Feb 28 / Richa Bansal

How Owning Her Story Helped Her Land a Full-Time Leadership Role

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Despite having 10 years of experience, she was failing to land a full-time role.

For 5 long years, she was shifting from one contract role to another.

She was about to give up, almost believing she would never be able to land a secure, stable, well-paying full-time role.

That was N’s reality.

But I knew her journey was special.

Here is a little backstory -

Her journey started with a huge loss. She was a doctor in India.

But when she moved to the U.S. with her husband, her degree no longer counted.

The career that she had worked so hard for was suddenly gone.

So she started over from scratch - and retrained herself in IT.

But every time she applied for roles, she introduced herself as having only 5 years of experience.

She erased her past, believing that it didn’t count. So the hiring managers never even heard the full story.

That was the real issue.

When she joined The Fearless Hire, she had one big realization: She wasn’t giving herself credit for everything she had accomplished.

So we changed that.

Instead of saying she had “5 years of experience,” she started owning her full 10-year career. She refreshed her resume to highlight how she navigated a major career shift - and thrived.
She learned how to confidently talk about her background in interviews - so hiring managers saw her as an experienced professional, not someone starting over.
When she landed an interview - the hiring panel saw a highly capable and strategic leader.

Instead of offering her a Business Analyst role, they upgraded her to Senior Business Analyst - with a $10K salary bump.

From contract work to a full-time, high-paying leadership role - she did it in just 60 days with "The Fearless Hire."

Your career pivot isn’t something to downplay. It’s proof that you can adapt, learn, and thrive - even in a new industry.

If you’ve been holding yourself back because you think your background doesn’t fit, think again.
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If you’ve been downplaying your experience because you think your background doesn’t fit—think again. The Fearless Hire helps women own their value and land $200K+ leadership roles. 

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