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SEARCHWISER
The job search is inherently challenging, lonely, and complex. We created the SearchWiser model to provide support and direction for your job search.
This is our structured approach to the job search, stemming from
our real-world recruiting and executive coaching experience, combined with our study of over 30 years of job searching data spanning 165,000+ study participants*
Focus Areas
PERSONAL VISION
Work can only be fulfilling if it aligns with your values, passions, and purpose. Create personal vision for your life, by exploring what you Value, Love, Do, and Dream (VLDD)
HIGH-QUALITY ACTIONS
Not all job searching actions are created equal. We focus on the 12 High Quality Actions that matter, and teach you the tips, tricks, and tools to help search for the right roles effectively and efficiently. This includes leveraging your network, articulating your personal brand, and resume optimization techniques, among others.
ACCOUNTABILITY & SUPPORT
The job search is inherently lonely. Through our 1:1 coaching and workshops, get paired with a support network or accountability partner that will help you formulate goals, complete regular check-ins, and provide feedback.
INTENSITY & BALANCE
Data shows that people are more likely to get a job with 1. more job searching actions and 2. setting goals. Our approach focuses on weekly action planning to help you search with intention, intensity, but without burnout. This includes weekly planning, time boxing, goal-setting, and reward-setting.
The SearchWiser Model
The #1 Predictor of Job Search Success*
Self-regulation sits at the center of our model. It is the engine that runs you. It enables your ongoing focus, effort, and attitude.
Self-regulation is the ability to manage our emotions,
thoughts, and actions in alignment with our long-term best interests.
We based part of our model on an extensive scientific study that examined 30 years of job search data - specifically, what got people jobs. It included 165,000 participants over 30 years of time.
The #1 predictor of job search success was if someone self-regulated, irrespective of the quality or quantity of work invested in their search.
Team
Hello! Sarah Feely and Tuli Skaist here, two curious learners passionate about the intersection between happiness and work. We met at Northwestern University during our first class in the Masters of Science in Learning and Organizational change. We were two career pivoters, eager to learn more, and discover our (undefined) next career steps...
Two years later, as we approached graduation with both enthusiasm and trepidation, we noticed that many of our highly capable friends and peers struggled with their job searches. So...we turned to the data and academic literature to learn what made for a successful job search.
We learned a lot after 6+ months of reading academic articles and online content, visiting university career centers, interviewing job seekers, and studying coaching books....
Our Research Insights
01.
The ability to self-regulate was the #1 predictor of job-seeking success
02.
More job-seeking actions (aka intensity) leads to job-seeking success (i.e., more is more)
03.
Along with intensity, high-quality job seeking actions also predict if someone will find a job
04.
There is a lot of conflicting advice about how to job search. Not all actions are created equal.
05.
Self-exploration and clarity around values and purpose lead to higher work and life satisfaction
Services & Events
Ended
360 US dollars
Ended
400 US dollars
1 hr 30 min
Various Packages
References
*van Hooft, E. A. J., Kammeyer-Mueller, J. D., Wanberg, C. R., Kanfer, R., & Basbug, G. (2021). Job search and employment success: A quantitative review and future research agenda. Journal of Applied Psychology, 106(5), 674–713.
Ackerman, C. E, (2023, September 8). What is Self-Regulation? PositivePsychology.com. https://positivepsychology.com/self-regulation.
Bell, B. S. (2017). Strategies for supporting self-regulation during self-directed learning in the workplace. In J. E. Ellingson & R. A. Noe (Eds.), Autonomous Learning in the Workplace (pp. 117-134). New York: Routledge.
Bolles, R. N. (2022). What color is your parachute?: your guide to a lifetime of meaningful work and career success. Ten Speed Press.
Boyatzis, R., & Dhar, U. (2022). Dynamics of the ideal self. Journal of Management Development, 41(1), 1-9.
Kanar, A. M., & Bouckenooghe, D. (2021). Prompting metacognition during a job search: Evidence from a randomized controlled trial with university job seekers. Applied Psychology, 70(3), 955-985.
Song, L., Shi, J., Luo, P., Wei, W., Fang, Y., & Wang, Y. (2020). More time spent, more job search success?: The moderating roles of metacognitive activities and perceived job search progress. Journal of Career Assessment, 28(1), 147-164.
Turban, D. B., Stevens, C. K., & Lee, F. K. (2009). Effects of conscientiousness and extraversion on new labor market entrants’ job search: The mediating role of metacognitive activities and positive emotion. Personnel Psychology, 62(3), 553-573.