Career Jump Start Program

After an esteemed career in technical recruiting for companies like Cruise, Meta, LinkedIn and Anthropic, I'm giving my knowledge back to the job seekers that are facing down the most challenging job market we have ever seen. In our daily lives we book coaches to help us work out and stay healthy, why not spend some of that time getting coaching for the other most important thing in your life, work. Where most of us spend countless years clocking in and out, watching others succeed in making a lasting impact. Most of us do better when we are under the guidance of an expert and that's what I bring to the modern job seeker and career-minded professional. These days you take your body to a doctor to cure your ailments, you take your car to a mechanic, but what do you do for your daily work life, usually squint at it and think about how it could be going better. That's what I'm here for, I take normal people who want more out of their careers and get them started on the path to a more balanced and successful work life relationship.

Conducted over Google Hangouts, we have three 1 hour-long meetings followed by direct access to my text, and can send me messages with job search related questions until you find a new role.

Seth Godin wrote an interesting article on the importance of having a coach.

A few examples of what we could discuss:

• Promotion and growth coaching - We discuss your current position, the steps you've taken, and what comes next. I've gone through the promotion process at Meta/Cruise personally and I'm intimately familiar with a many of the most prominent companies performance management for many employees. I'm comfortable and excited to help others with the process and steps.

• Career goals or changes - We discuss what you envision for the future, what interests you, and how you can start to guide your career in the right direction. At Cruise I moved between Hardware, Embedded, Robotics, AI, and Infrastructure. I went from a consulting role, to a individual contributor, recruiting and sourcing roles and then technical lead over the Robotics team. I'm familiar with changing positions, changing direction, and changing focus.

• General mentorship - Mentorship and general leadership advice. You bring the topics, and we talk through them.

*Please keep in mind that James only speaks from his own experience, and you can choose to follow or ignore his recommendations and advice. While he'd love everyone to be successful, you're responsible for your own outcomes.