Resumes and career coachs

Question

What are your thoughts on hiring someone o do your resume and or getting a career coach are they really worth it and do they really do what they claim to do ??? Like ensure you stand out in interviews and have that fantastic resume that makes you shine  and most likely to get hired???

Six Figure Salary Coach · Answer

I'm personally a huge advocate of coaches (although I am biased because I am one focusing on salary negotiation and driving your own job promotions haha).

There is a huge trust factor involved in coaching. Keep in mind that coaching isn't about doing it FOR YOU. it's about guiding you through a process and educating you through the the process. Coaches should be able to give some 'tough love' and call you out where necessary (professionally, of course).

If someone is guarantees they will get you hired, that's a tough accomplishment because they are making a guarantee based on something outside of their control. I would be hesitant if someone is advertising that.

From what you are asking for (standing out in interviews, etc) it sounds like you want more training vs. Coaching. For example, when I COACH my clients on salary negotiations or putting a proposal together for a job promotion, I ask lots of questions to solicit thought, get them talking, prob their response to collect information and then take that info to help them strategize. But they are doing the work. I am more of a facilitator of the process.

However when I conduct TRAINING, there are lessons and practices and it is less interactive but based on skill refinement.

But in terms of finding someone, focus on what YOU want to accomplish, what you NEED out of them and then develop some questions to determine if they meet those needs.

I hope some of this helps get your process going :)

Melissa
The Liberated Tribe

Josie3 · Answer

Thank you yes and it does I'm just on the fence about it because I have people who per say can do your resume and help you assist you through it and supposedly they claim that going through them majority of the resumes gets into the pot top and most of them get job offers and on the other aspect the career coaches kind of insinuate the same thing I also do like a meet and greet kind of thing to feel you out to see what you're looking for kind of thing and give you your feedback if that makes sense because on my end I am trying to debate rather if I want to engage in a personal career coach or get someone to personally do my resume like a freelancer or something however I am not sure and in return I guess what I'm looking for more is if my resume is good enough or do you want to do need somebody to do that for me I hope I'm making sense now LOL

Alyson Garrido, Career Coach · Answer

Yes! Everything Melissa said! Have some chats so you feel 100% comfortable with whatever path you take.

In regards to your resume - my stance is that if you're getting interviews, your resume is working. There is always an opportunity for improvements, but  the main job of this document is to get you in the door.  That being said, it becomes secondary if you are being referred in by someone in your network.

Josie3 · Answer

Ladies you are correct my resume is getting me jobs interviews matter fact I just put myself out there and within a couple of days I got that video interview which is quite interesting I must say as far as the life coach I just the only think they can help me with is just help me improve and what I am already doing so for now I think I will wait on something like that as I can see thanks to everyone I guess I really don't need it

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