3 Secrets to Landing a $500k+ Offer

3 Lessons Learned After Landing a $500k Job Offer:

We had someone who recently landed a $500k job offer in our program and he shared 3 important lessons that I believe would benefit you, too.

On our very first discovery call, I remember him telling me: “I don’t want tips or tricks. Just tell me the exact system to follow and I’ll do it.”

I had never had someone tell me that before and I replied by saying, ”that’s awfully trusting of you.”

But his response was pretty bad-ass: “Gaurav, I didn’t get to where I am following tips and tricks. I know better.”

That got me thinking: I’ve hired many coaches myself. And each one (that was worth their pretty penny) never once used the words “tips and tricks.” Each one always spent their time teaching me frameworks, systems, and processes.

This got me thinking about the benefits of systems vs. tips & tricks.

Lesson #1: Always Systems. Never Tips & Tricks.

Systems always trump “tips & tricks”.

This is the little secret that people who are landing $500k+ offers know: If you want to achieve your goals faster, hire someone who has helped others do the same (many times over).

Successful people prefer to not leave their career up to luck. They prefer to avoid wasting years and $$ so instead, they hire someone to show them:

• What to do
• How to do it
• What ‘good’ looks like

Some of the most successful people had coaches guiding them:

• It’s why Michael Jordan hired Tim Grover.
• It’s why Bill Gates had Bill Campbell.
• It’s why Oprah had Martha Beck.
• and the list goes on…

Job seekers are no exception.

If they wanted to, they could figure it out on their own….eventually. It’s just that they understand that they are not professional job-seekers, and rather than spend an uncertain amount of time and $$ trying to figure it out, they’d rather hire someone to help them get their results faster.

They also know that the longer they spend trying to figure it out, the faster the jobs they want will be awarded to those who know what to do.


Lesson #2: Slow is Actually the New Fast:

Do you know that no one has ever come to me and said, “Gaurav, I want to hire you because my career is absolutely awesome!” 😁

My point is, 99% of the time, the reason someone hires us to help them land a $200k – $500k+ job offer is because of some sort of negative event that just transpired in their life.

• They recently got laid off
• They’ve been out of work for a really long time
• They’ve been passed up for countless promotions
• They know that they are not being utilized to their full potential
• They have been working in a toxic environment (or for a toxic boss), etc.

And they are trying to get as far away from that negative situation as quickly as possible.

As a result, they rush into everything.

• Slap together a resume
• Frantically apply to hundred of jobs
• Do not prepare properly for interviews, thus bombing them
• Rinse and repeat

This is usually when desperation, fear, and uncertainty kick in and cause someone to do something that does not serve them AT ALL (like taking a job that is lower-paying, w/ a lower-title, at a company they don’t even like), and then they usually set themselves back for years to follow.

Our client actually did the SAME exact thing at first, but quickly realized that putting together a plan first — a plan that aligned with his values and career goals, would allow him to go farther a lot faster.

Just like good ol’ Ben Franklin once said:

When you combine a plan with a system, your job search can go faster than you think.

See what I mean: His job search took less than 60 days as a result of working with us.

FYI: The tool/system we use to help our clients plan their job search is The Career Audit (you can find it here)


Lesson #3: Outreach is still the Best Way to Land a $200k-$500k+ Job Offer

Make no mistake, the higher up you go, the less applying to jobs will work. Applying to senior-level positions yields a ~2% conversion rate.

Proactive outreach, in contrast yields anywhere between a 20% – 43% conversion rate (when done correctly).

Simply put:

• Apply to 100 jobs = Maybe get 2 interviews
• Reach out to 100 people = Start 20 to 43 conversations

Can you imagine how much easier (+ faster) your job search would be if you were able to spark up a conversation with a person of influence (i.e., Hiring Manager, Executive, Recruiter, etc.) through either a cold or warm outreach?

This is what he had to say about Outreach:

I can keep going…but you get the point.

Btw — if you want to learn more about the Outreach Process that our clients use, check out this resource.

TL;DR:

If your goal is to land a $200k – $500k+ job offer in less than 90 days (on avg) without spending countless hours applying to jobs:

1. Use a proven system that brings predictable results vs. tips & tricks – this way you don’t leave your career up to “luck”
2. Slow is the new fast – rather than jumping into your job search, take some time to map out your job search first (using the Career Audit framework)
3. Outreach is still the fastest way to land interviews + job offers. Don’t sleep on this.

A Quote I Can’t Stop Thinking About: