JUDY BULLIMORE

POWERHOUSE GLOBAL MAGAZINE (PGMAG) INTERVIEW WITH:

JUDY BULLIMORE (JM)

PGMAG: Judy, so good to have you on today’s interview with Lady Anita.

JM: My pleasure!

PGMAG: Please briefly introduce yourself to our readers.

JM: I work with amazingly talented career seekers who want to apply and interview more powerfully, proudly and impressively. This is my super power and passion. My clients call me a Dream Job Mentor. I’m also a single mother to two feisty and wonderful young girls.

PGMAG: As a leader, what are some of the challenges you face in delivering your services?

JM: I work with a lot of career seekers who are applying for their next level positions, and who feel ready to take on more responsibility. This is usually due to a desire to create more impact in their chosen career, who want to feel free to lead authentically, without being micromanaged. They want to feel appreciated and trusted to do what they do best. As a result, the leaders that I work with often have experienced working in toxic environments, or have sadly experienced discrimination or harassment. Often a challenge that I help to tackle is for my clients to have the confidence and the resilience to trust in their unique perspectives, to trust in their abilities, and to be fearless in setting the bar for what exceptional leadership looks like now and for the future.

PGMAG: What are some of the strategies required to ensure that people feel safe in the workplace?

JM: Workplaces differ in terms of how well they ensure that their staff feels supported. Having safe and robust policies and procedures that are followed, backed up and supported are paramount in creating a safe organisational culture. Having knowledge, or a game plan of what to do if policies fail, often lies with the individual staff member, therefore there is a level of responsibility to personally know what to do when faced with challenges. I’m a big advocate for self-care, for consistently working on inner confidence and self worth, and increasing opportunities if the need to get out presents itself. It’s for this reason why I focus so heavily on sharing the tools, techniques and strategies to be able to apply and interview successfully, so that there are always options. If one were to feel ready to start afresh, in a culture and environment that aligns to their values, they would know how to do it as smoothly as possible.

PGMAG: What would you say to someone who is struggling with low self-esteem?

JM: I advise to carry out and anchoring exercise. This is one of the first things that I do with the client that I mentor, because when self esteem and confidence is low, there needs to be a way of reminding oneself of why they are special, unique and a wonderful individual. Another way of describing this, is to enter what I call a ‘Peacock Mode’ This is where one is able to tap into their values, achievements, the praise they have received, their ambitions and successes through mindfulness, meditation, visualisations and self connection.

PGMAG: What is your message for world leaders?

JM:

Commit to your perspective, because this perspective of the impact that you can make is due to your unique experiences, vision and attributes.

This relates to giving yourself permission to lead authentically, to trust that you’re in a leadership position for a divine reason, and that is to inspire nurture and create positive impact. To ensure that you lead with connection to yourself and your higher purpose, I would always advise to have a personal coach/ mentor to keep your leadership approaches aligned to your true authentic self.

PGMAG: Please tell us more about your business.

JM: I’m on a mission to empower professional career-seekers with the tools and techniques to showcase themselves with confidence, authenticity and impressiveness!

Nothing lights me up more than helping professionals understand how employers make their decisions, what strategies catch their attention, and how to prove that they are the best candidates for the roles that they want.

Largely mentoring and advising highly talented individuals into senior leadership roles in a range of sectors including; Procurement, Marketing, Tech, Further Education, Health (to name a few), my knowledge of the employment sector ensures that the feedback I provide is Spot On in helping my clients understand how to move from application through to Job Offer!

The techniques I coach have featured across the BBC, have resulted in me featuring on TV, within Yahoo Finance UK, Huff Post UK and are preferred by recruiters because they ensure a....

• 100% Increase in getting shortlisted for interview.

• 100% Increase in confidence and understanding of personal unique selling points.

• 100% Increase in delivering a successful interview performance based on the ability to answer questions, sell skills and experience, present with authenticity and pride in the performance overall.

By....

• Providing expertise as an Employment Specialist.

• Overcoming limiting beliefs and building inner confidence as a Dream Job Coach.

• Designing and writing compelling CV's, supporting statements, business proposal documents and LinkedIn profiles as a Dream Career St

• Providing Personal

Branding so that my clients understand their competitive edge and overall core offer. • Sharing Career Search Strategies that cut through the competition and fast track the process to an ideal position.

I developed my own interview technique, The Interview Story Impression Technique because I feel strongly that the current interview techniques such as the STAR technique are not fit for purpose in today’s highly competitive employment sector, and I really believe that interviewing can be empowering (when you know how). I also recently created The Peacock Effect three step system that explains how to proudly and powerfully apply and interview through: 1 – Getting into Peacock Mode 2 – Using Peacock Words 3 – Fanning Your Feathers

PGMAG: What are the top three books that changed your life?

JM: Paul McKenna - I can make you rich, The Secret, and Charles Dickins (the books that my Grandad had me read at a really young age).

PGMAG: Finally, what would you say to your younger self?

JM: You have a light inside you that is bursting to get out, so let it shine!

PGMAG: Thank you so very much for your time.

JM: I'm very happy to share my thoughts with your prestigious magazine PGMAG.

PGMAG: Please share your link with us.

JM: Website - www. judybullimore.com LinkedIn - https://www. linkedin.com/in/judybullimoredreamjobcoach/