John Bates the Job Guy

About John Bates the Job Guy

I am the Job Guy, a career coach and advisor who leverages expertise and perspectives gained from hiring decision makers to help clients develop personal brands that pave the way to rewarding and productive careers. I provide outplacement help to small companies, too! My direct email is j•••@job-guy.com. Phone is 50••••••63.I have helped hundreds of:W-2 employees and solopreneurs under age 75 who don\'t already own the 3 basics of modern survival: indoor plumbing, mobile phone, and a career management strategy. Miserably employed professionals who run the risk of jumping from the frying pan into the fire just to escape a bad boss or job.Those who need/want a stronger professional network.Mid-career (aren\'t we all in the new economy?) professionals who wonder \"is this all there is?\"Solopreneurs who want to return to traditional employment; traditionally employed who want to be solopreneurs (efforts to look for jobs and clients succeed and fail for the same reasons, you know).Really talented people who have horrible resumes or freak out about interviews.Those who would like to have fun doing something that isn\'t supposed to be (yeah, that would be job stuff with a really upbeat career coach)Professionals who feel about their careers as they do about a 15 year old car: nothing wrong with it, but might just be time for a new one anyway!Specialties: Career Coach, Career Coaching, Outplacement, Personal Brand Management, LinkedIn Profile Building, Social Media Presence, Resume Development, Interview Training, Career Planning, Professional Network Development, Salary Negotiations, Job Search Strategy.

Experience

1. Career Coach

   Job Guy

   Jun 2004 — Present · Mansfield, MA, US

   I help miserably-employed professionals figure out what type of work they should be doing and in which work environment. I believe that, like me, everyone should enjoy what they do for 40+ hours a week. It is fun for me to help others recognize where they belong and/or assist them to get there.Clients can save money by opting for a full array of career services from me. But I can also be hired on an hourly basis to help with specific areas of need including search techniques, resumes, interviewing, online networking, face-to-face networking, branding, salary negotiations, and career planning. I am fortunate to have been blessed with really good career coaching skills, because I have yet to identify talents in other areas. I can’t sing or dance, I can’t hit a baseball, and I invariably draw my own blood doing home improvement projects. So my first piece of advice would be to hire me to coach you, but not on those other things.

Education

• Newbury College

  Computer Science, Computer Science

  1992 — 1996

• University of Iowa

  Business Administration, Management and Operations

Skills

• Marketing Strategy
• Personal Branding
• Interviewing
• Social Media
• Career Development
• Hiring
• Career Management
• Communications Planning
• Executive Coaching
• Consulting
• Salary Negotiations
• Job Interview Training
• Entrepreneurship
• Job Search Strategies
• Resume Writing
• Lifestyle Coaching
• Cover Letters
• Networking
• Recruiting
• Public Speaking
• Career Counseling
• Interview Preparation
• Interviews
• Job Search
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Career Development Coaching
• Coaching
• Job Coaching
• Training
• Marketing
• Strategy
• Succession Planning