Career Coach Launches Course on Landing Six-Figure Jobs, Has Never
A career coach launches a six‑figure job course despite never earning more than $48k, insisting “my journey is my qualification.”
HOUSTON, TX — 34-year-old Janet Lemieux has launched a $497 online course titled “Executive Energy: How to Land a Six-Figure Job with Zero Experience (Just Like Me).” Despite never having held a leadership title, led a team, or earned more than $48,000 in a calendar year, Lemieux insists she’s more than qualified to teach others how to climb to the top of the corporate ladder.
Her credentials? “My journey is my qualification,” Lemieux explained, while sitting in the corner of a local co-working space.
Janet’s professional journey began in 2012 when she was hired as a receptionist at a small insurance firm. Over the next decade, she held a variety of roles including Office Coordinator, Marketing Intern, Executive Assistant, and most recently, “Brand Storyteller.”
“I’ve seen toxic work cultures, experienced being overlooked for promotions, and once almost got a raise. That’s the kind of firsthand trauma I bring into my coaching,” she said, nodding solemnly. “People don’t want results, they want someone who gets it.”
When asked why she hadn’t personally landed a six-figure job using her own course material, Janet was quick to respond. “Oh, I don’t need to,” she said. “I’m building something bigger than money. I’m building impact.”
Executive Energy is a six-module online course hosted on a platform with no refund policy. It promises students the tools they need to “manifest C-suite aura,” “network like a narcissist,” and “optimize their LinkedIn headline for emotional resonance.”
Modules include:
“Power Dressing on a Budget: Blazers from H&M That Scream Leadership”
“Posting Your Way to Promotion: Content Strategy for the Delusionally Employed”
“Using Big Words in Interviews: Confidence or Confusion?”
Also included: downloadable affirmation cards, and a guide to setting up your home office for optimal Zoom lighting.
Asked about the effectiveness of her material, Janet pointed to a handful of vague testimonials posted anonymously to her website. “I changed my entire mindset,” read one. Another simply said, “I no longer cry on Mondays.”
Not everyone is buying what Janet is selling. Several executive search consultants have quietly expressed concern over the rise of career coaching led by individuals with no discernible career success of their own.
“This is the equivalent of a failed swimmer opening a lifeguard school,” said one recruiter who wished to remain anonymous. “You can’t teach people how to land six-figure executive roles when you’ve only ever been on the calendar invite for someone else’s meetings.”
Still, Lemieux remains undeterred. “You don’t have to have something to teach it,” she said confidently. “Einstein never worked in a Tesla factory, but look at what he accomplished.”
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