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My Story

Melissa Llarena - Career Outcomes Matter

I am an employee-transition expert and president of Career Outcomes Matter. I have transitioned across 16 different business units throughout my own career and have coached professionals since 1997.

I started while working at JPMorgan Chase as a generalist in HR, where I focused on performance management and high-potential career-development programs. I later transitioned into the bank’s Internet-marketing unit, where I worked on competitive intelligence. Immediately thereafter, I joined Reuters, where I was the lead trainer for Fidelity Investments. These experiences positioned me well for my subsequent roles marketing brands across sectors, including in consumer product goods, financial services, and technology. Notably, I worked on the IBM account for Ogilvy & Mather, where I built, implemented, and encouraged the reuse of best practices worldwide. I left my successful marketing career for megabrands including American Express and P&G to help propel top talent toward achieving a greater satisfaction in their current careers, as well as to help them cultivate their career callings.

Today, I am an adjunct instructor for my alma mater, NYU, where I earned an undergraduate psychology degree. I earned an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

I continue to provide my expertise as a volunteer interviewer for many not-for-profit, career-development organizations in the US (e.g., Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and Inroads) and deliver transition strategy talks at Harvard, NYU, Baruch College, the NYC LGBT Community Center, Ivy League Alumni LinkedIn Group and other organizations.

The US News & World Report, The Wall Street Journal, The Glass Hammer, Social Media Week, TheLadders, Business Insider, Psychology Today, Technorati, Fox Business News, and American Express Open Forum have turned to me for insights. I have authored articles focused on successful transitions for Forbes and Women 2.0. I am also the author of the widely viral eBook The Mommy Shift: A Reentry Strategy, where I provide strategic, tech-savvy ideas for working moms interested in successfully transitioning back into the workforce. Most recently, I published the Guide for Landing a Global Assignment in 2013.

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Work With Melissa

FREE CONSULTATION

Email me for a free 15-minute phone consultation to discuss whether my services are right for you and how I can meet your needs. During the consultation, potential topics of discussion include:

  • Assessment of your needs.
  • Services that best meet your needs.
  • Desired timeframe for deliverables.
  • Discussion of my processes and the results you can achieve.

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I. Marketing Yourself “On Paper”

ONE-PAGE RESUME

  • One 90-minute phone session to uncover key accomplishments and marketable skills necessary to draw the attention of decision makers.
  • One differentiation questionnaire to uncover all relevant and valuable contributions that make you unique from your competition.
  • One highly strategic resume with keywords recruiters as well as hiring managers seek.
  • Up to two (2) resume revisions.

LINKEDIN PROFILE

  • One 90-minute phone session to uncover key accomplishments and marketable skills necessary to draw the attention of decision makers.
  • One differentiation questionnaire to uncover all relevant and valuable contributions that make you unique from your competition.
  • One complete LinkedIn profile with keywords prospective employers search online.
  • Original copy is written for the headline, summary, specialties, education, skills, and experience sections.
  • Target groups and recommenders are strategically selected.
  • Up to two (2) LinkedIn profile revisions.

II. Marketing Yourself In Person

MOCK INTERVIEW

Choose this option when you need constructive and candid feedback to sharpen your interview answers so that you can articulate them convincingly in support of your candidacy.

  • One 60-minute phone mock interview where you can share your answers to interview questions and get constructive verbal feedback that will help you not only refine them but also empower you so that you will convincingly showcase how you’d benefit an employer.

COMPREHENSIVE INTERVIEW PREPARATION & PRACTICE SESSION

If you have an interview that you cannot afford to improvise (or wing) then this service is right for you. It is tailored to a specific job so that you will gain the confidence necessary to excel during that high-stakes conversation.

  • One 60-minute phone practice session that includes working on both the points that you must highlight to distinguish your candidacy as well as on actual answers to the toughest questions for you to articulate.
  • Custom set of interview questions that will focus your efforts and help you thoroughly prepare.
  • Constructive feedback (written as well as verbal) to sharpen your answers.

INTERVIEW EVALUATION & COURSE CORRECTION

If you have interviewed with a number of firms yet have not gotten any offers then this is the right service for you. After this engagement, you will understand what is holding you back and be able to take action.

  • One 90-minute Skype session that includes an evaluation of your interviewing skills as well as answers, actionable guidance, and carefully thought out answers you can use to get you beyond initial interviews.
  • Custom interview questions to focus your efforts and help you thoroughly prepare.
  • Constructive feedback (written as well as verbal) to significantly improve your approach and responses.

III. Group Engagements

Suitable for career centers that use outside speakers to complement their services, professional affiliations as well as affinity networks that want to help their members grow professionally, such as greek letter organizations, alumni groups, and more.

Sample one-hour workshops delivered at Harvard, NYU, and Baruch include:

  • The Digital Emergency Toolkit for Thought Leaders – How to establish your thought leadership using social media
  • Mastering Interview Skills: from the S.T.A.R. Method to the R.A.T.S. Method – Learn how to nail a behavioral interview by focusing on results
  • How to Transition Out of Financial Services – Gain the strategies and a roadmap to facilitate any drastic career change

E-mail Melissa for availability, pricing, and more details.

Custom engagements are available upon request. Please email Melissa for pricing.

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