Empower your career with Up 2 Journey

TAILORED GUIDANCE | MAXIMIZED SUCCESS | CAREER FULFILLMENT

Land your Dream Job with Up 2 Journey!

Stop struggling and start succeeding!

Up 2 Journey revolutionizes job search navigation with a personalized, self-guided approach. We prioritize customized strategies over one-size-fits-all solutions, providing individualized support for every unique journey.

Our innovative framework offers:

Tailored Guidance: Master the competitive job market with our 14-step journey, ensuring a comprehensive understanding of your personalized job search process.

Maximized Success: Optimize your application materials to showcase your expertise and talent, empowering you to confidently seize relevant opportunities.

Fulfilled Career: Crush the competition and secure a fulfilling, meaningful job you'll love faster with Up2Journey's strategic approach.

Up 2 Journey is here for you at every Career Stage!

Career Starters

Are you a career starter: Aspiring to soar in your career, whether a recent graduate or with limited experience, you're strategically positioning yourself for success. Focused on acquiring skills, building a strong foundation, and expanding your network, you're paving the way for significant career growth.

Career Advancers

Are you a career Advancer: As an experienced professional, you're determined to elevate your career. Seeking enhanced skills, increased responsibilities, and higher positions, you're focused on securing promotions, stepping into leadership roles, and embracing specialized positions aligned with your goals.

Career Transitioners

Are you a career Transitioner: Eager to explore new paths, you seek a departure from past experiences. Armed with valuable skills adaptable to your new career, you're excited about learning and growth. Committed to building a fulfilling new career aligned with your aspirations.

Our Innovative Career Framework

  • This module is designed to assist you in identifying the specific areas where you should concentrate your efforts to develop a comprehensive career portfolio giving you a direction that leads to maximized results.

    You will learn:

    • Where to start your job search

    • A targeted approach to your job search

  • Engaging in comprehensive research throughout your job search journey empowers you to grasp industry trends, customize your applications for targeted companies, and showcase your genuine enthusiasm and readiness. This approach significantly enhances your prospects of securing a well-suited and fulfilling position. This module will walk you through all of this, setting you up for success!

    You will learn:

    • Obtaining key insights from professionals

    • Benefits of Mentorship

    • Discovering your strengths

    • What sets you apart from the competition

    • Career Alignment

  • Crafting a tailored resume, cover letter, and LinkedIn profile amplifies your professional visibility, communicates your unique value proposition, and aligns your skills with job requirements, enhancing your prospects and networking opportunities during the job search. This module will help walk you through each of these while helping you establish your personal brand in each area!

    You will learn:

    • Showcase your personal brand

    • Writing your resume & cover letter

    • Leveraging LinkedIn

  • This Module helps you prepare for an interview. It offers numerous benefits that boost confidence, enabling effective communication of qualifications and experiences, and ultimately enhancing your chance of securing the desired position!

    You will learn:

    • How to get referrals

    • What you can do to prepare for an interview

    • How to showcase yourself to stand out to recruiters and hiring managers

  • This module emphasizes the importance of informed decision-making in negotiations. It equips individuals with essential tools for evaluating their professional aspirations and making strategic career choices. Through the acquisition of advanced negotiation skills, participants are empowered to optimize and advance their career trajectories significantly.

    You will learn:

    Developing effective negotiation strategies

    Handling counter offers

Program Reviews

  • For career leaders who are building a new team or expanding an existing team, training and resource development can be a huge cost in terms of staff time and money. Up 2 Journey offers a clear, step-by-step approach to career development that can be readily incorporated by new and experienced staff alike, almost instantly creating a common approach to careers across the entire team. Furthermore, the scalability of the Up 2 Journey curriculum means that it can be used in 1:1 counseling sessions, groups sessions and workshops, and even independently by students, freeing up valuable time for staff to focus on experiential learning opportunities and other high impact practices.

    Dr. J. Lorts - Education Designed

About Us

Up 2 Journey is a one of a kind process designed to provide you with the benefits of a self-guided course with the feel and innovation of a one-on-one career coaching session through the use of design thinking and career best practices.

Proven by over 25 years of combined professional career coaching and consultation experience, our practical tools were designed to boost your confidence and help you make your way through the job market with ease to not only land your dream job, but find lasting career success and fulfillment!

Up 2 Journey was founded by Yasir Kurt and Kaelyn Friese, two experts who are passionate about empowering individuals to thrive in their careers.

Kaelyn, a Certified Gallup strengths coach and an accomplished project manager with diverse background in Education, Technology, and Professional Development, is dedicated to empowering individuals to reach their potential. With three professional degrees and certifications in Project Management and UX Design, her commitment to excellence is evident. As a project manager, she consistently delivers exceptional results, guides organizations through change, and fosters growth. Kaelyn positively influences students through study abroad programs, career coaching, and academic advising, showcasing her unwavering commitment to supporting individuals to accomplish their career goals. Her unique blend of expertise, qualifications, and passion sets her apart as a professional dedicated to facilitating personal and professional goals.

Yasir is a career coaching pro and a design thinking expert. With over a decade of coaching experience, Yasir has developed our job search process, offering valuable insights that can make a world of difference in helping you land your dream job. In career coaching roles within esteemed higher education institutions, he has coached thousands of job seekers to dream big and achieve bigger together. He holds a Ph.D. in Counseling and a career adorned with honors, bringing rich experience in Higher Education, Career Counseling, and Research.

Programs & Pricing

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    SELF-GUIDED CAREER FRAMEWORK

    Access the Up 2 Journey Career Essentials course that includes a guided career framework that will help you build your personal brand, Optimize your job search, and land your dream job! This is a self guided course that you can access at a time that is convenient for your schedule.

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    WORKSHOPS & TRAININGS

    At Up 2 Journey, we provide customized training sessions and workshops to empower career professionals and institutions. Our programs equip professionals with essential skills for success and cover a wide range of career topics. Plus, we offer specialized training in utilizing our comprehensive Up 2 Journey Career Essentials Framework.

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    CAREER COACHING

    Explore Up 2 Journey's Career Coaching for personalized guidance, maximized success, and career fulfillment. Our team of experts offers tailored sessions to meet your needs, improve job search strategies, and align your career with your passions and values.

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