Success Stories
Search Forward works with every client individually and strives to exceed each client’s expectations. The following are a few client stories to provide examples of our work. Please also read our testimonials for more information.
Personal statement and interview preparation - Dental Student
Whitney was a fourth year dental school student applying to post-graduate fellowship programs. Read more... Search Forward helped her refine her personal statement for applications and also provided coaching for interviews. She was ultimately accepted into the program of her choice.
"Having Margie help me with my CV and residency application was a great investment for the future. Her expertise helped me create a CV quickly and her objective reading of my personal statement was very beneficial. I had never really interviewed for a professional position and it was amazing how much her coaching helped. I would recommend Search Forward to anyone who wants to be well prepared for interviews and the graduate school application process." Hide Resume writing - Senior Sales Manager
As a senior executive, John's experience spans more than twenty-five years and his resume had last been updated almost ten years ago. Read more... He needed to provide a resume for a Board of Directors nomination and turned to Search Forward to help him write it.
"Working with Margie to write my resume was a great investment. I didn't have the time or inclination to write a professional resume and her expertise and quick turnaround were very helpful to getting my resume written." Hide Resume updating, coaching, interviewing preparation - Working Professional
Karen had been working at her firm for more than three years and was being considered for an internal promotion. Read more... Search Forward helped her to update and polish her resume, prepare for the interview and also work through some of the intricacies and subtleties of an internal job interview.
“I was nervous about how to handle an interview with someone I already knew. Search Forward was fantastic and helped me think through how to position myself for the opportunity. Margie offers invaluable advice with resumes (even if you think your resume is complete!) and her coaching in the interview process was indispensable. I also appreciated her input on the negotiation phase after I had been offered the position. Her ability to listen and objectively provide guidance is invaluable to me. I can't recommend her highly enough!” Hide Resume writing, interview preparation - PhD candidate, Private Industry Job Search
Yulia was a PhD candidate in chemistry and interested in an industrial products research position. Read more...
Search Forward helped her transform an academic CV into a resume and prepare for interviews at an upcoming professional association conference. Yulia then worked with Search Forward to prepare for phone and on-site interviews with a consumer products company, where she was ultimately offered a position.
"Coaching sessions with Search Forward were very helpful in my job search and interviewing process. The expert advice helped me sharpen my resume and was invaluable in preparing for the on-site interview. After practicing interview questions, I was able to structure my answers to highlight my strong points, their compatibility with the position and also align my personal career goals with the goals of the company. I consider coaching sessions with Search Forward the best monetary investment in my career so far." Hide |
