Top level job searchers have a better chance of succeeding when there is a high degree of depth, insight and precision behind their search strategy. In today's very tight market you'll need a depth of knowledge about yourself, your situation and your potential. Senior management and experienced recruiters are able to detect the degree you have those insights. It is obviously important, and worth your special effort.

A top job coach can often help you produce the "Surgical Precision" you will need, resulting in crystal clear thinking and the ability to breeze through tough interview questions. It will also have an impact on everything you do including your cover letter and resume. Here is how:

"Dig Deeper:" Identifies blind spots that hold you back, what you can't see and what blocks your future. Important questions:

What is the issue that held you back from moving up at the last company?

How are you really viewed by your peers, your management?

What is your number one fault or defect?

Deep inside what would you really want to do and what does your partner think?

If the last job was a grind what would you like to do most?

What is the defining moment in your life?

What would your parents say about your failures?

"Be Sharper:" Working from the "Dig Deeper" insights your advisor, or coach, will take you through simulated interviews, helping you anticipate and handle those uncomfortable questions. Key considerations:

Can you talk about what didn't work?

Are your answers concise and credible?

Does your posture and body language communicate confidence?

Do your answers provide insight and precision?

Do your answers provide the underlying cause or just the surface reasons?

Would you be perceived as strategic or tactical or both?

Are your answers direct and to the point?

The degree of depth, detail and understanding about you has a great deal to do with how you address the challenges of going through the job search process including the tell tale interviews. Addressing the issues, blind spots and what drives you can be identified by forcing yourself to a level of "Surgical Precision."

You may have avoided or covered up issues in the past, but a top level advisor, or job coach, can make a contribution to "digging deeper" and helping you "be sharper." If you are seeking to move your career along you must go to a level of "Surgical Precision." "Digging Deeper" will not be easy and having crystal clear thinking with an ability to breeze through tough interview questions will take some challenging practice. However, this approach, while very tough, is proving to produce amazing job search results.