Frequently Asked Questions

How is JobWhiz different from recruiters and headhunters?

The job seeker, never any company, hires JobWhiz. Our business is exclusively to find exceptional executives the role they want, where they want it, and according to their needs. We can be trusted to produce leads on a strictly confidential basis.

In contrast, recruiters’ livelihoods depend on matching employers’ requirements. Their loyalty is to companies, not individual job seekers. A recruiter can only help you if an employer, their payor, has authorized them.

What are JobWhiz’s deliverables and professional fees?

All services are project-fee based and provided against an advanced retainer which varies from project to project. Projects usually begin with creating a unique, original comprehensive campaign strategy to eliminate obstacles, prioritize your needs, maximize your market value, increase attention from hiring authorities, build a better network faster, and reduce time to land. We find and show you the right connections to unadvertised roles you want (unadvertised positions in the hidden job market.) When requested, we set up one-to-one exploratory meetings for you with hiring authorities. All JobWhiz services, fees, and timing are guaranteed.

What does the JobWhiz guarantee mean?

Only Debra—no junior associates— partners one-on-one with you doing the heavy lifting to accelerate your career progress and assures you of complete privacy. Your search will be efficient and effective, conducted with sincerity, sophistication, and the highest level of professionalism. We do not guarantee placements. We do guarantee to promote you as you desire, discreetly introduce you to the individuals whom you want to meet, and arrange one-on-one confidential meetings to present your best self, cultivate a rapport, and get your questions answered.

If I can’t find a new job, why should I believe Debra will get results?

Most successful executives are not job search experts. They’ve been promoted, recruited, or jobs have found them. The current market is challenging and different (fewer headhunters, almost all hiring depends on word-of-mouth.) Connections are the primary source of new job leads. Today, top positions are not advertised; they are filled through referrals which means hiring authorities must know you.

Since 2000, Debra has been job searching full-time on behalf of senior executives. She loves learning and refining her knowledge through networking, researching, and professional skills training. She will ensure you are in the game. She’ll identify the relationships you need with the hiring authorities who want to meet you.

What services does JobWhiz provide?

Do you need better contacts to land the job you want? We find connections to career opportunities that match your aspirations. Debra is always your dedicated agent job searching for you; she doesn’t work for an agency or employer to make placements. She devises a plan to get you from where you are to where you want to be smoothly and swiftly. Frequently, she arranges private meetings with decision-makers, never HR to talk about a possible new job and/or start a new purposeful networking contact. Too busy to job search? JobWhiz does your job searching for you and will perform sophisticated research and analysis to help you put your best foot forward.

What are JobWhiz’s deliverables and professional fees?

All services are project-fee based and provided against an advanced retainer which varies from project to project. Projects usually begin with creating a unique, original comprehensive campaign strategy to eliminate obstacles, prioritize your needs, maximize your market value, increase attention from hiring authorities, build a better network faster, and reduce time to land. We find and show you the right connections to unadvertised roles you want (unadvertised positions in the hidden job market.) When requested, we set up one-to-one exploratory meetings for you with hiring authorities. All JobWhiz services, fees, and timing are guaranteed.

How is JobWhiz different or better than career coaches, resume writers, and executive career firms?

Debra is a management consultant who digs in and expertly gets the work done. In contrast, coaches assign tasks and wait for clients to respond. Resume writers write; they rely on candidates to specify their search objective and describe their competitive positioning. At career marketing firms, multiple staff members vary in ability and availability. Their formulaic programs depend on outdated public databases, ineffective mass email, and hit-or-miss resume blasts. Only JobWhiz walks in your shoes and networks you into hiring authorities who need to meet you. Debra doesn’t rely on whom she or her contacts already know. She finds unadvertised opportunities you want, figures out who has hiring authority and how to attract enough interest from the connections who need to meet you.

Can JobWhiz jump-start a slow campaign?

When job searching isn’t producing enough leads or the right leads, there’s a problem with either the strategy driving the campaign or the plan is okay be it isn’t being executed effectively. JobWhiz will diagnose why your job search isn’t working, fix the problem and get your search back on the fast track.

Why should passive candidates or anyone who’s currently employed hire JobWhiz?

In today’s job market, having the best qualifications isn’t enough. It’s who knows you, likes you and remembers you that gets an offer. You’ll need the right contacts to land your next job. About 80% of positions are filled through recommendations. Three things are true:

1. Every job is temporary.

2. You can’t count on employers for your career progress.

3. It takes time to establish good referral relationships.

Therefore, you will save time and reduce stress when you have the right contacts before you need a new job. Start now. JobWhiz will identify who you need in your network and help you meet the right people to support your future success.