At Rainmaker our dedicated and experienced consultants will work with you to understand your aspirations and motivations and will ultimately assist you to secure your next career move. We will provide you with thorough advice and feedback that will build your capabilities and confidence as you navigate the recruitment process.

How we can help?

STEP 1

Career Physical – Boost Your Confidence

• Bring to light your passions.
• Reveal your authentic professional desires.
• Uncover your true Superpowers.
• Identify your tangible & marketable skills.
• Track your progress to date.

The Career Physical is the essential first step for any job seeker. Truth be told: You must first “find yourself” before you can find your perfect next job.

The Career Physical is a professional workup where you are strategically guided to tap into your skills and your value. There are hidden gems within you that have been buried underneath the conditioning and expectations that you got from parents, educational institutions and society.

The Career Physical is a proven process that peels away the layers of who you thought you were supposed to be. It aligns the authentic truths we uncover about you with the experience you already have so that you can position yourself as a sought after job candidate. 

STEP 2

Resume Revolution – Take Your Resume to The Next Level

• ​Your very own written advertisement that speaks your Value, Contribution and Problem Solving Skills.
• ​Grab the attention of the not only the HR Manager but most importantly, the Decision Maker.
• ​Transform your old, stale cover letter into your Value Proposition Summary.

Don’t be brainwashed by how an organization labeled your past job titles. The Resume Revolution will annihilate the risk of playing small. It will re-focus your resume on your stellar value and tangible accomplishments that you have had in your job roles. 

Let’s leverage what we uncovered in the Career Physical to communicate the value and worth only you can bring to the team. Now is the time to articulate who you are as a professional.

Specifically crafted to represent you as an expert in your field, your resume – revolutionized – is  engaging, enticing and gets gets the attention it deserves. 

STEP 3

Ignite Your Social Presence – Refine and Perfect Your LinkedIn Profile

• ​Engineer Your Profile Details.
• ​Leverage The Business Casual Approach.
• Connect Effectively in Industry Groups.
• ​Be an Expert Contributor.

You will become a tour de force if you use your social media profiles to increase your perceived value. Think of yourself as a brand, like coca cola. Be the one to craft how people respond to who you are.

Your social media profile essentially defines your brand. So you should have a clear strategy on how to define your social media presence.

Learn the critical details of our 4-fold approach to optimize your brand on social media.

Don’t be a job seeker, get positioned as an in-demand industry expert. You’ll get better offers for more money. 

STEP 4

Target Hunting – Pin Point Your Strategy

• ​Identify 3-5 industries in which you have passion.
• ​Identify the 25 companies in each industry that are an ideal fit for you.
• ​Identify the Hiring Managers.
• ​Research the Hiring Managers to connect with them on social media and in Networking.

As a result of your Career Physical, you now have a clear vision of the role you wish to serve and who you wish to work for. You know the kind of contributor you can be on a team of like-driven professionals.

Now is the time to set your sites on the Target. This is the data presented clearly in one place so you can stay organized and be targeted and effective in the action steps o come

STEP 5

Getting Out There – Network H2H (Human to Human)

• ​Do you know how to ferret out the best places to network for your desired industry? 
• ​Do you know how to conduct an information gathering conversation that may help you uncover unpublished opportunities? 
• ​Do you know how to present yourself as a product – not as someone in need of a job, but rather a free agent looking to collaborate with a new team?

With 70 % of job opportunities not posted, a key ingredient to a more successful job search is getting in front of influencers and decision-makers. You gotta network – the old fashion way, human to human. Mastering networking will catapult you into the league of 90% of our clients who report uncovering valuable opportunities by Getting Out There.

Let the world know who you are; your opportunity is waiting for you. 

STEP 6

The Proposition – Position Yourself to be Seen and Remembered

• ​Connect via LinkedIn by sending a personal note of introduction to the Hiring Manager.
• ​Email the Hiring Manager directly with your;

1. Value Proposition Summary (no stale old cover letter)

2. Revolutionized Resume

• ​Follow up with a call to the Hiring Manager.

In a typical job search, without direct access to the Hiring Manager, you submit your resume through an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) – a computer program that searches for keywords in your resume to match it with the available position.

Your resume takes a long journey, along with thousands of others, before it even has the possibility of a chance to be presented to the Hiring Manager.  Since you were a Target Hunter (in Step 4), you now have a customized list of specific Hiring Managers. Bingo! Avoid the ATS.

Reach out to them directly to ensure you get seen – the right way.

STEP 7

Ace the Interview – Get It Right, First Time

• ​Present your image in alignment with the company’s values – and take it up a notch.
• ​Remember you are a product that can perform a function to solve their problem.
• ​Know your value and communicate it clearly and specifically.
• ​Use the STAR formula to communicate accomplishments and challenges.
• ​Align your purpose with their purpose – use your insights from The Career Physical.
• ​Ask the right questions.

Once you get your foot in the door, all that’s left to do is Ace the Interview! So that may feel daunting, you may get stage fright, or you may simply not know how to put your best foot forward.

The secret to success is to have an interview strategy and be prepared. And of course, perfect practice makes perfect. Our Ace the Interview formula ensures that you practice and perform perfectly!

STEP 8

Seal the Deal – Sign on The Dotted Line

• ​Ensure that the position and job title is an advancement in your career progression.
• ​Understand the fine print: Job title, base salary, bonus, start dates, vacation, holidays, sick days, health benefits, travel, car allowance, drive time, expense accounts, cell phone, computer, etc.
• ​Negotiate & Accept the Offer: Take 24 hours to strategize a counter-offer with a few strategic upgrades so that the position can fulfill your heart’s desires. When it’s a good fit, accept the offer!
• ​Optimizing an Imperfect Offer: Understand what it will take to move up in time, earn a higher salary, and increase responsibilities over time. Take the job now and then grow it into your dream job.
• Focus on Career Advancement: Now that you have the job, don’t get comfortable. Use the opportunity as a stepping stone in your path of tactical career advancement.

Not all offers are created equal. How do you know if this is the right offer for you? And if it is, don’t pass up the opportunity to use some strategic negotiation to mold it into the job of your dreams.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your new dream job is the next stepping stone in your career path as you continue to grow and achieve as an expert in your field. Your journey of career success is just beginning.