change in case you’re judged or not taken seriously
👉 Struggle to imagine exploring new, exciting career paths, because you feel you lack credibility

You’ll leave the masterclass with:

👉 A technique for building strength and positivity while making career change progress at the same time
👉 A practical approach on how to use a support team in your shift
👉 Guidance for talking about yourself in a positive and authentic way, no matter what your background

To reserve your place click here ➡ bit.ly/masterclass-cs03

I’d love to see you there!

18/02/2021

Fancy a copy of the latest edition of 'How to Get a Job You Love' for the cost of a weekend newspaper?

This new, 2021-22 edition was written with the new socially distanced world of work in mind, and contains free access to a useful new Career Change Test from Career Shifters.

The offer price is just £2.50 (while stocks last, UK deliveries only) if bought with a set of the JLA Skill Cards - a career resource designed to reveal your top 10 motivated skills and how to communicate them.

Contact me for payment details.

18/02/2021

Great fun contrbuting to this Guardian piece on surviving Zoom job interviews. "Shut the dog out" seems to have become the new mantra.

Even if you’re secretly in pyjama bottoms, the usual rules apply – plus a few extra. Look at the camera, check your backdrop, and try to keep the room clear of other people and pets

30/12/2020

This may be of interest to you or someone you know….

I’m running a January workshop for anyone planning (or required) to make a career change in 2021.

Hosted by Careershifters, this practical workshop aims to shorten your job search time and help you avoid sleep-walking into a new role. You’ll understand what motivates and inspires you in work – and how to turn that into convincing evidence delivered with authenticity. You’ll also work out how to make sense of your skills and career interests so they grab the attention of hirers.

The ticket price includes a copy of the latest edition of How to Get a Job You Love.


See my video outlining the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ideqdUTgc&feature=emb_err_woyt

Booking:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/kickstart-your-career-change-with-john-lees-tickets-133327934441

How to stop thinking and start doing something about changing your career in 2021