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November 28, 2025 4 mins

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Are you feeling stuck between staying in your role or making a leap? I've pulled together a focused, affordable way to get moving: a Black Friday Mid‑Career Jumpstart Bundle designed to turn confusion into a clear plan and give you the confidence to interview well under pressure. I talk through the exact problems so many mid‑career professionals face: stalling applications, interview nerves, and uncertainty about what’s next, and lay out a toolkit that addresses each one with structure and support.

First, I walk you through the Career Crossroads to Career Clarity course, built to help you map strengths and values to real roles, craft a short list of targets, and test your direction with low‑risk experiments. Then I dig into my five‑step interview system that organizes your story, anticipates tough questions, and builds a repeatable practice routine. To make preparation smoother, I've added a bonus masterclass on using an AI tool like ChatGPT to rehearse smarter and cut stress, plus a 15‑page interview prep guide filled with prompts, frameworks, and examples we use with private coaching clients.

But I know you want more. And that's why anyone who buys The Mid-Career Jumpstart Bundle, will receive an invitation to a live Q&A in January. Bring your job search, networking, clarity, and interview questions; if you can’t attend, send them in advance and watch the replay for 30 days. 

The bundle, normally $397, is available for $47 for a limited time, with lifetime access and free updates included. If you’re ready to stop second‑guessing and start moving with purpose, grab the bundle, set your plan for the new year, and give your future self the best gift of the season.

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John Neral (00:00):
Hello, my friends.
It's Black Friday, and you maybe listening to this while you
are running around and doingsome Black Friday shopping, or
you're having some deliciousleftovers from your Thanksgiving
meal.
But if you're feeling stuck orunsure about what's coming next
for your career, I've gotsomething for you.

(00:20):
See, for many mid-careerprofessionals this year, they've
been asking themselvesquestions like, should I stay in
my job or should I leave?
Why am I not getting more jobinterviews?
Why am I not getting any joboffers?
Why do I freeze or get sonervous when I talk about
myself, be it when I'mnetworking or interviewing?

(00:42):
And how do I even decide what Iwant next for my career?
For this Black Friday, I'vecreated something called the
Mid-Career Jumpstart Bundle.
It's three things that willgive you clarity, confidence,
tools, resources, and support tohelp you figure out whatever is

(01:03):
next for you in your career.
Now, here's what I did withthis bundle.
I took two of my favorite andbest-selling digital courses, my
career clarity course fromcareer crossroads to career
clarity.
And I've also taken myinterview prep course, a simple
five-step guide for crushingyour next interview.

(01:24):
Now, those two coursesstandalone can definitely help
you.
But with my digital courses,you get lifetime access.
And lifetime access means if Iever update the course, you get
those updates.
So I recently updated theinterview preparation course
with two things.

(01:45):
One, I included a bonusmasterclass to help you use an
AI tool like ChatGPT to help youprepare smarter, practice
better, and reduce stress foryour interview.
The second thing was Ideveloped a 15-page interview

(02:05):
prep PDF guide that includes theprompts, frameworks, tools, and
examples that I do with myprivate coaching clients.
I put it all in this guidebecause these prompts are
helping my clients up leveltheir interview preparation
better than ever.
So while the two courses aregreat, I wanted to do something

(02:28):
more for you.
And that's why anyone whopurchases this Black Friday
bundle is going to get invitedto a special live webinar with
me on Tuesday, January 6, 2026,from 7 to 8 p.m.
Eastern.
I'm going to host a live QA AskMe Anything webinar for anyone

(02:50):
who purchases this Black Fridaymid-career jumpstart bundle.
I want you to bring your jobsearch questions, career clarity
questions, networking andinterview questions, anything
that you want particular helpwith, I will answer them live.
And if you can't join live,submit your question ahead of
time and I'll be sure to answerthem on the call.

(03:12):
You will get 30 days of replayaccess for this webinar.
Now, the two digital courses inthe webinar normally sell for
$397.
But for this Black Fridaybundle, because I want you to
get this help and support youneed, and I know it's been a
difficult year.
You're going to get it all for$47.

(03:32):
All you need to do is go to mywebsite, johnner.com forward
slash Black-Friday.
Now there's also a Black Fridaytab in the navigation bar on
the website, or you can checkthe show notes.
But this offer is only goodthrough Tuesday, December 2nd,

(03:52):
2025 at 3 a.m.
Eastern.
So it goes through CyberMonday, but you've got to hop in
on this bundle for $47 to getthe two digital courses and the
invitation to the webinar.
All right.
Go ahead.
You can check the show notes,https://johnneral.com/black-friday.

(04:12):
This is the first of threeBlack Friday offers I have.
So make sure to come backtomorrow and I'll share with you
the next offer.
So until then, take care.
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