Amy Geffen
Geffen Careers
As a career coach, I can empathize with my clients because I have changed careers 4 times and jobs 14 times, always to the next best position at a higher salary. I switched from teaching ESL to college administration to association management to career coaching.
I work with job seekers one on one or in small group workshops. I have hourly, monthly and three month packages. I also provide online webinars to groups and organizations such as New York Public Library, Floral Park Library, Brooklyn College, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Savvy Ladies, Fairy God Boss.
I use a five step process that takes a client from Step One: Assessment of skills, interest and values; Two: Branding - I help write your pitch, cover letter, resume and LinkedIn profile; Three: Connecting through expanding networks and writing directly to companies; Four: I help prepare you for the interview to Differentiate yourself from the other candidates through accomplishments, problem solving; and finally, Five: Enhancing one's candidacy through influencing letters, phone calls and proposals and learning how to negotiate your compensation package.
Webinars for groups at schools, associations, organizations on a variety of job search topics: Resumes that Get Results; Ace the Interview; LinkedIn Profiles that Get you Noticed; Finding the Hidden Job Market; You can Negotiate Anything; Assessing Your Skills to Identify Your Job Target.
I have over 30 years of experience working in college administration, non-profit professional development, and management. I was let go of my last full time job as CEO of The New York Society of Security Analysts. I requested and received an outplacement package from the Five O'Clock Club (now GetFive) for a year's worth of weekly sessions and 22 hours of private coaching. During that time I decided to become a career coach, took their course and am now certified by the Get Five organization.