A career coach can be a job seeker's best friend.  Just as a coach trains an athlete to improve and achieve more, a career coach can help a professional focus and hone skills that will help him or her reach a higher level of success.  A targeted approach to career coaching involves taking a candidate and setting him up for success in the job search--either as a transition into a new career area, an entry-level candidate, or to give a good candidate a powerful leg up in a very competitive job market.

As a career coach, I often get questions about it like:

• "What's my best strategy for getting a job in this economy?"
• "I've been downsized.  What do I do?"
• "I am currently in pharma sales, but used to work for XYZ Company selling radiology equipment.  I would like to get back into medical sales or medical device sales, but nobody wants to hire someone from pharma.  How can I make the transition?"
• "I would like a professional to review my resume and cover letter. "

Customized career coaching can help.

Most people only need about an hour, so it's not a big commitment.

How can it help you?  Basically, I have years of experience in sales, building successful sales territories from the bottom up, sales managment and recruiting, and I use all that experience to offer you an objective, informed opinion on your personal situation. It can be as broad as a personal branding strategy, or as focused as a resume review.  It's effective, and it's efficient.  You can learn:

• How to write your resume so that it highlights YOUR best qualifications
• How to ace your interview--I can ask you questions and give you immediate feedback on your answers and style
• What you should include on your brag book and 30/60/90-day plan--with specific ideas for your own situation
• Which job offer you should take--discuss pros and cons with someone who knows the industry and has no agenda
• How to negotiate salary--everyone is afraid of this one, but it's not that hard
• Which follow-up techniques to use to make a great impression
• How to build your personal brand so that you get farther faster
• Figure out why you're not getting offers even though you're qualified
• How to get an interview if you're having trouble--how can you contact that sales manager?
• Anything you need to know about sales career success!

Want to know what others say about how I've helped them?  See my LinkedIn page.

It's tough in the job market right now, and you need every advantage you can get.  I would love to help you.  Click here for more information.

Peggy McKee

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