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Here are the Coach Notes to help you SHIFT from pressure to purpose-driven Job Search.

📝 How to Use This Reflection Exercise

• Work through each section one at a time — don’t rush.
• Read the guiding questions slowly and reflect honestly on your answers.
• Write down your thoughts in the space provided beneath each question.
• Pause and revisit sections as needed to go deeper — this is about discovery, not speed.
• After finishing, review all your responses to spot recurring themes and insights.

How to Find Companies That Match Your Personality Culture

Purpose: This reflection exercise helps you explore how to identify companies that align with your personality culture. Using the 3SHIFT framework (Letting Out, Letting Go, Letting In), you will: acknowledge past misalignments, release limiting beliefs about cultural fit, and embrace clear criteria for identifying workplaces where you can thrive authentically.

Letting Out

Letting Go

Letting In

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(Express what you feel & think now)

• What aspects of my current or past work environments have felt draining or out of alignment with my personality?
• When have I felt most out of place in a company culture, and why?
• What frustrations or disappointments do I need to openly acknowledge about past job experiences?

(Release limiting patterns & beliefs)

• Which limiting beliefs about workplace culture (e.g., “I just have to adapt”) do I need to release?
• What unhealthy compromises have I made in jobs that suppressed my true personality?
• How can I detach from the fear of being rejected for showing up authentically in interviews?

(Adopt new perspectives & strengths)

• What values and traits do I want to see reflected in the culture of the company I join?
• How can I intentionally communicate my personality in a confident yet professional way during interviews?
• What signs of cultural alignment will I look for in the hiring process to ensure it’s a mutual fit?