I am so glad a friend referred me to Alexa. I knew I had solid work experience under my belt, but…read moreafter months of looking for a new gig, I knew it was time to shake up my approach. Alexa was meticulous in digging through my current resume and helping me find ways to make it stronger. She also provided great pointers and an outline for a stronger cover letter. Plus, a big part of her approach is setting up informational interviews with people in companies, industries and roles you're interested in and she graciously provided introductions to people in her own network. With my new resume I was able to land an interview at my next dream job, and once I finally landed an offer, I scheduled additional time with her to gather pointers on how to negotiate. I've been at my new job for almost two months now and could not be happier that I had Alexa's help to get me here. She's smart, fast and thorough, but also just fun to work with; I always felt like I was just brainstorming and strategizing with a friend.

Alexa was very helpful and easy to work with. She gave me the inspiration I needed to believe there…read morewould be a better fit out there for me, and helped me evaluate my interests and preferences to narrow down what really mattered to me. When a job opportunity came along that fit those preferences, I knew it was the right move to take it. Also, I will never have to redo my resume again -- it is in an awesome template that will be easy to refresh. It is always hard to say where a job will come from, and when, or how you got there, but Alexa provided the tools I needed to dive into the job search and find a good fit.

It is a real pleasure to write this review for Dylan. He is really onto something big with this…read moremethod and approach to coaching. First off, he is not evangelical by any means. He is not out to fix you, he is not out to show you something UH-MAY-ZING that only HE just discovered, any kind of bullsh** like that. He's just a guy who's been through stuff like all of us, but he offers a strong optimism and focus that I have not witnessed with other coaches or programs. Covid left my life in tatters and the bright side was probably that there was no way to go but up. However, up could mean many different things, and I wanted to get things right due to lost time and my general OCD tendencies. A close college friend introduced me to Dylan and away we went. I didn't feel lost, but I just didn't have good direction. Who was I after the pandemic? Who had I always been? A romantic breakup didn't help things - I needed a great coach, and that great coach became Dylan. Working with Dylan was empowering: I felt like I was showing up for myself. He never made me feel like he was doing me a favor; he never acted like an armed forces superior; he never got annoyed, angry or pushy - he just listened, reflected, and was patient in everything we did. He's plenty humorous too - we had great laughs about everything under the sun. He voices a lot of the negative phrases we tell ourselves in the deep crevices in our minds - because he's been there, not because he's Buddha - there's a difference. His modules are also fantastic - they are agnostic as to anything subjective such as religion or politics - they are simple, English-language modules that are focused on the self, the brain, and your mission in life. However, don't let this simplicity fool you: they reach deep inside you and extract what you've been wanting to extract: your values, your mission, and your purpose. They are not, nor do they promise to be one-stop fixes - I have been through the modules a few times - I always uncover something new. Dylan doesn't consider this module repetition as any kind of failure or shortcoming: in fact, he encourages it. We are always changing - why not use the same methods to uncover new information? I did, and it worked (and still works) every time. On a banal, but still necessary level, I know myself more after working with Dylan. I have more material for cover letters and interviews. I am more confident in what I say at networking functions. But you and I both know that it doesn't stop there, right? Right. I know what my place is in the world, and maybe, what I am meant to do. That's a gift that keeps on giving. I've been able to pay it forward (no no no, not by forwarding Dylan's materials!) by reflecting other people's values back to them and asking them good questions. We all help each other - and it works. Dylan's extended program of accountability and tracking is a godsend - I have made so much more progress as a result. I am not just a clearer and more focused individual after my work with Dylan; I am a better person overall.

Dylan and his program make you accountable for your actions and assist with setting goals and…read morefollowing through with them. With his program you are able to improve several different aspects of your personal and business growth.

I highly recommend working with Samantha Stevens and First Job Austin. I was looking to get back…read moreinto the workforce after some time away and found the prospect daunting. After trying on my own for a while with little success, I reached out to Samantha and within a few months I received an ideal offer that I was thrilled to accept. Samantha held my hand through the whole process, and I can honestly say that I could not have done it without her help. If you are looking to get back into the job hunt or are a first-time job seeker, do yourself a favor and reach out to First Job Austin.

Lyndsey was absolutely instrumental in finding my new job! I had been searching and applying for…read moremonths with no luck until a friend recommended Lyndsey to me. She was amazing from helping me identify the right roles to helping revamp my resume and cover letters. What really stood out was how she reached out to potential employers to advocate on my behalf and provided incredible interview coaching that took my skills to the next level. During the interview process she encouraged me to text her and call her with any questions or updates and that support was huge. Lyndsey is an amazing job coach and person and I highly recommend working with her!!

I have used YNJ twice in my career and both times Ianded amazing jobs due to their incredible work…read moreon my resume and LI profile. Timothy Lo is wonderful to work with and I highly recommend his services.

It is really easy to do business with Your Next Jump. They were really helpful and carefully…read morelistened to my needs before getting to work. We went through several revisions to make sure we were both happy with the results. I had not thought about doing a follow up post interview email but they highly encouraged me that I did. The response to my follow up email from my future employer was great since they mentioned that they really appreciated my message. Thank you for making this processes less stressful. I can't wait to start my new gig. I highly recommend their services!

Hope is absolutely AMAZING! I've had a lot of therapy throughout my healing journey and I had a lot…read moreof knowledge and understanding about myself and my needs. BUT, I was stuck and did not know how to move forward and put all that information to work. From my first session with Hope, I could tell that she was different. She actively listened and asked in-depth questions to make sure she had a clear understanding. I actually felt heard in a way that I hadn't in a very long time. In just a month, Hope has changed my life! She guided me through an a multi-step process that opened doors I didn't even know existed. I learned so much and the whole experience was so transformational. AND, she was genuinely happy for me as I grew with each step of the process. I would not hesitate to recommend her and/or reach out to her again! In fact, if everyone should have a Hope in their life!!!!

I have worked with Hope in a number of sessions. She helped me break apart blocks through hands-on…read moreexercises. I immediately felt liberated and the blocks have not returned. Some of these were blocks I had had for years - and we broke through them in less than an hour. She will give you "homework" before your next session and will give you book suggestions or other items to look at that relate to the topic of your session.

I met with the VP of "Texas Headquarter for Employment" aka T.H.E and he informed me during our…read moreinterview that there is a fee I would be paying for their "employment services". This caught me by surprise because it directly contradicted the information given when they made first contacted me, when I specifically asked them if it was the employee or the employer who pays them for their services? From my experiences in the past and as an actual employer who hired several head hunters and employee locating services to find qualified key personnel, it was the employer who always payed. Upon researching it further I found many other job seekers who had also experienced T.H.E. and their deceptive recruiting practice, who have likewise turned and ran once discovering it was not so much about helping them as it was a well rehearsed sales pitch geared toward squeezing out a $5000+ fee from an often desperate unemployed job seeker for the dream of landing a high salaried position, for which T.H.E. claims to have some special insider connection for getting them hired. I agree with the other reviews and I too believe that if they were doing what they claim to be doing, placing thousands of professionals in high paying positions, then there would be ample employer fees to net an honest profit to more then meet their operational goals? T.H.E has now lost my trust and my business by being deceptive right out the gate and not at all upfront regarding their fees. Which if I had known about beforehand, I would not have wasted my time today. I'm just glad I wasn't foolish enough to give them $5000 and by having not, I consider myself one of the lucky ones!

Thank you Yelp reviewers I want to thank the Yelp Reviewers…read morefor their feedback. I just got off the phone with this company and have a meeting set up for tomorrow, which I will be cancelling as soon as I receive my confirmation email. The entire time on the phone, my gut was telling me this was a scam, but I listened. Not that this company had a chance of getting a dime out of me, thank you Yelp for helping me not waste my time going to their office. BTW - all of their Google/FB/etc reviews are stellar... too stellar. huge red flag.

I paid extra for the "professional package" and added their LinkedIn resume service at the end of…read moreMay, aiming to complete a refresh of my 16+ year resume. About a week later, I was put in touch with one of their "senior-level writers" who called me for a brief interview. Although I had shared both a long-form and short form version of my current resume in addition to my LinkedIn profile, it was clear that my resume writer had not reviewed anything at all before our conversation. While she was very personable, she struggled to understand basic technical terms and concepts and could not offer any appreciable advice on what she expected to improve, but I decided to try and trust the process. About 15 days after paying for services, I received my first draft which was simply a typographical reformat of my existing resume riddled with broken English, misspelled words, and poor grammar. The writer had simply cut and pasted the bullets I'd written together, while attempting to cut out random words to make sentences shorter. The resulting product was nonsensical, shoddy, and embarrassing in every sense of the word. I took a few days to reflect on the best path forward, then contacted the company to explain that it was clear they were not headed in the right direction. I explained that I thought it would be fair to offer partial payment for time already expended, but did not wish to continue with my writer. I was immediately put in contact with the company president Jeremy who spent the next month exchanging emails with me about all the things he was doing to fix the situation, going as far as to personally rewrite my resume himself. Over the 12 emails we exchanged during that month, I continuously asked to see the file he was creating, but he continued to brush me off and produced excuse after excuse. Finally, after receiving no files, no drafts, not even a snipped of text from Jeremy, he told me to keep in touch on my results and stopped responding entirely. Literally. Never. Received. A Resume. I have now contacted the company dozens of times requesting status updates, asking about my LinkedIn review, and literally begging for anyone to explain or engage about actually delivering on any of the things I paid for. I have lost 50 days of my time trying to get the service I paid for, and now I am being completely ghosted, and have resorted to writing my resume myself. Avoid this company like the plague, check the other reviews here on yelp, don't get scammed.

I paid for the professional package. I had a 30-minute consultative call to discuss my existing…read moreresume and received a (very) rough first draft 3 days later. The first draft wasn't what I expected and I could tell that Executive Drafts and I were not aligned in terms of my expectations and what they could reasonably deliver. Yes, it's an iterative process, but the language, style, and substance of the resume was so far off from what I expected that I didn't necessarily want to proceed any further. I reached out to inquire about *potential* refund options. I was not expecting a full refund nor did I feel entitled to one, but I was curious what kind of refund options were available to me since services were only partially rendered. I reached out and no response. I followed up again the next day- no response. I had to send 3 follow-up emails over the course of 3 days and only then did I receive an acknowledgement of my initial inquiry. Definitely professionals at work here. The owner responded with a VERY lengthy e-mail and rather than acknowledge that Executive Drafts may not be a good fit for everyone's needs, he instead challenged my judgement of what a resume should and shouldn't be. He continued to say that most of the work was done and complete.. but then mid-way through the e-mail said that the first draft was only 50% complete and there was still work to be done to arrive at a fine-tuned final product. So... which is it? I responded, and guess what? No response. If you're looking for any semblance of professionalism, I would suggest you look elsewhere.