People ATX Academy

The recruiter reading your resume already knows how this works. Now you will too.

The Academy is the insider view, built by two people who have sat on both sides of the desk. Three programs, mapped to exactly where you are in your career.

Why the Academy

Career advice is everywhere. Insider knowledge is not.

Most advice is written by people who have never run a search. We have run thousands. We know what the resume screen actually filters for, what a hiring committee says once the door closes, and what separates the person who gets the offer from the one just as qualified who does not.

That knowledge has always been leverage held by one side of the table. The Academy hands it to you.

Jami Adkins, Partner and Co-Founder of People ATX
Three programs

Wherever you are in the climb, there is a program for it.

3 – 10 years
Career Crossroads

For mid-career professionals, three to ten years in.

You have proven you can do the work. The next jump is different. From doer to leader, from generalist to specialist, from the job you fell into to the one you choose. Career Crossroads is for the pivot that decides the next decade.

  • Position yourself for the role you want next
  • Read the market before you make a move
  • Negotiate from knowledge, not hope
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10 years +
Career Ascent

For senior leaders and executives, ten years and up.

At the top, the rules change again. The best roles are never posted. The search is run by people like us, and the difference between the offer you get and the one you settle for is knowing what the other side of the table is thinking. Career Ascent is the executive job search, run like a retained search, with you as the candidate.

  • Reach the hidden market where senior roles live
  • Run your search with a partner's discipline
  • Negotiate the offer, not just accept it
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Real people. Real jobs. The same framework.
I'm a professional triathlete. I've raced at Kona twice. I know performance gear better than most people who sell it. What I didn't know was how to walk into a room and translate all of that into something a hiring manager could act on. The Academy taught me how to tell my story without apologizing for it. ROKA was always the dream. Now it's the job.
Will Watson
Will Watson
Sales · ROKA · 2× Ironman World Championship Finisher
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Not sure which program fits?

Tell us where you are and where you want to be. We will point you to the right one, or tell you straight if now is not the time. Start a conversation. It costs nothing.