Back in 2023 I was exploring different ways to build up an income online - appointment setting was the opportunity that caught my eye at the time. For those not familiar with the online business space, an Appointment Setter is someone who messages people on behalf of a business to see if people are a good fit for a certain product or service. The setter would book a person on a sales person's calendar to potentially buy their product. If the person buys, the sales person gets commission AND the setter. If an online program was $5000, and a setter made 5% commision. That means every person they set that buys gives the setter a $250 commission. Just imagine sending over a couple messages to a person and make almost a nurse's daily wage So you can imagine why this caught my attention. Keep in mind at the time my only experience was nursing. Passing meds. Inserting IVs. Foley catheter management. All that beautiful stuff. On paper I'm the least qualified person for the job. Of course I'm going to increase my chances of getting hired - so I looked deeper into what a setter actually does and what skills the top setters had that made them successful. I learned that top setters had these traits: well organized, top notch communication skills, empathy, amazing at relationship building, and tough skin that can handle rejection well Bells went off in my head - WAIT A MINUTE, I DO EXACTLY THIS AS A NURSE I went into my interview, it was a group interview keep in mind. I was going up against people in different fields and some sales experience. I was able to leverage my experience, and showcase my personality in such way that SHOWED my future manager I was the right person for their team - and I got a job offer that next week To sum it up, do the following to help you leverage your own experience to land nearly any job you desire: 1) Learn more about the role and what separates average talent vs top 10% talent 2) Take what you do regularly in your job and reposition it so that it reveals that you have the needed experience and skills