1.5 mo
An offer from a European company, after 7 months of searching alone
Searching alone
7 months · no result
Together with me
1.5 months · offer
Before
A strong profile, real results, and 7 months of silence.
- Positioningthe CV listed technologies, not impact
- No strategychaotic applications without priorities
- Behavioural questionsgeneric answers instead of examples
- Tone and deliveryeither too modest or too technical
- Self-doubthe couldn't say why it should be him
What we worked on
Six things that changed the result
- 01
Search strategy
A targeted approach instead of ‘apply to everything’. Fewer applications, each one on target, parallel processes at several companies.
- 02
CV and positioning
Before:
developed payment featuresAfter: cut the payment return rate from 8% to 5.7% through three iterations of a product solution
- 03
Preparation for every stage
A separate package for each company: analysis, STAR stories for its values, a cheat sheet. Transcript reviews after every call.
- 04
STAR and the WHO Method
A bank of real stories from his experience. The principle: ‘I did’ instead of ‘I am ready to do’.
- 05
Tone and confidence
Calm confidence without arrogance: the difference between modesty and self-doubt.
- 06
Letters and outreach
Recommendation letters for each company and warm outreach through contacts.
Result
An offer from a European company
- 0 → offer
- from zero active processes
- 6+
- interview stages passed
- Last round
- at a fintech unicorn valued at $3.5B, in parallel
Library of materials:
- CV
- STAR stories
- Company cheat sheets
- Interview guides
- Recommendation letters
“The technical experience was always there. We simply made it visible.”
The problem was not the experience but the strategy and the delivery. The client came in feeling that ‘something is off’, and left understanding exactly what.
Free · 45 min