The Stalled Calls 📞

We tend to overthink the first step in starting a conversation. We don’t realize a few steps we could take to generate a call and benefit someone’s career in 3-5 sentences.

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Below you’ll find…

1. Kickstarting an old relationship

2. Questions for Momentum Moments

3. #PrescribedByDx - Raw Thoughts

My go-to method for sparking old conversations—leave this type of recommendation today

I love heading over to someone’s LinkedIn profile and instead of looking at their “received” recommendations, I look at the ones they’ve “given”. Often this tells me more about a person 😉

Giving a recommendation immediately sparks a fire. This fire can lead to a conversation, a new business idea, a fresh opportunity, or a needed pleasant moment in your career.

Here’s a template for building a powerful recommendation for an old colleague 👇🏼

Use this template to get started, but don’t let it drive everything you say here. You’ve lived the stories out with this person, share where they set on fire. Who knows - you may even remind them of a moment they forgot. This could change their trajectory and yours at the same time 🤝

Questions for Momentum Moments

“If you were in my shoes, what would you be doing to show up 10% better in [area of expertise or focus]?”

• You want action coming out of this call - here’s a place where you can refine your skills and then make sure you're speaking to this gap (as if you’ve learned it already) when you head into interviews.

“Who do you recommend I connect with after this call?”

• Let’s make sure this isn’t your last conversation with industry pros - this is also a good gauge of how you performed on the call. If you perform well, they’ll most likely refer you to a close contact or someone who can open a door.

“What’s one idea in [this line of work/role] that you believe I haven’t explored yet? How would it change my trajectory?”

• I don’t believe we give enough value to how a conversation can change your trajectory. And even a 1% change, could put you on the opposite side of the world (in a good way).

As you come to a close with the conversation, don’t miss a moment to get an action step. The person on the other end will appreciate that you’re taking the initiative and then you’ll have an opportunity to follow up with the progress that you’ve made.

Ps) Talk to people that you genuinely find interesting, goes much better.

#PrescribedByDx

I’m pretty proud of this. I’ve finally formalized “Conversations > Applications” and we’re taking job seekers through it right now.

If the moments above in this read have changed the game for you, I’d love to hear about what you are working through. Reply here and tell me how it went!

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TL;DR

• Leave a recommendation to spark a chat

• Ask questions to gain momentum

• Talk to people who interest you

Before you leave…

If you’ve enjoyed this, send it over to another job seeker. The goal is to equip people to build a career they enjoy showing up to!

I’m excited to hear about the questions you’re asking.

Dominic

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