Donte Parks in front of green plant and black wall, smiling at the camera.

Coaching

One-on-one sessions to dive deep into the areas where you need support most, whether that’s updating your resume/cover letter, finding answers to your trickiest interview questions, or creating a business from scratch.

Coaching as unique as you are

Everyone has specific needs. My goal is to help you authentically present yourself at your best. That means understanding your work history, strengths, & motivations and knowing what you want to achieve to prepare you for your next professional chapter, whether that’s a job search, an industry change, or venturing out on your own.

My work is more comprehensive than updating a resume, writing a cover letter, or having the right interview answers (although those things happen too if needed). Coaching is about creating real clarity on where you want to go, drafting the roadmap to get you there, and making the first or next step. Through it all the goal is to set the stage so you can thrive in your next role and the ones that follow.

Coaching Components

Professional Experience Audit

Review your work history to interpret past roles with your current perspective to tease out hidden themes and trends

Strengths Assessment

Understand where you excel, areas for growth, and what things energize versus those that drain you

Market Alignment Evaluation

Uncover what aligns with your experience, maximizes your strengths, and marks a next step along your desired career path

Strategy Development

Craft the “pitch” that brings together your experience & skills, your interests, and what the market is demanding

Preparation & Practice

Ensure that everything you present supports your pitch, iterate on your materials, and rehearse telling your story to yourself and others.

Coaching

$250 | 1 hour session

Coaching sessions provide support where you need it most. We can review a resume or cover letter, do a mock interview, strategize for a particular role, or discuss how to navigate a professional crossroads. Regardless of where you are in the process, we can troubleshoot and optimize your activity to make the next step a reality.

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Packages

3 Sessions | $750 $700
5 Sessions | $1250 $1000

Save money by buying coaching sessions in bulk. Dive deeper into your unique career arc and spend more time on bigger questions, particular materials, and refining your strategy and tactics.

Coaching packages include a materials audit.

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FAQs

Do I need coaching?

Coaching is specific to every individual. The point is to spend time and energy where you need it most, whether that’s on making a more impactful resume, doing interview preparation, or deciding what sorts of roles you want next. Our first work together will be to decide where to focus.

How do I get started with coaching?

All you have to do is show up ready to put in the work. That looks different for everyone but we’ll want to understand what you’ve done, where you want to go, and any barriers that might be in the way. Feel free to sign up for a free introductory call to break the ice. There’s no pressure or obligation for these calls and if there’s anything glaringly obvious, I’ll tell you. I want to help, not gatekeep.

Does coaching conflict with your workshops?

Far from it, coaching and workshops work well together since both are focused on addressing the most important issues head-on. Workshops can serve as a cost-effective entry point to my working style and get some of the “low-hanging fruit” out of the way. That leaves coaching as a means to dive into deeper topics, with the kind of individual attention that isn’t possible in a workshop’s group setting.

What happens in a session?

In general a coaching session is going to be a back-and-forth between you and myself. We’ll want to take a task/goal, discuss it, and leave each session with increased clarity of some sort (even if it’s that there’s more work to do). There will likely be homework of some sort to keep things moving forward.

I’m freaking out!

First, that’s not a question. Still, it’s OK to feel overwhelmed. Nothing about job searches is designed to leave you feeling you confident. My goal is to put you in the best position to succeed, doing all that’s under your control to demonstrate why someone would want to work with you. I can’t make all fear disappear but I can help you face it head-on.

What if I just need help with my resume or cover letter?

That’s totally fine. Everyone is in a different position. With a Materials Audit I can look over a specific application or set of materials (resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile) to ensure these materials are reinforcing your strengths and optimized to get you to the next step. We’ll also spend some time discussing strategies for how to update and maintain them for future applications.

  • "I was in the middle of a long interview process and Donte helped me reframe my previous experiences to tell a more cohesive story rather than just recounting position by position on my resume. I went into my final interview feeling more confident in my experiences, with a plan to show my interviewers how my experience was really catered to the position. In the week between the two [workshop] sessions, I was offered (and accepted!) the position! "

    T.H., Senior SEO Strategist

  • "Donte’s coaching methods are about meeting you where you are. His workshops create an environment of trust, facilitating productive open conversations about job-searching challenges. Everyone's going to go away with an improved perspective and insights. "

    A.E., Marketing Project Manager

  • “My trouble with interviewing comes down to a battle with imposter syndrome. The reminders that I am actually competent, talking through good stories, and frankly, pep-talks, helped a lot.”

    N.L., Technical Program Manager

  • "I came into this workshop not knowing what to expect and came out feeling more confident and hopeful in my career search and career path. I learned a lot about myself, my needs, and my gaps, and it was all done in a space that was safe and caring."

    A.Z., Product Manager

  • “My conversations with Donte shifted the entire framework with which I was considering jobs and my career. This made it clear what choices I needed to make and how to prioritize myself as well as my long term career goals.”

    A.O., Program Coordinator

  • "Donte had easy, actionable answers for what prior to the workshop felt like considerable hurdles in resume building and framing my personal work narrative."

    M.T., Freelancer

  • "This workshop was a great kick-start to my job search. I feel more equipped to represent myself and my experience in interviews, and I got a few great new contacts as well!"

    S.H., Associate Strategy Officer