What Do You Do When You Receive Conflicting Career Advice?

Imagine or recall the following scenario: fired from a job due to the company restructuring. No job on the horizon for three or four months after it. Anxiety, panic, and conflicting career advice all over the Internet. Sounds familiar? 

We completely understand. Job hunting is challenging and can leave you feeling drained. This is why we are pleased to introduce you to David, a Spanish sales director who successfully found the right career advice in the sea of clashing opinions.

David had an ideal first two months of being out of work. He enjoyed spending time in nature with his family and pursuing different hobbies that most people never have time for. But after being relaxed for so long, anxiety and panic started to creep back into his life. He realized that he needed a mentor or professional career advice since he was too impatient to move forward. 

Applying for jobs and networking require a lot of time and a winning approach. 

As David said “ It makes no sense to start applying for jobs without any strategy and not giving importance to some key aspects”.

He shared with us that he listened to many job search experts, but he found them to be contradictory, which made him feel frustrated. All he wanted to do was sit down with someone he could trust and be guided successfully.

Searching the internet for some expert advice, he came across Ivy Exec’s website and finally scheduled a call with Anastazija Gavrlilovic, a Senior Career Advisor here at Ivy.

The Benefits Of Working With A Professional Career Advisor

She helped David with structuring his resume and shared what kind of information to add and highlight and what to avoid altogether. 

David also shared that he understood the reality of the application process better after the call and learned things that he hadn’t known before.

Stating that everybody needs professional advice and support when stuck in their career or simply confused with what the next steps might be. 

David was worried about presenting himself and creating a perfect resume for his desired roles. Most of the clients have similar problems. Anastazija is there to actively listen to clients and provide solutions. 

The call started with a couple of questions to determine how the job search was going and perhaps some of the challenges that the client was facing. Anastazija always tries to find out the key challenge in anyone’s job search. As she was talking to David, she realized that his resume and LinkedIn are a bit too generic for what he is trying to achieve. Anastazija talked with him and provided fully customized feedback for the resume and actionable advice. 

After guiding David through the resume, Anastazija focused on showcasing David’s personality on his LinkedIn profile since it enhances his professional image as well. Anastazija and David had several conversations and built a relationship that later on meant discussing mutual projects and collaborations. 

In light of this, it’s essential to get career advice from a trusted career advisor.

How will you know if you put your trust in the right person?

Well, trust your gut instinct first, and then see what kind of feedback from hiring managers you have after doing everything that your career advisor proposed. As you can see, it starts with a call and ends with a long-lasting relationship.

You Have The Power To Make Your Own Decisions

From finding out what type of career best suits you to building it every single day is an ongoing, never-ending process. It’s tiring and somehow, at the same time, rewarding.

We turn to other people and seek out their points of view. Since no person is the same, you hear different ways of approaching the same thing. So, you can’t help but wonder, whose opinion should I rely on?

Here’s where the problem lies, though. I don’t believe this is the right question to be asking yourself. 

Yes, go and seek advice, but in the end, it’s your decision and yours only.

You can listen to how other people see and judge the situation you’re in: Whether you should change career, quit your job tomorrow or in 10 days, or you name it.

Nevertheless, without believing you truly have the power to make your own decisions, the path will never be clear. You will feel undirected and experience constant internal conflict.

If you’re ready to change your life and get the job you want with the right resume and LinkedIn strategy, put your trust in Anastazija, and the desired end result is inevitable. 

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