Blew $300 on a career coaching package that was just generic YouTube advice

I signed up for this big name career coaching program back in June, paid $300 upfront thinking they'd have some secret sauce for landing remote jobs. The first session was basically them reading off a script about updating LinkedIn, stuff I could get for free. The coach kept dodging my questions about my specific industry and just wanted to push their same templates on everyone. By the third call I realized they hadn't even looked at my resume before we started. Total waste of cash, and now I'm out the money with nothing useful to show for it. Has anyone else tried those expensive coaching packages and actually gotten real value from them?

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ray80120d ago

Just wanted to push their same templates on everyone." That part right there is usually the red flag with these big name packages. In my experience, a lot of those coaches are just salespeople who took a weekend course and are reading from the same script they give all the other coaches. They don't have time to actually look at your resume or know your field because they're trying to handle dozens of clients at once. I paid $250 for one a while back and got almost the exact same experience you did, generic tips about keywords and ATS systems that anyone can find on YouTube in ten minutes. Your mileage may vary, but I've found it's way better to find someone who specializes in your exact industry, even if they charge a bit less and work independently. Those big packages are mostly marketing, not actual personalized help.

parkera2220d ago

That $250 you dropped is exactly what I'm talking about. I actually looked into one of those big name resume services and found out their "senior coaches" are sometimes just people who finished their own certification program two months prior. Did you ever try to get your money back from them? I'm curious how their refund policy worked, because the one I looked at had a clause saying they only guarantee a "review" not a "rewrite" or anything substantial. Its a total loophole so they can just slap keywords on your existing resume and call it done. Seems like they bank on people being too frustrated to push back.

emma_clark20d ago

Find one specialist in your field who actually works with candidates from your industry.