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Do you want a high-earning, part-time role that allows you to work from anywhere, on your own schedule, while helping to make a positive difference in the lives of others?

Wanderlust Careers is one of the top international career coaching firms, based out of New York City. We are proudly a woman and LGBTQ-owned business, specializing in working with people who are dissatisfied with their work, looking to make a career change, and/or struggling to make a career decision. We have successfully guided hundreds of clients and placed them at top companies like Google, Facebook, Apollo, Slack, Palantir, etc.

We are a collective of driven, ambitious individuals. We trust each other, empower you to make decisions, and challenge you to grow, learn, and share. We are proud of the work that we do and want to push the boundaries of the industry together. If you have the experience, passion, tenacity, and curiosity to build first-class products and services, we invite you to join our family.

We strive to provide a transparent, fair and personal experience. We’ll take care reading your application, and get back to you as soon as we can.

We would love to hear from you!

Open Roles:

Associate Resume Writer (Part-Time)

NOTE: This application requires a voice note. See below for more details.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Do you want a high-earning, part-time role that allows you to work from anywhere, on your own schedule, while helping to make a positive difference in the lives of others?

Wanderlust Careers is currently hiring for a part-time, Resume Writer!

This is not a traditional writing role—we’re looking for an altruistic, tech-savvy person who is interested in how psychology, creative writing, and strategy can improve peoples’ lives. Wanderlust Careers offers Career Coaching, Career Assessment, and Resume Writing with online testing and one-on-one sessions with top-of-the-line Career Coaches.

This position is for someone who wants to utilize their writing/editing skills in a social enterprise with a mission to help others. Our ideal candidate is: organized, warm, empowering, hungry, creative, and independent.

If you're a great writer, a go-getter, and want to earn a living by improving the lives of others, you could be the one!

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but Are Not Limited To)

Perform 30-minute resume editing sessions via phone (to assess client goals, develop strategy, ask clarifying questions about work history, educate the client, provide recommendations, etc.)
Review client data and utilize it to create new resume content
Collaborate with team members (e.g., resume writers, client’s Career Coach, and/or consulting psychologists) and client via Google docs to edit resumes and cover letters until they are picture-perfect!
Communicate regularly with the Head of Writing

CANDIDATE PREFERENCES

Current master- and doctoral-level creative writing students are encouraged to apply!
Previous tutoring, mentoring, teaching, and/or lecturing experience is a plus!
The ability to think strategically and creatively to drive client outcome improvements
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

NEXT STEPS

If interested, please send a resume and voice memo (as per directions below) to admin@wanderlustcareers.com with subject: Resume Writer Position

VOICE MEMO DIRECTIONS: In addition to your resume please send voice note in lieu of a cover letter (using your smartphone voice memo app) introducing yourself with your name and 3-5 identities of your choice (i.e., introvert/extrovert, east/west coast, student status, age, gender, working/middle/upper-middle class, sexual orientation, nationality, etc.; e.g., I’m a 34-year-old, White, female; or I’m a non-binary, student from New Jersey). Please note that there is no pressure to share any identity in particular or any identity with which you are not comfortable sharing. Please also tell us what brings you to WC and why you would be a good fit! Voice notes should be no longer than 4 minutes. For an application to be considered, a voice note must be included in mp3 or mp4 format.

Data Analyst: Career Testing Specialist (Part-Time)

NOTE: This application requires a voice note. See below for more details.

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is not a traditional counseling or coaching role—we’re looking for an altruistic, tech-savvy person who is interested in how data, technology, and psychology can improve peoples’ lives. Wanderlust Careers offers Career Coaching Services and Career Testing with clinically trained mental health professionals and Career Coaches.

This position is for a researcher who is familiar with mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative), and the psychometrics of psychological assessment who wants to utilize their skills in a social enterprise with a mission to help others. Our ideal candidate is: analytical, data-driven, confident, organized, warm, creative, and independent.

If you're a helper at heart, a go-getter, and want to earn a living by improving the lives of others, you could be the one!

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but Are Not Limited To)

• Conduct 45-minute Career Psychosocial Interviews with clients via video conference to collect data, review their career, social, educational, and work histories

• Review client Career Assessment data (Strong Interest Inventory, NEO-PI, MBTI, etc.)

• Write results of the assessment and providing career choice recommendations in clear, easy-to digest prose (5-8 pages in total per client).

• Conduct 45-minute result sessions with clients via video conference review their results, develop an action plan, and hand off client to their career coach

• Communicate with peers for feedback and Career Coaching team to hand off clients for long-term coaching

• Communicate with the Head of Coaching for supervision

• Note: this is a testing only position (short-term testing clients only)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Must have a master-or doctoral level degree in social work, counseling psychology, clinical psychology, statistics, or related field

• Must have a strong understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods

• Must have a strong understanding of basic statistics and psychometrics of psychological assessment

CANDIDATE PREFERENCES

• This is a writing-heavy position—strong written communication skills are a must!

• This position requires creative and critical thinking to write a thoughtful, nuanced report for each client

• Previous coaching, counseling, psychotherapy, social work, mentoring, teaching and/or lecturing experience are a plus!

• The ability to think strategically and creatively to drive client outcome improvements

• Excellent communication skills

BENEFITS

100% remote—work from anywhere!
Flexible schedule—make your own hours, as long as you get your work done and our clients feel supported, we don’t mind what hours you keep
Supervision from experienced Resume Writers and Ph.D.-level Career Coaches

NEXT STEPS

If interested, please send a resume and voice memo (as per directions below) to admin@wanderlustcareers.com with subject: Career Testing Position