Not all career services are equal. ERI Personal Marketing, a firm that specializes in assisting executives and professionals in their career search, proved that when they helped Mike Stanford land a job after just a few months.
I personally learned about ERI from one of the career forums I contribute to each month on career change. You can read about their services at www.executiveresumes.com.
After a long, tedious job search with no success, Mike decided to employ the services of ERI. He said he was hesitant at first due to a bad experience in the past with an outplacement service that promised him results and failed to deliver. Mike wrote a personal complaint to the outplacement firm, but they would not make things right. However, with some persuasion a friend eventually convinced him to try ERI.
Mike said the level of support and counseling he received from ERI was exceptional.
“My marketing director did an outstanding job of updating my resume and cover letters,” he said. “And kept me grounded and focused over the past four months.”
Through their counseling and guidance, coupled with the advertising services of the firm, Mike was able to get his credentials in front of the right people. He said that because of these services he subsequently received two great job offers.
“The ironic thing about this is that I had already previously contacted these companies,” he said. “One via my network and one through a job fair. However, neither of those avenues had worked.”
ERI sent out 600 teaser letters on Mike’s behalf. Mike credits those letters to to his success in his job hunt, saying that those letters are what got those companies to notice him. The two companies that extended job offers to Mike even created CFO positions, which previously didn’t exist, specifically for him.
With the support and guidance of his marketing managers, ERI’s job database and the reference materials the firm provides for each of its clients, Mike said he was fully prepared for his interviews. And by going into the interviews with confidence, he was ultimately able to seal the deal and landed two job offers.
“I truly believe that if I had not signed up for ERI’s services, I would still be trudging around with an outdated resume, replying to job board postings and never getting to the unpublished market,” Mike said. “I wrote to the president of the company and gave them a very positive review of their service.”