Made Redundant and Back in a Role in 2 Weeks: The Visibility Strategy That Works

Two weeks. That's how long it took Jodie Coomer to go from redundancy to landing her next role. And it wasn't luck. It was visibility.

Jodie spent 12 years climbing the ladder the traditional way. Junior business analyst. Project manager. Portfolio manager. Head of delivery. Linear. Logical. Safe. Except safe doesn't exist anymore. And Jodie knows that now.

When the redundancy conversation came, she wasn't completely surprised. But that didn't make it easier. Five days of shock. Tears. Imposter syndrome. The feeling that she'd been dumped. And then something shifted. She remembered the work she'd already done. The LinkedIn profile she'd optimised. The recruiter relationships she'd been building. The visibility strategy she'd been quietly putting in place.

Two weeks later, she was in a new role. A fixed term contract. Not permanent. And for the first time in her career, that felt like freedom.

This episode is about what happens when you stop waiting for the next rung on the ladder and start building a portfolio career instead. It's about why permanent roles aren't safe anymore. It's about the mindset shift from closed to curious. And it's about the one thing that changed everything for Jodie: visibility.

If you've been keeping your head down doing excellent work and hoping that's enough, this conversation is for you.

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Connect with Jodie Coomer:

🔵 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodiecoomer/

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In This Episode:

🟣 From service desk to head of delivery: Jodie's traditional career path and why that doesn't work anymore

🟣 Why junior roles are disappearing and what that means for the next generation of women in tech

🟣 The moment Jodie got made redundant: five days of shock, tears, and renovating her laundry to process it all

🟣 How past Jodie set future Jodie up for success by joining Bold Moves before she needed it

🟣 Why the safety of a permanent role is false and how contract work opened up the world for Jodie

🟣 The visibility strategy that got Jodie back into work in two weeks: LinkedIn, recruiters, and coffee catch ups

🟣 What Jodie would do differently if she was starting her career today: be open minded, curious, and learn everything

🟣 Why AI won't replace humans but will shift them into higher value work, and why that's exciting

🟣 The groundwork companies need to do before AI can work: clean data, streamlined processes, and human expertise

🟣 How Jodie shifted from closed minded about Agile to open minded about AI, and why curiosity is the career skill that matters most

🟣 What a portfolio career looks like and why Jodie's now excited about contracting instead of permanent roles

🟣 The mindset shift from abundance to lack: why there are opportunities out there if you're willing to see them

🟣 Jodie's advice for women who are fearful: start small, build relationships with recruiters, and network in ways that work for you

🟣 Why Jodie's loving work for the first time in years and what her next chapter looks like

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If this episode resonated with you, reach out to Jodie on LinkedIn. Let her know your biggest takeaway. And if you're hiring and looking for someone to lead transformation or delivery, connect with her. She's phenomenal.

The women who get chosen aren't always the most experienced. They're the ones who are visible, connected, and ready.

The future belongs to the women who are ready for it. Let's make sure that's you.

Georgie 💜