Get a step-by-step approach to career ignition This service is worth your time no matter how you interact with the team and where you are in your career search. I began connecting with HTYC through their podcast and eventually starting working with them as I needed guidance on career change. They took a seemingly mysterious, definitely scary journey and provided a guided approach to change, introspection and career ignition. Fast forward and I am in a brand new industry, am challenged, have endless opportunities for growth and making twice as much as I did in my previous job.

So glad I contacted HTYC when I did So glad I contacted HTYC when I did. Phillip helped me out of one of the hardest periods of my life - I was struggling with burnout from a previous job and needed a new position, but one that wouldn’t leave me in the same position as I had been in. That’s a tricky situation to be in as I needed to do some self- and job- exploration, but was also under a time constraint to get a new job. Phillip helped to keep me motivated, encouraged, on-track and was empathetic and understanding of the struggles I was going through. Without his guidance and valuable job-search techniques, I wouldn’t have landed the job I’m in today. It’s VERY well suited to me, and I even received $8,000 more than my target salary (which was also $7,000 higher than my previous salary). It’s been 1 year in my new position and I’m happier than ever. Thank you Phillip!

Accountability, support, and great tools Career coaching is largely what you make of it, but here's why HTYC worked for me. The Intake Process: Phillip was very helpful with distilling my goals in coaching, determining which coach on the team was the right fit for me, and outlining the process and objectives I would reach in coaching. Coaching Sessions: I worked with Jennifer, and she's great. An active listener, and made sure our sessions were customized to meet my goals and where I was at throughout the career search process. It was clear that each coach has the ability to tweak the program to their individual style and the client's needs. We didn't follow the Career Change Bootcamp program to a T, because I was seeking coaching for a long-term vision for my career, rather than an immediate job change. In working with Jennifer to articulate my career goals and needs, I was able to recognize when I was time to leave a job that wasn't serving me, and I did end up finding a new job 6 months after coaching started. Online tools: For those who prefer more structure, the online modules for the Career Change bootcamp were helpful, with easy to follow videos and worksheets. I didn't use all of the tools, but many were helpful in the beginning. I especially liked working on identifying my Strengths. The Podcast: obviously not required for purchase, but I loved listening to clients' stories, while going through my own journey.

Putting Advice into Action I had an opportunity to take some of the advice I received from Phillip as part of my coaching in the Fall of 2022 and put it into action. I actually got a call back from a job I interviewed for 2 months earlier and didn’t get. I guess I did really well in the interview and they put me on a shortlist for any future openings (which is often the case in the public sector). Since I had already interviewed, things were going to progress straight to the initial offer. To make sure I was ready, I consulted my ideal career profile and assessed my current working situation (which wasn’t great) to determine my salary range. Since public sector salaries are generally governed by policies and collective bargaining agreements, I anticipated that the initial offer would be quite low. In fact, it was $20,000 less than what I was making at my current gig! Since I was desperate to get out, I might have just went along with the initial offer, fearing that they might rescind the offer if I tried to negotiate to a higher salary. Thanks to my chats with Phillip and the modules recorded by Scott, I knew the importance of being honest with myself and what my bare minimum to shift jobs would be (despite my desperation!). Despite REALLY wanting out, I knew I'd also be miserable if I took this gig and was earning less in an inflationary economy! By being intentional and planning ahead, I was able to establish a range that would allow me to get a bump in salary (even when factoring my performance raise at my previous job) without putting the recruiter off. I presented this to them in an honest and transparent way by letting them know where I was now in my current salary range and where they’ll need to be for me to accept the offer. In the end, they met me at the lower end of what I proposed. Nonetheless, by doing the work in advance, I was satisfied with the result because it satisfied two important criteria I established: getting out of my current job and getting a salary bump. Having that knowledge from HTYC really gave me the confidence to approach this situation in a systematic way. Without it, I may have taken a significant pay cut out of desperation or compelled them to rescind the offer because my demands were too high. Salary negotiation is just a microcosm of what you’ll learn at HTYC! When you take the time to set parameters for your ‘ideal job’ (location, salary, commute times, etc.), the ‘overwhelm’ that can accompany these kinds of decisions is reduced significantly!

Best decision 10+ years into my career I found myself in a job that was terrible fit. It was so bad that I was crying at work almost every day. Even though I knew early on that it wan’t right, it was about a year before I decided to find a solution instead of just complaining about it. At first I tried to go it on my own through the traditional methods (searching through the career sites), but I wasn't getting results and I didn’t feel qualified for the job I really wanted. I came across HTYC through the podcast. They worked with me to identify my strengths and how those show up for me (and work against me sometimes) and helped me define what my ideal work looked like. In the end HTYC helped me not only be able to get the job I wanted (my ideal role) but also taught me how to negotiate for exactly what I wanted. I would absolutely recommend HTYC coaching (and the the podcast) to anyone who wants to find their ideal work and keep themselves from settling! Going through the program has been one of the best decisions I’ve made.