Recently, I was approached on LinkedIn by a guy who works as a career coach, providing advise and help to young graduates to secure internships and jobs in IB in London.
He sent me an inbox asking me for a call, and then we talked for about 30 min. He invited me to join his program (which apparently is exclusive for people with decent profiles and is tailored for people looking to break in IB). For this 3 months program, he wants to charge me 3,000 GBP, which is a lot of money for me.
On one hand, I feel tempted, as I have failed to secure a job after my graduation, and I didn't get many interviews this year, so he says he will help me to tailor my CV and cover letters and will give me access to a network of bankers and Oxford graduates. Clearly if I get a job, it will be more than worthy. But on the other hand, this is a lot of money, and I don't have many references of this people, they look professional and serious, but I don't know at what extend they will be helpful.
Does anyone have any experience working with career coaches? Would you recommend me to pay for the service or do you think this is bulls**t?
This is total bullshit especially for that price. You can easily network with bankers yourself for free. They'll be more willing to help you if you reach out independently vs via some guy selling their network.
Resume reviewing is a legitimate service and potentially worth a few hundred dollars with a professional company if you need it, but $3k for this is ridiculous. Run far away.
Is this that Sam Shiah guy lol