"I have hard time expressing myself and I get extremely nervous"

Do you feel that it doesn't matter how much you prepare for your job interview, you still freeze up and your mind goes blank as soon as you step into the meeting?

You're not used to speaking about yourself so sometimes oftentimes you mess up your words. Especially when you're nervous.

Do you find that even though you're hard-working and have the credentials to show for it, you just don't seem to be able to communicate this and make your answers reflect the hard-working person that you are?

And do you believe that because of this, you're destined to have a painstakingly long job search process?

Here's the good news!

YOU'RE NOT DESTINED TO HAVE A LONG JOB SEARCH PROCESS!

Being good at interviewing is not something you are born knowing how to do. It’s a skill.

This means YOU CAN LEARN how to be so proficient in interviewing that you’ll breeze through the interview and land job offers with ease and speed.

YOU CAN LEARN to talk about the value you bring to a company in a way that UNDENIABLY confirms to the hiring team that you are the one they’re searching for.

Introducing the Get Hired Accelerator

Take advantage of my 20+ years of Corporate senior-level HR and hiring manager experience and get my help with preparing for your interview and formulating your interview answers.
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Here's how the program works

Once you've enrolled in the program, here's what will happen

  • You'll immediately gain access to the training site containing lessons that gives you detailed instructions on how to properly prepare for an interview and instructions on how to answer 11 common interview questions (plus 4 common job specific questions). Each question has it's own lesson video which enables you to easily find the lesson that you want to watch.

  • Once you have gone through all the lessons, it's time to formulate your answers to the interview questions. When you're happy with your planned answers, you upload the workbook into the assignment section on the training site, and I'll immediately get prompted that it is time for my review.

  • You'll also be asked to answer a few short questions and upload your resume (and the completed research template if you want to take advantage of getting my help with the job specific questions). This will help me review your planned answers.

  • I'll review your answers and send you a detailed report on the effectiveness on each of your answers, along with any changes I recommend that you should make to strengthen your answer. All within 72 hours.*

Here's what people are saying about the program

It didn't take me long before I got my first job offer!

by Dawn, HR Generalist, UK

I got laid off from my job because of Covid, and I was really nervous about the interviews. The last time I had been on an interview was over a decade ago. After getting Petra’s help with my answers, I felt confident I gave good answers. It didn’t take long before I got my first job offer. I’ve just said yes to a job with great pay and benefits. I can’t thank Petra enough.

If you’re on the fence about whether to invest – do it!

Chris, IT Support

I never had problems getting interviews booked, but I struggled to get past the first round. I found The Career Upgrades videos on YouTube and liked the way Petra teaches. Because I wasn’t sure if I applied it correctly, I decided to invest in Get Hired Accelerator. OMG! I’m so glad that I did. Not because I hadn’t applied her teaching correctly, but because her detailed feedback on my answers ARE GOLD! She explained how she perceived me based on my answers, which gave me great insights into how my answers come across. She also gave great recommendations on my resume that I should emphasize more in the interview (and things I should avoid) to be congruent. If you’re on the fence about whether to invest – do it! I really recommend that you let Petra help you with your interview answers, especially if you struggle to get any job offers (like I did).

What's included in this program

When you sign up, you're getting access to a curated learning journey filled with video lessons, example answers, workbooks, and more!

  • 1

    LET'S GET STARTED

    • WELCOME (WATCH THIS FIRST!)

    • A FEW QUICK QUESTIONS...

    • GETTING STARTED (SET UP FOR SUCCESS!)

    • DOWNLOAD YOUR INTERVIEW ANSWERS WORKBOOK HERE
  • 2

    MODULE 1: INTERVIEW PREPARATION

    • STEP 1: HOW TO LAND JOB OFFERS FAST

    • STEP 2: IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM THE COMPANY IS TRYING TO SOLVE

    • STEP 3: GET CLEAR ON WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN YOUR NEXT JOB

    • STEP 4: KNOW YOUR VALUE, RESULTS AND IMPACT

    • STEP 5: DO YOUR RESEARCH
  • 3

    MODULE 2: COMMON INTERVIEW QUESTIONS - HOW TO ANSWER

    • QUESTION 1: TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?

    • QUESTION 2: WALK ME THROUGH YOUR RESUME?

    • QUESTION 3: WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB?

    • QUESTION 4: WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN 5 YEARS?

    • QUESTION 5: WHAT ARE YOUR STRENGTHS?

    • QUESTION 6: WHAT ARE YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESSES?

    • QUESTION 7: WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?

    • QUESTION 8: WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?

    • QUESTION 9: TELL ME ABOUT A MISTAKE THAT YOU'VE MADE?

    • QUESTION 10: TELL ME ABOUT A TIME WHEN YOU'VE DEALT WITH A TOUGH CHALLENGE?

    • QUESTION 11: WHAT TYPE OF WORK ENVIRONMENT DO YOU PREFER?
  • 4

    MODULE 3: COMMON JOB SPECIFIC QUESTIONS - HOW TO ANSWER

    • JOB SPECIFIC QUESTION 1: WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT OUR COMPANY?

    • JOB SPECIFIC QUESTION 2: WHY SHOULD WE HIRE YOU?

    • JOB SPECIFIC QUESTION 3: IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YOU?

    • JOB SPECIFIC QUESTION 4: DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?
  • 5

    MODULE 4: INTERVIEW ANSWERS REVIEW

    • SUBMIT YOUR INTERVIEW ANSWERS WORKBOOK

    • BEFORE YOU GO...

Hi, I'm Petra

and cannot wait to show you how to land the job faster!

I’ve been a senior-level corporate HR leader and hiring manager for over two decades. I’ve worked in several Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley, Singapore, London, Stockholm, etc.

During the years, I’ve interviewed and hired thousands of people around the world. And I’ve designed hiring processes, implemented ATS, trained hiring managers, and I've helped departing employees find new jobs after redundancy.

So not only do I know the hiring process inside and out, but I also know exactly what the hiring team is looking for in the interview process (and how to give them what they want).

When life threw me a curveball a few years ago that landed me at a crossroads of having to decide whether to continue on the career path I was on, I decided it was time to make good use of this knowledge. So I started The Career Upgrade to help people strengthen their interview skills to land the job faster.

Whilst I cannot offer you a job, I am here to offer you my insights and to help you prepare and plan your answers (and give you feedback so they are truly job landing). As an insider, I know what it takes to get noticed and what separates the great candidates from those that land the job offers fast. I can't wait to share all this with you!
Petra Pearce job interview coach, career strategist and the instructor for Get Hired Accelerator

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FAQ

  • Will this program work for me?

    If you're struggle isn't necessary to land interviews, but to land the job offer, this program is for you.

    Because if you are able to get interviews, you know your application is doing it's job, but there is something with the way you present yourself in the interview, that makes the hiring team loose interest.

    And this program helps resolve that.

    When you've finished the program, you'll know exactly how to present yourself so that it's congruent with your application, and so that it's clear to the hiring team that you're the one they're looking for.

  • Who is this training for?

    This is for corporate job seekers.

    The skills you'll learn in this program works on any level, industry and geography.

  • Who is this training NOT for?

    If you're looking for 'fill-in-the-blanks' template this program is not for you.

    Or if you expect that you can speed watch the lessons, half-heartily complete the answer workbook and expect me to do all the work for you, this program is not for you either.

    Standing out in today's job market requires work and although I'm showing you HOW to stand out, if you're not willing to do the work this entails, this program is not going to help you.

  • How quickly can I get my answers reviewed?

    You get access to the training site immediately after you've enrolled.

    Once you've completed the lessons, written your planned answers and uploaded them in the assignment section, I get a notification straight away.

    Provided that I’ve received the completed workbook, the completed research template (if you want feedback on the job specific questions) and your resume, you will receive my feedback no later than 3 business days from your submission.

    So what do I mean with business days? 🤷‍♀️

    I’m in Europe, so I work in the GMT timezone. So for example, if you are in California and you submit everything to me on a Thursday evening, you can expect my feedback no later than the end of my business day Tuesday which will be your Tuesday morning.

    But what if you are in Asia? 🤔

    If you submit everything to me on a Thursday evening in YOUR timezone, which will mean that I’ll receive it during my workday Thursday, you can expect my feedback no later than the end of business day Monday.

    For all timezones, if you submit your completed workbook, the completed research template (if you want feedback on the job specific questions) and your resume during a weekend, you can expect my feedback no later than the end of my business day Wednesday.

  • What guarantee do you provide?

    I wish I could guarantee you a job, but I can't. There are many factors at play during a job search process that I have no control over.

    What I can guarantee however, is that what I'm teaching you in this program is proven methods. They significantly increases your chances to land the faster IF you do the work.

  • What is your refund policy?

    Due to the nature of digital intellectual property and because reviewing your planned answers requires 100% of my time, I do not offer refunds.

    That said, if you show up for yourself and immerse yourself in the training, do the work outlined, show that you've applied this in your job search and you're still not getting results, let me know and I will help you identify what might be going wrong.

    That way, you can be confident you'll get the return you want from the investment.

  • What qualifications do you have?

    I’ve spent over 20 years working as an HR leader for several Fortune 500 companies (including Citigroup, St Jude Medical (Abbott) and Nokia) as well as companies like Ernst & Young and Kaupthing Bank.

    Over the years, I’ve been a trusted partner to many C-suite executives in several different countries and I’ve coached hundreds of professionals all over the world on topics like interview skills, career change, career development, and much more.

    In addition, I’ve worked as a global Head of Talent Acquisition, conducted endless number of interviews, and have been a candidate in many interviews myself.

  • Can't I find this information for free?

    Well, if you spend the hours needed and you dive deep into books, free courses, talking to many different people, etc. you can certainly collect a lot of information and wisdom that will help you improve your interview skills.

    If you then allow yourself to practice, fail, adjust, practice again, you will undoubtedly get better over time.

    If that's what you want to do, then you don't need this training. What you need is time, perseverance and patience.

    This program is for you who don't want to spend hours trying to piece-meal all the information together, hoping you get it right. It's for you who don't want to treat each interview session as a practice ground, but rather walk in confident that you know exactly what to say to get the job.

    This training is for you if you want to ensure that you learn the right preparation steps, the right way to answer interview question and who want feedback from an expert that you've applied what you've learned correctly.