Landed job, great experience
In January 2026, I was looking for a new job, having just left my company of 10 years and I felt like the process for job searching had completely changed since the last time I'd done it. After a lot of time spent researching online, various forums, LinkedIn, etc., plus some wasted $$$ on someone who said he would improve my resume and visibility (he did not!), I finally connected with someone from the GHYC sales team. I had a great meeting: she did not come across super "salesy", provided helpful advice, and shared some of GHYC's free resources for job seekers. To me, this last piece was the kicker. When someone shares their resources that are free (good ones, too) then I typically assume they have good intentions and a good product. This definitely was my experience with the GHYC team, at large.
From day 1, I felt like they were not going to be people who would rush me through the turnstiles and push my search in unwanted directions. I had 1 main coach who oversaw my progress, plus 3 additional, and also their CEO, Bogdan, who I met with a couple times but was also available as needed. All 3 of my coaches were fantastic. I would describe each of them as very professional, super talented in their specialty areas, and also very empathetic with good listening skills. They always remembered details from our past conversations, which typically included me updating them on where I was at with job prospects (applications, outreach/networking, and interviewing), plus at least 1 vent per meeting by me on how strange and disheartening the job search process feels to me. The advent of AI tools in career platforms makes every single job candidate sound, to me, like they are the perfect fit, unfortunately with little distinction on paper of candidates' strengths and gaps.
Their program has a wide range of success stories; in the kinds of jobs people land, pay scale, length of time till offers are made, etc. I ultimately landed a job about 3 months after starting their program, with a lot of "almost offers" in between. My experience with this team indicated that if I were in a real bind in my runway going from "I'm looking to find a new job/career" to "I need any job asap", they would have handled my situation with more urgency, and possibly less attention to the finer details of my resume, LinkedIn optimization, and outreach/networking efforts. Fortunately for me, we did not have to cross that road, but it was nice to know they had some kind of strategy shift if I needed it. To be clear, I landed a job that I am extremely excited about, meets almost all the criteria I set out, including pay.
Now, if I were to lose my job tomorrow would I do this program again, which is on the more expensive side...? Absolutely. Each coach I worked with brought real value and insights that tangibly landed, or showed up, in my resume, LinkedIn profile, progress with networking, progress with interviews, etc. And I can definitely say that I am better equipped for navigating the job market, even on my own, for having worked with this team for just a few months. I have even thought, next time around (because let's face it, no job is forever) I will probably reach out to them before I have left my previous position. That was definitely a "hindsight is 20/20" learning. Overall, great group that help you find a career move or new job that is a great fit for you and, most important to me, people that genuinely showed care.
28 april 2026
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