A job search dashboard built for women who are done with hustle culture. Track leads, decode job postings, calculate what you're actually worth and not burn out doing it.
You got laid off. Or you saw it coming. Or you're still employed but cooked and the writing's on the wall.
Now What? is the career toolkit and community built for this exact moment. Real tools. Real information. People who actually get it.
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A dashboard built for women navigating career disruption. Every tool you need in one place. Written by an experienced recruiter, certified career strategist, and compliance expert.
Paste any job posting. Get an expert HR-vetted read on what they really want, whether you're actually qualified, and what the red flags are. No more second-guessing at 11pm.
Know what you're entitled to before you sign anything. Built on Canadian employment law. The information that usually costs $400/hour.
Track every application, contact, and follow-up in one place. See your pipeline at a glance. Stop losing track of where you left things.
Still employed but on the fence? Work through financial runway, market timing, and personal cost — without being pushed toward an answer.
Build honest, confident language around your career gap. No apologizing. No oversharing. Just a clear answer to the question everyone asks.
Could This Pay?, What's My Time Worth?, What Will It Cost Me? Evaluate every opportunity with clear eyes, not wishful thinking.
Track every small win. Your brain needs evidence you're moving. The job search is a long game. Log the progress.
The only job search tool that tracks your energy alongside your applications. Burning out halfway through is not a strategy.
Tool subscribers get limited access to the Now What? community. Full membership available when you're ready.
Compared to what most women are cobbling together right now.
| Feature | Command Centre $27 | Career Coach $200+/hr | Generic Job Apps | Doing it alone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severance Calculator | ✓ Included | — Extra cost | ✗ | ✗ |
| Expert HR-vetted BS Translator | ✓ Built in | — Sometimes | ✗ | ✗ |
| Energy & self-care tracking | ✓ Built in | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| HR insider knowledge throughout | ✓ Throughout | — Rarely | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built specifically for women | ✓ Entirely | — Depends | ✗ | ✗ |
| Community access included | ✓ Included | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| One-time cost | $27 CAD | $200–400+/hr | $15–30/mo | $0 (and it shows) |
Most employers offer the statutory minimum. Common law severance — what courts have actually awarded — is typically much higher. Calculate your real entitlement in 2 minutes using the Bardal factors before you sign anything.
You got laid off and nobody prepared you for how disorienting it actually feels. Not just financially. All of it.
You're still employed but running on fumes. You know it's not sustainable and you're not sure how much longer you can hold it.
You left a toxic workplace and now you're second-guessing whether it was the right call. It was.
You're in your 40s, 50s, or 60s and the job market looks nothing like the last time you had to navigate it.
You've been told you're overqualified so many times you've started to believe it means something is wrong with you. It doesn't. It means ageism is real and the market is broken.
You want practical help, not a pep talk. Tools, not transformation. A real conversation, not a highlight reel.
You're struggling to stay motivated when there's no structure, no team, and no one checking in. The isolation of a job search is real.
You want accountability, a place to think out loud, and people to problem-solve with who are actually in it too.
You're looking for relentless positivity, a 30-day fix, or someone to tell you everything happens for a reason. And it's not for you if you want to consume without contributing. This community is built by the people in it.
Small enough that Rachel knows your name, your situation, and where you're stuck. For women who got laid off, saw it coming, or are still employed but know the writing's on the wall.
Multiple times a week. You show up, you work, you're not alone at your kitchen table. Structure without performance.
Peer-led sessions with real feedback. Practice out loud — the only way interview prep actually works.
What happens before the layoff notice. What the severance offer actually means. The stuff that usually costs $400/hour.
Set goals with people doing the same thing. Harder to stay stuck when someone's asking how it's going.
"I've been on both sides of the table: the one delivering the news and the one receiving it. I know what HR doesn't tell you. I know what the standard job search advice gets wrong for women our age. I built this because I needed it and it didn't exist."
Four ways in. Start with the Command Centre tool, upgrade to full community whenever you're ready.
For when you need someone in your corner who knows how hiring and HR actually work from the inside. Direct. Practical. No fluff.
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Sixty minutes to cut through the noise — whether you've just been laid off, you're stuck mid-search, you're weighing an offer, or you need to think through a workplace situation. You'll leave with clarity, a concrete next step, and language you can use.
For women in the middle of a real transition who need a consistent thought partner over a stretch of time. By the end you'll have clarity on where you're going and a realistic plan to get there.
On layoffs, job searching, burnout, and what a liveable next chapter looks like. No buzzwords. No false optimism.
On the particular dread of a job search with a runway that has an end date. What that does to your brain, and what actually helps.
Read on Substack → LayoffThe information gap is real. What you're entitled to ask, what the standard severance offer means, and what you can push back on.
Read on Substack → Job SearchYou need a strategy for your energy, not just your calendar. Here's one that doesn't require you to be a different person.
Read on Substack → BurnoutAgeism, wage gaps, caregiving penalties, a hiring market not designed with you in mind. A structural problem. Naming it clearly is where we start.
Read on Substack →More on Substack. Subscribe for new pieces when they land.