Interview Coaching
Noelle’s team provides a variety of interview coaching packages depending on your timeline and level of urgency. Choose from the following options or mix and match multiple interview programs to create the optimum interview experience, land the job, AND ace your salary negotiation!
Interview Quick Prep
Interview Prep & Practice
Interview Standout Strategy
Compensation & Negotiation Coaching
“I landed a job thanks to the help of you and your team!”
– Eric, Senior IT Professional
How it Works
Partner with an interview expert to thoroughly prepare for your interview with a proven strategy backed by hiring insights. You’ll learn how to answer the tough questions, increase your confidence, decrease your interview nerves, position yourself as the best candidate for the job, and increase your chances of landing an offer!
Who You Are
- You have an interview in the near future and need some urgent prep support! Interview Coaching is also great for those times you do not have an interview scheduled but anticipate interviews in the future and want to gain some extra time and practice
- It’s been a while since the last time you interviewed and you want to dust off the cobwebs
- You’re not sure about the best way to communicate your awesome resume achievements without sounding like you’re bragging
- You need some strategies for ensuring you’ve covered all of your biggest selling points in the interview conversation
- You are beyond nervous and perhaps even lacking in confidence. You’re not sure how to build yourself up or feel “in control” when you walk into the interview
What You Need
- A hiring/recruiting/interview expert to help identify and communicate your selling points, proactively address red flags, and create the most compelling interview talking points
- A positivity partner to help boost your self-esteem by finding the silver lining in your past work experience and helping you frame your answers accordingly
- Strategic preparation and focus for using your limited time to craft the most effective plan for covering all of the critical interview prep components
- Practice! A mock interview and constructive feedback to help you know exactly what works and what needs additional prep.
Interview Quick Prep
One 1-Hour Session
This laser-focused session works best when you have limited time to prepare and want to be sure you’ve covered all your bases before walking into the interview. This works best for folks who are fairly confident and comfortable with interviewing but just need a quick run-through to dust off any cobwebs.
*For rusty or first-time interviewers we recommend the Interview Prep & Practice package as it includes this coaching program as well as mock-interviewing for optimum comfort levels and confidence on the day of your big interview.
- A comprehensive run-through of everything you need to know about every phase of the interview and particulars around the interview format you will be experiencing (phone, video, in-person). This includes: how to prep, what to expect the day of, what to expect during and after, and how to successfully close/follow up
- Strategic answering guidance for the tough/intimidating questions related to career changing, past zingers that have shaken your confidence, and how to address red flags
- Tailored answering strategies based on the specific job and speaking to the specific hiring manager’s hot buttons as well as your specific experience
- Q&A with a hiring expert regarding your specific interview process/job fit/selling points/ etc.
- A ton of soundbites and strong examples of how to, structure your responses and communicate optimally
- Prep and strategy around the best questions to ask at the end of your interview as well as guidance for how to close the interview effectively/follow up
- Increased confidence knowing you have left nothing up to chance!
Interview Prep & Practice
Three 1-Hour Sessions
This interview coaching program is similar to the Interview Quick Prep but over a greater period of time to aid in calming of nerves and increase confidence through extra practice. This is our most comprehensive and robust coaching program simply because you have more time with your coach and the more practice the better when it comes to acing interviews! In partnership with our interview expert, you will cover:
- SESSION 1: You will cover all of the components/topics included in the Interview Quick Prep coaching program
- SESSION 2: You will have the opportunity to review/touch on any questions/uncertainties from the first session. Significant time will be devoted to the mock interview/feedback process so that you can have a more thorough run-through of questions/feedback – simulating the interview conversation as closely as possible. During the mock interview, your coach will provide a solid mix of questions including the usual suspects, standard, tricky, intimidating and behavioral based questions.
- Between your 2nd and 3rd sessions, you will have the opportunity to internalize and apply feedback from your mock interview into revised answers. You will also have time to practice your new responses for added confidence and ease of response in the final session
- SESSION 3: You will simulate a second mock interview, delivering your new revised answers. Your coach will focus on questions that presented problems in the first mock interview as well as some unexpected new questions to ensure you have learned how to apply the basic answering strategies from the prior 2 sessions. This creates an optimal approach for the client especially if interview nerves, rambling, answer structuring, and confident delivery are part of your main concern.
Interview Standout Strategy
Two 1-Hour Sessions
Do you know how to stand out from the competition in the interview? This is a unique interview strategy for taking control, demonstrating initiative, covering all of your most important talking points (without forgetting anything) and showing your interviewer you are without fail, the best person for the job! This approach is recommended for:
- Executives looking to demonstrate confidence, leadership, and presentation skills
- Career changers hoping to demonstrate confidence in a new industry/role and especially in making a tough sell on fit
- Professionals in a highly competitive interview environment where quickly demonstrating confidence, problem-solving, and initiative is a must!
With your interview coach, you will learn how to create an interview presentation and take control of the interview using this proven stand-out approach hiring managers love! You will:
- Learn the interview presentation approach and how to shift interview gears to create a presentation opportunity – allowing you to take control of the conversation and engage the interviewer beyond standard interview questioning
- Receive a presentation template complete with all of the hiring manager’s hot buttons, optimum positioning of you as the best person for the job, and your action plan for day 1 on the job through ramp up and full speed – a clearly mapped out vision for when and how you will achieve value for the hiring manager
- Receive a repeatable proven approach for use in all future interviews
- Collaborate with your coach on position/company analysis to select the most attractive content for your presentation
- Receive a presentation critique from your coach after you’ve implemented the agreed content and delivered a mock presentation run-through
- Receive visual/design guidance to ensure your presentation is attractive and branded correctly for your professional brand, company culture, and specific role
*Great bundled with the Interview Prep & Practice package for a fully comprehensive interview solution!
Compensation & Negotiation Coaching
1 Session + 1 Hour of email Q&A support during the negotiation process
*In order to optimize your negotiation, it is important to receive this coaching before your interview (before salary is discussed and before an offer is extended by the interviewer).
Do you know your worth? Are you prepared to ask for what you need to make you happy in your next role? A new job is great but without a well-constructed comp plan or negotiation process expertise, you are likely to start a new job earning much less than your worth! You’ve got the skills and we’ll provide the confidence so that you don’t leave anything on the table after you accept the offer. Partner with a hiring expert to learn your market value, structure your comp package accordingly, and manage the entire negotiation process with ease. You’ll learn everything you need to know for every future career move, on timing, talking points, how to make the ask, what to ask for, when to email/call etc. The goal of this program is to ensure a win-win for both parties so that everyone shows up with a smile on the first day of work after you’ve negotiated a raise! Here’s what you can expect from this powerful program:
- Learn how to get an idea of the compensation range for the role so that you know whether or not the opportunity is worth pursuing.
- Be absolutely prepared to respond to questions about your compensation for basic and complex salary packages during the interview and offer negotiation phase
- Learn how to structure and respond to the initial offer and subsequent communications in a way that will give you the leverage needed to secure a salary bump
- Learn the basic tools and tactics of a successful negotiation for use in initial offer phase as well as future performance reviews/raise requests
- Gain a clear understanding of your market worth as a professional in your field and at your level. You’ll also gain a clear understanding of how much to ask for in future moves / what is realistic for you
- Map out your current compensation package including: base salary, bonus, commission, medical, dental, vision, disability, 401K, stock option, retirement, tuition, gym membership, HSA/FSA, car allowance, mileage/gas/maintenance, parking, tolls, computer/laptop, cellular, relocation expenses, vacation, etc..
- Learn how to close with confidence using proven closing strategies that will help you take the emotion out of your decision-making process and pave a clear path forward, based on facts.
