If you’re reading this, then it is very likely you’re in college to unlock your career.
73% of students say that getting a good job is their primary reason for attending college.
You picked your major with a certain job in mind.
88% of students say that their major is specifically tied to the job they want to get.
Great news! college graduates tend to get jobs.
The unemployment rate for college graduates has remained at less than 10% for the last 30 years.
So why am I frustrated (and believe me, I am)?
It doesn’t get better.
In fact, many people never achieve their dream.
College is a huge investment!
$83,000 for tuition, room, and board for the average in-state student who graduates in four years.
Underemployment dramatically reduces your return on that investment.
Colleges don’t seem to care. They continue to give the same advice that they’ve given students for decades. Dried up tips like:
- Make a 1-page resume
- Prepare a 30-second elevator pitch
- Write a strong cover letter
- Apply to as many jobs as possible
This leaves you wasting hours frantically filling out online applications (why on earth do they make us retype our resumes into a bunch of text boxes?) all the while wondering if the only reason you’re not getting any calls is because you didn’t word something properly.
This worked in the past, when people were the only gatekeepers and jobs got dozens of applications. Now you have to get past a computer algorithm that’s filtering thousands of applications.
I’m not willing to let this system reduce us to a number (GPA) and a list of keywords.
You are so much more than that!
I’m tired of watching people invest so much time, money, and energy only to fall short of their dream.
For the past 6 years, I’ve worked with students individually to help them land their dream jobs. I’ve worked with
- undergraduates and graduates
- traditional and returning students
- people with GPA’s from 2.5-3.9
Through it all, I’ve learned one big lesson:
Everything we thought we knew about success is wrong.
- Higher GPA’s don’t lead to more offers or higher pay
- Building a list of qualifications won’t have them lining up to hire you
- You don’t have to have a perfect past
- It’s never too late
I’m starting a new project. I want to find a way to take what I’ve learned working one-on-one with students and make it available to you – so I’m creating a class. It’s the type of class I wish we taught in college.
I want to show you how to bypass the machine, leverage your unique skills and interests, and find jobs you never thought possible.
I’m going to pull the best advice from career and human resources experts to create a system that anyone can use, step-by-step from start to finish.
I don’t have all the answers yet, but I am on a quest to find them.
I hope you’ll join me on this journey. It’s a big project, but we’re going to get to the bottom of this together! Let’s get your career on track.
- You’re not just a resume with keywords and a GPA
- You’re so much more than a 30-second elevator speech
- You can’t be summed up in a cover letter
You’re uniquely talented to make a huge impact somewhere – let’s find it and have them begging you to join.
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