If you want a better job, you're going to need a better job search.
Let me be your guide.
I'm Leslie Ayres and I'm The Job Search Guru and founder of The Job Search Academy.
I've been a job search insider most of my career, with more than 25 years as a recruiter across industries and levels, including 14 years in executive search for all kinds of tech startups.
I'm also a high-touch custom resume writer and strategic storyteller for people in competitive fields where differentiating yourself is everything.
And in everything I do, I'm always a job search strategy coach and your head cheerleader.
Along the way, I've learned a whole lot about how hiring managers think and about how candidates present themselves, and what does and doesn't work.
And I learned that most job seekers and career climbers usually just need a little practical information and guidance in how to prepare for and how to navigate job searches and what they might encounter out there in the process.
I mean, it's not exactly rocket science... but it does have a lot of moving parts and important details, so you need someone to fill you in a little more.
You know... like a guide, a mentor, a teacher.
A guru who's on your side. That's where I come in.
I've always loved working one-on-one with people who know the power of an intentional job search and story.
My years of recruiting, executive search, and referral-only Job Search Guru-ing have taught me so much about how to structure and manage your job search so you can get the job you really want, and I found myself repeating the same information and advice to all kinds of people in resume preparation sessions, coaching calls and conversations.
So I decided to consolidate all of my advice into an easy-to-use course so you don't have to be a one-one client to get the benefit of what I've learned.
The Job Search Crash Course is my straightforward advice and guidance and information into a form where anyone can learn from it.
I want to reach more people to share the real-world job search lessons, strategies, shortcuts, advice, insights and secrets that I've picked up in my years as a job search insider.
My aim is to help more people have a faster, more focused, and more confident job search that really produces results, no matter what the job market.
So I created the Job Search Crash Course.
I've put together all the key things I believe every job hunter should think about, envision, plan, organize, and do in each step of your job search.
The things that will will empower you to have a focused, manageable, thought-provoking, confidence-building job search.
To share what I know about how you can stop trying to fit in and learn how you can stand out in the hiring madness, so you can get the jobs you really want.
And if you're here on this page, you may be in a situation where this is just the kind of help that you need.
Maybe you're...
...getting ready to launch a search and want it to be as efficient and productive as possible
...putting yourself out on the market for the first time in years and have no idea where to start
...tired and discouraged because you've been looking for a while and it's not working and you don't know what else to try
...in a situation that you didn't expect to find yourself in, and now you need to get up to speed as quickly as possible
I understand all of these places. I've been there, and helped tens of thousands of people in all of these situations come out of it stronger than ever.
And that's why, regardless of the circumstances, I want to say...
congratulations on your job search!
Sometimes people think it's a little wierd when I congratulate them for getting laid off or fired or planning to quit their job but...
...to me, a job search is a transformative time.
Done with intention, a job search can be the turning point for finding the right next thing for your life.
Even if you didn't choose to be looking now, it's a time of choices and vision and power.
Even when it doesn't feel that way... even if you just got fired or laid off... its a time of great possibilities.
Every job change opens up new possibilities for your career and new potential for your life.
If you put some thought and intention into it, and then so much is possible.
So ... I'll say again... congratulations on your job search!
I'm here to help.
