Job Search

An efficient job search strategy is crucial to any career transition. Like buying your dream home, finding your dream job can sometimes turn into a nightmare that drags out for months and months. If you haven't been in the job market recently, getting professional help with your job search can save you many sleepless nights.

In most instances your job search strategy will involve:

• Creating a compelling resume in a format that appeals to recruiters
• Online job search, cold calling and follow-up calls
• Networking and information interviews
• Interview coaching 

We will provide you with the documentation, tools and scripts for your individual job search strategy. This will include 'market testing', where you test if recruiters and potential employers agree with the type/level of job you are aiming at. To position you right, we use a resume format that has been shown to appeal to over 90% of recruiters and that has led to successful outcomes for hundreds of clients.

Networking is a must for anyone at a senior manager or executive level. The hidden job market constitutes 75% of all 'available' jobs. Networking for job search is quite different from the networking sales people do and we will coach you on how to go about this without fear.

The effectiveness of everything you do in your job search depends on your proactivity and tenacity. All other things being equal, the job normally goes to the person who wants it the most. This is not about making yourself a nuisance, it's about making the other person's job easier in deciding who to put forward, who to interview and who to employ in the end.

To do follow-up the right way you need to know how recruiters and hiring managers operate and what drives their choices when selecting candidates. We will work with you to create a strategy that works in your industry.

The key to successful interviews is preparation. We all know this intellectually, but it is quite a different story putting it into practice. To get quality feedback on your interview answers and behaviour, you need to practice with someone who doesn't know you and who has interview training. We show you how to master the art of concise story telling and backing up your claims. We also coach you on body language, tone of voice and any other cues interviewers pick up on. You might be videotaped in your practice interviews and then assess your performance afterwards with your consultant.