Becoming You Method
Purpose-Driven Career Clarity, Grounded in Reality.
Our StoryBecoming You is The Targeted Resume's career clarity coaching program for professionals navigating a career change, feeling stuck in the wrong role, or re-entering the job market. If you're asking, 'What career is right for me?' or 'How do I find a career I actually love?', this is where we start.
The Becoming You Method is a science-backed framework for making career decisions with clarity, confidence, and intention.
Developed by Dr. Suzy Welch, a three-time New York Times bestselling author, PhD, and professor at the NYU Stern School of Business, and brought to The Targeted Resume through Sue Schlom's practitioner certification, this methodology helps clients go beyond short-term job moves to identify paths that are authentic, sustainable, and economically viable.
It answers a question many professionals quietly carry:
How do I choose a career path that actually fits me and will still work in the real world?
About the Becoming You Method
Built on 15+ years of research in psychology, decision theory, and behavioral science, the Becoming You Method is one of the few career frameworks designed to bridge personal purpose with real-world economic viability.
The methodology has been used by tens of thousands of people, from students to C-suite executives, and is trusted by organizations including Google, Harvard, Duke, PwC, and Meta.
Sue Schlom is a certified Becoming You practitioner, trained directly by the Becoming You Labs team in the program's inaugural cohort.
The Three Pillars of the Becoming You Method
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Values are not personality traits or aspirations, they are deeply held beliefs about what matters most and what should guide decisions.
When careers align with personal values, people experience greater engagement, resilience, and long-term satisfaction. When they don’t, even prestigious roles can feel draining or hollow.
Through structured tools developed by Becoming You Labs, clients gain true values clarity, creating a reliable internal compass for career decisions.
The benefit: clearer priorities, fewer regrets, and decisions that feel grounded rather than reactive.
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Aptitudes reflect how your mind and emotions naturally work, how you process information, solve problems, and relate to others.
Unlike skills, aptitudes are not learned; they are part of your underlying wiring. When work aligns with these propensities, people experience greater ease, stronger performance, and more frequent states of flow.
Misalignment, on the other hand, is a common driver of burnout and self-doubt.
The benefit: confidence rooted in self-understanding, not comparison, and career paths that play to your natural strengths.
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Interests matter but purpose alone is not enough. A fulfilling career must also be financially sustainable and resilient in a changing economy.
Economically Viable Interests sit at the intersection of what genuinely engages you and what the market can support over time.
Becoming You Labs integrates labor-market data, industry trends, and future-facing role analysis to ensure career choices are not only inspiring, but realistic.
The benefit: career direction that balances meaning with stability without idealism or fear-based compromise.
Why It MattersWhen these three elements align, career decisions feel clearer, more confident, and far less reactive.
Gain clarity before committing to a direction
Avoid costly or misaligned career pivots
Target roles intentionally instead of broadly
Build careers that feel aligned, not accidental
“I was in the midst of a pivotal crossroad facing existential questions: what was my higher purpose in life? Do I continue pursuing a lifelong dream and the industry I was passionate about making a difference in? … With Sue’s guidance, expertise and unwavering confidence, Sue was able to prove it was a latter. … She was able to decipher what parts of a career were not only most important to me, but roles and opportunities that were aligned with skillset, personality, and natural aptitudes”
— Jake H.
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Finding the right job matters, but choosing the right direction matters just as much. Becoming You provides the foundation for both.