Candidate Coach

Why you?

You are a mission driven, customer obsessed, natural problem solver. You dig balanced startup life and can wrestle challenges and change with composure. You are a fearless and collaborative communicator, with the ability to make quick decisions while always in learning mode. You love big, interesting problems and bringing solutions to the masses while making sure it feels personal, authentic and connected. If this sounds like you, we'd like to talk.

Why us?

The Mom Project is a pioneering, remote-first venture-backed startup with roots in Chicago. We are backed by some of the best investors in the world and are lucky to be surrounded by an incredible team of advisors, including Serena Williams.

The Mom Project is a platform and community leading a cultural movement that matches companies with diverse talent. To date, our platform has unlocked over $300M in earning potential by connecting our 1M+ moms, dads and allies with opportunities at world class brands like Apple, Accenture, Etsy and Nike… and we are just getting started!

Our team is growing as we push to rewrite the narrative for working women at every stage of life. We believe all women should be able to choose both a successful family life AND career aspirations without sacrificing one over the other.

The Mom Project's commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We move forward when we all move together.

At The Mom Project, we understand the Moms we serve are not all the same and neither are the employees that support her. We are inspired by people who come from all walks of life.

Equality and inclusion at TMP is recognizing and honoring the uniqueness of each person who works to bring our mission to life, valuing all dimensions of diversity as our greatest asset.

We are committed to being a safe, respectful, fair, and inclusive culture for all.

About the Role:

We are searching for a passionate people person that is driven to see Moms, Dads and Allies succeed in the workforce, as part of our new Talent Readiness team. In this exciting role you will prepare Activate talent at The Mom Project to successfully complete client interviews by reviewing talent resumes, and providing tips and tricks for success. You will meet with talent for 1:1 coaching sessions where you will educate them on the Activate client and role expectations, give them interview best practice guidance, and build their confidence. Your goal will be to leave the talent feeling excited and prepared to win the role, and support them through the role acceptance process.

All applicants applying for U.S. job openings must be legally authorized to work in the United States and are required to have US residency at the time of application

What you’ll do:

• Have a deep understanding of Activate client culture, hiring practices/processes, and the type of skills they are looking for in each open role
• Review Activate talent resumes and cover letters, providing tips and tricks on formatting, grammar, content, and style
• Educate talent on Activate client and role details, and prepare talent to ace their interview
• Support talent with questions and advice, as needed, pre-interview
• Support your team with outstanding documentation, and give and seek ongoing feedback
• Ensure moms, dads, and allies have delightful experiences, where you become their trusted advisor
• Keep the talent engaged through the interview process
• Follow up after the interview to ask how it went, asking for feedback on the process, and the talent’s feeling of preparedness
• Present Activate candidate offer, and support candidate through offer acceptance
• Partner with onboarding team

The skills and abilities you’ll need to succeed:

• 2+ years of experience working at a staffing agency or talent marketplace supporting talent interview preparedness
• 2+ years of resume and cover letter review, formatting, and submission
• 3+ years of talent facing customer service experience
• Staffing or HR background preferred
• Ability to connect with people, and determine what they need to be successful in winning a role
• Ability to provide coaching to talent that is tailored to their needs and the open role.
• Excellent grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
• Have a people first focus for your team, and for moms, dads, and allies

Why you’ll love working for TMP:

Compensation & Benefits:

• Base Compensation
• Full medical, dental, vision
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Generous Paid Parental Leave
• Family planning benefits through Progyny
• Generous PTO
• 401K match

Let me see those Perks, Perks, Perks!

• An incredible remote team that will support and champion your work
• Health and Wellness stipend
• Learning and Development stipend
• Work From Home Stipend

Pay Transparency: The pay range for this position is $60,000-$66,000. In addition, we offer bonus, benefits and a very generous equity package. This pay range may be adjusted for certain geographies, based on local labor costs. If you are hired at The Mom Project, your final base salary will be based on factors such as geographic location, skills, and depth of experience.

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