David not only helped me get out of my own way, he helped me think bigger and aim higher. I…read moreconnected with him after leaving my university job of 14 years to start a climate action nonprofit. Everything was going for me, and I felt buoyed by other nonprofit founders and entrepreneurial colleagues. My only drawback was severe imposter syndrome. Thoughts like "why do I think I can do this?", "what makes me think I'm qualified?" kept me in doubt. David not only heard my words but read my delivery and body language to help me dig into my discomfort and move through it. The sessions were challenging, thoughtful, and results driven. I can't recommend David highly enough.

David didn't help me reach my goals -- he helped me absolutely redefine them. I went to David…read morelooking for support with my presentation skills, to further my corporate career. 9 months later, I left that corporate career of 20 years to create my own small business and make time for conscious parenting. This transformation left me feeling empowered, driven and energized by new possibility. David's coaching gave me the tools to advocate for what I wanted for my life and work. He is incredibly empathetic and caring while offering different points of view alongside practical tools for measurable success. I can't recommend David enough as a partner for change and progress.

Kelly was excellent to work with! I have been in the HVAC mechanical industry for 18 years and…read moreneeded her assistance in prepping for a new career search by updating my resume. She had great feedback and supplied resume templates as examples to reference with that would complement my field of work. She advised me on boosting my professional on-line profiles and gave tips in how to bette utilize various platforms to my advantage. Kelly also outlined job search strategies to help keep me organized and focused while searching for my next employment opportunity. I feel more prepared and confident moving forward in this next important chapter of my life. I highly recommend her!

I cannot recommend Kelly enough. I am 13 years into my career and have not performed a job search…read morein well over a decade. I've known it's time for a change for awhile now, but haven't had the confidence to even start the process. Kelly was able to give me that confidence. She helped me figure out what I was looking for, how start that process (from resume feedback to job search optimization to what follow ups should look like). She was able to help me with both the big picture items of job searching, my "why", as well as the specific action items I needed to do to be successful. Happy to report that I'm at a new job, I received an over 30% raise, better benefits, and am now with a company with more advancement opportunities and better quality of life over all. Highly highly recommend :)

The level of service here is fantastic. Very knowledgeable and responsive. A pleasure to work with…read moreand I would highly recommend them to everyone.

Bradley wrote an amazing resume, cover letter, and letter of intent for me with my military…read moreinformation translated to a civilian profile. I have never not been offered a position when I've dropped my resume off for employment. A+

Katherine did a wonderful job re-framing my professional biography and helping me highlight aspects…read moreof my professional career that I may have overlooked or undervalued. Let's face it - when you're applying for a job, grant, or proposal you need someone to help you look in the mirror - you'll get that with Emerge. 'Five stars all the way.

From the owner: Resume writing services, custom cover letters, and boosting your interview I.Q. Emerge Careers uses…read moreevidence-based practices to create effective resumes and cover letters that highlight experience, education, skills and talents. We provide cutting edge interview skills training in person, over the phone, or via video chat. We are available to consult with you on any step of your career path.

I found Maria through Yelp in 2015 when I was going through a REALLY rough patch. I had just moved…read moreto San Diego, first time living alone, not doing great in my relationships and was very lonely. Working with Maria helped shape who I am today and gave me a large set of tools that I can use to be more present, show up for myself and others in a meaningful way. In addition to that, I did several groups and a retreat with Maria which really helped with me having a support system and a community for me in San Diego. Over the years, I have experienced many highs and lows and Maria has been a constant coach, therapist, mentor, friend to hold me accountable and continually helping me on this growth path. I cannot recommend her enough! She is AMAZING :)

Inner peace in San Diego is a jewel! A place away from home but close to home somewhere where you…read morecan relax and truly find your inner peace. It's a special place run by special people. I highly recommend it. I highly recommend you going there it's one of those places rare to find but amazing once you find!

I was looking at consulting business to study the landscape of business consultants in San Diego. I…read morenoticed the high rating of Asha's business and read some reviews. The reviews made me realize that I could use Asha's services. Her website was clear and easy to navigate and schedule a session. We got on a call and Asha was quickly able to understand my core need and then ask the right questions to understand and identify some key blocks, strengths and weaknesses to be explored to develop clarity and strategy for use of my experience and talents to allow me to narrow my focus and get the responses I was looking for. If you're looking for someone to help you get clarity, understand your key road blocks, and develop strategies to work through them, time with Asha will be a very worthy investment into your career.

Trust the process! Working with Asha has been a journey that I can highly recommend. I came to her…read morebecause I was experiencing stagnation in my career and almost no results from my job searches. For the last 8 years I was stuck in a career and industry that was not my passion, which did not offer any further advancement and the financial situation was far from satisfactory. I had almost lost my hope & confidence. Asha listened to my issues, learned about my unique situation and was able to develop a very clear strategy for me as early as our initial session. After our decision to work together, she helped me overcome many hurdles and confront issues that were holding me back for many years: financial, emotional, my mindset, beliefs, and self-imposed limitations. She tailored exercises, assignments, and meetings that helped me realize my potential. She helped me apply my skills, talents and dedicate my energy to what I needed to do, to finally generate results I wanted. Asha noticed in me skills and talents that I've never knew I had. It helped me broaden my horizons and it allowed me to be open to more successful job opportunities I've had not considered before. I've completely changed the ways I've been doing things. I was able to successfully update my resume, cover letters, online presence, and most importantly my attitudes and confidence. I finally got multiple job offers, in my ideal industry, for much better income and with better growth opportunities. Now I really enjoy being interviewed, and I receive great interest and feedback from potential employers. I am being selected to move forward with the hiring process over other candidates.

I had a challenging 2024. I visited with three different therapist/coaches with minimal or little…read morechange to how I handle my frustrations, thoughts and anxiety . I have always wanted to improve who I want to be, and to envision life and the world around me in a more positive way. After striking out with the first three others I found Alisha. She has given the tools each week to face life and its challenges with fresh hope. To say it has been life changing is an understatement. She always starts our session with a huge warm smile that immediately sets the mood for an epic hour. I would highly recommend Alisha to literally everyone. I cannot say enough great things about her. She has helped me to be a more optimistic, positive person that I always wanted to be. Soon I will be "Fiercely Optimistic" and am enjoying my journey to get there.

Alisha is a true Gem! She understands people like nobody else. What a great practitioner.read more

Yes, of course my wonderful wonderful caseworker Nadia. I couldn't have done it without her and her…read morepatience and Yolanda as well. I've been absolutely smitten on how well they take care of their people that need a life and start working all over again and trying to help them get on their feet like I thank you so much everyone happy holidays to you.

I've tried to get help through this place twice. The first time, the experience ended with some…read morewoman telling me that if I can get a job at McDonald's. then take that. This time, the second time, my experience has been even more painful. Supposedly, I entered into some sort of "program" to get me employed but thus far it has been months of going around and around with one woman after another who has done nothing but refer me to "workshops" led by women who openly admit that they cannot get hired doing anything else. Yes, the Metro Career Center is clean, but I really wonder if some of these overly enthusiastic reviews on here are created by employees simply to ensure that the funding continues. The truth is that you can get a computer at the library. You can get a listing of temp agencies (that are not hiring) from Google. I can tell myself the basics of resume design. I can (even better) ask ChatGPT. My current "case manager" does nothing. She knows that I am going to go hungry soon so she sends me two links to dead-end job listings from companies that thus far have ignored my application. I'm not qualified to be a lot attendant for a parking company? Do I need two degrees for such a prestigious position? Now my case manager refuses to return my emails, even after I have begged for more help, or at least some moral support. Terrible. These Career Centers do nothing and are staffed by people who are otherwise unemployable themselves. As I've already written, the library also has free computers. The people at the Career Center claim that somewhere at the end of the rainbow there may be Department of Labor training, but you never get there. The pot of gold is a mirage. It's just the same thing over and over again, if you are even that lucky. Redo your resume. Redo your resume. Redo your resume. Get no job hits. San Diego's job market is the worst I've ever seen. Vastly too many people. And most of the people doing the hiring are very very biased and prejudicial about who they hire. Too old? Too this? Too that? Too bad. Get your shopping cart and pick a nice corner in a nearby parking lot to live. And no one cares. Even the people allegedly paid to help you. Five stars for superficial appearance. Zero stars for actually doing anything to help you get employed.