Career Strategy · Executive Coaching

Done playing
small. Built for
what's next.

I help senior professionals turn experience into clarity, sharper positioning, and the next role they actually want. Not motivation. Strategy. Built on three decades of recruiting, workforce development, and coaching the rooms most people only read about.

★ #1 New Release on Amazon 30+ yrs · Certified Career Coach 3x Founder · 2x Author

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93^%

Offer Acceptance

Sabrena Alvin, MBA

Founder, HelloHired
30+ years on the hiring side of the table

The Approach

You don't need another resume tip. You need a strategy that respects who you already are.

AI can rewrite your resume. It cannot tell you that the reason you are not landing VP interviews is that you are still positioning yourself as a Director. That gap, between what AI optimizes and what actually moves you up a level, is where this work lives.

Most career advice was not written for the people who actually need it: senior professionals navigating real ceilings, real pivots, and real money on the table. The "be confident" speech, the bland LinkedIn post, the recruiter who says "just apply more." None of it accounts for what it actually takes to move from senior to executive in rooms most people only read about.

I have spent three decades in this work. Recruiting and workforce development at the Fortune 500 level, leading talent functions across high-growth tech, and coaching senior leaders through six-figure negotiations. I've watched brilliant professionals get talked out of what they're worth. HelloHired exists to fix that.

We work on the things that actually move the needle: positioning, narrative, the conversation behind the conversation, and the offer at the end of it. Direct. Grounded. No scripts that sound like someone else.

Sabrena

A Note From Sabrena

I left my own soul-sucking job before I built the practice that helps you leave yours.

Three decades ago I started in talent acquisition because I was good at reading people and good at the work. What I learned, over and over, is that the people on the other side of the desk were rarely lacking talent. They were lacking strategy. They were lacking a coach who would tell them the truth about what they were up against. So I started doing that work on the side. Then in earnest. Then full time. HelloHired is what I built when I stopped waiting for permission to do the work I knew I was supposed to be doing.

Most people don't need motivation. They need someone who's been on the other side of the table to tell them the truth.

That's the same shift I help my clients make. Not motivational. Not theoretical. Practical, grounded, and based on three decades of watching what actually works.

MBA, University of Phoenix BS, Clark Atlanta University Certified Career Coach

In Their Words

What clients say after the work is done.

“

Sabrena doesn't tell you what you want to hear. She tells you what's actually getting in the way and then helps you fix it. I went from spinning out on three job boards to a Director offer with a 28% bump in twelve weeks.

Marcus T. Director of Engineering · SaaS

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I had been senior for years and still felt like I was being read as junior in the rooms that mattered. Sabrena rebuilt my positioning from the ground up. Within six months I was the VP, not the candidate hoping to become one.

Jennifer K. VP, Strategy · Healthcare

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The negotiation coaching alone was worth ten times what I paid. I asked for and received compensation I would not have had the language for on my own. She is the real thing.

Andrea P. Senior Director, People Operations

Work With Me

Three ways in. Pick the one that matches the moment you're in.

Whether you're three months into a stalled search, six months out from a quiet pivot, or already mid-interview and second-guessing the offer on the table, the question is the same: what would actually move you forward?

Not sure where you fit? Take the 5-minute ScopeAlignment assessment →

Tier 01 · Start Here

The Clarity Call

A 20-minute conversation to figure out what's actually in the way, and whether we should keep working together.

Free

20 minutes · Zoom

One real bottleneck named out loud
Honest read on your current positioning
Direction on where to focus next
No pitch, no pressure

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Books, journals, and tools. For the work between sessions.

★ #1 New Release on Amazon

The Book

Burn Your Exit Route

A step-by-step roadmap for leaving a soul-sucking job and building a career you actually love. For anyone weighed down by fear, self-doubt, or uncertainty about the next move.

Buy on Amazon → $18

The Companion Journal

The Transformational Journal

The hands-on companion to Burn Your Exit Route. Reflection prompts, confidence-building exercises, and practical tools to help you take action. One page at a time.

Buy on Amazon → $14

The Tech Arm

The diagnostic that tells you what's actually in the way.

ScopeAlignment is a 5-minute online assessment that scores your career situation across four dimensions: positioning, narrative, market fit, and network altitude. You get a written report identifying which one is blocking your next move, and what to do about it. Built on the same frameworks I use in coaching, available without an engagement.

Use it as a standalone tool ($79–$499 depending on depth), or as a fast-track diagnostic before booking The Teardown.

Visit ScopeAlignment Built by HelloHired

scopealignment.com

Strategic Calibration

Where are you actually stuck?

Positioning

Narrative

Market Fit

Network Altitude

Your scope gap → Network altitude is below your stated goal.

Common Questions

The things people ask before they book.

Is this only for people in active job searches?

No. About half my clients are gainfully employed and quietly preparing for the next move, six to twelve months out. The earlier we start, the more room you have when the right role appears.

I'm a senior leader already. Will this feel basic?

If you've ever had a coach hand you a generic worksheet, I understand the concern. The work I do at the senior and executive level is positioning and narrative work: how you're being read in rooms you're not in. It's not resume tips.

How is this different from a recruiter?

A recruiter works for the company. I work for you. I've sat in both seats: running senior searches inside the Fortune 500 and coaching candidates through them. So I know exactly what's said in the rooms you don't get to be in.

What if I'm not sure what I want next?

Start with the free Clarity Call. Most of my best client engagements begin with someone who said "I don't know what I want, I just know it's not this." That's a starting point, not a problem.

How long until I see results?

Most Teardown clients have a revised resume and LinkedIn within 5 business days, and start seeing better recruiter response within 2 to 3 weeks. Search clients typically have an offer in hand within 8 to 14 weeks. That said, I'm not selling a guaranteed timeline. I'm selling the strategy and materials that close the gap. The market still moves at its own pace.

I've worked with a career coach before. It didn't help. Why would this be different?

Most career coaches have never sat on the other side of the table. I've spent three decades there. I know what hiring committees actually say after the interview, what makes a recruiter pass on a candidate in the first ten seconds, and what level of positioning gets you taken seriously for the role you're targeting. That's the difference. Not better motivation. Better information.

Is the 93% offer acceptance rate real?

Yes. It's based on senior searches I personally led during my time leading talent functions at Fortune 500 and high-growth tech companies. Offer acceptance rate is one of the cleanest measures of how well a search is run: it captures positioning, fit, and negotiation strategy in a single number. Industry average for senior searches is around 60 to 70 percent.

Why work with you when ChatGPT can rewrite my resume for free?

It can. And it can polish your LinkedIn while it's at it. What it cannot do is sit across from a hiring committee for 30 years and tell you that the reason you're not getting VP interviews is your resume is still written for a Director. That gap between what AI optimizes and what hiring managers actually decide on is the entire reason this work exists.

Do you work with clients outside the U.S. or outside corporate?

Yes. I've coached founders, consultants, professionals re-entering after a career break, and senior leaders making international moves. The strategy travels.

Done playing
small. Built for
what's next.

You don't need another resume tip. You need a strategy that respects who you already are.

Three decades.
The numbers behind the work.

I left my own soul-sucking job before I built the practice that helps you leave yours.

What clients say after the work is done.

Three ways in. Pick the one that matches the moment you're in.

Books, journals, and tools. For the work between sessions.

Burn Your Exit Route

The Transformational Journal

The Resume
Reveal.

Self-employed?
Pay less in taxes.

The diagnostic that tells you what's actually in the way.

The things people ask before they book.

Let's stop guessing at what's next.

Done playing small. Built for what's next.

You don't need another resume tip. You need a strategy that respects who you already are.

Three decades.The numbers behind the work.

I left my own soul-sucking job before I built the practice that helps you leave yours.

What clients say after the work is done.

Three ways in. Pick the one that matches the moment you're in.

Books, journals, and tools. For the work between sessions.

Burn Your Exit Route

The Transformational Journal

The ResumeReveal.

Self-employed?Pay less in taxes.

The diagnostic that tells you what's actually in the way.

The things people ask before they book.

Let's stop guessing at what's next.

Done playing
small. Built for
what's next.

Three decades.
The numbers behind the work.

The Resume
Reveal.

Self-employed?
Pay less in taxes.