FAQ
Everyday, many people face a situation of looking for a job or transitioning to a new job. If you are capable but don't market yourself clearly, you will always fall short of achieving your dream job.
A professional résumé is different from what you think; it is not merely itemizing your work, describing what you have done before.
Investing in a professional résumé can help you stand out from the competition, since we know how to market you and convince recruiters to invite you to an interview, leading to possible employment opportunities.
An added benefit, which many of our clients can attest to, is that a professional résumé raises their confidence levels and gives them courage to pursue a job they would have never thought possible before, even to negotiate for a better salary.
A professional résumé is a key to your employment door, more important than you conceive.
YES, before creating IPIB, we had many friends from Business and Marketing areas, and they thought they knew how to market themselves in the employment market.
However, a friend did not receive any reply despite sending out his résumés to over 10 companies. We therefore attempted to create a professional résumé to help him land the job he wanted.
We pored through many resources and found résumé writing to be a very niche and specialized skill.
A professional résumé made by a certified résumé writer can make a "HUGE" difference from just a normal résumé. After acquiring the above knowledge, we created an attractive résumé for him, and he finally got some interviews and offers.
We have to admit that creating a professional résumé really requires substantial time and resources for collecting the correct information, analyzing data, formulating strategies, writing résumés, proofreading, etc.
For an individual without training, he/she has to spend much time on it, if he/she really wants to create a customized résumé.
Even so, it is highly possible not to hear any news from the company.
We have completed training from various case studies and have earned CPCC, CPRW, and CEIP certifications, which are accredited by the US-based Professional Association Résumé Writing and Career Coach—the most respectable organization in this industry.
That is why we know how to market you and give you a push in your job search. We have also been invited as a guest speaker to talk about résumé and interview on ICRT, the most renowned English radio in Taiwan.
You can trust us and expect a wonderful marketing piece to help you gain the job.
Acquiring a suitable a job depends on many factors, the résumé and the interview process are two key parts.
We can't promise that you will definitely get the job, but we are confident that you will be highly possible to secure an interview, which means that you have a greater possibility of landing the job.
Through our professional ability and experience, we guarantee you will be satisfied with your employment-marketing piece; otherwise, we will revise your document for free.
Undoubtedly, English is the most used language in business. Assuming that you have ambition, you may want to work not just in Taiwan, but also gain some overseas exposure.
But prior to this, companies usually require you to provide an English résumé. If you prepare this in advance, you don't have to worry about it when companies make a request for one.
Preparing a professional English résumé takes time, as do other good things in life. Don't rush yourself to paste your résumé for a job that you like.
Besides, in Taiwan, up to 40% of companies require applicants to provide English résumés.
In general, they also provide better salaries and perks, which mean if you own a professional English résumé, you have an entrance ticket, and it can help you outperform other competitors on the same stage.
The concept of both is the same; we usually use 3C (Clear、Consistent、Convincing) to evaluate a résumé.
In Taiwan, Mandarin is our official language; therefore, if you use a 2-page résumé, recruiters can accept it.
However, for English résumé, assuming both recruiters and applicants are not native English speakers, your 2-page résumé will cost recruiters' much time and patience.
Regarding English résumé, simplicity, being concrete, layout, readability, and position are all important.
Contact us now, we will try our best to help you become an interviewee at the meeting room.
Taiwanese companies usually require you to provide an autobiography, and this is another tool for marketing yourself.
However, don't describe yourself too personally; you have to use it to complement you. It is a strategic tool to increase your chance of getting an interview.
Don't apply ambiguous concepts to write your autobiography, we can provide a professional autobiography to have you closer to your dream company.
Your investment in your résumé will depend on your background, goal, work experience, original résumé, its complexity, etc.
What is worth mentioning is that while we are not the most expensive company, we don't sell ourselves short.
Before creating IPIB, enormous amounts of time and resources were invested into studying, learning, and researching everything about résumé, cover letter, autobiography, and employment.
Our portfolio of comprehensive case studies and continuing education equip us with the necessary professional knowledge and ability to help our clients secure interviews and jobs.
People who choose or refer us do so because we insist on quality, not quantity. We can guarantee what you invest in will help you gain much more returns in the future.
We will revise your résumé and other marketing pieces within a reasonable framework as customer satisfaction is critical to IPIB.
Your file will be maintained on our database without extra charges. If you require us to add/revise your marketing piece, we can review your content again. If new content is added, revision charges may apply.
We usually utilize Skype as our interview tool.
Our office hours are from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Mondays - Fridays. Interviews over weekends can be arranged upon request but will incur extra charges. Our clients usually treat their career development seriously, allocating time to reflect and plan their lives.
Coaching, this term was coined in the US around the beginning of 1990.
The goal of coaching is to help an individual or organization to be more successful through a coach's clarification, guidance, and motivation.
Due to various expertise and fields, you can find a variety of coaches such as marriage coach, life coach, business coach, career coach, executive coach, etc.
As for IPIB, we are a professional career coach.
Regarding career coaching, what you need to know is that a professional career coach must obtain a professional credential of career coaching.
Since a coach is like a doctor, he is performing a very skill-based job.
You can NOT are qualified as a doctor until passing the professional exam.
IPIB's position：we are a certified career coach melting personal branding and social media know-how to help you develop your career.
We expect to give you up-to-date career coaching and personal brand knowledge to develop your career.
At first, we want to highlight a key concept.
LinkedIn is a social media, not a job-hunting website. LinkedIn is just like Facebook, an international social platform.
But what makes LinkedIn special is that it's a social platform for worldwide professionals.
Although LinkedIn does have a function for you to search a job, what LinkedIn is better is that you can build your personal digital presence (PDP) to acquire more opportunities.
According the latest US report, the top 1 channel for the employers to recruit talent and build their employer brands is—social media—73% of employers intending to invest in it.
Additionally, 96% of employers use LinkedIn to search suitable talent.
The trend of LinkedIn wide-adoption and development is reinforcing a fact, the influence of LinkedIn in your job hunting and career development will be getting higher and higher.
Thus, if you don't have or can't well run your LinkedIn, you've already missed lots of good opportunities.
Today, every ambitious professional should incorporate LinkedIn into his personal branding weapons to build up his career.
If you have a reading habit, you may be familiar with the term—personal brand, as well as the importance of personal brandin
If you can't 100% answer these questions, you may need a personal branding coach.
Because a personal branding coach possesses not just the knowledge of these questions but correct mindset and proven model to build your personal brand.
He will use coaching methodology to help you uncover the foundation of personal branding and grow your personal brand.
Remember, the model and content you will be coached are the same as the content coached to the executives at Top 500 companies like J.P. Morgan, Disney, Warner Bros, Microsoft, British Telecom.
Thus, when you want to build your personal brand to enhance your career and job security, feel free to contact us.
This will be one of your best investments for your career.
Should you need us to create your résumé or just want to know any questions,
contact us, and we will be in touch with you shortly!
