Randstad RiseSmart was an outstanding outplacement program because of the quality, depth, and breadth of the services it provided.
For example, the professional resume writer developed a modern, ATS-optimized resume that significantly strengthened my presentation to prospective employers. The RiseSmart platform offered a wealth of valuable resources, including career assessments, interest inventories, and AI-powered interview preparation tools that helped focus and refine my job search. The program also featured numerous webinars, articles, and other resources that were consistently high-quality, relevant, and thoughtfully designed to support the exploration of different career paths.
Most importantly, the coaches with whom I worked—both in weekly one-on-one sessions and in small Mastermind groups with fellow job seekers—were encouraging, optimistic, knowledgeable, and highly supportive partners throughout my job search journey. Their guidance, enthusiasm, and practical advice helped me stay motivated and confident during a challenging transition.
I cannot say enough about the RiseSmart program and my experience with my career coach, Jacqueline. I highly recommend both the program and Jacqueline to anyone navigating a career transition.
Throughout my job search, Jacqueline was empathetic, deeply insightful, encouraging, and incredibly strategic. She really listened to me and had me participate in thought-provoking activities that made me truly reflect on the things that I enjoy most about my work. Because of her guidance, I was able to figure out exactly what my next role should be so that it perfectly aligns with my true interests and strengths.
I genuinely enjoyed every single meeting I had with her and honestly never wanted our time together to end. She is truly amazing!
I had an excellent experience working with Randstad RiseSmart for both resume writing and 1:1 coaching. From the start, the process felt personalized and thoughtful. They took the time to understand my background, strengths, and career goals rather than offering a generic approach.
The resume support was especially impactful. My writer translated my experience into clear, compelling language that truly highlighted my value and achievements. The final product felt polished, modern, and aligned with the roles I’m targeting.
The 1:1 coaching was just as valuable. My coach was knowledgeable, encouraging, and practical; offering actionable feedback on everything from interview strategies to positioning my experience with confidence. I walked away from each session with clear next steps and a stronger sense of direction.
Overall, Randstad RiseSmart provided a supportive and professional experience that boosted both my materials and my confidence. I would absolutely recommend their services to anyone looking to elevate their job search.
Randstand RiseSmart was a gamechanger for me during my job search process. My resume was in dire need of an update and to make it more ATS friendly and AI recognizable. I was provided with a version that truly spoke to my strengths and the type of roles I was going for along with social media updates to use. There is a never ending supply of online resources including live and recorded webinars, checklists, etc. The biggest value came from the coaching. Having the support to check in on my activity, set goals, prepare my interview responses and to be a voice to provide insight and direction moved my job search to a new level and is the reason I got a new job!
Randstad RiseSmart worked wonders with my resume and the coaching it provided. They helped me hone in on my strengths and which career path made sense for me. Also, the thing is, they truly helped me tell my experiences in a way that is unique to me. The resume was one part of the experience, and the coaching was another. Both were equally important and have helped shape me today. I would highly recommend Randstad RiseSmart!!
I had worked at a company for 15 years when it decided to close its doors. A shining light came out of this darkness when my company provided RiseSmart to help us navigate through this new job search journey. I worked with wonderful people, including a fantastic resume writer!My resume writer took special care in getting to know my strengths and talents, and created 2 different resumes for 2 different career paths I was thinking about, but uncertain of which one at the time I wanted to pursue. She also intertwined both resumes in a way that showcased my strengths and talents no matter which path I took. I had not written a resume or job searched for 15 years and was a bit concerned about starting over. But RiseSmart alleviated all that worry. I would highly recommend!
