Client stories
What coaching changed in real applications
Comments from professionals who worked on documents, interviews, or career transitions with Automationplatform. Names shortened for privacy.
“I had been sending the same Anschreiben with only the company name swapped. The marked-up version forced me to answer the DATEV and Jahresabschluss lines in the ad. I still waited three weeks for replies — that part nobody can rush — but the first interview invitation arrived for a role that previously ignored me.”
“The document sprint was sharper than the interview labs for me. Mock interviews exposed that I over-explained IFRS theory when they wanted plant-level Kostenstellen stories. Useful discomfort.”
“Ninety minutes was enough to stop me applying for Senior Controller titles I was not ready to defend. The 90-day plan pushed me toward Kreditorenbuchhaltung roles first. A little deflating, honestly, and also the first advice that matched how recruiters actually filtered my CV.”
“We practised the ‘why leave Wirtschaftsprüfung’ question until it stopped sounding defensive. The feedback sheet after session two is still on my desk.”
Extended story
From scattered applications to a controlling shortlist
A mid-career accountant in Hessen came to flagship coaching after eight months of unanswered applications. Her CV listed every task from fifteen years but never named ownership of the monthly close.
Over five weeks we rebuilt the Lebenslauf around Monatsabschluss, partnered Anschreiben to two Mittelstand vacancies, and ran interview labs focused on cost-centre conversations. She reached final rounds at two firms; one offer followed. The reservation she shared afterward: coaching could not invent SAP FI experience she did not have — and naming that gap early saved her from overselling in interviews.