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I got my dream job. You were instrumental in helping me see things more clearly along the way - messaging and telling my story. -- Colleen, Education
The Dream Career Club gives you actionable strategies, tips
and inside information in a self-paced, accessible format.
Dream Career Club members also get surprise bonuses throughout the year.
Bonuses have included a personalized LinkedIn profile review, mock interview, and a 1:1 strategy call
Designed by a recruiter and career coach -- so you can build your own Dream Career
In the Dream Career Club, you get a variety of resources to build your own dream career -- in a self-paced, self-study format. You pick and choose exactly what you need. Or access ALL of the below:
- Looking for a job? Behind The Scenes In The Hiring Process: 48 short videos on how to land your dream job
- Want to change careers? Jump Ship: 10 Steps To Starting A New Career: my book on how to pivot to a new industry, role or both
- Want an alternative to the corporate grind? Making FIRE Possible: 16 short videos on how to reach Financial Independence and Retire Early
- Want insider information? Recruiter Interviews: Caroline interviews 10 recruiters from a variety of industries and functional specialties
- Want expert advice? Career Webinars: Caroline and special guests present on a range of topics, including resilience, executive presence and more
- Want customized support? Private coaching with Caroline includes access to the Dream Career Club while you are an active client. Click here for details on 1:1 coaching
If you’re looking for a job, take the online course: Behind The Scenes In The Hiring Process.
In this online course, I share what I have learned from my 20+ years in recruiting -- evaluating thousands of candidates and hiring for entry- through C-level jobs -- so that you know what employers are really looking for and can tailor your job search accordingly.
1.0 - Building A Foundation For Your Job Search
1.1 - Time Management and Job Search (click here to sample this lesson)
1.2 - Traditional Job Search. Job Postings and Recruiters
1.3 - The Hidden Job Market: jobs that are open but never posted
1.4 - Overview of the Six-Step Job Search Process
2.0 - Identifying Ideal Job Search Targets
2.1 - How To Select Your Job Search Targets (click here to sample this lesson)
2.2 - How To Identify Your Interests
2.3 - How To Confirm Your Strengths
2.4 - How To Clarify Your Priorities
2.5 - How To Define Your Opportunities
2.6 - What To Do If You Have Too Many Job Search Targets
3.0 - Creating Compelling Marketing
3.1 - Resumes (click here to sample this lesson)
3.2 - LinkedIn
3.3 - Cover Letter
3.4 - Networking Pitch
3.5 - Additional Marketing Tools
4.0 - Conducting In-Depth Research
4.1 - What To Research
4.2 - How To Research / Research Sources
4.3 - When You Uncover Negative Information
4.4 - Informational Interviews
5.0 - Networking And Interviewing
5.1 - Networking Is Interviewing (And Vice Versa)
5.2 - Networking And Time Management
5.3 - How To Get Started With Networking
5.4 - Networking Without Bothering People
5.5 - How To Ask For Job Search Help
5.6 - Networking Tip Sheets
5.7 - Overview Of The Interview Process (click here to sample this lesson)
5.8 - Live, Phone, And Video Interviews
5.9 - First-Round v Callback Interviews
5.10 - Types Of Interviews
5.11 - Additional Interview Variations
5.12 - Executive Presence
5.13 - How To Structure Interview Answers
5.14 - Difficult Interviews
5.15 - Questions To Ask
5.16 - Interview Mistakes To Avoid
6.0 - Troubleshooting Your Job Search
6.1 - Why A Job Search Runs Into Trouble
6.2 - How To Keep Your Job Search Organized
6.3 - How To Stay Motivated In Your Job Search
6.4 - Career Change v Job Search
7.0 - Negotiating And Closing The Offer
7.1 - Negotiation Starts Before The Offer
7.2 - Never Accept The First Offer
7.3 - Elements Of A Negotiation
7.4 - Three Stages Of Negotiation (click here to sample this lesson)
7.5 - Seven Steps To Prepare For Negotiation
7.6 - Most Important Element During Negotiation
7.7 - Negotiation Follow-Up
7.8 - Negotiation Mistakes To Avoid
7.9 - Negotiation Mistakes Even Experienced Pros Make
If you want to change careers, read my book: Jump Ship: 10 Steps To Starting A New Career.
In this book, I share the same 10 steps I use with all of my clients who are trying to enter a new industry, work in a different role, move to a new location or all three!
Step 1 - Change Everything Else But Your Career (click here to read this chapter)
Step 2 - Grow Professionally Without Changing Careers
Step 3 - Career Change Light: Change Some, But Not All, Parts Of Your Career
Step 4 - Marshal Your Resources For The Full Career Change
Step 5 - Identify Your New Career Interests
Step 6 - Tailor Your Job Search Technique For Career Change
Step 7 - Tell Your Career Change Story
Step 8 - Build A New Community
Step 9 - Interview With Confidence
Step 10 - Close Your Search and Start Your New Career
If you want an alternative to the corporate grind, take the online course: Making FIRE Possible.
This course is co-taught with my husband, Scott. By age 46, we had both left our traditional corporate careers behind for a flexible schedule that lets us pursue our passion for travel and work at what we love. In Making FIRE Possible, we share how we were able to untether from our jobs, even though we lived in a high cost of living city (New York) and raised two kids:
1.0 - Four Ways To Make FIRE Possible
1.1 - FIRE Is Time Freedom (click here to sample this lesson)
1.2 - The Four Main Strategies To Achieve FIRE (click here to sample this lesson)
1.3 - Mix and match the multiple strategies
1.4 - Action Steps
2.0 - Grow Your Income To Make FIRE Possible
2.1 - Negotiate For More Right Where You Are
2.2 - Making Money From What You Already Know
2.3 - Tuning Your Radar To Money-Making Opportunities
2.4 - Minimize Risk And Disruption
3.0 - Manage Expenses To Make FIRE Possible
3.1 - Tracking v. Budgeting.
3.2 - Taming Small Expenses
3.3 - Managing Debts And Big Expenses
3.4 - Spending Time v. Money
4.0 - Getting Creative To Make FIRE Possible
4.1 - Geo-Arbitrage
4.2 - Real Estate
4.3 - What Worked For Us (And What Didn’t)
4.4 - Make It Foolproof To Start Right Away
For more insider knowledge, check out these Recruiter Interviews.
Recorded in late 2020, these interviews share the latest insights on market trends and what job seekers should be focused on:
- Xavier Roux, management consulting
- Bucky Keady, media
- Judy Wong, telecom
- Bruce Faulk, tech
- Keilly Cutler, tech
- Pamela Bol Reiss, non-profit
- Jamie Klein, HR consulting
- Lesley Shorr-Klein, HR
- Lynda Fraser, temporary HR
- Erica White, temporary admin and HR
Visit Caroline’s YouTube channel to see clips from each interview.
For more professional development, check out these Career Webinars.
- Shattering the Glass Ceiling with non-profit CEO turned women's leadership coach Analiza Quiroz Wolf
- Media Training: Why Every Leader (And Aspiring Leader) Needs It with CBS News veteran Marcy McGinnis
- Adopt A Happiness First Mindset with happiness coach and author Lauren G. Foster
- How To Receive Feedback Without Defensiveness w/ executive coach and lecturer at Wharton, Columbia, and Peking University, Deborah Riegel
- Career Advice For Introverts w/ executive coach and author, Nancy Ancowitz
- Making A Big Career Pivot w/ digital marketer, Tunde Kamson
- Unpacking Executive Presence w/ communications expert and author, Robyn Hatcher
- Feedback: How To Give It, How To Take It w/ leadership coach, Rhonda Joy McLean
- Financial Health For Right Now w/ financial strategist Tricia Juhn
- Executive Presence w/ image consultant David McKnight
- An Inside Look at Changing Careers w/ HR Director Gina Yard
- Maintaining Relationships Amidst Social Distancing w/ relationship expert and author Karen Rancourt
- Job Search In Uncertain Times w/ recruiter and career coach Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio
- Resilience in VUCA Times w/ mental toughness coach Renita Kalhorn
Plus, Caroline presents solo on:
- 10 Steps To Reach Your Goals
- How to Get Your Career Unstuck
- Planning Your Next Career Move
- Getting Hired For Senior Roles
- Career Change: How To Get Started
- Become A Fearless Negotiator
- Attracting Bigger Opportunities
- Year-End Flourish: Make The Last Quarter Your Best Quarter
- Networking For People Who Don't Want To
- Build Your Dream Career In A Rapidly Changing Future
The Club
Membership to the Dream Career Club is $497 for one year (12 months) of instant access to all of these resources, as well as any new webinars and courses that are introduced while you are an active member.
You have access to 100% of the material from day one. For this reason, there are no refunds for the Dream Career Club membership. If you are still deciding on whether to join, you can sample the Behind The Scenes job search course, the Jump Ship book, the Making FIRE Possible course, and the Recruiter Interview clips using the preview links above.
Caroline Ceniza-Levine has a giving spirit. With her incredible insight, I gained confidence and clarity on what I wanted in regards to my career. As a result, I ended up with a "happy" agreement with a large corporation and landed my dream job... not bad for being laid off and unemployed for less than 2 weeks. Listen to Caroline and you will make it to the other side. -- April, Healthcare
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