Resume and Interview Coaching

Resume and Interview Coaching

We are not a career advice service and we are not an outplacement service. We provide a practical common sense approach to preparing your resume and preparing for the job interview.

Looking to make a change, forced to make a change …it’s all the same process and can be scary but doesn’t need to be. We will walk you through the process and get you comfortable. Our no-nonsense, practical approach will guide you through the process of writing your resume and preparing for your next interview so that you are ready once the opportunity presents itself.

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The Resume

First things first. It’s difficult to apply for a position if you don’t have a resume.  It’s not as daunting a task as most people think.  The good news is the work is front loaded.  Once your basic resume is completed you just need to tweak it for each role you are considering.  We have read thousands of resumes and we know what is required to build an effective resume.  We will guide you through this exercise one step at a time.  Your resume will answer questions about you and the skills you have to offer that coincide with the type of opportunity you are looking for.  We will help you design a resume that focuses heavily on your accomplishments and achievements in each of your roles.  We think of your resume as a “bragging sheet”…we won’t exaggerate but we will bring out the best in you.

Interview Preparation

  • Although there are many different interview styles and we can’t completely predict what your interview will entail we have a pretty good idea of what to prepare you for
  • We will teach you what to expect, what questions to anticipate and more importantly how to answer these questions
  • Interviewing is all about telling your story. It’s important that you practice telling your story and we will help you do that by presenting you with the right questions. Once you have your story “down pat” the interview process becomes much easier. We will teach you how to get your story across even if the interviewer isn’t asking the right questions.
  • We will help you talk about what we call the “Elephant in the Room” questions. E.g. Why have you moved companies so often, why didn’t you finish your degree, why should we hire you, what is your biggest accomplishment. Tough questions are part of the interview process and we have asked and heard them all. We will ensure you are ready for the tough questions.
  • We will teach you how to properly ask for feedback in the interview and how to utilize that feedback to your advantage
  • Once you are prepared you will feel more comfortable and confident to successfully pursue your next role

What to Expect

Resume design and creation. We give you the outline and help you prepare the detail within your resume.  An interview guide with typical questions to prepare for. Two full practice interviews with coaching, feedback and practice sessions between your first interview and your second final interview. All interviews are conducted via the telephone and are completed with two partners of the firm and typically take about one hour. We like to complete the interview portion of this service within a two week time frame and after your resume has been completed.  Expect to learn how to craft your stories so that they are impactful and get people’s attention.  Written feedback with reminders of your best answers and stories so that you can return to this material before each interview.

 

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