Our division was eliminated a few months ago. Wells Fargo contracted LHH, a firm to assist us in finding employment. They offer job coaching, website links and other supposedly helpful details to finding employment. My guess is they were offered as a way to help us find jobs and help Wells stop having to pay unemployment benefits. So far I have found LHH to be pretty darn useless. So what am I missing?
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@gq Couldn't give you another point but it's the thought that counts!
The service is free to you because your employer is paying for it. My advice? Use it. The job search process has changed dramatically, and most people don't realize how different it is until they're in it.
You have access to experienced career coaches, tools, resources, and support that many job seekers don't. Lean into it, ask questions, and take advantage of everything available. The skills you learn can help you compete more effectively and shorten your search. There's no catch, no sales pitch, and nothing hidden behind the curtain. It's simply expert help at a time when having someone in your corner can make all the difference. Why not take advantage of it?
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Agree useless
I used them for Resume writing/ review. I had no luck landing interviews with this resume. Then I went to another service. They were an AI driven service. After intensive information gathering stage they rewrote resume. Landed interviews almost instantly. Actually I had to turn some down. LHH was a waste of time. goto youtube and search for life after layoff.
This.
It's another bait and switch tactic, which preys on displaced workers more than helps them.
No doubt Wells gets a kickback from each su---r oooops I mean displaced worker who sadly falls for the "now that your displacement period has ended, you need to PAY to continue using our service."
Even if Wells doesn't get a kickback for that, they use the offered "perk" as a way of softening the blow of laying off so many of their workers, via being able to tout themselves publically in offering such a "wonderful" service as part of the severance package.
It's all just smoke and mirrors, aimed more toward financial and PR benefit for the employer, more than it's a bona fide, practical, real benefit to the unemployed.
You're better off ignoring them entirely, and just signing up for free with a bunch of different (legit, do your due dilligence) recruiters, while still looking on your own for a new job.
After having used their services…I thought they were useful for a resume review/format /ATS screening
But that was about it.
I've heard from several former colleague that the service was helpful for updating your resume and linkedIn profile. But in today's job market their services will not close the gap for the insanity you're going to run into trying to post for positions. I would recommend checking it out and getting as much from it as you can.
Usually they will request to schedule you close to the time that your displacement period ends, and then tell you that you can pay to continue using the service. It just seems like a way to sell their services to you.
I can only speak from my own experience, but I ignored them completely. Someone from LHH reached out to me directly on LinkedIn letting me know that they were available to help me, I ignored that too. I always wondered if they offered interview coaching. I think that would be a good benefit.
I found a job pretty quick via a recruiter.