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The Self-Guided Job Search
A step-by-step career coaching experience to find your next job with intention and confidence. It’s time to stop overthinking and start taking action so you can create a career that works for you!
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What is The Self-Guided Job Search?

The Self-Guided Job Search is a digital download toolkit that contains step-by-step guidance on how to find a job. 

It's the playbook of strategies and approaches that I've refined over years of experience walking people through their job search, put together in an easy to use, day-by-day format. 

After coaching hundreds of people in their job search over the last 8+ years, I've noticed that people have similar struggles when it comes to job searching:

  • Not knowing how to get started.
  • Limited time to job search.
  • Feeling unsure of what they want or how to talk about themselves. 
  • Not knowing how to find jobs outside of the Indeed and LinkedIn job boards.
  • Lack of knowledge on how to create a strong resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profiles.
  • Inability to hire a private career coach because of the cost.

That's why I created The Self-Guided Job Search. I believe everyone is worthy and capable of managing their job search successfully if they have the right information and support!

For less than the price of 4 individual career coaching sessions ($600+), you'll get access to my customized playbook of approaches, frameworks, tutorials, and knowledge on how to job search.

✨ What's Included? ✨

The Self Guided Job Search Toolkit

The Self Guided Job Search Toolkit is a thorough, 193-page guide to each stage of the job search. In individual lessons, it will walk you through what you need to reflect on, do, and practice in order to position yourself well for your next job opportunity.

 

9 Job Search Topics 📚

  1. Reflection and Goal Setting

  2. Career Exploration and Possibilities

  3. Job Search Organization and Strategy

  4. Resume

  5. Cover Letter

  6. LinkedIn

  7. Networking

  8. Interviewing

  9. Negotiation

63 Individual Lessons 👩‍🏫

Within each topic, there are 5-7 daily lessons (61 total). Each lesson follows the following structure:

  • TIME: A time estimate of how long the lesson will take to complete, usually 30-60 minutes.
  • WHY: A quick note from me about why this lesson is so important as a building block in your job search. 
  • LEARNING: Key information, tutorials, guidance, or frameworks to learn about the lesson topic. 
  • PRACTICE: A recommended action step to practice what you just learned! 
  • ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Additional links or outside resources, if relevant for the lesson.

Additional Goodies in The Self Guided Job Search Toolkit 🤓

  • Resume, cover letter, LinkedIn, email and other job search examples and templates
  • Recommended books, podcasts, articles, and other tips
  • List of 200+ unique job boards, organized by industry

🚨 Special Bonuses! 🚨

Since this is the first time I'm sharing The Self Guided Job Search in this format, I wanted to add some special bonuses for you! 

Live Office Hours

All participants can attend 4 optional virtual Office Hours meetings with Megan to ask questions and meet other Self-Guided Job Searchers! All meetings are on Zoom.

Virtual Office Hours Dates and Times

  • Thursday, March 27: 5-6pm MT
  • Tuesday, April 8: 6-7pm MT
  • Tuesday, April 22: 6-7pm MT
  • Tuesday, May 6: 6-7pm MT

Personalized Feedback

All participants can receive one round of personalized email feedback on either your resume OR cover letter from Megan between time of purchase and May 6th 2025. The personalized feedback can either be general or for a specific job application!

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How It Works

1. Purchase.

Purchase the Self-Guided Job Search, using debit/credit card, Google Pay, or Apple Pay.

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2. Access.

After purchase, you'll have immediate and lifetime access to all of the 9 job search modules. Login access is through the CareerDork website and emailed to you after purchase.

3. Plan.

Plan out how you want to use The Self-Guided Job Search. I recommend dedicating 30-60 minutes every day, but you can go as slow or as fast as you want through the content and action items. 

4. Practice.

Success will come only if you take action and practice! Try out the strategies and information presented in the toolkit, join the Office Hour meetings, and build daily momentum toward your goals.

Is The Self-Guided Job Search right for you?

YES:

  • You're planning to job search in the next 1-6 months, or actively job searching with a flexible timeline. 
  • You're searching for roles under $150k per year (base salary).
  • You're searching for a role in communications, government, education, psychology, arts, learning and development, project management, or other non-technical field.
  • You're looking for strategies on HOW to job search effectively.
  • You are ready and able to dedicate 30-60 minutes at a time to learn and practice.
  • You want to grow your job searching skills for this job search and the next. 

NO:

  • You're looking for a quick-fix to your career issues.
  • You don't have a general idea of the type of role and/or industry you're applying to.
  • You're looking for executive level roles over $150k per year (base salary). 
  • You're searching for a technical role in STEM, engineering, law, medicine, or another technical field.
  • You're in a financially insecure position and need a job ASAP.
  • You don't have time to commit to job searching or learning.
  • You want shortcuts and "hacks" to get a job offer as soon as possible.  

About the Creator

Hi, I'm Megan! I developed The Self-Guided Job Search after 9+ years of experience in career counseling, coaching, teaching, and higher education. I don't just care about your job search. I care about YOU.

  • Master’s degree in career counseling, adjunct faculty in Career Counseling at the University of Denver for graduate students
  • 3000+ hours of career coaching for universities and CareerDork clients
  • Extensive training on resumes, cover letters, job search strategies, networking, LinkedIn interviews, negotiation, DEIB, and more.
  • Executive Coach and Career Coach for 15+ universities and college graduate programs, including Harvard University, USC, University of Denver, Tufts University, Northwestern University, and UNC Chapel Hill.
  • Expertise in working with professionals who are early career, career changers, and career advancers.
  • Member of the National Career Development Association (NCDA) and the Colorado Career Development Association (CCDA).

Client Love for Job Search Strategies! 🌟

"Hiring Megan as my career coach was hands down one of the best decisions I could have made during my job search. Megan provided strategic guidance and gave me the tools to feel confident when applying for jobs and going into interviews. At the end of my search, I found a position that included not only a significant salary increase but also organizational mission and culture aligned with my personal and professional priorities."
 - Annelise (Denver, CO)

"I had a great time working together with Megan on improving my resume and highlighting all those transferable skills hidden across my past experiences. I ended up with real deliverables that I was able to put forward fast."

- Andrea (Boston, MA)

 

How It Helps You

  • You'll have CONFIDENCE in what to do each day to find a new job.
  • It will feel EASIER to describe your values, strengths, skills, and interests.
  • You'll see EXAMPLES of how to do everything.
  • SAVE MONEY compared to private career coaching ($150 per hour!)
  • You'll choose your next job INTENTIONALLY instead of reactively job hopping.

The Self-Guided Job Search

$500

One-Time Payment

  • Instant and lifetime digital access to the 193-page toolkit
  • 9 job searching modules
  • 61 individual job search lessons with step-by-step guidance, templates, and examples
  • 4 hours of live Office Hours for questions and community connection
  • Personalized resume or cover letter feedback from Megan
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The Self-Guided Job Search has been my labor of love for YOU, the job searcher. You deserve to feel confident in your job search and your career, and I hope that this toolkit equips you with the knowledge, strategies, and resources you need to take the next step.

Remember: "Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." – John Wooden

 

With gratitude,

Megan (aka CareerDork 🤓)

Frequently Asked Questions

Have another question? 🤓

Send me an email at careerdork (at) gmail.com.

More Client Success Stories

"Working with Megan gave me both the tools and confidence I needed to tackle my job search in a productive way. Her guidance on clarifying what I was looking for helped me focus my energy where it would be the most effective, and ultimately helped me land a job that aligns with my values and checks all the boxes I was looking for. Best of all, her methods were broadly applicable, so I know I'll be able to rely on them whenever I find myself on the job market again."

- Savannah (Los Angeles, CA)

"Megan was a pleasure to work with and is an experienced career coach. She was able to provide clarity and direction with professional documentation. She remained flexible to my changing directions for which I was grateful."

- Jennika (Denver, CO)

"Learning more about ATS and how to use these systems was a game changer and I started having lots more traction. In the end, I landed my dream role, in my dream location, earning 30k more than I originally aimed for (doubling my salary). With Megan, I learned a career switch is not just one strategy but many working together. What mattered most in this career switch was persistence, diligence, and coaching to put the right practices in place."

- Daniela (San Francisco, CA)

"I had a great time working together with Megan on improving my resume and highlighting all those transferable skills hidden across my past experiences. We worked hard on a specific job position and I was impressed by her speed and accuracy in interpreting diverse backgrounds and skills. I enjoyed the relaxed environment and the fact I ended up with real deliverables that I was able to put forward fast."

- Andrea (Boston, MA)

"Megan provides so much value with humility and grace. Outside of providing very practical tips and tricks, Megan also genuinely listens and works to help pinpoint thinking traps while offering helpful perspective. She also always has a relevant book, article or Ted Talk on-hand."

- Megan (Denver, CO)