PathriseReviews of pathrise.com

I was with the SWE Pathrise Pro program for 46 days. I really liked the program. After joining Pathrise, I felt like I had people with me to help me. Some of their mentors were really helpful. I was happy with Pathrise, but the end wasn't good, and I am still not sure why it went that way since I was clear about my situation from the beginning. I told everything to the admission person, Ronaldo Cristobal, before signing the contract. I mentioned that I had my first child right after my graduation, therefore, I took one and a half years off from searching for jobs. I also did not have any prior internship experience, which is also very clear on my resume. I also mentioned to Ronaldo that I am only open to remote jobs. With everything known, Pathrise accepted me as their fellow. They assigned Fed as my career mentor. She was nice to me every time we met. She also helped me to build up my resume. Everything was going smoothly. Then one day I mentioned to my mentor that in my job search plan, it should only have remote jobs instead of hybrid/remote. Then the next day, her manager, Jen Schwechten, contacted me to schedule a meeting with her. I did not like the way she talked to me. She mentioned that it is not possible for Pathrise to find me a job in 12 months. It made me feel like I would not be able to find a job ever. She told me Pathrise would withdraw me from the plan without any penalty. After this meeting, I thought maybe it is because I want only a remote position. I changed my mind to a hybrid position and emailed her that I can also take hybrid. Guess what? It wasn't about the remote/hybrid problem. It is a problem with my experience that I do not have any. It was very clear from the beginning that I do not have experience. My question is, why did it take them 46 days to figure out that they cannot help me with my current situation? After having a meeting with Jen, I was a little bit heartbroken and lost my confidence. However, that is the experience I had with Pathrise. I did not lose anything except my confidence. I would still say it is a good program, but I was not lucky enough to have a good mentor. My guess is maybe my mentor was not confident enough to help me find a job with my current resume.

Career mentors, resume review and application for job application process are helpful. Not 4-5 starts because yet to land a position(til date) which is a patient process. But definitely a good program.

I had sessions regarding my resume, but I don’t think anyone focused enough on making it simple enough for the recruiter to understand and even myself to understand.

Career Mentor's are helpful and caring throughout your process working with Pathrise. I believe some of the language used in the contract aspect is a bit deceptive, guaranteeing placement and an increase in salary specifically. They really hype up how amazing them doing applications on your behalf can be, yet a large amount of the applications they do for you are not great fits as they outsource these applications to other companies (in and outside the US), in my experience their applications resulted in a 0.005% application to interview rate.

I recently applied to the Pathrise fellowship program roughly three weeks ago. The two-week trial period comprises of various 1-on-1 mentor sessions, including an industry expert, personal branding advisor, and a mentality advisor. In addition, the trial membership also provides access to the Pathrise platform with scheduling utilities and informational videos to aid in job acquisition. While not every service was a perfect fit, I found great overall value in improving my soft skills, positive mentality, and overall presentation to future employers. While there were some miscommunications when I committed to the program, the CEO himself reached out to me to fix things. Ultimately through our discussion and deciding necessary actions, we were able to get me back on track with the program. So for now, Pathrise has a neutral review. While having the CEO reach out to me was a nice gesture, it also means an internal failure in team communication. I have two suggestions. First, whatever went wrong with my onboard, fix it. As the customer, all I knew was that I wasn't getting the service I requested and that left a negative impression. Second, if you have someone customer-facing out of the office, have them use an autoresponder to let the customer know. There was a misunderstanding with me trying to reach a person when she was out for the week.

My personal experience with Pathrise is a love/hate one. Before I go into detail...I love my career mentor, the mentors who helped me mock interview, the videos that were available and how positive everyone is. With that being said...I entered Pathrise Pro Program May 2022 on the Project Management track and since then have had over 600 applications put in my their team, roughly 250 of my own and have only been on about 9 interviews (6 were applied for by the team). My current personal conversion rate (9/900) is not good at all. There were no proactive resume reviews or adjustments to be more ATS ready, just blanket applications with the "final resume" and hoping one sticks. It wasn't until I re-did my resume myself and niched down that I saw interview requests come in. I did take advantage of the mock interviews and assignment meetings with Pathrise mentors but after a while, they are all the same with a new tip/trick every so often. That's nothing against the mentors themselves, they are all great. I believe Pathrise is great for substance learning but if I could do it all again, I would have not joined the program because I feel as if I am not seeing a true rate of return with the price I have to pay when/if I land a job within 12 months. With as many applications they put in for me, I was hoping to have 3-4 requests a month, not 1 every other. The Pathrise team themselves are nice, helpful and affirming, but unless your resume is truly ATS ready, constantly revised and reviewed proactively when they see your metrics aren't matching up, I am not sure Pathrise may be a fit. I loved having the mock interviews are a great starting point and are very helpful, but there are other sources for that as well. I enjoy the program, but just not sure it is worth the money I've committed to paying them based on my experience.

I was approved to join Pathrise and the lady sent me the contract to sign, she said after I sign she would send me dates to do the meetings with mentors. Everything sounded good. I just had a couple questions about the 2 year payment agreement if I decided to leave the job, or was laid off, just simple questions. I emailed her twice and she never responded. To me, it just seem like a red flag, so I really don't trust the Pathrise process and that contract. Just didn't seem very transparent, so when it comes to your job, income you want to ensure there's no confusion. Maybe she thought I would just sign it and do the trial, but nope! It was very strange.

NOTE: I am editing my review after a positive interaction with the Pathrise staff — who took my original review to heart, and spoke to me directly about my concerns. I am pleased that they show that level of care with their 'fellows', and as such am editing my review since my concerns have been met. Denoting: having lost my position gained while using Pathrise, I returned to them to find option for "re-upping" as a fellow only to be told to reapply. Given that, my review returns and stays at 3 stars. Ultimately Pathrise is a fine program if you are young, and newer to the world of HR and interviewing. If you're out of work, or unhappy in your current position... Pathrise offer a comprehensive world of resources and opportunity — if you're willing to 'do the work'. The notion of a small percentage off your check for a year or two seems small for what they potentially help you find. I will warn that the program is not IMMEDIATLEY well catered to those in the upper mid-level or higher. Their resource library is a litany of powerpoint presentations and filmed calls all framed around the interview process . They also offer "not mandatory but we'll guilt you if you don't participate" networking sessions (admittedly, I completed a few and recognized I was NOT the target audience, so bowed out). Be wary: These sessions will see several alphas dominate the discussion while the remainder of wall-flowers sit in muted silence. Your "career mentor" is a nice cheerleader who taxes you with quotas of job applications to fill out, and "mentor sessions" to attend. This gives you necessary accountability in making your job search a job in and of itself. Keep it in mind. Pathrise can lead the horse to water, but it needs to drink on its own. Be mindful: you DO have a trial period. Take advantage of it. Ensure the curriculum is exciting to you, and that you connect well with your mentor. If you COMMIT to your search? Pathrise will help steer you in the right direction as often as it can. But it's still predicated on your time, energy, and effort. Simply put: Pathrise's iron-clad agreement and burden of work on you to find a position leaves you no recourse. You'll be asked to apply to dozens of jobs weekly, where the law of averages dictates EVENTUALLY you will land an interview and offer. Keep in mind Pathrise selects who gets to be in their platform. I believe their path specifically in programming is strongest. The marketing track is still more a "work in progress" — which tracks given how wide a berth that field can be. If you are still early(ish) in your career, or are NOT the best interviewer / negotiator / navigator of the white-collar world? Pathrise is a fair trade. Great resources, accountability, and organizational tools... for a small investment you'll pay over time. If you think of it as an investment in the RIGHT job? Well worth your time and effort under their guidance.