Carlos Mendez

About Carlos

Carlos Mendez arrived in Chicago from Mexico City in 2015 with an MBA and seven years of corporate finance experience — and spent four months unemployed before landing his first US role through a referral from a fellow immigrant he had met at a free networking event. That humbling period taught him more about the US job market than any textbook could. He pivoted into career coaching in 2018, obtained his Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential from the ICF, and has since helped over 500 Latin American, Spanish, and Portuguese-speaking newcomers navigate the US and Canadian job markets. Carlos specialises in teaching clients how to access the hidden job market — the 70% of positions that are never advertised — through strategic relationship-building and informational interviewing. He is also highly technical: he audits resumes against actual applicant tracking system (ATS) parsers and uses live data from LinkedIn Recruiter to teach clients exactly which keywords hiring managers search for in their target roles. His sessions are conducted in English or Spanish, and he offers a money-back guarantee if a client completes his 8-week programme without a single interview invitation.

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