More applications is the wrong lever
A recruiter spends about six seconds on a resume before deciding whether to keep reading. Most accounting and finance graduates are filtered out before a human ever sees the page, because the resume lists duties instead of outcomes and the LinkedIn profile does not contain the words recruiters actually search for.
So the search turns into volume. Two hundred applications, a handful of first-round calls, no offers. Working harder at the thing that is not working is the trap, and it is exhausting to watch.
I run the search with them, not for them
This is one-to-one coaching, not a course and not a resume service. We work through four stages together, and they do the reps. That distinction matters: an offer they earned is worth far more to them than one that was handed over.
Work out what they are actually aiming at, then rebuild the resume and LinkedIn around the words recruiters search for.
Target the firms and teams worth their time, and reach real people there instead of feeding a portal.
Rehearse the answers and the delivery, until they walk in sounding like someone who has done the job.
Compare the offers properly and negotiate, which is where most graduates quietly leave money behind.
The same four stages every client runs.
You do not have to become the career coach
Most parents I speak to have already tried. The advice gets heard as pressure, the conversations get shorter, and everybody ends up frustrated. Bringing in someone outside the family takes that weight off the dinner table.
You are welcome on the first call. After that, how involved you stay is entirely up to the two of you.
What parents usually want to know
Does my son or daughter have to want this?
Yes, and it is the one thing I cannot supply. I will happily speak to both of you, but they have to be the one doing the outreach and the interviews. If they are not ready, the honest answer is to wait until they are.
Can I be on the call?
Please do. The first call is free and parents are welcome on it. After that, how involved you stay is between the two of you, and plenty of parents step back once the plan is set.
What does it cost?
It depends on where they are starting and how much of the search they want run with them. We talk about that on the call, and payment plans exist so cost is not the thing that decides it.
How long does it take?
Most clients who do the work sign an offer within about sixty days. If the planned weeks run out before they land one, I keep going with them until they do.
Is this just a resume service?
No. A resume is one piece. I work across the whole search with them: positioning, targeting, outreach, interviews and the negotiation at the end.
Start with a conversation
A free 45 minute call. We look at where they are, what they are aiming at, and whether I am the right person to help. If I am not, I will say so and point you somewhere better.