Positioning
We decide what you want a hiring manager to notice about you, and make sure they see it on your CV, on LinkedIn and in the first two minutes of an interview.
Career coaching
Get ready for the next step in your career
Whether you’re job hunting, going for a promotion or moving to a new country, I’ll help you tell a clear, believable story about what you bring.
Book a free consultationFrom €450 for 5 sessions · The 30-minute consultation is free
Previous roles
Clients’ subsequent employers
- Cloudflare
- Microsoft
The first group refers to my own work history; the second to clients’ hiring outcomes. These companies do not endorse this coaching practice. My work history · Client accounts.
01 / The problem
You’ve outgrown your role, but the next step isn’t happening
Strong people get stuck here all the time. Usually it’s not the work. It’s how the work is presented, and to whom.
- Applications without repliesYour CV and LinkedIn don’t show the level you actually work at.
- Passed over for promotionYour work is strong, but the people who decide don’t see it.
- No clear directionYou’re not sure which role, company or country to aim for next.
- Accepting the first numberWhen the offer comes, you’re not sure how to ask for more.
- Your value gets lost in EnglishYou know what you’re worth, but under pressure, in a second language, it doesn’t come across.
- Complex work, hard to explainRecruiters and managers need to understand your work quickly, and the detail gets in the way.
What I help with
Three kinds of career move
Progression
We prepare for promotion conversations and performance reviews, so you can speak up for yourself and get more senior work.
Negotiation
When there’s an offer on the table, we plan what you’ll say and how you’ll handle a counter-offer.
02 / How we work together
A job search that fits the market you’re aiming for
In the first session we assess where you are, set clear goals and build a plan with results you can measure. Hiring works differently in Madrid, Berlin, Amsterdam, London and New York. A plan that fits the market can save you months of applications that go nowhere.
- A CV rewritten with impact statements, in the right format for Europe or the US
- A LinkedIn headline, About section and experience that recruiters can find
- Where to apply by market, and how referrals and early applications help
- Outreach messages to recruiters and hiring managers
- The unwritten rules in each country, from German formality to British understatement
- Offer evaluation, negotiation and a 90-day plan for the new role
Promotion
Getting promoted where you are
Good work doesn’t always get noticed, especially when you’re working in a second language. We make your impact visible and plan how you’ll ask for the next step.
- Self-advocacy talking points for your next review
- Working out who really influences the decision
- Finding people who will speak up for you
- Explaining the business value of technical work
I also run programs for companies. See corporate programs →
Your company can pay. I invoice your company directly and sign a contract if you need one, for any bundle: from €450 for 5 sessions to €1,875 for the full program (25 sessions). Self-employed or on a contract? I can invoice your business instead.
Price
Book a free consultation
Career coaching
€450 / 5 sessions
- 5 sessions€450€90/session
- 10 sessions€850€85/session · save €50
- 15 sessions€1,200€80/session · save €150
- Full program€1,87525 sessions · €75/session · save €375
The bigger the bundle, the less you pay per session. 25 sessions is the full program: two a week for about 12 weeks.
Coaching and your salary
How coaching can lead to better pay
I don’t promise a raise or a job offer. Pay depends on your market, your experience and the company. What coaching changes is the part you control: how you come across at the moments when pay gets decided.
01Interviews
- We work onPAR stories, your Hook and mock interviews with follow-up questions
- What changesYou answer in English clearly and with specific examples, even under pressure
- What it can lead toMore final rounds and offers, and the chance to compare offers
02Negotiation
- We work onMarket research for your salary range, the words to ask for it and a negotiation role-play
- What changesYou give your range and answer the first offer calmly, instead of accepting it as it is
- What it can lead toA higher starting salary or better terms: a signing bonus, equity, the title or remote days
03At work
- We work onMeetings, presentations, speaking to senior stakeholders and the promotion conversation
- What changesThe people who decide on pay see your impact and remember it
- What it can lead toA stronger case at review time for a promotion, a raise or a bigger role
The goal: pay that reflects your skills, not held back by your communication skills
What the research says
91%
of men and 90% of women who negotiated a recent US job offer got a better offer. Yet only 46% of men and 25% of women negotiated.
ZipRecruiter, New Hire Survey, Q2 20263,100+
US tech job seekers took part in two field experiments. A simple encouragement to negotiate increased both how often they negotiated and how much they gained.
Cullen, Pakzad-Hurson & Perez-Truglia, NBER Working Paper 33903, 20252026
Leadership communication and project stakeholder management are among the fastest-growing skills in the US, by LinkedIn’s growth data from December 2024 to November 2025.
LinkedIn, Skills on the Rise 2026+22 points
Leadership and social influence rose more than any other core skill since 2023: 22 percentage points more employers name it a core skill. Over 1,000 employers in 55 economies took part.
World Economic Forum, Future of Jobs Report 2025These figures describe workers in general, not the results of my coaching. Coaching improves your preparation and how you communicate. Offers, promotions and pay are decided by employers, so I can’t guarantee any of them.
When you sign up
More than sessions: the tools I set up for you
When you sign up for a full program in communication, interview or leadership coaching, I personally set these up for you, so you can practice and apply between sessions.
- Your AI practice partner in ChatGPT, set up for your role and your interviews
- Your AI resume customizer as a Claude project, ready to tailor your resume to each job
- The job tracker I use myself, for every application, contact and next step
- My job search system on GitHub: applications, contacts and reminders in one place, plus tracking of jobs just posted on company career pages (US for now, with EU and global coverage planned)
- Follow-up by email and messenger between sessions, when a question can’t wait
With you from interview prep to promotion
English for interviews
If your English isn’t ready for interviews yet, I guide you until it is: clear answers under pressure, at your pace.
Job search and networking
A strategy for where to apply, who to talk to and how to get referrals, built around your market.
Every interview round
From the recruiter screen to the final round, we prepare for each one as it comes.
Settling in
Your first months in the new role: meetings, updates and building trust with your manager.
Thriving and getting promoted
Visibility, senior stakeholders and the conversations that lead to a promotion.
Being heard at the top
A leadership session for when you want management and executives to listen: visibility, executive presence and commanding the room.
03 / Results
A job search that finally worked
Clients have landed six-figure senior roles and passed competitive interviews in English.
Senior engineer at Caterpillar
Spain
- Starting point
- Months of applications, and interviews that didn’t turn into offers.
- What we did
- A new job-search strategy, a rewritten CV and LinkedIn profile, and my interview method: a clear edge, the opening pitch and PAR stories with technical results.
- Outcome
- Got the offer from Caterpillar in the middle of one of our sessions.
★★★★★“After many attempts at finding the right teacher on Preply, I finally found one I’m truly satisfied with. Mark is an exceptional teacher with deep technical knowledge. He inspires, encourages, and helps me excel in job interviews. I highly recommend him to anyone looking to break into the tech industry and improve their conversational and business English.”
★★★★★“Mark is an awesome teacher. He has it all perfectly structured and organized, with a highly professional method tailored exactly to my needs. On top of that, his technical background and real cases are directly aligned with my goals. Highly recommended!”
★★★★★“Mark is an excellent tutor with deep knowledge of the business world. In every lesson, I learn new words and expressions …”
★★★★★“I've been learning with Mark to boost my technical English and get ready for IT job interviews, and it’s been great. The lessons are really focused on what I need, whether it's learning new words or just getting better at speaking fluently. … His tips have definitely made me more confident when talking about tech stuff in English.”
★★★★★“… his work experience helped me find a job as a programmer”
Questions
Career coaching questions
I want a promotion, but I cannot keep taking on more work. What should I ask my manager?
Ask what evidence is needed for the next level, which outcome you can own and when you will review progress. For a new project, clarify the business problem, the people involved, the scope and the dependencies before committing. I help you prepare that conversation and a short record of decisions, results and cross-team work. A promotion depends on your employer; the aim is a credible case with a manageable scope.
Can I use AI to tailor my CV without sounding generic or making things up?
Yes. Start with your real experience and the job description, then use AI to suggest clearer wording and identify relevant examples. Check every claim yourself, including titles, dates, tools and results. Use the employer’s terminology only where it honestly fits your experience. There is no universal keyword score that guarantees an ATS pass or an interview. I help you build a CV and LinkedIn profile you can defend in a real conversation.
I have a full-time job and little time for a job search. Where do I start?
Choose a target role and a small set of employers before rewriting everything. Build one evidence-based CV for that direction, update the matching LinkedIn sections and set a realistic weekly routine for applications and outreach. If you are considering two different levels or types of role, make the positioning clear in each version. I help you prioritise the search around your available time rather than sending the same application everywhere.
Can you help if I’m relocating?
Yes. I can help with positioning, your CV format and how hiring works in the UK, US, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland and the Nordics. I can’t advise on visas or legal questions.
Do you rewrite my CV for me?
We rewrite it together in a session, so you understand every choice and can keep it up to date yourself.
I’m not job hunting. Is this still useful?
Yes. Promotions, performance reviews and internal moves need the same skills: a clear story, visible impact and the confidence to ask.
Program guides
See the full programs
Read the week-by-week plan below, or download the full program guide with the method and the prices as a PDF. They’re free.
Interview & career program
The 12-week program for your next role: CV, LinkedIn, strategy, PAR stories, two mock interviews and negotiation, or career coaching for a promotion or a change of direction.
Download PDF: Interview & career programRead it online: Interview & career programWeek by weekInterview & career program25-session full program · Flexible schedule · 55–60 minutes
The curriculum12 weeks. Every session has a deliverable.
| Week | Session | Focus | Deliverable |
|---|---|---|---|
| WK 1 | Diagnostic & strategy | Career audit, target market selection, gap analysis between your profile and your target role | Personal 12-week action plan and target market list |
| WK 2 | CV overhaul | European vs. US formats, impact statements, applicant tracking systems, what recruiters look for, photo or no photo by market | A fully rewritten CV, ready to send |
| WK 3 | LinkedIn transformation | Headline, About, experience, keyword strategy, “Open to Work” tactics by country | An optimized LinkedIn profile, live |
| WK 4 | Job search strategy & tools | Where to apply by market, timing, applying early, referral strategy | Active job tracker and top 10 target companies |
| WK 5 | Your professional story | The Hook and PAR, a 2-minute pitch, “Tell me about yourself” without sounding rehearsed | A recorded 2-minute pitch, reviewed live |
| WK 6 | Behavioral interviews | PAR stories for conflict, feedback, failure and leadership; directness, tone and pacing under pressure | Five battle-tested PAR stories |
| WK 7 | Technical & role-specific interviews | System design language, trade-offs, clarifying questions, explaining complex ideas simply | An interview language cheat sheet for your role |
| WK 8 | Mock interview · Round 1 | A full 45-minute mock interview, recorded, with live coaching on language, cadence, confidence and content | Recording and written feedback report |
| WK 9 | Recruiter & hiring manager outreach | Cold messages that work, finding the right contact, asking for referrals, small talk | Ten outreach messages drafted and reviewed |
| WK 10 | Hiring culture by market | German formality, Dutch directness, US enthusiasm, UK understatement and the red flags to avoid | A cheat sheet for your target market |
| WK 11 | Mock interview · Round 2 + negotiation | A harder mock; salary negotiation language, counter-offers, handling low offers | Negotiation script and a second recording |
| WK 12 | Offer & next steps | Evaluating offers, closing the negotiation, onboarding English, your first 90 days | A 90-day onboarding plan |
Built into every session
- PAR woven through all communication work
- Role-play and live practice, not just theory
- Recording and playback for self-awareness
- Market-specific guidance
- Work between sessions: this is not passive
- A monthly check against your action plan
Tools and templates included
- CV templates (European and US)
- LinkedIn optimization checklist
- Job search tracker
- PAR story bank worksheet
- Market-specific hiring guides (DE, NL, CH, US, UK)
- Interview question library and negotiation scripts
Next step
What happens in the free consultation
You tell me what’s coming up
Your goal, your deadline and the situations you want to handle better. About 30 minutes.
I tell you what I’d work on
You get my honest view of where you are now, and a plan with the number of sessions and the price.
You decide
There’s no obligation. You decide afterwards whether you want to go ahead.
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