1-on-1 coaching for students & new grads

Get coached by the person who used to do the hiring.

Career coach, recruiter, and unapologetic advocate for students. Peri spent over 30 years on the hiring side, deciding who got the call. Now she's in your corner.

Thousands of students coached nationwide
★★★★★ 5.0 from 59 Google reviews
30 years of hiring in your corner
Cornell engineer
recruiter, coach, author, mom & unlicensed therapist
30+
years on the hiring side
1000s
of resumes reviewed
1000s
of students coached
Top firms
Goldman, Google, Amazon
Our students come from
CornellFlorida StateColumbiaUniversity of FloridaMITUCFYaleUSFPennFAUMichiganFGCUUVAUniversity of TampaUNC Chapel Hill CornellFlorida StateColumbiaUniversity of FloridaMITUCFYaleUSFPennFAUMichiganFGCUUVAUniversity of TampaUNC Chapel Hill
MiamiPenn StateFIUOhio StateEmoryDukeTennesseeNorthwesternTennessee StateButlerArizonaNortheasternArizona StateMarylandIndianaEmory Law MiamiPenn StateFIUOhio StateEmoryDukeTennesseeButlerArizonaNortheasternArizona StateMarylandIndianaEmory Law
The real problem

They thought they'd graduate and a job would be waiting.

It isn't. And the hardest part was never the job market. It's that they don't quite know who they are yet, who they want to become, or how to get out of their own way. You can see it. You just can't say it without it turning into a fight.

This generation has grown up facing pressures no one before them had to navigate, and somewhere along the way, nobody taught them how to walk up to a stranger, ask for what they want, and follow up. We get it. That isn't a character flaw, it's a skill, and skills can be taught.

?
"I don't know what I want to do."

No sense of who they are, so every application sounds like everyone else's.

?
Terrified to reach out

Networking feels like bothering people, so they never do it.

?
Applying into the void

Waiting to be picked instead of going after what they actually want.

One first step, with someone beside them

Find their voice. Build real confidence. Learn how to move.

Appropriately Aggressive
Peri's motto, and the thing she teaches best. Not pushy. Not passive. Knowing how to go after what you want with persistence and professionalism, and having the confidence to actually do it.
she gets it

“I've sat on both sides of this. I've read the resume and decided who got the call. And I've been the mom whose advice landed on deaf ears.

Sometimes it just takes a third person to say the thing you've been saying all along. I'm not here to hand anyone a job. I'm here to help them take the first step, and give them the tools they need to believe that they can.”

Peri GinsbergFounder, Workforce Ready Now & SIGNAL
Services

Get on where you are.

Five stages take a student from not knowing what they want to walking into an interview ready. Each package includes everything before it, and every stage can also be bought on its own at a posted price.

See all five stages and a la carte pricing
How this works

Know. Build. Prove. Search. Land.

A job search falls apart at whichever stage got skipped. Find the one you are actually stuck at, and start there.

01KnowWho you are professionally, before the job title.
02BuildMaterials written around you, not around a template.
03 · optionalProveSomething real to point to, when experience is the gap.
04SearchThe right roles, the right people, a real rhythm.
05LandWalk in ready. Answer like someone who belongs.
Know

Professional DNA and Career Paths

$350
For students who cannot honestly answer "what do you want to do?" and are tired of guessing at titles.
  • Full guided assessment, read by your coach
  • Live 1-on-1 decode session
  • Written report you keep
  • Four career paths with real evidence and honest tradeoffs
Outcome: you stop guessing at titles and start from evidence.
Book a free consult
Know + Build

Know Where to Aim

$800
Save $50
For students who need direction and materials built around them specifically, not a template with their name dropped into it.
  • Everything in Professional DNA
  • A live 1-on-1 resume workshop and full rebuild
  • Written around your strengths, interests, and qualifications
  • Cover letter system in your own voice
  • LinkedIn positioning audit
Outcome: direction you can defend, and materials that sound like you and back it up.
Book a free consult
Know + Build + Search

Run the Search

$1,750
Save $300
For students who are ready to apply but have no target list, no rhythm, and no way to tell a good posting from a bad one.
  • Everything in Know Where to Aim
  • SIGNAL job strategy and decision rules
  • Application prioritization and sequencing
  • Curated list of 300 to 500 targeted professionals
  • Structured three-touch outreach campaign
Outcome: a search with a target, a list, and a rhythm you can hold.
Book a free consult
Most popular All five stages

All the Way Through

$2,500
Save $1,050
For students who want the whole thing handled, from figuring out who they are to evaluating the offer.
  • Everything in Run the Search
  • Comprehensive interview strategy session
  • Recorded mock interview and detailed scorecard
  • AI interview simulator
  • Up to 8 hours of live interview support
Outcome: from "who am I" to offer, with someone beside you the whole way.
Book a free consult

Rather start on your own? Browse the free guides and worksheets

Stage 03 · Prove

When the gap is experience, not positioning.

$1,500 added to any package
$1,800 on its own

The packages above take what you already have and get you positioned, in front of the right people, and ready to interview. The Proof Project is for the other problem: when you don't have the experience to point to yet. Over six weeks, with guidance the whole way, you build one real project that goes on your resume and finally gives you something to talk about, with your head up, in an interview. It isn't coaching. It's real work you did.

See The Proof Project
SKIPYou have experienceInternships, a job, real projects, leadership. Skip Prove and go straight to Search.
ADDYou have nothing to point toYou can do the work. You have just never had the chance to prove it. Add Prove.
mom of two, and three dogs
Meet your coach

Peri Ginsberg

Career coach, recruitment expert, and unapologetic advocate for students

Peri built Workforce Ready Now out of two lives at once. In one, she spent over 30 years on the hiring side deciding who got the call, held leadership roles at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) and Office Depot, and earned a Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering from Cornell. In the other, she raised two kids of her own and lived every version of the conversation parents dread. The deaf ears. The friction. The quiet fear that they aren't ready.

She's been there. She's done that. And it's exactly why this works. She knows what hiring managers want because she was one. She knows how hard it lands coming from a parent because she's one too. As a Certified Professional Resume Writer and author of The Ultimate Interview Playbook, she gives students the tough love and the real clarity to find their voice, build their confidence, and take the first step. This work is personal. That's what makes it powerful.

Cornell B.S. & M.S. Engineering 30+ yrs on the hiring side Mom of two Boca Raton, FL
Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches Certified Professional Resume WriterPARWCC certified
Read Peri's full story, and meet the team
More than a job search

You don't have to know what you want yet.

Most don't, and that's completely okay. We'll help you find your path, and build the confidence and self-worth that carry you through your whole life and career, long after the offer letter lands. Getting hired is just the beginning.

we help you find your path
Before you apply

Not sure you're even competitive? Start with SIGNAL.

SIGNAL reads your resume against a job the way a recruiter does and gives you an honest verdict in about a minute. It shows you where to focus. Coaching helps you execute.

honest, not flattering
SIGNAL7.0s read
Wrong Story fixable
What students and parents say

Real results, in their words.

★★★★★5.0 from 59 Google reviews
★★★★★

"Peri completely changed the way I approach interviews and helped me build confidence in my abilities. Thank you Peri for helping me land my first post-grad job!!"

Chloe RobinsonStudent · 3 weeks ago
★★★★★

"They just got my son his first job out of college with the MLB. They cared so much about his future it's like he was their own child."

ErikParent · 5 months ago
★★★★★

"Before Peri, I was barely able to hold conversations in interviews and had no idea how to look for an internship. She helped me become a better person and land my first internship."

Jack NewmanStudent · 8 months ago
★★★★★

"Peri has a remarkable gift for building confidence in her clients. By the end of each session you walk away feeling like the best version of yourself."

RJ RudnetClient · 7 months ago
★★★★★

"Her app SIGNAL has been a game changer throughout the job search process. It takes a lot of the stress and pressure off."

Reece KauffmanSIGNAL user · 1 month ago
★★★★★

"Highly recommend Peri to any parent with a college or grad student navigating the job market. She's awesome!"

Edward KleinParent · 4 months ago
★★★★★

"Within three weeks of meeting Peri, I got the internship that I had dreamed of for months. I could not recommend anyone better!!"

Samantha PortStudent · 6 months ago
★★★★★

"I was feeling stuck and at a standstill. Peri and Erin truly went above and beyond to help me regain my confidence."

Jenna LazarusClient · 2 months ago
★★★★★

"Peri completely changed the way I approach interviews and helped me build confidence in my abilities. Thank you Peri for helping me land my first post-grad job!!"

Chloe RobinsonStudent · 3 weeks ago
★★★★★

"They just got my son his first job out of college with the MLB. They cared so much about his future it's like he was their own child."

ErikParent · 5 months ago
★★★★★

"Before Peri, I was barely able to hold conversations in interviews and had no idea how to look for an internship. She helped me become a better person and land my first internship."

Jack NewmanStudent · 8 months ago
★★★★★

"Peri has a remarkable gift for building confidence in her clients. By the end of each session you walk away feeling like the best version of yourself."

RJ RudnetClient · 7 months ago
★★★★★

"Her app SIGNAL has been a game changer throughout the job search process. It takes a lot of the stress and pressure off."

Reece KauffmanSIGNAL user · 1 month ago
★★★★★

"Highly recommend Peri to any parent with a college or grad student navigating the job market. She's awesome!"

Edward KleinParent · 4 months ago
★★★★★

"Within three weeks of meeting Peri, I got the internship that I had dreamed of for months. I could not recommend anyone better!!"

Samantha PortStudent · 6 months ago
★★★★★

"I was feeling stuck and at a standstill. Peri and Erin truly went above and beyond to help me regain my confidence."

Jenna LazarusClient · 2 months ago
Good to know

Questions, answered.

A relaxed 20-minute call. We talk through where you are, what isn't working, and whether coaching is a fit. You'll leave with at least one thing to act on, whether or not you sign up.

College students and recent grads searching for internships or their first full-time roles. If you're bright and motivated but stuck getting traction, this is built for you. Parents reach out on behalf of their student all the time, and that's welcome too.

Always. Every stage can be bought on its own, and nobody is required to take stages they do not need. Within a package, the work is tailored to what that student actually needs. We will sort it out together on the consult.

Packages run from $350 to $2,500, and every stage can also be bought on its own at a posted price. Everything is listed on the services page, so you do not need a call to find out what something costs. Self-paced guides start at $19 if you would rather begin on your own.

No. SIGNAL is a separate tool that reads your resume against a job the way a recruiter does. You can run a free scan to see where you stand, and the full breakdown with the specific fixes is a one-time $99 that unlocks SIGNAL for unlimited use, so you can run it on every job you apply to. Coaching helps you execute once you know where to aim.

Contact us

Let's talk about where you are.

The fastest way to start is a free 20-minute consult. No pressure, no pitch. Or reach out directly and we'll get right back to you.

we're here to help

Ready to take the first step?

One call can change how this whole search goes.

Free · 20 minutes · no pressure