Based in New Jersey. Serving Clients Nationwide.
Career Coaching for Accomplished Professionals Ready for What's Next
Private, one-to-one career strategy for experienced professionals navigating a significant career decision, leadership transition, pivot or reinvention.
What I see most often isn’t a lack of ability. It’s that the obvious next step no longer feels like the right one.
You may have spent 15, 20 or 25+ years building expertise, credibility and earning power. You may have reached Director, VP or executive leadership.
And now the question is no longer simply, What job can I get next?
It’s What do I want the next stage of my career to look like?
This is where my work comes in.
I work with accomplished professionals who need to make sense of what comes next before they make the move. Together, we evaluate the possibilities, identify where your experience creates real opportunity, and define the positioning needed to pursue it.
Sometimes that means moving into a larger leadership role. Sometimes it means changing industries or functions. Sometimes it means stepping away from the path that once made sense and building something different.
The goal is not to start over. It is to use what you’ve already built differently.
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. For more than 15 years, I’ve worked one-to-one with experienced professionals navigating consequential career decisions, from Director and VP moves to major pivots, reinvention and the question of what comes after a successful career.
My work starts with positioning. Before we rewrite a resume, rebuild LinkedIn or launch a search, we need to understand what you are moving toward, what parts of your experience should lead, and how the market needs to understand your value now.
My clients are not starting from scratch. They have real experience, meaningful responsibility and often successful careers behind them. The challenge is deciding what comes next — and positioning that experience to make the move possible.
Positioning Comes Before the Resume
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. Career coaching is designed to help you move forward with clarity, confidence, and alignment at this stage of your career.
Identify the roles, environments and possibilities that make sense for who you are now — not simply what your career history suggests you should do next.
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 the direction and positioning are clear, build the resume, LinkedIn, messaging, networking and search strategy around a specific goal.
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.
Ongoing one-to-one career strategy for experienced professionals who want an expert alongside them as they navigate a search, transition, or next career move.
Includes:
4 hours of private coaching each month
Ongoing Slack access between sessions
Career direction and target-role strategy
Positioning and messaging guidance
Networking, recruiter, and job-search strategy
Interview preparation and decision coaching as opportunities develop
Best for: Professionals who have a general sense of where they’re headed but want ongoing strategy, perspective, and guidance as the search evolves.
Month-to-month. Longer-term engagements are available at a reduced monthly rate.
Monthly Career Coaching
Next Chapter Advisory: 1:1 Transition Support
Customized Advisory Engagement
High-touch advisory engagement for experienced professionals navigating career transitions that require sustained decision support, positioning, and execution.
This work is designed for moments where a short sprint isn’t enough — and where decisions unfold over time.
Format
- Private advisory engagement
- Regular 1:1 advisory support paced over the engagement
- Private Slack channel for ongoing questions, decisions, and real-time guidance
- Flexible focus as your situation evolves
What we work on
- Career strategy and tradeoff analysis across multiple paths
- Senior-level positioning and narrative refinement
- Resume, LinkedIn, and messaging updates as direction sharpens
- Decision support through search, interviews, offers, and timing
- Calibration and confidence at moments that matter
Outcome
Clear direction, disciplined decision-making, and consistent support through a meaningful career transition — not just the first step.
Client Success Stories in Numbers
TRUSTED BY DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVES AND ACCOMPLISHED PROFESSIONALS NATIONWIDE.
Years CAREER STRATEGY EXPERIENCE
15+
Extensive experience in career positioning, personal branding, executive resumes and leadership transitions.
DIRECT ACCESS TO REBECCA
1:1
Every engagement is led personally by Rebecca. Clients receive individualized strategy, candid feedback and accountability throughout the process.
Nationwide
Rebecca works with clients across the United States while maintaining strong roots in Montville, New Jersey.
Based in New Jersey
5-Star Reviews
70+
Client feedback reflects Rebecca’s strategic guidance, personal attention and commitment to high-quality work.
Clients served
3,000+
Trusted by executives, mid-career professionals, and career changers across industries.
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.
The CLEAR™ Framework gives our work structure while keeping the strategy specific to your career, decisions and goals.
Identify the experiences, decisions, outcomes, and examples that prove you can do the work you are targeting.
Reputation
Make sure your target roles align with your experience, level, strengths, priorities, and the realities of the market.
Alignment
Build consistency between what you want to be known for and what employers, recruiters, colleagues, and your network actually see.
Evidence
Articulate your value and make the case for where you are going.
Language
Define what you want next and which opportunities are worth pursuing.
Clarity
How the CLEAR™ Framework Helps You Land Roles with Confidence
How do I know which Coaching option Is right for me?
If you have a general sense of where you’re headed and want ongoing strategy and guidance as you navigate the search, Monthly Career Coaching is usually the best fit.
If you’re at a larger career inflection point and need to determine what comes next, define your positioning, build your career materials, and navigate the transition, Next Chapter Advisory provides a more comprehensive engagement.
If you already know exactly where you’re going and primarily need a new resume, LinkedIn profile, and career messaging, a Career Branding Portfolio may be the better fit.
What if I don’t know what I want next?
That’s often exactly when clients come to me. We look at your experience, strengths, priorities, and the parts of your career you want to carry forward or leave behind. From there, we evaluate realistic options and define a direction before building the positioning around it.
How is career coaching different from career branding?
Career coaching is for clients who need ongoing strategy, decision-making, and guidance as their search or transition evolves.
Career branding is for clients who already know where they’re headed and need to position their experience for that target through their resume, LinkedIn profile, and messaging.
Next Chapter Advisory combines both.
Do you work with clients outside New Jersey?
Yes. I’m based in New Jersey and work one-to-one with clients nationwide by phone and video.
Do you work with executives and senior leaders?
Do you specialize in a particular industry?
How much does career coaching cost?
How do I get started?
Yes. Much of my work is with Directors, VPs, executives, and other experienced professionals navigating advancement, a significant pivot, or a different kind of next chapter.
I work across industries, with particularly deep experience in pharma, biotech, life sciences, healthcare, and corporate leadership. My work is centered on the individual career challenge rather than requiring clients to come from one specific industry.
Monthly Career Coaching is $595/month and includes four hours of private coaching plus ongoing Slack access between sessions. Longer-term engagements are available at a reduced monthly rate.
Next Chapter Advisory is $2,995 and includes the deeper strategy, positioning, career branding, and ongoing advisory work needed for a more significant career transition.
Start with a $35 consultation. We’ll talk about where you are, what you’re considering, and which type of engagement makes the most sense for what you need. The $35 will be credited to the program you select.
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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 affairs, market access, clinical development, regulatory, R&D, operations)
- Healthcare & Biotech
- Financial Services & Insurance
- Technology & SaaS
- Consumer Goods & Retail
- Manufacturing & Supply Chain
- Education & Nonprofit Leadership
Book a focused strategy session when you need immediate direction, or start with a brief conversation to explore the right level of support.
$250 POWER HOUR
A focused 60-minute strategy session for one immediate career challenge. Use it to clarify your positioning, evaluate a career move, refine your job search strategy, review your resume or LinkedIn direction, or prepare for an important conversation. You will leave with direct feedback, clear priorities and specific next steps.
15-MINUTE QUICK CHAT
A brief introductory conversation to discuss what is prompting your search for support, learn how I work and identify which service may be the best fit. This is not a coaching session or resume review.
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