Hello, welcome back to the podcast.
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Hello! Welcome back to the podcast.
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I hope you're well. This is Liam. I've just become American for the day.
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Hello. Okay, let's dive in. Today,
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Now, I want to do two things with today. One,
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how to write the professional career summary in a way that really self
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sells and markets your skill set to the panel without being bland and generic,
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clearly show you how you should respond to why do you want to work
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The professional career summary becomes your response,
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if done well, to your, into your first interview question,
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give you the framework, and give you three examples.
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and then one at a clinical nurse consultant level.
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And I want you to take from those what you can, and use them
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And then I want you to listen to them when I read them out
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that first interview question, which most people absolutely car crash
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It's your moment to show them why they should pick you.
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So let me dive in, without further ado,
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and get into the meat and bones of this. So, let me introduce you
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This is a framework that I have been finessing and honing and teaching,
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uh, with great results, over 500 nurses,
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and many more, because not only do the people that are working with me
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which you can purchase from the show notes, by the way, those are DIY,
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and also my online Nurse Career Course,
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But today, I'm gonna teach you it, and I'm gonna give you it,
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So when we talk career summary, I'm talking about the top section of your
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and you think, oh my goodness, I need to write a cover letter, and
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and they will pay attention to that, and see if it's,
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if you're actually aligned with what they're looking for in the organization.
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So we want to make sure that we pack a punch there,
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knowing that we only have 7.4 seconds,
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probably even less, in this day and age, to be able to make a
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Now, notice I haven't talked about a professional objective,
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or professional aspiration. It should be a career summary.
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We should be very high level, giving them a snapshot of what you've done,
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where you are now, where you want to be,
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and why they should pick you. At a very,
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But many of you, one,
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moving to the present. What are you doing right now,
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and why is that relevant? Three, is future aspirat- as- aspirations?
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Aspirations! Future aspirations, wear your hat.
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is number four. Okay, so what makes you unique and special?
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And number five, that sounds creepy,
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And then throughout all of that, there is this sprinkling of topical industry
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related buzzwords and job specific buzzwords.
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number one of the story arc framework is starting with your past.
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Where have you been? So we want to give them a beautiful high-level overview
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of where you've been. We summarise your background in a succinct way
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that focuses on the relevant key achievements and experiences specific
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This is where most people trip up is they go too broad or they'll
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So emphasising the duration and the different specialties or areas that you've worked
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and thinking about how we could frame and sell and market your unique experiences
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from your past where you've been and what you've done. So an example of
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acute care nursing and hands-on experience in emergency care dot,
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Now, most of you start with I'm really excited to apply.
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We are not cookie cutter generic. Like we just all do the same thing.
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If you want to stand out, you have to colour outside the lines,
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scattering in some buzzwords and some specific tailored words relevant to the job,
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highlighting recent accomplishments or achievements,
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accolades that you might have that are relevant.
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but you're the, you know, the basketball volunteer cheerleader,
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patient observation assessment skills, amazing.
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Let's talk about that there. This is often where people get tripped up is
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I think there's 8 billion, 9 billion. So just be kind to yourself,
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allow yourself to regulate, and stop your brain from telling you you haven't done
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Otherwise, you wouldn't have the pull and the desire to apply for the role.
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So once we've highlighted our recent accomplishments and our leadership,
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we must acknowledge that in our summary and show them why we're perfect.
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and so an example here would be something along the lines of currently I'm
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where I deliver high-level, safe,
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quality, uhm, policy and procedure-guided,
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evidence-based nursing care to emergency patients.
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Now, did you notice in there, there was so many buzzwords?
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I know. We're not just buzzwords stuffing our professional summary like
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Allow yourself to have an SFD. If you're struggling with this,
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but just get it on the page. Now number three is future aspirations.
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Where are you headed? Start stating or talking
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that you are not, you know, trying to get a job as a clinical
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You don't have to do this in a kiss-ass way, you can just be
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oh, I'm a nurse, like, they just need nurses, you know, they'll take anybody
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I know it happens, I've sat on those panels, but you don't want to
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ego or mental health and wellbeing. Sure,
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that we've done our research ahead of time, and we show them how we
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their department is headed. You can do this by looking at things like the
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reviewing the strategic plan, you can even throw it through chatGPT and say review
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You can do lots of things. There's no excuse to not go in and
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present a professional summary that is very specifically targeted and tailored to
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actually quite clear and kind for the panel,
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because they're trying to map out, like,
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can they see you there? So if you can see yourself there and you
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allow yourself to regulate and then hear your brain saying,
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That's a unique selling point compared to somebody that's just like,
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but notice the difference. We are competing whether you like it or not.
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it's all relevant. It's what makes you unique and special.
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or Aldi, or Woolies or Kohl's. And their unique selling point is that they're
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relevant degrees. So I've worked with people in the past that did pharmacy in
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right? all of these quote-unquote self-sacrifices. Self-skills that we never want to talk about.
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They're fundamental as nursing. Like, they're the basics that make you advanced.
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there's always something, and pop it in there.
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This will sell the panel on why they should pick you,
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I love this, how cool. And then the fifth and final thing we're going
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This is a non.
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throughout the rest of your resume. Okay, so you're not gonna keep writing this
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you've already identified the vision and the values and some buzzwords,
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and you've already crafted a beautiful summary, so you've already one step ahead.
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I wish more people knew this. People try to do it the other way
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you can feel a little ox again. Okay,
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future aspirations, highlight your unique selling points and connect with the organisational
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As a passionate and driven future graduate nurse,
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I'm committed to utilizing my unique skill set to ensure I excel in perioperative
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My five years of experience working as a communication specialist in a professional insurance
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dedicated to improving patient outcomes and advancing the nursing field,
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and I'm excited to embark on this chapter of my career within Better Health
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It sounds a lot, right? Can you see there?
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We followed the story arc, right? We have the five key pillars.
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our aspirations to be educator. We've talked about our unique selling point very heavily
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Us words as we can throughout that. Your version of this will sound different.
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That is just one example. I don't want you to copy that verbatim,
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How would you tell your story? I love that summary on a got great
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I've been consistently recognized for my strong,
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ensuring that they feel informed and supported throughout their healthcare journey.
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how it's aligned. and they are applying for an emergency visa.
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like even that, straight away, I'm like,
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let me start over. With over 30 years of diverse healthcare and nursing clinical
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00:27:12,604 --> 00:27:15,886 My expert clinical background spans paediatrics,
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surgical care at patients and infectious disease management,
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00:27:19,109 --> 00:27:23,826 complemented by a solid commitment to ethical and evidence-based safe patient
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00:27:23,827 --> 00:27:28,634 care practices, ensuring an evidence-based and transformational approach to my nursing leadership skills.
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I have been honoured with numerous accolades,
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including a HESTA nomination, for my excellent excellence in nursing,
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highlighting my contributions to the field and my commitment to personal and professional growth.
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As a leader, I've contributed to and cultivated continuous improvement,
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elevating the quality and safety of healthcare delivery across various complex teamwork environments
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and significantly enhancing patient outcomes,
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staff development and culture across Better Health Hospital.
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00:27:55,388 --> 00:28:00,010 from. My expertise in educational initiatives and mentorship
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00:28:00,011 --> 00:28:03,296 underscores my dedication to fostering a culture of professional growth.
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With exceptional interpersonal abilities, I effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams
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and connect with patients and families, creating a supportive,
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psychologically safe healthcare setting. I'm confident the unique combination of my
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00:28:15,801 --> 00:28:20,484 30-year nursing experience and most recent leadership growth will ensure I ease
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00:28:20,485 --> 00:28:24,276 into the CNC role at Better Health Hospital with confidence and competence,
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contributing to a culture of excellence aligned with the core values of care,
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integrity, respect, excellence, and teamwork." Boom!
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That's a mic drop. That is, So friggin' good.
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I get excited about this shit, because that is just crystal clear.
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00:28:39,537 --> 00:28:42,100 Can you see how we have used the story arc there?
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Sorry for shouting, I'm sorry if I got a fright.
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Can you see how we started with this individual's past and that already packed
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00:28:49,134 --> 00:28:51,266 a punch? Straight off the bat, I was hooked.
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It's kind of like TikTok or social media, like, ooh, I want to read
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00:28:54,377 --> 00:28:56,630 more. Move to the present, what they're doing.
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Okay, they're working in a clinical nurse position right now.
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And also, we're jumping ahead here to number four,
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but they highlighted their unique selling point. I've already done this.
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I've been in senior leadership levels before.
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00:29:08,925 --> 00:29:11,267 You've got to remind the panel, pick me, pick me,
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00:29:11,268 --> 00:29:13,467 pick me, without telling them, pick me, pick me, pick me.
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00:29:13,468 --> 00:29:16,181 Future aspirations. I want to be the CNC.
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00:29:16,182 --> 00:29:18,952 I want to inform the culture. I want to develop the team and the
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00:29:18,953 --> 00:29:23,996 staff. Connecting with the organisation vision and values at the end and summarising
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00:29:23,997 --> 00:29:28,737 it beautifully and using relevant buzzwords throughout the whole
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summary. So that, my friend, is how you absolutely friggin' smash your
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00:29:33,973 --> 00:29:38,565 professional career Never again will you wing your professional career summary
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00:29:38,566 --> 00:29:43,088 or send out a non-tailored professional career summary in
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00:29:43,089 --> 00:29:45,792 your resume to any job ever,
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period. It stops now. And as you can hopefully see,
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even in listening to me reading that out, can you imagine if the panel
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00:29:53,366 --> 00:29:55,977 had said to me, Liam, for the CNC role,
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00:29:55,978 --> 00:29:59,229 can you tell me a little bit more about yourself and why you chose
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00:29:59,230 --> 00:30:01,883 to apply for Better Health Hospital's CNC role? Boom!
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00:30:01,884 --> 00:30:04,803 Same response. What I just read to you is a perfect example.
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Perfect response to that. Let's say they ask you,
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Liam, working at Better Health Hospital is a real,
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you know, exciting opportunity for you to develop and grow your career,
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and our values of care, integrity, respect, excellence,
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and teamwork are really important to us. Can you tell us how you've embodied
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00:30:21,304 --> 00:30:24,723 those throughout your career? It's the same damn response.
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Okay? I hope you can see this. I'm just going to repeat the same
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00:30:28,504 --> 00:30:31,543 thing. I'm just going to give them more of the values.
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I would probably just start off with, over my 30 year career,
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00:30:34,824 --> 00:30:37,064 See ya. I have embodied care, integrity, respect,
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00:30:37,065 --> 00:30:41,749 excellence, and teamwork whilst working in clinical education leadership experience,
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like type roles, and then I just not read it verbatim,
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like a newsreader, but I'm going to use the same response.
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Can you see how that's true? It doesn't matter what question they ask you
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for that icebreaker. It is just so important that
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00:30:57,739 --> 00:31:00,761 you normalise it, neutralise it, and standardise your response,
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and you repurpose the work you've already done.
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Don't make it Don't make it prepping for interview harder than it needs to
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00:31:06,944 --> 00:31:11,643 be. You've already got one response done when you smash your professional career
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00:31:11,644 --> 00:31:16,103 summary. Alrighty. So, I hope that's inspired you to go and dig out your
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00:31:16,104 --> 00:31:20,443 resume and update and up-level your professional career summary.
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I would love, love, love to hear your summaries.
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You can send me a screenshot on Instagram at highperformancenursing,
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00:31:27,384 --> 00:31:29,583 and I'll give you a little bit of feedback. If I get 3 million
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00:31:29,584 --> 00:31:32,463 of them, I probably won't, but, you know, I'm sure most people won't do
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00:31:32,464 --> 00:31:35,253 it. But if you want my eyes on that, take a screenshot.
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00:31:35,254 --> 00:31:37,985 Work through what I've taught you today, take a screenshot,
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00:31:37,986 --> 00:31:40,113 and send it to me, and I'll give you some feedback.
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I absolutely love seeing and hearing nurses being able to sell and market themselves
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in a way that's aligned, in a way that makes it easy for the
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00:31:48,423 --> 00:31:51,621 panel to hire you. Don't make it hard for them.
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You want to make it so easy for them that,
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00:31:53,957 --> 00:31:55,984 like, you are the go-to candidate, and they're like,
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hell yes, we need that person. Trust me,
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00:31:58,980 --> 00:32:02,148 when you spit out a professional summary using what I taught you today,
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you will position yourself as a high quality hire,
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and you will make your job application process so much easier.
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Trust me. And if you love this and you want more of these resources,
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jump into the show notes, come and get our free nursing application guide.
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I step you through this and more, how to break down all of your
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00:32:20,304 --> 00:32:22,783 resume, um, and there's so many resources in there,
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00:32:22,784 --> 00:32:25,383 so make sure you do that and jump into the show notes.
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But until next week, we've tackled your professional career summary,
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now you know how to sell yourself in the interview as well,
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00:32:30,904 --> 00:32:34,563 you are smashing up my friend. All the best with your applications as you
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00:32:34,564 --> 00:32:36,895 move forward. . . . and I will see you in the next week's
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episode. Stay safe and stay forever curious.
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00:32:39,013 --> 00:32:39,463 Bye!