How I Got Hired
Hey there! Welcome to ‘How I Got Hired’: a show about ordinary people like you and me, and how they created extraordinary success in their career. We uncover how they got hired in those career defining roles, whether it's by companies, whether it's by their very first paid clients and we are all about fully practical strategies and tactics; who’s got time for fluff? Not us! So if that is what you are about, you are in the right place. My name is Sonal Bahl, International Career Strategist and Founder of SuperCharge and here I am, every single week to help you to supercharge your believability, networkability, marketability and hireability, so you have a career and life that you are proud of. Now go in and listen with an open heart and an open mind and believe really believe if they could do it, you can do it too. Now let’s get you supercharged! Reach out to us: www.SuperChargeYourself.com. (Podcast music credit: Teamwork by Scott Holmes, under Creative Commons license.)
How I Got Hired
13. Kolarele Sonaike: The Master of Persuasion
Landing your dream job means persuading someone that you are the best person for the position. My next guest not only practices the art of persuasion for a living, but teaches it par excellence.
Kolarele Sonaike is a practicing barrister at the prestigious Chambers of 1, Essex Court in London. He is also a Communications Skills coach and the creator of the acclaimed “Great Speech podcast”.
In this powerful conversation, Kola talks about:
1. How he went from getting average grades in school to studying Law at the University of Westminster
2. How he secured a role at a prestigious law firm in spite of multiple obstacles, including blatant racism in the legal profession
3. The very peculiar way he was welcomed by a senior barrister on his first day
4. How he started a communication skills consultancy as a side hustle
5. How 95% of job seekers ignore this one particular skill that can help them land their dream jobs
Follow Kola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kolarelesonaike/
Kola’s website and podcast: https://www.greatspeech.co/
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