So you have graduated from a decent school and are now ready to be employed. Then you begin to wonder what it really takes to land your dream job.

1. Cosmic Coaching Centre
Corporate & Individual Career Solutions for Mid-Level Professionals & Executives
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2. Meet CCC Team
“Focusing your life solely on making a buck shows a certain poverty of ambition. It asks too little of yourself.
Because it’s only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you realize your true potential.”
Barack Obama
Who we are
Founded in 2002 by Cecile Peterkin, Cosmic Coaching Centre has quickly become one of Canada’s leading career
coaching companies in the GTA area. At Cosmic, we believe that it takes more than strong performance to build a
great company. It also requires an unwavering commitment to our core values and the highest standards of ethics
and integrity. Client by client we have built relationships that have earned the respect of both corporate and
individual clients globally. Our success is based on providing personalized, high quality and results-oriented
leadership and career advancement targeting our clients’ unique requirements. Cosmic Coaching Centre is made up
of a group of professionals dedicated to successful career planning both corporately and individually.
Let’s start the conversation, find out how we can help you achieve all that is possible for your career and life, this
is what we provide.
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3. the company’s dress code so that you may show them
how well you could assimilate into their culture.
So you have graduated from a decent school and are 4. DON’T Be Late
now ready to be employed. Then you begin to
You should be there at least 15 minutes earlier than
wonder what it really takes
the fixed start time. Interviewers will not waste any
to land your dream job.
time waiting for your arrival. Besides, being late is
Well, in this modern and
not how you want your first impression to be.
digital era, job seekers have
a wide variety of tools that 5. Be Flexible
could help them stand out
during the interview and It isn’t advisable to bring up the topic of salary in
eventually get the your first interview. Show them that you appreciate
employer’s attention. Also, there are resume and being given an interview and that you will be a
career services out there willing to help you get valuable member of their team should they hire you.
ready to jump into the job market. Below are some
6. Take Note of All the Details
tips you can use to get the job you are dreaming of.
The small details during the interview are normally
1. Do Enough Research
the most important ones. Be sure to turn your phone
Any interviewer is very likely to ask “what is our off during the interview. Also, avoid chewing a gum
company all about?” While this is a no-brainer, you and always be formal in the way you converse with
may be shocked to find out that there are still so the interviewers. As the interview comes to a close,
many people who are not ready to answer this be delightful and grateful for the opportunity and
interview question properly. Take the time to learn don’t forget to ask about what the next steps would
about the ins and outs of the company you wish to be.
work for.
These are just guidelines on how you can do well
2. Make a Connection during a job interview. There are many other things
you should or shouldn’t do in this important moment
As you do your research about the company online, in your life. To learn more on how you can be
you may as well visit their social media pages where successful in your job search, you can work with
you could leave a comment on their posts. You will resume and career services where you can find
never know who may be watching, so you had better someone who will guide you all the way.
take the opportunity to build some sort of connection
with the company even before you have the
interview.
3. Get Yourself Ready
Get as much information as you can about the
interview and the person who will conduct the
interview. And when you ask questions, make sure
they are sensible enough not to leave a bad
impression to the employer. Remember to check also
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4. space, you may be missing out on the right words or
format for a good resume. You can start your phrases
with strong action words that perfectly describe your
work experience and the skills you have developed
overtime. Make sure also that you do not over-
decorate your resume with adjectives about yourself.
Keep the details accurate and interesting at the same
time.
An effective resume
is a very important 3. Put emphasis on ACCOMPLISHMENTS and not
aspect of doing a your DUTIES.
successful job search.
Considering how Many job hunters make this mistake of describing
competitive the job every detail of their daily tasks and job duties. This
market is right now, isn’t so bad, but knowing your duties will hardly
there is no doubt that make employers remember you. What you can do
you will need to have instead is to highlight all the special projects you
a powerful resume that describes your best skills, have completed as well as all the improvements you
experience and accomplishments in your field. This is have made through all your experiences. Outlining
how you can get your potential employers to pay your accomplishments will make it easier for future
attention to you and eventually give you a chance to employers to identify you.
grow in their company. Here are some useful tips you 4. Consider the best FORMAT for your resume.
can use when writing a resume:
There are so many different types and formats of
1. No to the OBJECTIVE part resumes you can find online. In choosing which one
Traditional resume writers would say that a good you are going to use, don’t think that any of them will
resume is one that starts with an objective statement do for you. You can go for a resume that will highlight
stating what position is being applied for. There is your career goals and your experience or
actually nothing wrong with this approach, except background. There are other resume types that focus
that it emphasizes what the applicant wants to have, on the knowledge of the jobseeker instead of his
instead of stating what he or she can offer the work history. If you choose the right format for the
employers. kind of job seeker you are, you will certainly come up
with an effective resume.
A powerful way to begin a resume is to include a
profile section where all your aspirations, experience,
and skills are explicitly detailed. If you are a fresh
graduate or perhaps making a career transition, this
profile section can clearly show how your
background fits the employer’s needs.
2. Be SPECIFIC yet CONCISE in describing your
experience.
Typically, a resume must not be more than two pages.
The problem here is that as you try to conserve
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5. 3. Look for testimonials on LinkedIn.
You can trust that the testimonials you will find in
LinkedIn are all true because the site sees to it that
anyone who wishes to view profiles can have access
to whoever wrote them. For you to see these
testimonials, however, you will need to sign up as a
member, which is very simple and easy to do. Choose
We all know how important it is for every jobseeker a resume writer with the most number of positive
to have a powerful and well-written resume. The reviews from previous clients.
problem is that not
all people are 4. Never rush in doing your search.
capable of It is vital that the resume writing services you choose
composing a good will understand exactly what you need. This means
and attractive that you have to invest some time also not only in
resume that could trying to know the writer, but also making it clear to
get them hired. If them for whom they will be making the resume.
this is the same Remember, only a good and extensive research will
problem you are guarantee the best results.
facing right now, then using a resume writing service
is a good option for you. A professional resume 5. Look into the process of writing a resume.
developer has the skills to create a resume that
precisely reflects your qualifications and skills. Now Talk to the writer and ask about the method used in
the question is how you will go about choosing the writing. Longer and deeper processes normally yield
right resume writing service. better results for you. In short, it is about speed vs
quality. You would surely agree that a resume that
Tips for Choosing a Resume Writer took time to be written is likely the one that attracts
employers.
1. Ask about the writers’ experience in paid resume
writing. 6. Ask for samples and review them.
The experience of the resume writer is a very Take time also to take a closer look at the sample
important consideration. You would want a writer resumes you will be provided with. Through this, you
who has at least 5 years of paid resume writing will be able to determine the extent of the writer’s
development experience. Also, ask if they renew their expertise and knowledge. An outstanding resume
credentials every two years, as this can prove developer will produce resumes that contain a clear
commitment to writing excellence as well as up-to- writing strategy and a clear detail of the client’s
date resume writing techniques. background and career goals.
2. See if they offer guarantees.
Ideally, a resume creator should give a 100%
satisfaction guarantee to the clients. Just like in any
other professional services, a guarantee could mean
the service provider’s commitment to offering you
great service.
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6. client too soon. When this happens, it is likely that
the client will feel discouraged to pursue a specific
career because of the overwhelming facts told them.
Thus, a good coach needs to know when to provide
such information in order to keep the client’s high
You are now ready to start a career, but you don’t
spirits and motivation.
know where
and how to As a Referral Agent
start. Then a
friend Take note that career coaches are not perfectly
advises you knowledgeable to know everything. You can expect
to use him or her to be good at dealing with a lot of
resume and workplace and career issues, but they may not be in
career the position to give you sound financial advice. Not all
services to career coaches also are capable of giving therapy for
get some their clients’ psychological and emotional problems.
guidance on What your career coach can do is refer you to another
how you could be prepared to face the challenges in expert in case he recognizes a problem in you that is
the labor market. But do you really know what it beyond his expertise.
means to work with a career coach? Well, there are
As a Tutor
so many of them out there who will promise to make
you perfectly ready to find and succeed in your job. A good career coach should serve as your tutor once
However, before you look for a mentor, it is you have decided on your particular goals. You
important that you first understand what roles your should count on him to teach you how to reach your
career coach will be playing. goals. Also, he should be able to encourage you to
come up with your own career strategy plan based on
As an Assessor
your preferences and long term goals.
Your coach should first be an assessor who will
While it still is up to you how you can start and
identify your specific strengths and weaknesses as
maintain a successful career, there’s no doubt that
well. As you prepare yourself to begin your career,
the guidance from a career coach will be of great help
you certainly need to know what your strengths are
as you pursue your goals. This is why resume and
so to make sure that you will be entering an industry
career services are in demand and are considered
you will fit in. The objective feedback you will receive
essential in career building.
from your coach will be very helpful, particularly as
you get ready to write your resume and have job
interviews.
As an Information Provider
A career coach is the one that informs their clients
about their options along with the barriers they will
face. But it is vital that the coach does not give clients
too much information, as this could lead to the
latter’s being over-dependent. Likewise, a coach
should be careful not to present the barriers to the
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