Based in New Jersey. Serving Clients Nationwide.
Career Coaching for Driven Professionals
Structured career coaching to help experienced professionals evaluate options and move forward with confidence.
I provide career coaching for experienced professionals who need perspective, structure, and a clear point of view before making their next move — whether that’s a promotion, a pivot, or a more intentional next chapter.
Much of my work focuses on women in midlife navigating career transitions, leadership shifts, and reinvention — though I also work with men facing similarly complex decisions.
When the next move isn’t obvious
I'm the Job Girl
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Rebecca Henninger and The Job Girl have been featured in Forbes, Inc., SUCCESS, Scary Mommy, and other national media outlets
I’m Rebecca Henninger, founder of The Job Girl®. I work with experienced and senior professionals navigating complex career decisions — from mid-career pivots to senior leadership transitions.
My clients aren’t starting from scratch. They’ve built real experience, carry meaningful responsibility, and are often successful on paper. What’s missing isn’t capability — it’s clarity. Roles no longer fit cleanly. Priorities shift. And familiar career paths stop making sense.
I work primarily with mid-career and senior professionals navigating leadership decisions, transitions, and redefining success — helping them clarify priorities, evaluate options, make confident decisions, and move forward with intention rather than guesswork.
Career clarity requires experience, perspective, and a proven framework
For an overview of what professional career coaching includes and when it’s most effective, see our guide to professional career coaching.
At this stage, you don’t need more materials — you need a clear point of view about who you are, what you’re best at, and where you’re headed next.
A focused strategy engagement is often the right starting point to clarify direction and determine next steps. Career coaching is designed to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and alignment at this stage of your career.
Clarify your strengths, priorities, and patterns of value so you’re no longer reacting to opportunities — you’re choosing them. This is where we identify what fits now, not what used to fit.
Articulate your value with precision and confidence. We define how your experience comes together into a clear narrative that resonates with decision-makers and supports the roles you’re targeting.
Once direction and positioning are clear, we translate strategy into execution — resumes, LinkedIn, interview messaging, and outreach — built to support a specific goal rather than cover every possibility.
Execute with Intention
Clarify Your Positioning
Define Your Direction
How We Work: A Strategic Process for Career Clarity and Positioning
Over time, I’ve seen the same patterns repeat — which is why my coaching follows a clear, structured framework designed to support thoughtful career decisions.
Not sure where to start? Most clients begin with the Career Strategy Intensive.
This is not open-ended coaching. It’s a deliberate, outcomes-oriented process to help you make informed decisions and move forward with confidence. This work centers on direction and decision-making, not documents or execution.
What this work focuses on:
- Clarifying aligned roles and paths
- Identifying strengths, themes, and patterns
- Narrowing focus and eliminating guesswork
- Making confident decisions about next steps
How it works:
- 6 private strategy sessions
- Sessions spaced 1–2 weeks apart
- Typical duration: 8-12 weeks
Investment — $995
You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and a clear path forward. Our first 30 minute working session will be used for planning, followed by 6 45 minute coaching sessions, typically spaced 2 weeks apart.
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Career Strategy Intensive
Signature Resume — $795
Best for experienced professionals who have a clear next step and need a strong, well-positioned resume to support advancement, a pivot, or re-entry into the workforce.
This option focuses on translating your experience into a cohesive, confident narrative — without deeper brand or positioning work.
Brand Foundation — $1,195
Designed for professionals whose experience requires interpretation, context, and strategic framing — not just strong writing.
Brand Foundation is ideal when how your experience is understood matters as much as what you’ve done, and you want your resume built from a clearly defined personal brand and direction.
Most clients choose Brand Foundation to ensure their resume reflects intent, scope, and readiness for what’s next.
LinkedIn Profile Optimization Add-On (Optional) - $300
Available as an add-on to either branding option to ensure consistency across your professional presence.
Learn More About Resumes & Personal Branding
Next Chapter Advisory is a high-touch, private career strategy and coaching engagement designed for professionals in pharma, biotech, and life sciences navigating a significant transition.
This work supports you through the entire process—through offer acceptance—from clarity and positioning to search strategy, interviews, and decision-making.
This is not time-boxed coaching. It’s a structured, strategic partnership that stays in place until you land in a role aligned with your experience, strengths, and long-term direction within regulated, complex environments.
Timelines vary based on role level, market conditions, and organizational dynamics. The focus is on thoughtful positioning, strategic execution, and confident decision-making—not volume applications or rushed outcomes.
What This Advisory Includes
- Ongoing 1:1 advisory support throughout the transition
- Career clarity, role calibration, and positioning strategy
- Full Personal Brand Map™ and leadership narrative development
- Search strategy tailored to life sciences hiring realities
- Networking and interview preparation for cross-functional and senior-level roles
- Leadership communication and executive presence refinement
- Light support between sessions to maintain momentum and clarity
Best For
- Pharma, biotech, and medtech professionals navigating advancement or reinvention
- Senior individual contributors preparing for broader scope or leadership roles
- Directors and functional leaders evaluating next-level opportunities
- Professionals managing complex decisions within regulated environments
- Anyone seeking a strategic, disciplined approach to their next chapter
Investment: $3,495
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Next Chapter Advisory
Personal Brand Asset Creation (Add To coaching or Standalone)
This work is designed to help students make informed decisions, articulate their strengths, and move forward with confidence — not just produce documents.
What this work focuses on:
- Clarifying interests, strengths, and realistic career paths
- Identifying roles, industries, and entry points that align with skills and goals
- Developing language to talk about experience clearly and credibly
- Preparing for applications, networking conversations, and interviews
- Building confidence and momentum before taking action
Resume work, when appropriate, is integrated into coaching as part of the process — not offered as a standalone service.
Timing & Structure
The Student Success Package is designed as a 2-month, structured coaching engagement.
This timeframe allows students to step back, gain clarity, and build confidence — while also applying what they’re learning in real time. Sessions are scheduled at a steady cadence to maintain momentum and allow for reflection and follow-through between meetings.
This is not ongoing or open-ended coaching. It’s a defined process with a clear beginning and end, designed to help students move forward with direction and independence.
How it works:
- Weekly 30 minute coaching sessions
- Typical duration: 8 weeks
Investment — $1,495
You’ll leave with clarity, confidence, and a clear path forward. Our first 30 minute working session will be used for planning, followed by 6 45 minute coaching sessions, typically spaced 2 weeks apart.
Reserve Your Spot →
Student Success Program
How I help
How I Support Clients
- Want clarity about direction and practical guidance on how to move forward
- Are navigating a career decision, transition, or moment of uncertainty
- Value clear thinking and concrete next steps
- Want support that combines strategy, language, and execution
- Career clarity and decision support
- Structured frameworks to evaluate options and priorities
- Practical guidance for resumes, LinkedIn, interviews, and job search strategy
- Scripts, language, and positioning to communicate your value clearly
Who This Work is For
A strategic, practical approach for driven professionals who need clarity and decision support at key points in their careers. This work combines clear thinking, structured guidance, and hands-on execution to help you decide what comes next and move forward with confidence.
At The Job Girl, we help high-achieving professionals go from stuck to seen and workhorse to strategic leader. Here’s what our clients achieve:
3,000+
Promoted to Director or Above
75%
Clients don’t just change jobs—they step into leadership positions aligned with their strengths and goals.
Average Salary increases
25%
Strategic personal branding and career coaching helps clients unlock the compensation they deserve.
4 Months
We focus on efficient, intentional action so our clients land their next role faster.
Average time to new Role
CLEAR Framework success
100%
Clients who completes my proprietary framework report increased clarity, confidence, and visibility.
Clients served
Trusted by executives, mid-career professionals, and career changers across industries.
Client Success Stories in Numbers
You don’t need more advice — you need a clear framework for making decisions and moving forward with intention at this stage of your career.
How the CLEAR™ Framework Helps You Land Roles with Confidence
Clarity
Clarity is knowing who you are, what you bring to the table, and where you want to go next. Together, we define your strengths, core themes, target roles, and the direction that makes sense based on your experience and goals. When you have clarity, you stop second-guessing yourself and start making decisions with confidence.
Language
Language is how you articulate your value clearly and credibly at your level. This includes the words, stories, and framing that show your impact. We translate your experience into clear, modern, leadership-ready messaging that resonates with hiring managers — on your resume, LinkedIn, interviews, and in everyday conversations.
Reputation
Reputation is how others experience you — online, in interviews, and in everyday interactions. We refine the way you present yourself so your personal brand is consistent, credible, and leadership-aligned. Your resume, LinkedIn, and messaging work together to reinforce a consistent professional identity.
Alignment
Alignment is making sure the roles you pursue actually fit your strengths, values, lifestyle, and long-term goals. It’s about choosing work that feels right — not just work you can do. When your career is aligned, you show up more confidently, communicate more clearly, and make decisions that support the life you want.
Execution
Execution is translating clear decisions into focused action. We create a doable strategy for your job search, networking, applications, and conversations. You’ll know exactly what to say, where to focus, and how to approach each part of your search so you stop spinning and start progressing.
How do I know which Coaching option Is right for me?
It depends on how clear you are about your next move.
If you already have direction and want help clarifying positioning, evaluating options, or deciding on next steps, the Career Strategy Intensive is usually the right place to start.
If you want ongoing strategic thinking support while navigating decisions in real time, Ongoing Career Coaching provides monthly advisory support.
If you’re navigating a larger transition — such as a pivot, senior-level move, or return to work after a long break — Next Chapter Advisory offers end-to-end support through offer acceptance.
If you’re unsure, we’ll determine the right entry point together during a Clarity Call.
What if I don’t know what I want next?
That’s common — and often the reason people seek coaching.
When direction isn’t clear, we focus first on personal brand clarity: identifying your strengths, patterns of value, and the environments where you do your best work. From there, we define direction and positioning before moving into execution. You don’t need to have the answers going in. That’s part of the work.
Do you work with clients outside New Jersey?
Yes. I’m based in Montville, NJ, but all coaching is delivered virtually. I work with clients across New Jersey and nationwide.
How is Career Coaching Different From Resume Writing?
Resume writing focuses on the document.
My work is grounded in personal branding — clarifying how your experience, strengths, and value should be understood at this stage of your career. Resumes and LinkedIn profiles are developed only after your brand narrative, positioning, and direction are clear, ensuring they accurately reflect who you are and where you’re going.
Do coaching programs include resume + LinkedIn?
How much do your coaching programs cost?
How do Sessions Work?
How do I get Started?
When appropriate, yes.
Resume and LinkedIn development are part of brand execution, not the starting point. Once your personal brand and positioning are clear, we translate that into career materials that support your goals and next chapter.
Pricing depends on the level of support:
Career Strategy Intensive: $995
Student Success: $1495
Next Chapter Advisory: $3,495
During your Clarity Call, we’ll confirm which option is the best fit based on your goals, timeline, and brand clarity.
Sessions are held virtually via Zoom and are focused on clarity, positioning, and decision-making.
For ongoing support, clients also have light between-session access via email or Slack to maintain momentum and continuity as their personal brand and strategy evolve.
Start with a Clarity Call. We’ll talk through where you are, what’s not working, and what you want next — then decide together whether Career Strategy Intensive, Ongoing Career Coaching, or Next Chapter Advisory is the right next step.
FAQ: Career Strategy & Coaching with The Job Girl®
Industries I Serve
I work with high-achieving professionals across New Jersey and nationwide in roles that require clarity, strategic storytelling, and modern personal branding. My clients come from industries where strong communication, leadership value, and cross-functional impact matter.
- Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences (commercial, medical, R&D, operations)
- Healthcare & Biotech
- Financial Services & Insurance
- Technology & SaaS
- Consumer Goods & Retail
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain
- Education & Nonprofit Leadership
