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On average, it takes about 6 weeks to land a job through our program. During this period of time, our candidates get direct referrals to Fortune 500 and start-up professionals, more interviews than they would get on their own, and eventually sign a final offer with their respective company. If this process looks longer for some, we are more than willing to continue to support them in their job search. We offer weekly 1-on-1 meetings among other services, to help support them during this time. It’s also important to remember that HiCounselor is free until candidates are hired and actively being paid. The maximum duration of our program is 12 months.
Any job offers you receive and accept while using HiCounselor will be included in the required income share. The income share that we offer is that you pay back 9% of your first year's income as you earn it in exchange for taking part in our program. Even if you did not find a job through HiCounselor’s networking and referral efforts but were signed up for our program at the same time , we still require that you pay the Income Share Agreement as per the program’s requirements. This is because HiCounselor not only offers job placement, but also educational services. This includes skills, strategies, interview preparation, and more that would contribute toward your job placement success elsewhere. HiCounselor is more than just a job placement agency. We become partners with you in your job search by evaluating, training, and helping you prepare for every job opportunity.
Of course! The HiCounselor program is completely personalized for your unique situation. We heavily modify the program to suit individual circumstances and never give you busywork. Instead, we invest time into helping you with whichever part of the job seeking process you could use more support with.
While we make an active effort to execute on every single requested referral from our candidates , we’ve found that these referrals are typically only effective when the candidate takes advantage of the many interview tactics and skills taught during our program’s training. If we don’t have a direct connection at a particular company, we will teach you strategies and maneuvers to get a referral. We would not encourage you to enroll in our program if you plan to be a passive candidate, who just joins and waits for referrals.
HiCounselor’s Job Search Accelerator Program is most effective for candidates willing to dedicate 5-10 hours per week to their job search based on our training assignments and strategy.
Yes! We'll help you figure out if your offer is fair, if you could make more money, and if applicable, negotiate equity, stock options and other benefits as well.
An Income Share Agreement is a contract between you and HiCounselor. This contract allows you to receive training and assistance from us without paying for our service upfront unless you are currently employed and making over $40,000 per year. By signing the Income Share Agreement, you’re agreeing to pay 9% of your first year’s pre-tax base salary over the course of 12 months to HiCounselor.
The duration of the ISA between you and HiCounselor would be 12 months. We put significant time and investment into our candidates during the program. If you land a job within 12 months, you are expected to pay 9% of your first year’s pre-tax base salary to HiCounselor. On the off chance that you don’t land a job during these 12 months of the ISA contract, you can withdraw from the program at no cost.
The Income Share Agreement is based on your income—it is not a fixed amount. You would pay us 9% of your first year’s pre-tax base salary. For example, if we help you land a job with a $100k salary, you would then make 12 monthly payments of $750.
You start paying only after you have landed a job and have been working for at least a full month. After that, you would be making payments via monthly bank transfers over 12 installments. You also have the option of making a lump sum payment via check or Stripe.
We partner with Leif, an Income Share Agreement platform, to manage the payment process when you land a job. The ISA is between you and HiCounselor, but Leif’s platform helps ensure seamless application, signing, ongoing communications, and payments. If accepted into HiCounselor, we will send you a direct link to enroll in the program at that time. It is a quick and easy process.
Our agreement duration is 12 months. if you don't land a job in 12 months, ISA will be cancelled and you don't pay us for anything.
Even if you found a job not through HiCounselor and you were signed up for our program, we still require that you pay the income share per the program’s requirements. This is because HiCounselor not only offers job placement, but also educational services. This includes skills, strategies, interview preparation, and more that would contribute toward your job placement success elsewhere. Because of this, we aren’t able to differentiate between a job you landed on your own versus a job you landed with our help. HiCounselor is more than just a job placement agency. We become partners with you in your job search by evaluating , training, and helping you prepare for every job opportunity.
Assuming that you wanted to use our services again, we would pause the payments and help you find a new job in any of these situations. Once you were back up on your feet and financially secure, payments would resume where they left off. The payments would be adjusted based on your new pre-tax base salary. If you don’t find a job through HiCounselor for a period of longer than 24 months, then the entire income share agreement is cancelled even if you’re not done paying it.
We never pressure our candidates into accepting an offer that isn’t right for them. In fact, we encourage our candidates to use initial offers as leverage to get even better offers. You are always free to make your final decision; we never interfere in your decision making.
