The Advisory Room

Eight weeks one-on-one, then live office hours. One recruiter who tells you the truth.

The Advisory Room is where you bring the actual thing you're stuck on, an application that went quiet, an interview that felt off, an offer you don't know how to read, and get a straight answer from someone who's spent nearly two decades on the hiring side of the table.

What it actually is

Not a course. Not a community you scroll through once and forget.

Most job search stalls happen because of what I call the Known Unknowns, the things about your search you don't know that you don't know. Or, in other words, you know something isn't working, but you don't know what that something is.

It's not gaps in effort or skill. It's gaps in information nobody ever taught you, because nobody teaches this stuff at your level.

The Advisory Room closes that gap in real time. You start with eight weeks of one-on-one meetings, then show up to live office hours with whatever's actually happening, and instead of generic advice or a step-by-step system built for everyone, you get a recruiter's honest read on your specific situation.

What's Included

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Your first 8 weeks
One-on-One With Whitney

Eight weeks of one-on-one meetings to start. Your situation, your target roles, and your plan, handled privately before you ever join a live office hour.

Live, three times a week
Office Hours and Email Access

Monday, Wednesday, Friday. Times are shared at enrollment. Bring the resume, the LinkedIn message, the interview that went sideways, the offer you're trying to evaluate, and we work through it together, right then. Between sessions, email me with your questions.

Included
Hiring Side Studio

Custom-built AI tools built on the hiring side's view. They shape your resume, cover letters, and interview prep around the problems a hiring manager is trying to solve, so you don't sound like everyone else.

Watch anytime
A-to-Z On-Demand Training

Job search training covering resume, LinkedIn, interviewing, networking, and negotiation, built around how hiring actually works at the experienced-professional level. Replayable anytime, for the full 36 months.

Every month
Market Insights

What's actually changing in hiring, from the recruiter's side of the table, not from a headline written by someone who's never sat in the room where hiring decisions get made.

If you want more
Premium Upgrade

Members can apply for a Premium Upgrade if they want a deeper level of 1:1 attention alongside the group format.

36 months
Access That Outlasts One Search

Thirty-six months isn't a prediction that your search will take that long. It means you can come back for your next search, or if the job you take turns out to be wrong, without starting over. You get current-market strategy each time.

How It Works

Diagnose. Fix. Get Your Job.

Diagnose

You start wherever you are, no prerequisites, no modules to get through first. We look at what's happening in your search right now and find exactly where it's breaking down.

Fix

Resume, LinkedIn, outreach, interview answers. We fix what a recruiter would actually flag, not what a generic checklist says to fix.

Get Your Job

Three live office hours a week. Bring whatever's happening, an interview, an offer, a reply you don't know how to write, and we handle it together, right then.

"The people I work with aren't screwing up. They're doing everything they know to do. It just turns out nobody ever taught them how this actually works at their level."

Whitney Brooks · Founder, The Work Life Upgrade

Pricing

One price. No fine print.

Already in Quick Start Live? The full $1,000 credits toward the Advisory Room if you join within 60 days.

Not ready for the full room?

Two smaller ways to start.

Quick Start Live
Live Classes, Real Answers
$1,000
One-time · 90 days of access

Four live weekly classes that lay the groundwork for your search: your resume, interviewing, networking, and mindset, with live questions at the end of every class. Wednesdays at noon Central.

Get started →

Credits fully toward the Advisory Room within 60 days

À La Carte
Targeted Standalone Services
$250–$2.5K
Pay-per-service · no membership

For when you don't need the full room, just a resume audit or a mock interview. Standalone purchases count toward program credit if you upgrade within 60 days.

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FAQ

Questions before you enroll.

$500 a month for 10 months, or $4,500 if you pay in full and save $500. Either way, you get 36 months of access, not just the months you're paying.

The Advisory Room comes with a 7-day satisfaction guarantee, as long as you haven't accessed the on-demand materials yet. If you're still deciding, start with the Career Assessment or a smaller commitment like Quick Start Live.

Yes. The full $1,000 credits toward the Advisory Room if you enroll within 60 days of purchasing Quick Start Live.

No. A coach helps you process how you feel about your career. I tell you what a recruiter would actually flag in your search and what to fix. If you want the second one, this is built for you.

You keep your access for the full 36 months. Re-enter anytime in that window at no extra cost, and you get current-market strategy, not the plan from when you first joined.

No. You start wherever you are, whether you haven't started applying yet or you're deep into a search that's stalled. There's no prerequisite and no modules to get through first.

Not sure yet?

Start with the Career Assessment.

It's free, and you'll get a clear read on where your search actually stands and whether the Advisory Room, a smaller starting point, or a free resource makes the most sense right now.

Take the Career Assessment →

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