Kudos to Christina: Career Coaching Feedback

Penned by Carolyn

We’d ask Christina to share this feedback on the first few weeks of career coaching, but, well, it might make her blush.

Here are the great things folks are saying about her career coaching sessions:

• “The feedback on my resume was tremendously helpful. I also enjoyed getting a chance to hear another professional’s view of how to best position myself in the current market, and how others are effectively finding positions.” - Kristie

• “It was super helpful to be able to throw my ideas around with someone who knows what I’m talking about (to the extent that I do myself), understands the vernacular, has an idea where it’s all going, etc.” - Anonymous

• “Christina really was able to understand my “unique” position and give me concrete steps and advice towards my objectives. I felt she had a clear sense of who I was and gave me a lot of tips and encouragement.” - Jeremy

• “…Christina gave me concrete direction on how to conduct my search – volunteer or intern for my specific area of interest, network online and face to face and join some associations, where green professionals meet up.  When I left, I felt like I had a definite game plan.  Before I was lost in a new industry, and floating around on LinkedIn.  I had no idea that green companies were being fairly stringent on who they were hiring. I think she was fantastic… In fact I am coming back for another session.” - Julie

• “Christina did a really good job of laying out a plan of action for my job search.   I am very plan-oriented and have felt a bit lost in my job-search because I’ve been overwhelmed with the uncertainty of what to do next. But with Christina’s help I feel like I finally got some structure to my search. In general I appreciated and enjoyed her candid take on the difficulty of the current market.  I felt like she knew what she was talking about and had solid analysis of what was going on and how to best approach the my job search. My biggest concern with “career counseling” and other areas where you pay for advice is that they’ll tell you stuff you already know, and therefore it will be a big waste of money.  With Christina I felt like I got my money’s worth.  I would definitely do it again.”  -Katie

If you’re interested in signing up, or giving a career coaching session as a gift, visit www.brightgreentalent.com/career-coaching.

Bright Green Talent’s 5 Ways to Ramp Up Your Job Search

Penned by Tom

At Bright Green Talent, we’re always concocting new ways to help out our community. We’re not your typical recruiting company — we want to build lasting relationships with both clients and candidates and help you in the years to come as you settle into your green career.

Here are some ways you can engage with us today and tomorrow:

1. If you haven’t yet, register your resume:

• You’ll be the first to know as new opportunities arise that are relevant to your skill set.
• You’ll receive our monthly newsletter, with advice, information on green career events we’re hosting and/or attending, and up-to-date information on the green job market.
• Sometimes we work on positions that we don’t post on our site – you’ll be eligible for consideration in those special cases.
• As you apply for jobs, we will be your advocate. If you’re qualified for a position, we work hard to get you an interview and negotiate for the best possible compensation package

2. Sign up for career coaching.

• If you’re new to the green space, you might be disoriented by all the resources, job boards, and advice swirling around out there. Spend some time with Christina, our Career Coach Extraordinaire, to gain our unique perspective on who’s hiring right now, and create a smart strategy for finding your ideal green job.
• Check out the amazing feedback Christina’s gotten on her coaching so far.

3. Follow our blog and twitter!

• We offer daily tips, insight and advice from our unique perspective. Find resources for transitioning into a new space, hear what clients are thinking, learn how not to be a jobseeker horror story, and more.

4. Sign up for our new weekly tips, and register to enter the Greenhouse, our jobseeker resource center.

• You spend enough time job-seeking. Why not let the advice come to you once a week?

5. Refer a friend or fellow jobseeker to Bright Green Talent!

• We believe in “paying it forward” — no one gets a job all by themselves. Help out a friend and the good deed will come back around when you’re in need in the future.
• Give the gift of guidance! You can now opt to gift a career coaching session to someone who needs a nudge in the right direction.
• And to speed up those karmic returns on helping a friend find a job, we offer a $750 referral reward if we place someone you recommend for a position.