Brightside Resume & Career Coaching
Career counseling, resume writing and job-search coaching in the Bay Area
| Hourly rate range | $125 to $175 an hour |
|---|---|
| Focus areas | |
| Works with | Professionals and Students |
| Based in | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Credentials | Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC); Master's degree in Career Counseling; Winner of the World's Best Resume Writer competition |
Brightside Resume & Career Coaching is a Bay Area practice that offers career counseling, resume writing and job-search coaching. It works with professionals at all experience levels, career changers and students, across all industries. The team are Nationally Certified Counselors with a master's degree in Career Counseling. They also won the World's Best Resume Writer competition. One team member is a former Silicon Valley recruiter. Clients come from the Bay Area and across the country.
What Brightside helps with
Brightside helps people plan a career move, build a strong resume and run a job search. Services are set up in three phases that build on each other.
- Exploring career options with interest and personality assessments
- Launching a career as a student or new graduate
- Writing a resume that fits your story
- Optimizing a LinkedIn profile
- Repairing or reformatting an existing resume
- Preparing for interviews
- Networking on LinkedIn to find leads
- Handling a job search in a tough economy
Who Brightside works with
Brightside works with professionals at every level of experience and across all industries. Clients include career changers, students and job seekers who want to find new roles. The practice is based in the Bay Area and also serves people nationwide.
How Brightside works
Brightside splits its work into three phases that build on each other. Phase 1 is career counseling, with interest and personality assessments, career exploration and a career launch package. Phase 2 is resume writing and LinkedIn work, including resume strategy, updates, reformatting and AI resume repair. Phase 3 is job-search coaching, with interview coaching, LinkedIn networking and a job-search course.
Background and qualifications
The team are Nationally Certified Counselors with a master's degree in Career Counseling. They have years of experience coaching professionals, career changers and students. Their resume writing won the World's Best Resume Writer competition. One team member worked as a recruiter in Silicon Valley before coaching. The practice is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and works with clients across the United States.
Brightside Resume & Career Coaching pricing
Programs and services
- Career Launch Package
- Career exploration
- Personal counseling
- Interests and personality assessments
- Resume and coaching packages
- Resume strategy
Brightside Resume & Career Coaching reviews
The CoachVouch take
Won the World's Best Resume Writer competition and offers career counseling from Nationally Certified Counselors in one practice.
Best for professionals and career changers who want counseling, a new resume and job-search coaching from one team.
Common questions
How much does Brightside Resume & Career Coaching charge?
Coaching with Brightside runs $125 to $175 an hour. Message Brightside from this page for an exact quote.
What does Brightside Resume & Career Coaching help with?
Brightside Resume & Career Coaching helps with exploring career options with interest and personality assessments, launching a career as a student or new graduate, writing a resume that fits your story and optimizing a LinkedIn profile.
Is Brightside Resume & Career Coaching certified?
Brightside Resume & Career Coaching lists: Nationally Certified Counselors (NCC); Master's degree in Career Counseling; Winner of the World's Best Resume Writer competition.
Does Brightside work with people outside the Bay Area?
Yes. The practice is based in the Bay Area and also serves job seekers nationwide.
Does Brightside help with resumes as well as coaching?
Yes. It offers resume writing, LinkedIn optimization and resume plus coaching packages along with career counseling and job-search coaching.
How do I contact Brightside Resume & Career Coaching?
Send Brightside a message from this page. It's free and takes a minute.
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