Do You Need a Resume Writer, Career Coach, Job Board Authority or a LinkedIn Expert
A Job Search Coach is Really What You Need to Manage Your Job Search
The answer is Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes
In order for a job search to be successful, it must be a comprehensive one. With so many people out of work, the competition for new jobs will be intense. That is why you must have all pieces of your search effectively working together
Resume Writers
There are many Resume Writing professionals that can help with updating or writing your resume. The problem is, they will write based upon the information you provide them. Your resume is not just roles and responsibilities, but quantifiable and measurable accomplishments and achievements. It's a professional summary that summarizes your 10, 20 or 30 year career into 2 paragraphs. Most job seekers have so much experience, but the recurring theme that I see is that they don't accurately and effectively communicate this well in their resumes.
Resume writers DO NOT know what questions to ask you. The goal is for someone to ask you the right questions, pull this information out of you and write a comprehensive story. I have been on over 100 interviews, hired hundreds of staff and a recruiter placing hundreds more around the world. In addition, I have reviewed over 500,000 resumes. Resume writers just simply can't do that.
Job Board Experts
There are so may job boards out there but there are really on 5 or 6 that are worth registering on. Most job seekers say they have accounts on each of these boards. However, most are not set up correctly. There is a difference between uploading your resume and building out your profile (professional summary, individual positions, education, certifications, skills) and the use of key words scattered throughout your profile. Job Boards serve 2 purposes. The first is that hiring managers and recruiters are looking for you. Can they find you?
The second is to setup up alerts based upon title, geography, years of experience, keywords and salaries. Have these customized alerts setup on each of the boards and automatically be sent to your inbox each day. There are so many jobs out there that most job seekers don't even know they exist.
We have experience maximizing the use of the job boards as an applicant, a hiring manager and a recruiter along with hundreds of hours of training, testing and tweaking.
You need someone that his this expertise to help you with your search?
LinkedIn Experts
The first thing a prospective employer will do is review your resume. The second thing they will do is review your LinkedIn profile. Like your resume, your LinkedIn profile tells a story. It uses the same information as your resume but it presents it in a different way.
Do you know what the most important sections of your LinkedIn profile are. it's your headline, profile picture, banner image and professional summary. All of these appear above the fold. If the reviewer doesn't like what they see here, they will not read the rest of your profile. I have personally reviewed hundreds of thousands of profiles and seen what works, doesn't work and which ones get immediately disregarded. Most LinkedIn experts are not job experts and not experts at writing your biography.
When you have all of these pieces of the puzzle working together, a comprehensive job search is what you end up with. A resume that gets you more interviews, 2nd interviews and job offers.
This is why you need a Career Job Search Coach to help you with your job search.
A Different Approach
We have developed a different approach to helping experienced professional with their job search – Comprehensive, Personalized – Career, Job Search Coaching.
You can choose one of our services that fit your budget and your available time to dedicate to a comprehensive job search.